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Now, a test to lower risk of premature and still births

November 29th, 2008 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI -
Sydney, Nov 29 (ANI): Scientists at Sydney''s Royal North Shore Hospital have made a breakthrough in foetal medicine after developing a new test that will reduce the risk of premature and ...

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Inferior quality medicines supplied to Kerala create uproar

November 27th, 2008 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS -
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 27 (IANS) The Kerala assembly Thursday witnessed an uproar after the opposition attacked State Health Minister P.K. Sreemathi over the supply of inferior quality medicines.Congress legislator V.D. Satheesan said of ...

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Furore over teen drug tips in ”User’’s Guide to Speed”

November 24th, 2008 - 6:14 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, Nov 24 (ANI): Anti-drugs campaigners were enraged after teenage school students were provided with a controversial brochure called ''A User''s Guide to Speed'', when they attended a State Government-promoted anti-drug ...

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Sex, death form Oz Govts new anti-binge drinking campaign theme

November 21st, 2008 - 6:39 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, November 21 (ANI): A relationship between sex, death, and binge drinking forms the theme for the Australian Governments 20million-dollar campaign, which will target young drinkers as part of the National ...

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Kerala explores healthcare pact with UAE

November 21st, 2008 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS -
Dubai, Nov 21 (IANS) A visiting delegation from Kerala is discussing a proposed agreement on healthcare manpower with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government here.The delegation, led by state Health Minister P.K. ...

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Polling begins for final phase of assembly elections in Chhattisgarh

Polling begins for final phase of assembly elections in Chhattisgarh

November 20th, 2008 - 11:21 am ICT by ANI -
Raipur, Nov 20 (ANI): Polling has begun in Chhattisgarh for the second and final phase of assembly elections. Voting is taking place in 51 constituencies in this phase. Political future of 687 ...

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Chhattisgarh polls tomorrow

Chhattisgarh polls tomorrow

November 19th, 2008 - 6:24 pm ICT by ANI -
Raipur, Nov 19 (ANI): Elections for 51 seats in the 90-member House, in eight districts of Chhattisgarh will be held tomorrow during the second and final phase of Assembly polls in ...

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Ramadoss announces national organ transplant programme

Ramadoss announces national organ transplant programme

November 15th, 2008 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI -
Chennai, Nov 15 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Anbumani Ramadoss today launched a National Organ Transplant Programme to improve the scenario for major transplantations like kidney, liver and heart in the ...

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Nine Thai provinces under bird flu watch

November 13th, 2008 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS -
Bangkok, Nov 13 (Xinhua) Thailand Thursday placed nine northern provinces under a special watch for the deadly bird flu after the disease was detected in two districts in the region recently. Health ...

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Congress fields former Delhi mayor against Malhotra

November 9th, 2008 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The Congress Sunday announced the final list of its 22 candidates for Delhi assembly elections, fielding fomer Delhi mayor Jayshree Panwar against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief ...

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Scottish women to be urged to ditch the pill

November 9th, 2008 - 2:42 pm ICT by ANI -
!-- NO IMAGE -- London, Nov 9 (ANI): Under a revolutionary change to family planning aimed at reducing the rate of unwanted pregnancies, Scottish women will be advised to ditch the contraceptive ...

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Arrest docs if they donot join work: Chief Minister Nabin Pattanaik

November 7th, 2008 - 5:19 pm ICT by Lambodar Prasad Dash -
Bhubaneswar,6/11(Lambodar Prasad Dash):To cop with the strike of government doctors state government made his stand stiff. Chief Minister Nabin Pattanik to day ordered all the district magistrates and collectors to take stringent ...

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20-vote win for Dosanjh in Canada after another recount

November 5th, 2008 - 9:38 am ICT by IANS -
Vancouver, Nov 5 (IANS) Heavyweight Indo-Canadian politician Ujjal Dosanjh was finally declared winner from his Vancouver South seat after yet another judicial recount of the vote Tuesday.However, the margin of his victory ...

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Bill Gates lauds Indias initiatives on polio eradication

Bill Gates lauds Indias initiatives on polio eradication

November 4th, 2008 - 9:29 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi , Nov 4 (ANI): The Co-Chairperson of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates lauded India s initiatives on polio eradication here today. He and his father William Gates Sr. ...

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Jharkhand threatens to restrict mineral supply to Maharashtra

November 3rd, 2008 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS -
Ranchi, Nov 3 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren has threatened to restrict the supply of minerals to Maharashtra if violence against north Indians continues in the state."We may consider restricting mineral ...

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Now, Ramadoss fumes over alcohol ads at airports

Now, Ramadoss fumes over alcohol ads at airports

October 31st, 2008 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss has expressed “disappointment” over alcohol advertisements at airports across the country and has written to Civil Aviation Minister Parful Patel for their removal.According ...

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Assam bombings toll rises to 77, dozen suspects held (Lead)

Assam bombings toll rises to 77, dozen suspects held (Lead)

October 31st, 2008 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS -
Guwahati, Oct 31 (IANS) The death toll in the serial bombings in Assam rose to 77 with 13 more people succumbing to their injuries, even as a dozen suspects were picked up ...

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Toll in Assam blasts rises to 71, dozen suspects held

Toll in Assam blasts rises to 71, dozen suspects held

October 31st, 2008 - 10:50 am ICT by IANS -
Guwahati, Oct 31 (IANS) The death toll in the serial bombings in Assam rose to 71 with seven more people succumbing to their injuries overnight, even as a dozen suspects were picked ...

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ULFA could be behind blasts: Assam government

October 30th, 2008 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS -
Guwahati, Oct 30 (IANS) The Assam government suspected the role of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) behind Thursday's serial bombings here though the outlawed oranisation denied the charge."The needle of ...

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ULFA may be behind serial blasts says Assam Government

October 30th, 2008 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI -
Guwahati, Oct 30 (ANI): The Assam government on Thursday said that the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) may be behind todays serial blasts in the state, adding that it ...

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Nitish Kumar demands CBI inquiry into Rahul encounter case in Mumbai

Nitish Kumar demands CBI inquiry into Rahul encounter case in Mumbai

October 28th, 2008 - 7:04 pm ICT by ANI -
Patna, Oct 28 (ANI): Janata Dal (United) leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today demanded a CBI inquiry into the killing of Rahul Raj in Mumbai in a police encounter ...

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17 Malaysian kids doing well after heart surgery in India

October 26th, 2008 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS -
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 26 (IANS) Seventeen children from Malaysia who underwent heart surgery at a hospital in Bangalore, India, under a special programme have recovered and are doing fine, said Malaysian Health ...

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Haryana to subsidise sanitary napkin manufacturing

October 24th, 2008 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS -
Chandigarh, Oct 24 (IANS) The Haryana government will subsidise the manufacture of sanitary napkins in the state, it was announced here Friday. The Haryana health department plans to provide the subsidy through ...

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Haryana to recruit 800 doctors

October 24th, 2008 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS -
Chandigarh, Oct 24 (IANS) Nearly 800 doctors will be recruited by the Haryana health department in the next one and a half months, the state’s health minister Kartar Devi said Friday.The minister ...

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Suspected botched vaccination claims four infants in Assam

October 22nd, 2008 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS -
Guwahati, Oct 22 (IANS) Four infants have died and at least eight have taken ill in western Assam in what appears to be a case of botched vaccination, parents and locals said ...

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Pig cell jabs may help fight diabetes

October 21st, 2008 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI -
Perth, Oct 21 (ANI): A New Zealand biotech firm has been given the go-ahead to inject pig cells into humans as part of a trial to tackle diabetes. New Zealand Health Minister ...

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Dasmunsi stable, but still on respiratory support

Dasmunsi stable, but still on respiratory support

October 14th, 2008 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct.14 (ANI): Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Priyaranjan Dasmunsi was on Tuesday described as being in a stable condition but still on respiratory support after suffering a heart attack ...

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President Patil visit Dasmunsi at AIIMS

President Patil visit Dasmunsi at AIIMS

October 14th, 2008 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct 14 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil visited Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) today whose condition continues to be ...

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“Serious” Dasmunsi kept on ventilator

“Serious” Dasmunsi kept on ventilator

October 14th, 2008 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct 14 (ANI): Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Priyaranjan Dasmunsi, who was admitted in AIIMS yesterday in a critical condition after suffering from a heart stroke, is being kept ...

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Normalcy returns to violence-hit Assam districts

October 7th, 2008 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI -
Guwahati, Oct 07 (ANI): The situation in violence-hit areas of Assam remained calm on Tuesday with no overnight incidents reported. Assam Government spokesman and Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the ...

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