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Public inquiry sought in death of Indian woman in Ireland
Nov 15, 2012 at 2:16 PM
A friend of Savita Halappanavar’s family has demanded an independent public inquiry into her death after doctors in an Ireland hospital refused to abort her foetus on grounds that ‘this is a Catholic country’. ‘The death of Savita Halappanavar must be the subject of an independent public …
Haven’t lost hope for Balasaheb: Uddhav Thackeray
Nov 15, 2012 at 9:50 AM
‘I have not lost hope. We are facing a crisis, we shall overcome,’ Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray said early Thursday even as his father and party supremo Bal Thackeray remained ‘critical’. Uddhav stepped outside the Thackeray home ‘Matoshri’ briefly around 2 …
Delhi dengue update: 34 more people test positive
Nov 15, 2012 at 7:38 AM
With 34 more people testing positive for dengue, the total number cases of the mosquito-borne disease in the national capital rose to 1,535 on Wednesday, official data revealed. Of the new cases, 15 were reported from areas in South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), 10 from North Delhi Municipal …
Size does matter – 5.8 inch erect penis needed for vaginal orgasm?
Nov 14, 2012 at 1:15 PM
5.8 inches or longer – that’s the average penis size that can cause vaginal orgasms claims a new research by the Journal of Sexual Medicine. This is a damning revelation considering psychologists, sexologists and their ilk have been crying hoarse that size doesn’t matter. The good news is …
Children too should be screened for diabetes
Nov 14, 2012 at 12:46 PM
Diabetes is no more an old man’s disease. More and more children are falling prey to this lifestyle disease and doctors say it is best to screen children too. The theme of this year’s World Diabetes Day, being observed on Wednesday, is: ‘Protect Our Future’. ‘There has been an …
‘50 million diabetics in India’
Nov 14, 2012 at 12:05 PM
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) estimation, nearly 200 million people all over the world suffer from diabetes. This estimate is likely to double by 2030 and currently 80% of diabetes-related deaths occur in India. The International Diabetes Federation believes there are nearly 50 …
Pneumonia kills more children than AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis put together
Nov 14, 2012 at 11:36 AM
Pneumonia kills over 1.4 million children every year – more than AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis put together. Strengthening immunity and resistance is only way to fight the disease. India sadly counts for almost 25% of all pneumonia deaths. ‘Pneumonia accounts for 20 per cent deaths among …
NRHM to start health programme to tackle childhood obesity
Nov 14, 2012 at 10:40 AM
It is strange that in a country like India where one out of every four children is stunted due to under-nutrition there should be a scenario where childhood obesity could become a problem. But that is a problem that has urged the NRHM to expand its school health programme to nearly 8,000 schools. …
Children’s Day means little to the malnourished
Nov 14, 2012 at 9:47 AM
On Children’s Day, millions of children have little to celebrate. Their life is marked by struggle, and they cannot be assured of three meals a day. Many of them suffer from malnutrition, and education is not even a concern. Five-year-old Payal has patchy brown hair and her hands and legs …
Children’s Day to be most polluted day of the year!
Nov 14, 2012 at 9:44 AM
Scientists from the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune and Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) have forecast on Tuesday that this Children’s Day would witness the extreme pollution day of this year. ‘After the first extreme pollution day on Nov 9, Delhi will witness a more …
Doctor to pay Rs 5 lakh for medical negligence in abortion
Nov 14, 2012 at 9:41 AM
A doctor has been asked to pay Rs.5 lakh compensation by Delhi’s top consumer court for botching up a woman’s abortion not once but twice in 1997, leading to severe medical complications and her uterus being removed. Kusum Pahwa, a resident of west Delhi, alleged that she not only suffered …
Pears – a great source of phytonutrients
Nov 13, 2012 at 11:41 AM
Labelled the ‘gift of gods’ by Greek poet Homer, it is one of the best sources of natural sugar around. But did you know that even the skin of pears has immense nutritional value? The skin contains valuable phytonutrients – naturally occurring chemicals that are great for your immune system …
Type 2 diabetes linked to the brain?
Nov 13, 2012 at 7:40 AM
Type 2 diabetes, a lifelong chronic disease, has a neural connection with the human body, according to a study conducted by genomic scientist and clinical partners, an official said Monday. The Indian Diabetes Consortium, a pan-India initiative led by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research …
‘Development alone not enough to fight diabetes’
Nov 12, 2012 at 6:47 PM
International Diabetes Federation President Jean Claude Mbanya said that development without any focus on health is the reason for the increasing burden of lifestyle diseases like diabetes. In an interview to IANS ahead of World Diabetes Day, which falls Nov 14, Mbanya said developing countries …
