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Can Akhilesh Yadav solve UP’s malnutrition problem?
Sep 5, 2012 at 10:39 PM
A delegation of MPs – part of the Citizens Alliance Against Malnutrition (CAAM) – met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday and asked him to take concrete steps to end the menace of malnutrition in the state. The chief minister’s wife and Kannauj MP, Dimple …
Obesity not synonymous with ill-health?
Sep 5, 2012 at 5:13 PM
Obese people can be just as healthy and fit as their slimmer counterparts, with no greater risk of developing or dying from cardiovascular disease or cancer, says the largest study so far on the subject. The findings show a subset of obese people who are metabolically healthy – they …
CDSCO looks to crackdown on illegal drug sales
Sep 5, 2012 at 8:44 AM
In a bid to crack down on illegal commercial sale of drugs the CDSCO has written to all state and zonal drug inspectors to conduct surprise inspections across the six lakh chemist shops scattered around the country. These drugs are usually distributed as free samples by docs or used by government …
Embryoscope can improve IVF success rate by 17%
Sep 5, 2012 at 8:25 AM
The Embryoscope, an advanced incubator which records the growth of the embryo fertilised outside the mother’s womb and helps docs select the best embryo to implant in the womb could help couples who seek fertility treatments via IVF. This technique improves the success rate of IVF cycles by 17%. …
Parliament approves NIMHANS bill to alleviate mental health issues
Sep 4, 2012 at 10:12 PM
A bill seeking to provide “institution of national importance” status to the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences in Bangalore was accorded parliamentary approval with the Lok Sabha Tuesday giving its nod to the draft law. The Rajya Sabha had already given its green …
West Bengal Dengue Update: Mamata blames docs and private hospitals for dengue scare
Sep 4, 2012 at 10:08 PM
Amid a scare over dengue outbreak, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lashed out against a section of doctors for allegedly mentioning dengue in death certificates even in cases of heart attacks or strokes. ”Some doctors are making no attempt at diagnosis. They are not conducting …
Scrub typhus kills two in Himachal Pradesh
Sep 4, 2012 at 10:04 PM
Two people have died in Himachal Pradesh of scrub typhus, a disease caused by the bite of an infected mite, an official said here on Tuesday. With these deaths, the toll in the state due to the disease increased to three this year. ”Two people died in the past two days and 30 people have
Fat, not sugar responsible for type 2 diabetes?
Sep 4, 2012 at 10:01 PM
Fat, not sugar, contributes to the more common Type-2 diabetes, said a leading scientist of the Visva Bharati University. ”Diabetes exists in two forms, Type-1 and Type-2. Ninety-six to ninety-seven percent of patients exhibit the latter type,” explained Samir Bhattacharya, while …
Reel smoking is back
Sep 4, 2012 at 9:59 PM
Smoking scenes will be back on the silver screen as the government informed the Supreme Court that it would shortly permit them – though with the strict stipulation that one of the actors in the scene warns viewers that “smoking kills”. A bench of Justice P. Sathasivam and …
Junior docs go on a rampage after being attacked by encephalitis patient’s family
Sep 4, 2012 at 9:47 PM
Junior doctors in Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh resorted to violence, damaged cars and thrashed people, forcing police to cane charge them, after some of their colleagues were bashed up by relatives of a patient who died during treatment, officials said. The family blamed the doctors on duty …
A pacemaker with no battery on the cards?
Sep 4, 2012 at 5:56 PM
An implantable pacemaker as tiny as a pinhead is set to revolutionise medicine with its big advantage. It is powered by radio waves from outside the body and does not need batteries. The breakthrough by Stanford University engineers could lead to a host of new medical sensors that could function …
Lucknow Swine Flu Update: Toll rises to 56
Sep 4, 2012 at 5:34 PM
The number of people confirmed positive with the deadly swine flu virus has risen to 56 in the Uttar Pradesh capital, officials said, as they stepped up efforts to check its further spread. The spurt in the cases related to the deadly virus has sent alarm bells ringing in the state health …
Jayalalithaa asks PM to levy user charges at JIPMER
Sep 4, 2012 at 5:23 PM
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to instruct JIPMER in Puducherry to withdraw the user charges it levies for various medical investigations. She said the move is against the assurance given in parliament. In a letter to Singh, she said the charges …
Cancelling compulsory license won’t be against public interest: Bayer
Sep 4, 2012 at 5:18 PM
The cancellation of a compulsory licence to Hyderabad-based Natco Pharma Ltd to make and sell the generic equivalent of cancer drug Nexavar will not impact public interest as there is another company selling it at a lower price, the Bayer Corporation said here Monday. Bayer Corp, the north American …
