Zinc-antibiotic saves kids with pneumonia
February 8th, 2012 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
Cape Town, Feb 8 (IANS) Respiratory tract infections, including pneumonia, are the biggest killers of children under five years old. But standard antibiotic therapy, given to children with zinc, improved ... Read more...
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30 percent chance Falak will remain vegetative: Doctors
February 7th, 2012 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Doctors at AIIMS who have been treating baby Falak for over two weeks said Tuesday there is a 30-40 percent chance that the battered two-year-old ... Read more...
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Baby Falak still critical (Lead)
February 6th, 2012 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Battling for survival for over two weeks at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here, two-year-old battered baby Falak continued to be critical ... Read more...
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19 infants die in two Bengal hospitals
February 3rd, 2012 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IANS) Highlighting the poor state of health services in West Bengal, 19 infants have died in two district government hospitals in the past two days, a ... Read more...
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Flesh-eating bug spreads in Britain
February 2nd, 2012 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 2 (IANS) A flesh-eating form of pneumonia that is easily passed between healthy people on public transport is spreading across Britain, the Daily Mail reported.The deadly strain of ... Read more...
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Cancer chemical found in Chinese river
January 21st, 2012 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 21 (IANS) High levels of a cancer-causing heavy metal and arsenic have been discovered in a river and reservoir in southern China.Despite efforts to dilute the pollution, carcinogenic ... Read more...
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The real ‘Anthony Gonsalves’ no more
January 19th, 2012 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 19 (IANS) Anthony Gonsalves, a Goan orchestra maestro and the man to whom the legendary Bollywood song "My Name is Anthony Gonsalves" was dedicated, is dead.Gonsalves, 84, who ... Read more...
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Bengal reports more crib deaths, seven dead in 24 hours
January 18th, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 18 (IANS) The horror of crib deaths in West Bengal returned Wednesday with seven infants, aged between three hours to three months, dying in a 24-hour period in ... Read more...
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Hospital patient gets $44 mn bill by mistake
January 18th, 2012 - 10:36 am ICT by IANS
New York, Jan 18 (IANS/EFE) A computer error almost led to an asthma attack for an unemployed doorman who received a bill for $44.7 million from a hospital in New ... Read more...
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Corey Feldman to expose Hollywood paedophiles in book
January 9th, 2012 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Jan 8 (IANS) Former child star Corey Feldman, who featued in "The Goonies", "Stand By me" and "The Lost Boys", claims to have been sexually abused by paedophiles ... Read more...
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Hazare hospitalised for chest infection, stable (Lead)
January 1st, 2012 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 1 (IANS) Anna Hazare has been admitted to a private hospital here for chest infection and is stable after treatment and feeling better, an aide said Sunday.The ... Read more...
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Hazare hospitalised, under treatment
January 1st, 2012 - 11:58 am ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 1 (IANS) Anna Hazare was rushed to a private hospital here and is under treatment and feeling better, an aide said here Sunday.Hazare, 74, ailing since the ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Kerala parents want semen of their deceased son
December 30th, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Dec 30 (IANS) In what is believed to be a rarest of rare case, an aged couple in Kerala has now sought legal recourse to secure possession of their ... Read more...
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George Michael had ‘different’ Christmas
December 28th, 2011 - 7:10 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 28 (IANS) Singer George Michael says this year's Christmas was very "different" following his recovery from pneumonia.The 48-year-old was suffering from pneumonia in December, but following his ... Read more...
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I feel amazing, says George Michael after recovering
December 27th, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 27 (IANS) Singer George Michael says he is feeling amazing after battling a severe bout of pneumonia and thanked doctors and nurses in Vienna, Austria, where he was ... Read more...
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Michael to return home for holidays
December 17th, 2011 - 8:33 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 17 (IANS) Singer George Michael will return home for Christmas after battling a severe bout of pneumonia in an Austrian hospital.The 48-year-old has been receiving treatment in Vienna ... Read more...
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TV actor Harry Morgan dies
December 8th, 2011 - 1:18 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Dec 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Television actor Harry Morgan has died at the age of 96. Morgan is best known for playing the role of Colonel Potter in the iconic television ... Read more...
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George Michael recovering from pneumonia
November 30th, 2011 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Nov 30 (IANS) Singer George Michael, who was admitted to a hospital for severe pneumonia, is recovering, says his publicist.Certain media reports claimed that Michael is "at death's ... Read more...
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George Michael cancels all tour dates
November 27th, 2011 - 3:11 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 27 (IANS) Singer George Michael has cancelled the remaining dates of his 2011 tour as he battles pneumonia, says representative.The "Faith" hitmaker, 48, was hospitalised in Vienna, Austria ... Read more...
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Raise health budget, demand celebrities, students
November 26th, 2011 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) From urban students to village dwellers to celebrities, brought together by a two-week campaign focusing on child health and infant mortality, have demanded ... Read more...
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Singer George Michael suffering from severe pneumonia, cancels UK tour
November 26th, 2011 - 3:11 am ICT by BNO News
VIENNA (BNO NEWS) -- Singer George Michael is being treated for severe pneumonia at a hospital in Vienna and has been forced to cancel all of his upcoming concerts, his publicist said ... Read more...
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George Michael responding to treatment
November 25th, 2011 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 25 (IANS) Singer George Michael, suffering from pneumonia, is making good progress and responding well to the treatment, says a friend.The 48-year-old singer, who is currently on his ... Read more...
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George Michael down with pneumonia, cancels concerts
November 24th, 2011 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 24 (IANS) Singer George Michael has been forced to cancel a number of concert dates after being diagnosed with pneumonia.The 48-year-old was hospitalised Monday in Vienna, Austria, and ... Read more...
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British woman force feeds baby to death!
November 12th, 2011 - 12:37 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 11 (IANS) A nurse was sentenced three years in jail Friday for killing her baby by force feeding -- the first such case in Britain.Gloria Dwomoh, 31, was ... Read more...
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India tops in childhood flu-linked pneumonia deaths
November 11th, 2011 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) About one in every four infants who die from flu-related pneumonia is an Indian, says new research by the University of Edinburgh published Friday.The study ... Read more...
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Japanese parliament speaker is dead
November 5th, 2011 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Takeo Nishioka, president of the Japanese parliament's upper house, died of pneumonia early Saturday at the age of 75, the Kyodo news agency reported.
A ... Read more...
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Need urgent solutions to prevent child deaths, says NGO
November 4th, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Urgent workable solutions is the need of the hour to prevent child deaths in India, where millions of children below the age of five die ... Read more...
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Mass diseases not being fought properly: expert
October 25th, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Sonepat (Haryana), Oct 25 (IANS) Diseases that account for 90 percent of the global disease burden receive only 10 percent of all medical research worldwide, an expert said Tuesday.Pneumonia, diarrhoea, ... Read more...
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He may be India’s oldest man (With Image)
October 20th, 2011 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Oct 20 (IANS) He may be the oldest man alive in India. If Parasram Gurjar's family tree is to be believed, he is a good 125 years old.He is ... Read more...
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When Clarkson hit rock bottom
October 16th, 2011 - 10:44 am ICT by IANS
London, Oct 16 (IANS) Kelly Clarkson says she hit rock bottom four years after finding fame because she had been working relentlessly.The singer shot to fame after winning "American Idol" ... Read more...
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Shortage of health workers increases child deaths: NGO
September 20th, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Facing a shortage of 2.6 million health workers, millions of children below the age of five in India are at risk of dying every year ... Read more...
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Woodland ties with Unicef to provide safe drinking water
September 1st, 2011 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Apparel brand Woodland has partnered with Unicef to provide safe drinking water to families in Chandrapur district in eastern Maharashtra."As part of the alliance, Woodland ... Read more...
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Perry to don Mercury look for charity
September 1st, 2011 - 5:03 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 1 (IANS) Singer Katy Perry will reportedly dress up like her idol Freddie Mercury to raise money for the late star's charity.Contactmusic.com reports that the fans of ... Read more...
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100 animals died in Delhi Zoo last year
August 29th, 2011 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) More than 100 animals died in Delhi Zoo last year. In all, nearly 3,000 animals died in zoos across the country in the same period, ... Read more...
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Charla Nash shows her new face after a face transplant
August 12th, 2011 - 10:57 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Aug 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) For the first time since her breakthrough face transplant, the woman who had her face torn by a friend’s chimpanzee has shown her new face ... Read more...
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