Interventional treatment gains popularity against life-threatening diseases
byNew Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Akash Saxena, 55, was diagnosed with liver cancer and a transplant would have cost him Rs 17-18 lakh (Rs…
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Cancer-struck Indian professor waits for donor
byMumbai, April 28 (IANS) The clock is ticking away for an Indian-origin professor at Stanford who is suffering from leukaemia and is desperately waiting…
PIL for 50 percent non-doctors in medical councils
byKolkata, April 27 (IANS) To make medical councils in India “unbiased” and “corruption-free”, NGO People For Better Treatment (PBT) will file a public interest…
Awareness on chronic heart disease must
byNew Delhi, April 27 (IANS) With an increasing number of Indians suffering from heart diseases, proper eating habits, heart friendly nutrition and a healthy…
Drifter cancer cells dangerous: Study
byWashington, April 27 (IANS) Biologists and physicists in the US have shown that cancer cells that separate or drift off from the tumor site…
Italy makes defibrillators compulsory for sporting firms
byRome, April 27 (IANS) Italy’s government has ruled that all sporting companies, regardless of whether they are amateur or professional, must own a defibrillator….
Sarabjit’s sister takes ill in Amritsar
byAmritsar, April 27 (IANS) Dalbir Kaur, sister of Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh, was Saturday advised rest by a doctor here after she…
Nearly 22,000 people screened for breast cancer in UAE
bySharjah, April 27 (IANS/WAM) The Pink Caravan, a breast cancer awareness initiative in the UAE, has screened a total of 21,795 people — including…
Himachal gets central funds for nursing institutes
byShimla: The central government Friday agreed to sanction Rs.17 crore for strengthening infrastructure in four nursing institutes in Himachal Pradesh, a statement said here….
Maharashtra medicos call off 4-day-old strike
byMumbai, April 26 (IANS) Around 3,500 resident doctors in all government-run hospitals in Maharshtra have called off their four-day-old strike Friday, an official here…