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Delhi dengue update: Total rises to 1161
Nov 4, 2012 at 7:46 PM
Dengue cases in the capital rose to 1,161, with 36 people testing positive for the mosquito-borne disease Sunday, shows civic agency data. While 36 cases were reported from three municipal corporations, one was reported from the railway, official data revealed. Of the new cases, 14 were reported …
‘Thin placenta at birth doubles risk of heart failure’
Nov 4, 2012 at 7:36 PM
Children with a thin placenta at birth have double the chances of dying from a sudden heart failure, warns a leading British physician. A thin placenta can hit the quality of a baby’s foetal development by reducing the flow of nutrients between mother and child, and this can affect the way …
Cricketers urge people to ‘bowl out polio’
Nov 4, 2012 at 8:29 AM
Cricketers Virender Sehwag, Suresh Raina and Mohammad Kaif Saturday urged people here to ‘bowl out polio’ from the country by ensuring that every child up to the age of five was immunised. The appeal came at an event ‘Bowl Out Polio’ at during a Ranji Trophy match between Uttar …
Spending on health to triple in 12th Plan: PM
Nov 3, 2012 at 4:23 PM
The 12th Five Year Plan will enhance spending on health up to three times, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Saturday. He also noted that more medical and nursing colleges were needed to overcome a shortage of trained human resources in the sector. Speaking at the foundation stone laying of the …
Big Pharma vs India – Round 3: Roche’s Hepatitis C drug Pegasys’ patent revoked
Nov 3, 2012 at 10:25 AM
India has always been a major thorn for Big Pharma and reiterated its stand by revoking a patent granted six years ago to Roche’s Hepatitis C drug Pegasys. The Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) deemed that there was no evidence to suggest that the drug was any better than existing …
Drying laundry indoors could cause health problems
Nov 3, 2012 at 8:33 AM
Researchers say that drying clothes indoors could cause health problems, particularly to those prone to asthma, hay fever and other allergies. A study found many homes in Britain had too much moisture indoors and up to 30 percent of this was caused by laundry, the Daily Mail reported Friday. The …
Parliamentary Standing Committee rejects NCHRH Bill
Nov 2, 2012 at 9:40 PM
In a major setback, the Centre’s ambitious plan to form National Council for Human Resources in Health (NCHRH), a regulatory body for medical and para-medical education, hit a roadblock as the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health rejected the Bill, quoting ‘serious apprehensions’ …
Uttar Pradesh served notice by NHRC over hospital deaths
Nov 2, 2012 at 9:36 PM
The Uttar Pradesh government was asked by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday to submit a report on the death of six patients at a medical college in Gorakhpur after their oxygen supply was stopped on Sep 4, allegedly by unruly junior doctors. NHRC has sent notices to the …
Memory loss can hit you in your 30s!
Nov 2, 2012 at 4:48 PM
Memory loss usually begins at 57 years of age, but can hit you even in your 30s, suggests a survey involving more than 1,000 adults aged over 50 years. Most of the elderly become concerned about memory and find themselves in embarrassing situations before they reach retirement age. Ten percent …
Computational medicine – newest tool against host of diseases
Nov 2, 2012 at 3:29 PM
A study says that computational medicine, which is based on computer models and cutting edge software, is emerging as the hottest tool against unyielding cancers, cardiovascular conditions and a host of other diseases. These digital tools are enabling researchers to build on experimental and …
Nerve cells’ repair work brings hope of spinal injury healing
Nov 2, 2012 at 3:29 PM
Researchers have found a way to make injured nerve cells regenerate. This brings hope for those suffering from spinal cord injuries and neurological disorders. A team led by Melissa Rolls, assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Penn State University, has found that a mutation …
Meet Puneet – the security guard who doubles up as a paramedic!
Nov 2, 2012 at 12:30 PM
Here’s a new twist to multi-tasking! A security guard at a Delhi government-run hospital doubles up as a paramedic – jabbing patients with a syringe to collect blood. At the Delhi-government-run Satyawati Raja Harish Chandra Hospital in west Delhi’s Narela area, Puneet Gaur, 26, …
Everyday drugs could be used to fight Alzheimer’s
Nov 2, 2012 at 12:11 PM
Everyday drugs which are already being prescribed to treat high blood pressure, diabetes and skin conditions could be used to fight Alzheimer’s, according to a new report. Scientists say that the medicines already in circulation could be cheaper, quicker alternatives to ease the effects of …
Rattlesnake venom to fight skin cancer?
Nov 2, 2012 at 11:50 AM
According to experiments performed by Brazilian researchers, a substance extracted from rattlesnake venom could raise survival hopes among patients with skin cancer. Chromatin, a protein isolated from the venom of the South American snake, increased the survival rate of rats with skin cancer by up …
