Dumped human embryos came from medical academy in Russia
August 3rd, 2012 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Four barrels with over 250 human embryos found dumped in a forest in Russia's western Urals region belonged to the Urals State Medical Academy, police ... Read more...
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Culling continues in avian flu-hit district of Meghalaya
January 13th, 2012 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 13 (IANS) Authorities have begun mopping up and sanitisation operations in bird flu-hit Williamnagar in western Meghalaya as they continued culling domesticated fowls there, an official said Friday."We ... Read more...
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Poultry culling begins in Meghalaya
January 12th, 2012 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 12 (IANS) A 13-member rapid response team Thursday began culling poultry birds at a farm in East Garo Hills district of Meghalaya after the birds tested positive for ... 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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Cyanide-laced food kills five in Mexico
December 27th, 2011 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
Guadalajara (Mexico), Dec 27 (IANS/EFE) Five residents of a drug rehab center in this western Mexican city died and 26 fell sick after eating donated food that apparently contained cyanide, ... Read more...
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Karnataka denies ban on clinical drug trials
May 4th, 2011 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 4 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Wednesday denied a ban on clinical drug trials in government and private hospitals and medical colleges in the state and assured ... Read more...
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Minister’s aide held for molestation (Lead)
April 16th, 2011 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) A Maharastra minister's personal assistant was arrested for allegedly molesting a woman and was given bail Saturday, police said.Vishnu Patil, assistant to state Medical Education and ... Read more...
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Doctor held for carjacking in Delhi
February 25th, 2011 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) A 29-year-old doctor who wanted to earn a quick buck and committed various auto thefts in the capital was arrested here, police said Friday.Manoj Kumar Singh, was ... Read more...
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13 dead in Karnataka accident
December 14th, 2010 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 14 (IANS) At least 13 people died Tuesday when a vehicle with around 35 people fell into a tank near Mysore city of Karnataka, state Medical Education Minister S.A. Ramdas ... Read more...
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Soz welcomes rehabilitation policy for Kashmiri militants
November 28th, 2010 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Nov 28 (IANS) The rehabilitation policy for militants returning from Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir is "a welcome and humanitarian step", the Congress' Jammu and Kashmir unit chief Saifuddin Soz said Sunday.Talking ... Read more...
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Actor Gary Coleman’s death ruled accidental
October 7th, 2010 - 8:53 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Investigators in the United States have ruled that Gary Coleman’s death was an accident. The Diff’rent Strokes star died at the age of 42 at the Provo hospital.According to the ... Read more...
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Gary Coleman Death Ruled As An Accident
October 7th, 2010 - 8:02 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
October 7, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): the death of 42-year-old actor Gary Coleman shocked the Hollywood film fraternity. The ‘Different Strokes’ star was dealing with a lot of ailments ... Read more...
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All doctors must register with state medical councils
August 17th, 2010 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Tightening its reins over medical practitioners, the Medical Council of India (MCI) Tuesday asked doctors to register with the state councils wherever they are practising.
"All medical graduates ... Read more...
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Crystal Lewis’ Six-Year-Old Son Dies During Dental Treatment
May 15th, 2010 - 6:51 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Richmond, May 15, (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to reports a 6 year old boy died at Virginia Commonwealth University's health clinic where he had gone for a dental treatment at the ... Read more...
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Six-year-old girl commits suicide in US
April 9th, 2010 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 9 (IANS) A six-year-old girl who was sent to her room after a heated exchange of words with her mother committed suicide in Oregon, a media report has said.
After her ... Read more...
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2009 drug-related death statistics in Oregon released
April 5th, 2010 - 11:17 pm ICT by BNO News
PORTLAND, OREGON (BNO NEWS) – Oregon State Medical Examiner Dr. Karen Gunson released 2009 drug-related death statistics on Monday.According to the report, there was an increase in heroin-related deaths, which was the ... Read more...
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Punish pharma firms offering doctors gifts, says MCI
March 14th, 2010 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) After quantifying punishments for doctors accepting gifts, the Medical Council of India (MCI) Sunday said it has also written to the health ministry to regulate pharmaceutical companies ... Read more...
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MCI proposes 300 colleges to produce rural doctors
February 5th, 2010 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The Medical Council of India (MCI) Friday proposed setting up of 300 medical colleges to provide education to rural students and deploy them there to provide basic ... Read more...
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IOC depot fire abating, health of residents affected (Lead)
November 4th, 2009 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Nov 4 (IANS) A massive fire at the Indian Oil Corporation's (IOC) depot in Sitapura near here abated somewhat Wednesday, six days after it broke out, but many residents from nearby ... Read more...
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Militant attacks on healthcare units force people to protest
October 29th, 2009 - 7:23 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Oct. 29 (ANI): Militants targeting the members of health industry in Manipur is steadily becoming a serious problem. The recurrent attacks on medical institutions are demoralizing the medical faculty who find ... Read more...
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Suspect Arrested In Relation To FarmVille Murders
September 20th, 2009 - 6:44 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Farmville, Va, Sep 20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The police is said to have arrested a California based man on Saturday at about 11 a.m., in suspicion of the murder of four ... Read more...
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Two swine flu testing centres to come up in Hyderabad
August 13th, 2009 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 13 (IANS) Two swine flu testing centres are coming up in Andhra Pradesh, one of the states worst-affected by H1NI infection.
One of the two proposed centres will start functioning from ... Read more...
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Haryana clamps down on doctors over sex-determination tests
June 12th, 2009 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 12 (IANS) With health authorities in Haryana taking a tough stance over low sex ratio in the state, action against doctors indulging in sex-determination tests has intensified.
Haryana's health minister Kartar ... Read more...
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Gene therapy to pave way for safer, effective obesity treatment
March 10th, 2009 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 10 (ANI): Researchers at the Ohio State University Medical Centre have discovered that a particular gene, BDNF, can pave the way for promising new treatment for obesity that is ... Read more...
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Modern art gallery unveiled in Bangalore amid artist protests
February 18th, 2009 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 18 (IANS) A branch of the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) was unveiled here Wednesday, but the debate between modernity and tradition came to the fore with a group ... Read more...
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Chargesheet filed on medical entrance exam paper leak
May 31st, 2008 - 3:14 pm ICT by admin
Kolkata, May 31 (IANS) West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Saturday submitted before a district court a chargesheet in the case of medical entrance examination question paper of the state's joint entrance ... Read more...
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