Non-invasive technique to detect oral cancer developed
byWashington, May 24 (IANS) Scientists have come up with a non-invasive and more effective way to detect oral cancer, says a study. The imaging…
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Mexican woman gets first transplant of ovaries in Latin America
byMexico City, May 24 (IANS/EFE) A Mexican woman received Latin America’s first transplant of ovaries in a hospital in the western city of Guadalajara,…
AIDS programme gets Rs.2,550 crore
byNew Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs Thursday approved a proposal for the implementation of National AIDS Control Support Project…
Soaring temperatures can affect quality of pills: Doctors
byNew Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Extreme heat can affect medicines and these can become life threatening for those using them, doctors said Thursday. “Quality…
Chhattisgarh wilts as mercury rises to 47 degrees Celsius
byRaipur, May 23 (IANS) Cases of sunburns and heat stroke have jumped in Chhattisgarh as most parts of the state are wilting under maximum…
Eight crib deaths in Bengal hospital
byKolkata, May 23 (IANS) Crib deaths are back to haunt West Bengal hospitals with at least eight infants dying at the Malda Medical College…
Obesity in children linked to parents’ marital status
byWashington, May 23 (IANS) A new study by US researchers shows that children living with married parents are less likely to be obese. “Childhood…
An Indian heart beats for Pakistani now
byChennai, May 23 (IANS) An Indian’s heart is now beating for 40-year-old Moulana Mohammed Zubair Ashmi, a Pakistani national, who has undergone a successful…
Stringent law shields UP hospitals, staff from vandalism
byLucknow, May 23 (IANS) People who vandalise medical facilities or thrash hospital doctors in Uttar Pradesh can now be arrested by police faster, without…
Doctors want quality in medical education
byNew Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Condemning the alleged casual approach of the Medical Council of India (MCI) in regulating medical education, a group of…