Indian-origin doctors to meet in Chicago
byChicago, May 10 (IANS) Over 2,000 doctors are expected to attend the five-day annual convention of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin…
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Deadly virus newly found in humans strikes in France
byParis, May 9 (IANS) Novel coronavirus (NCoV), a newly discovered and potentially deadly virus, related to one that causes the common cold, has struck…
Safdarjung doctors call off strike
byNew Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Resident doctors at Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi called off their day-old indefinite strike after the administration agreed to their…
Safdarjung doctors on strike
byNew Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Around 1,000 resident doctors at the Safdarjung Hospital are on a strike, miffed with poor amenities, security and salaries,…
Vietnam suspends vaccine after 9 kids die
byHanoi, May 9 (IANS) Vietnam has suspended the use of Quinvaxem vaccine until the World Health Organisation (WHO) gives a report, following the death…
China bird flu toll rises to 32
byBeijing, May 9 (IANS) One more person died Thursday in central China’s Henan province due to the H7N9 avian influenza, bringing the nationwide death…
Walnut’s heart benefit decoded
byWashington, May 9 (IANS) Scientists now know the additional ways the components of walnuts and their extracts lower risks of heart diseases. Consumption of…
Scientists successfully test new skin cancer drug
bySydney, May 9 (IANS) Scientists have successfully tested a new class of drugs in humans, that targets a rogue protein responsible for the proliferation…
Safdarjung doctors on strike
byNew Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Around 1,000 resident doctors at the Safdarjung Hospital are on a strike, miffed with poor amenities, security and salary,…
Encephalitis claims 3 kids in Bihar
byPatna, May 9 (IANS) A six-month-old baby succumbed to a deadly mosquito-borne disease in Bihar Thursday, taking the toll from the disease to three…