Parents seek better deal for Kerala nurses (Lead)
January 4th, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Jan 4 (IANS) Kerala's nurses, the face of Indian medicare, deserve better work conditions and higher wages, an association grouping their parents said Wednesday.The Indian Nurses Parents Association (INPA) ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Kolkata blaze: Hospital director’s bail plea rejected
December 21st, 2011 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 21 (IANS) A West Bengal court Wednesday rejected the bail plea of AMRI Hospital director R.S. Agarwal, an accused in the hospital fire tragedy that killed 93 people ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
AMRI flouted affidavit promising to clear basesment: Minister
December 12th, 2011 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 12 (IANS) The inferno at the AMRI hospital that took 93 lives could have been averted had the fire department not "trusted" an affidavit given by the hospital ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
AMRI fire: Mamata to help Tripura man looking for brother
December 12th, 2011 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 12 (IANS) A Tripura man desperately searching for his brother, missing since the AMRI Hospital fire three days ago, has been promised all help by West Bengal ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Bodies of two Kerala nurses sent home
December 12th, 2011 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 11 (IANS) The bodies of two nurses of the city's Advanced Medicare & Research Institute (AMRI) hospital who died while saving the lives of the patients during a ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Tripura, Mizoram may depanel AMRI Hospital
December 11th, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala/Aizawl, Dec 11 (IANS) The devastating fire at AMRI (Advanced Medicare and Research Institute) Hospital in Kolkata may force the Tripura and Mizoram governments to remove it from their list ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
With flowers, candles Kolkata mourns its hospital victims
December 10th, 2011 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 10 (IANS) Kolkata residents hit the streets Saturday, protesting the "callousness" of the AMRI Hospital through silent marches and tearfully remembering with bouquets and lighted candles the 90 ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Bhopal gas survivors burn effigy of corruption
August 9th, 2011 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Aug 9 (IANS) More than 200 survivors of the Union Carbide gas disaster burnt an effigy symbolising corruption and demonstrated against "Corruption in medical care, rehabilitation and compensation disbursement".The ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Obama vows US won’t default
July 12th, 2011 - 11:15 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 12 (IANS/EFE) President Barack Obama has said that the US will not fail to pay its debts and urged both Republicans and his fellow Democrats to pay ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Kathy Hochul wins NY special election for House seat
May 26th, 2011 - 12:41 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, May 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Analysts were surprised when Democrat Kathy Hochul won the special election in upstate New York on Tuesday. When the race started, the frontrunner was the Republican ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Mood among Americans lowest in two years: NYT-CBS poll
April 22nd, 2011 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Apr. 22 (ANI): Americans are more pessimistic about the nation's economic outlook and overall direction than they have been at any time since President Obama's first two months in office ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Obama’s comment on Indian healthcare not acceptable: Azad
April 21st, 2011 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) India Thursday termed as "not acceptable" US President Barack Obama's statement discouraging Americans from visiting India or Mexico for "cheap healthcare" and said Indian ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
You shouldn’t have to go India for cheap healthcare: Obama
April 20th, 2011 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 20 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has begun a sales pitch to rein in mounting deficits without cutting down on essentials like infrastructure and Medicare so that ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
NJ ER shows wait times on billboards
April 13th, 2011 - 8:10 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New Jersey, April 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) How long one would have to wait in the emergency room is a major concern for many patients and health officials alike. A hospital in New ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Indian-American doctor jailed for 8 years
February 26th, 2011 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 26 (IANS) An Indian-American doctor has been sentenced to eight years in prison for her role in a health care fraud scheme that earlier resulted in a 15-year prison sentence ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Feds make Medicare fraud arrests
February 18th, 2011 - 2:48 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Tampa, Feb 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The police have made several arrests after an investigation into Medicare fraud.About 20 people including three doctors have been arrested in connection with the fraud. The police ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Oz PM slaps levy on taxpayers to pay for 5.6 billion dollar flood bill
January 27th, 2011 - 4:20 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 27(ANI): Australian taxpayers earning over 50,000 dollars a year will be hit with a new levy to help pay the estimated 5.6 billion dollar bill for flood devastation in the ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Arizona first state to ask for medicaid waiver
January 26th, 2011 - 11:27 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, Jan 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Arizona became the first state in the United States to ask for Medicaid waiver.On Tuesday, the state made a request to the federal state in a ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Growing insecurity, stress in society leads to obesity epidemic
January 23rd, 2011 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 23 (ANI): Researchers have suggested that the obesity epidemic is substantially due to growing insecurity, stress, and a sense of powerlessness in societies where high-sugar and high-fat foods are increasingly ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Risk of developing radiation-induced cancer may be lower than thought
December 2nd, 2010 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 2 (ANI): Scientists have suggested that the risk of developing radiation-induced cancer from computed tomography (CT) may be lower than previously thought.The researchers at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif. ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Let flat girls get boob jobs on Medicare, say Oz surgeons
November 21st, 2010 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov 21 (ANI): In the wake of hundreds of women using taxpayer funds for breast enlargement surgery, many more should be eligible on medical grounds, say Australian surgeons.According to the doctors, ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Prostate cancer treatment ‘ups risk of colorectal cancer’
November 16th, 2010 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 16 (ANI): In a new study, researchers found that men treated with hormone-based therapy for prostate cancer faced a 30 percent to 40 percent higher risk of colorectal cancer, compared ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Speaker Nancy Pelosi to run for House Minority Leader
November 6th, 2010 - 1:48 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday announced that she will run to become House Minority Leader in the next Congress.Pelosi, 70, the first female Speaker of the U.S. ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Severe sepsis ‘may lead to cognitive, functional disability in older adults’
October 27th, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 27 (ANI): A new study has revealed that older adults who survive severe sepsis are more likely to develop substantial cognitive impairment and functional disability.Theodore J. Iwashyna of the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Americans have more ‘negative view’ of govt than a decade ago: Poll
October 10th, 2010 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 10 (ANI): Most Americans have a more negative view of government today than they did a decade ago, or even a few years ago, according to a new study by ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Circumcision in boys could cut HIV risk, say experts
September 20th, 2010 - 12:37 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Sept 20 (ANI): Experts are supporting the theory that circumcision in boys could cut HIV risk significantly."A wealth of research has shown that the foreskin is the entry point that allows ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Senior citizens to get flu vaccines before the dreaded flu season starts
September 9th, 2010 - 12:02 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Burlington, Sep 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Older residents of Burlington County in the United States may have a chance to get a high dose Flu vaccine before the Flu season hits, according to ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Medicare Coverage Expanded to Help Cigarette Smokers Quit
August 31st, 2010 - 9:36 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Aug 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to the ‘Associated Press’, “Even though they've lived with the health warnings much of their lives and doubtless seen the ill effects on friends, relatives and ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Medicare increases coverage to help smokers quit the unhealthy habit of smoking
August 31st, 2010 - 7:50 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Aug 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Even though the risks associated with smoking are universally well known, there are still over 4.5 million adults in the US who are still hooked ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Medicare In America To Bequeath Therapy To Help Smokers Quit
August 31st, 2010 - 7:48 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
August 31, 2010 (Pen Men At Work): A recent account of the Associated Press (AP) has mentioned that Medicare intends to help approximately 4.5 million smokers in America jettison the practice ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Medicare Expands Benefits To Help Smokers Quit
August 31st, 2010 - 7:41 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Washington, Aug 31, (THAINDIAN NEWS) If you are on the health insurance program Medicare and find it really hard to quit smoking then there is some real good news for ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Maudany gets heart check-up, advised further tests
August 27th, 2010 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 27 (IANS) People's Democratic Party chief Abdul Nasir Maudany, jailed here for suspected involvement in the 2008 serial blasts here, Friday underwent check-up at a government-run cardiology institute in the ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
President to inaugurate Asia’s biggest private hospital Sunday
July 1st, 2010 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil will Sunday inaugurate SevenHills Hospital, a 1,500 bed facility that claimes to be Asia's largest private multi-speciality medicare institution, a senior official said Thursday.
The ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Army chief inaugurates ex-servicemen’s polyclinic
June 15th, 2010 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Indian Army Chief Gen. V.K. Singh Tuesday inaugurated a polyclinic for ex-servicemen in Gurgaon, on the outskirts of the national capital, that will provide quality services to ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
President Obama launches national campaign to support the Affordable Care Act
June 9th, 2010 - 2:41 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON D.C. (BNO NEWS) – President Barack Obama launched an unprecedented national campaign to support and deliver the facts to American seniors regarding Medicare and the Affordable Care Act, the White House ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
