India, Tajikistan upgrade ties, sign four pacts
September 3rd, 2012 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) India and Tajikistan, the energy-rich Central Asian nation, Monday decided to upgrade their ties to the level of strategic partnership and signed four ... Read more...
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The cost of getting a new nose in Asia (The Funny Side)
August 10th, 2012 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
Got an email the other day from a guy looking for a new, improved nose. He said he did not want his name in the paper, as "most people believe ... Read more...
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130 injured in Netherlands train collision (Lead)
April 22nd, 2012 - 6:04 am ICT by IANS
The Hague, April 22 (IANS) Around 130 people were injured when two passenger trains collided Saturday near the Netherlands' capital city Amsterdam, Xinhua reported.The accident took place around 6.30 p.m. ... Read more...
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E-prescribing slashes prescription errors
February 3rd, 2012 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 3 (IANS) Prescribing errors can be slashed by 66 percent with the introduction of electronic methods in hospitals.University of New South Wales (UNSW) researchers reviewed 3,291 patient records ... Read more...
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‘Homoeopathy growing at 30 percent annually in India’
September 11th, 2011 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Homoeopathy is growing at nearly 30 percent annually in India, but in spite of that it is a cottage industry, says a leading physician who ... Read more...
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‘Indian medical industry to be worth Rs.10,800 crore by 2015′
August 5th, 2011 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) India's world-class medical technology coupled with a skilled medical workforce will ensure that the Indian medical tourism industry is worth Rs.10,800 crore ($108 billion) and ... Read more...
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35 killed in twin bomb blasts north of Baghdad
July 5th, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, July 5 (IANS) At least 35 people were killed and 28 injured Tuesday in two bomb explosions near a government building north of Baghdad, Xinhua reported.The first incident occurred ... Read more...
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Disband Bengal medical council, NGO asks Mamata
July 4th, 2011 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 4 (IANS) Terming the West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC) as "corrupt" and "rotten", an NGO fighting against medical negligence Monday urged Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to disband ... Read more...
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12 mn Brazilians vaccinated for flu
May 9th, 2011 - 9:19 am ICT by IANS
Brasilia, May 9 (IANS) Over 12 million Brazilians have been vaccinated for flu during the ongoing nationwide campaign, according to an official report.The campaign that began April 25 ends May ... Read more...
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Recognise hospitals practising alternative systems: Homeopathic Congress
December 19th, 2010 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Accreditation process for hospitals practising homeopathy needs to be stepped up as recent studies have proven the efficiency of homeopathy in managing chronic diseases, doctors said at ... Read more...
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PM impressed by Sai Baba’s role in education, healthcare (Lead)
November 22nd, 2010 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Puttaparthi (Andhra Pradesh), Nov 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday said he was deeply impressed by the services rendered by spiritual leader Sathya Sai Baba in education, healthcare, water supply ... Read more...
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Wireless ‘body-to-body networks’ can revolutionize mobile communication
October 29th, 2010 - 3:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 29 (ANI): If every human being were to carry with him or her, a wearable sensor, they could communicate with each other to create potentially vast body-to-body networks (BBNs), forming ... Read more...
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National accreditation for medical centres
August 27th, 2010 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) In an effort to improve medical services as well as patient experiences, accreditation standards for medical imaging services (MIS) like X-rays and gamma rays were introduced Friday ... Read more...
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Elaborate steps taken for safe, healthy CWG, says OC
August 26th, 2010 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Elaborate and world-class arrangements have been made to ensure a safe and healthy Commonwealth Games, the organising committee said Thursday, outlining the medical measures put in ... Read more...
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Cheryl Cole to help create malaria awareness in Africa
August 15th, 2010 - 3:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 15 (ANI): Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole is helping a charity in Africa in its fight against the deadly disease malaria.She is to become a charity ambassador and will help ... Read more...
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Cheryl Cole to help create malaria awareness in Africa
August 15th, 2010 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 15 (IANS) Singer Cheryl Cole, who is recuperating after being struck by malaria, has vowed to help battle the killer disease in the poorest parts of Africa.
"It is a ... Read more...
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Sand sculpture created on Puri beach to spread swine flu awareness
August 14th, 2010 - 4:58 pm ICT by ANI
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sculpture depicting swine flu at Puri beach, to generate awareness of the
disease.Pattnaik, ... Read more...
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Focus now on killing pests in Delhi hotels, guest houses
August 8th, 2010 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) With the health infrastructure for the Commonwealth Games almost ready, the focus is now on ridding hotels and guest houses where delegates will stay during the Oct ... Read more...
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Indian doctor makes to the top in Canada (With Image)
July 18th, 2010 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, July 18 (IANS) With most Indian doctors here driving taxis because of non-recognition of their degrees, few have established themselves in their medical profession in Canada. But Amritsar-born physician ... Read more...
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Biomarkers for particularly aggressive prostate cancers discovered
July 13th, 2010 - 3:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 13 (ANI): Researchers have uncovered a mechanism that determines prostate cancer aggressiveness, providing new targets for diagnosis and treatment.The study, led by Ze'ev Ronai, at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham), ... Read more...
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Probiotics can help premature infants gain weight
May 3rd, 2010 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 3 (IANS) There is now a way for extremely low birth weight infants to gain weight. They should be given feeds supplemented with probiotics -- healthy, live organism supplements that ... Read more...
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Blood identifies people with heart attack risk
April 20th, 2010 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 20 (IANS) A simple blood test can identify people who are at risk of heart attack, even those who don't have high cholesterol, research says.
The new test measures gamma-prime fibrinogen, ... Read more...
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Women medical researchers paid less than men
March 31st, 2010 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 31 (IANS) Women engaged in medical research receive lower levels of compensation than male counterparts, even at the upper levels of academic and professional accomplishment, says a new study.
The results ... Read more...
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Every Madhya Pradesh district to have AIDS drugs centre
March 25th, 2010 - 10:00 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 25 (IANS) With Madhya Pradesh reporting over 400 new HIV-AIDS cases in 2009, medical centres are to be set up in every district so that patients, especially rural ones, can ... Read more...
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Dengue emergency declared in Colombian city
February 7th, 2010 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, Feb 7 (IANS/EFE) The deaths of four children and an adult from hemorrhagic dengue so far this year has led authorities of the southwestern Colombian city of Cali to declare a ... Read more...
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Urgent need to reform healthcare in India: NHRC
January 29th, 2010 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Pointing to stark inequalities in Indian healthcare, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Friday called for an urgent need to redesign and reform the sector.
"There is ... Read more...
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Shortages become acute as bodies pile up in Haiti
January 16th, 2010 - 3:20 am ICT by IANS
Port-au-Prince (Haiti), Jan 16 (DPA) Time was rapidly running out Friday to find survivors from the devastating earthquake in Haiti as piles of dead bodies filled the streets of its devastated ... Read more...
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Shortages become acute on ground in Haiti (Second Lead)
January 15th, 2010 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Port-au-Prince, Jan 15 (DPA) Time was rapidly running out to find survivors from the devastating earthquake which struck Haiti this week, the International Committee of the Red Cross warned Friday.
Haiti woke ... Read more...
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Food warehouses in Haiti ‘looted’: UN
January 15th, 2010 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Geneva, Jan 15 (DPA) United Nations' food stockpiles in Haiti have been looted, an official said Friday.
The World Food Programme's warehouses which were in place prior to the earthquake were raided, spokeswoman ... Read more...
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Ginkgo doesn’t seem to slow brain decline
December 30th, 2009 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 30 (IANS) Ginkgo biloba supplements, taken by older adults for several years, did not slow down their cognitive decline, says a new study.
Cognitive decline is a decrease in the ... Read more...
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Ignorance, superstition and witchcraft practice cost lives in Orissa
December 4th, 2009 - 9:58 pm ICT by ANI
Rayagada (Orissa), Dec 4(ANI): Blind belief, ignorance and practice of witchcraft among a majority of villagers in Orissa's Rayagada district has led to the death of two children and a middle-aged man.According ... Read more...
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More doctors, health facilities being lined up for Games: Azad
December 4th, 2009 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) India will be adding more medical professionals, including sports physicians, physiotherapists and masseurs, for the Commonwealth Games 2010, the Lok Sabha was told Friday.
In a written reply, ... Read more...
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Degrees for UP medicos post government hospital stint
November 29th, 2009 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 28 (IANS) Seeking to overcome the shortage of doctors in public hospitals and medical centres in Uttar Pradesh, the state government now plans to grant degrees to students of state-run ... Read more...
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Laugh your way to good health
November 10th, 2009 - 9:35 am ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Nov 10 (IANS) Some 400 clowns and doctors skilled at clowning took part in an international conference in Buenos Aires to present scientific evidence, backed by their own experience, to ... Read more...
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Paediatric physicians turn to religion in times of medical crisis
November 5th, 2009 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 5 (ANI): Paediatric oncologists are likely to accept religion as a resort when medicine has failed the patient, according to a new study.In a novel Brandeis University study, researchers conducted ... Read more...
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