Indian hospital group to train doctors in Ghana
September 17th, 2012 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
Accra, Sep 16 (IANS) India's Apollo Hospital Group will conduct a medical camp in Ghana to provide affordable treatment to people suffering from liver and heart diseases as part of ... Read more...
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Emotional toll make patients out of doctors (Health Feature)
July 20th, 2012 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The white coat, those knowing eyes, that reassuring voice when in pain, a mere glimpse of a doctor puts us at ease. Little does one ... Read more...
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Manual to be released on Thyroid day Friday
May 24th, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) To curb thyroid-related disorders, the Indian Thyroid Society (ITS) has said a clinical manual would be launched on the World Thyroid Day Friday to raise ... Read more...
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Jammu institute develops breast cancer drug
January 18th, 2012 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 17 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM), Jammu, has developed a drug for the treatment of hypertension and breast cancer, an official said.The drug 'Risorine' is ... Read more...
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Vijay Amritraj inspires brave-hearts of Mumbai Marathon
January 14th, 2012 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 14 (IANS) A 70-strong contingent of heart patients from the renowned Asian Heart Institute (AHI) will join 39,000 fit runners Sunday at the high-profile 9th Standard Chartered ... Read more...
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NGO demands fast track court for medical justice
December 30th, 2011 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IANS) An organisation fighting against medical negligence Friday met West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan and submitted a memorandum of demands, including the setting up of a ... Read more...
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Twitteratti, Facebookers pour anger over hospital blaze
December 10th, 2011 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 10 (IANS) A day after the fire at West Bengal's AMRI Hospital left 91 dead, netizens have poured their anger through social networking sites Facebook and Twitter, ... Read more...
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Focus on cartilage injuries at India meet
November 13th, 2011 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) The first international congress of the Indian Cartilage Society (ICS) saw surgeons from the country and abroad put the focus on cartilage injuries - a ... Read more...
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Cradle in every village - to save the girl child (With Images)
May 24th, 2011 - 11:40 am ICT by IANS
Ahmednagar (Maharashtra), May 24 (IANS) If someone casts her away, there will be others to cradle her. By October this year, cradles will be set up in 110 locations in ... Read more...
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Be well prepared to provide quality health: Azad tells medical fraternity
April 21st, 2011 - 10:09 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 21 (ANI): Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today called upon the medical fraternity to be well prepared to tackle the problems and challenges emerging from newer concerns of ... Read more...
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Bahrain Government cracks down on its medical fraternity
April 21st, 2011 - 2:44 pm ICT by ANI
Manama (Bahrain), Apr. 21 (ANI): At least 32 doctors, including surgeons, physicians, paediatricians and obstetricians, have been arrested and detained by Bahrain's police in the last month in a campaign of intimidation ... Read more...
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International Diabetes Federation backs surgery in fight against diabetes
March 29th, 2011 - 6:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 29 (ANI): Weight loss surgery can effectively treat diabetes in obese people, according to the medical fraternity.A new position statement from the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) says that bariatric surgery ... Read more...
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Pranab withdraws ‘misery tax’ on healthcare (Lead)
March 22nd, 2011 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Faced with criticism from the opposition and the medical fraternity, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday rolled back the proposed five percent service tax, dubbed ... Read more...
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Healthcare tax withdrawn as Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill
March 22nd, 2011 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday withdrew the proposed 5 percent service tax on healthcare after protests from lawmakers and the medical fraternity, even as ... Read more...
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Government rolls back 5 percent service tax on healthcare
March 22nd, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Faced with criticism from the opposition and the medical fraternity, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday rolled back the proposed five percent service tax on ... Read more...
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Aruna Shanbaug will live: Supreme Court (Roundup)
March 7th, 2011 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, March 7 (IANS) Rejecting a petition for the mercy killing of Aruna Shanbaug, a nurse who has been in a "persistent vegetative state" for the past 37 years ... Read more...
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Let Aruna Shanbaug go, say Mumbaikars
March 7th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 7 (IANS) While the medical fraternity welcomed Monday's Supreme Court verdict rejecting a petition for the mercy killing of Aruna Shanbaug, who has been in a "persistent vegetative ... Read more...
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Medical fraternity: Aruna Shanbaug has right to live (Lead)
March 7th, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Welcoming Monday's Supreme Court verdict rejecting a petition for the mercy killing of Aruna Shanbaug, the medical fraternity is almost unanimously of the opinion that ... Read more...
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Medical fraternity welcomes Aruna Shanbaug verdict
March 7th, 2011 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 7 (IANS) Welcoming Monday's Supreme Court verdict rejecting a petition for the mercy killing of Aruna Shanbaug, who has been in a "persistent vegetative state" for 37 years ... Read more...
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Alien tumor found inside Californian man
February 16th, 2011 - 2:22 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Feb 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A Californian man caused quite a bit of a stir when doctors discovered a huge alien type tumor growing inside his body. What caused the doctors ... Read more...
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Race on for Chandigarh medical institute’s top job
February 4th, 2011 - 10:55 am ICT by IANS
By Jaideep Sarin
Chandigarh, Feb 4 (IANS) Nearly 100 top names from the medical fraternity in the country are likely to be considered for the coveted post of director of the Post-Graduate Institute ... Read more...
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Chandigarh to host global meet on venous diseases
January 31st, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 31 (IANS) Nearly 200 doctors from around the world are expected to participate in a two-day international conference on venous diseases (diseases affecting the veins) to be organised here Feb ... Read more...
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President calls upon medical fraternity to prevent female foeticide
January 28th, 2011 - 8:34 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 28 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Friday called upon the medial fraternity to prevent female foeticide.Addressing the 64th National Conference of India Radiology and Imaging Association here, President ... Read more...
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Buy tickets to watch brain surgeon operate
January 28th, 2011 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 28 (IANS) A prominent brain surgeon in Australia has startled the medical fraternity by auctioning tickets to let people watch him perform surgeries in the operation theatre. Apalled by such ... Read more...
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Mystery killer virus identified in Ahmedabad
January 19th, 2011 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Jan 18 (IANS) The mystery virus that created a panic of sorts among the medical fraternity in Ahmedabad following the death of a patient, her consulting doctor and nurse, has been ... Read more...
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Kolkata doctors to campaign for Binayak Sen’s release
January 8th, 2011 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IANS) Expressing shock and anguish over the life sentence given to rights activist Binayak Sen, doctors here Saturday said they would carry out an intensified campaign demanding his immediate ... Read more...
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Obama’s doctor coming up with new hospital in Kolkata
January 7th, 2011 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Pradipta Tapadar
Kolkata, Jan 7 (IANS) A Kolkata-born doctor, who is part of the medical team that treats US President Barack Obama, has decided to do his bit for his native ... Read more...
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Nepal’s red health workers ask India to free Binayak Sen
January 3rd, 2011 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Jan 3 (IANS) Condemning an Indian court verdict sentencing renowned rights activist Binayak Sen to life imprisonment on sedition charges, nine health organisations affiliated to the opposition Unified ... Read more...
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Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong Acquires 4.5% Stakes Of Los Angeles Lakers
October 19th, 2010 - 7:47 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Los Angeles, Oct 19, (THAINDIAN NEWS) South African-American surgeon Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong has acquired 4.5 per cent stakes in the Los Angeles Lakers, the team divulged on Monday. The doctor ... Read more...
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Male Menopause! Is it For Real?
September 10th, 2010 - 8:10 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
September 10, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Women are known to come to an end of their reproductive life with the onset of menopause. This physiological phenomenon marks a definitive change ... Read more...
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Encephalitis kills hundreds in Gorakhpur
September 5th, 2010 - 7:10 pm ICT by ANI
By Pawan Kumar ShahGorakhpur, Sep 5 (ANI): At least 220 are feared dead following an outbreak of encephalitis in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur District.Doctors said that children between the ages of six months ... Read more...
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Check misuse of sex determination law: court
July 6th, 2010 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday suggested the central government amend the law against sex determination tests for curbing its misuse.
Justice S.Muralidhar asked the central government to conduct ... Read more...
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Manipur doctors stage protests against militant threats
June 30th, 2010 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, June 30 (ANI): Doctors, interns and other paramedical staff of Regional Institute of Medical Science (RIMS) in Manipur staged a sit-in demonstration on Tuesday to protest against the extortion and life ... Read more...
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Bangalore to host international healthcare expo in July
June 29th, 2010 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 29 (IANS) An international exposition on medical, surgical and diagnostic equipment, technology, materials, supplies and allied services, Healthex 2010, will be held in this tech hub from July 16-19.
Organised by ... Read more...
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Village stint to help doctors in higher studies: Azad (Lead)
June 12th, 2010 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, June 12 (IANS) Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Saturday said the government is planning to give academic incentives to medical graduates who serve in villages before opting for post-graduate courses.
Medical ... Read more...
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