Raped minor shifted to Lok Nayak Hospital
byNew Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The five-year-old girl battling for life after being repeatedly and brutally raped here for two days, was shifted to…
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Political overtones to Kashmir’s spurious drug racket?
bySrinagar: An alleged spurious drug racket in government hospitals here is widely perceived to be not merely a health or medical issue but also…
Sheila Dikshit undergoes sinus surgery
byNew Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit Friday underwent a surgery for sinusitis in a city hospital, doctors said. Dikshit, 75,…
Sofia Vergara raising awareness about hypothyroidism
byNew York, April 19 (IANS/EFE) Emmy-nominated actress Sofia Vergara revealed her own bout with thyroid cancer and debuted as the spokeswoman for “Follow the…
China suspends wild bird sales over avian flu
byBeijing, April 19 (IANS) Chinese government has ordered suspension of wild bird sales in a bid to prevent spread of the H7N9 bird flu….
China confirms 87 bird flu cases; 17 dead
byBeijing, April 19 (IANS) China Thursday confirmed the number of bird flu affected cases reached 87 in the country, with a total of 17…
‘India needs more specialists to combat rare genetic disorder’
byKolkata, April 18 (IANS) India needs more specialists and better networking among doctors, geneticists and test centres to combat lysosomal storage disease (LSD), a…
Himachal announces medical scheme for school kids
byShimla, April 18 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government Thursday announced a health programme under which critical illness of children studying in government schools will…
Orchid transfers intellectual property to European firm
byChennai, April 18 (IANS) City-based Orchid Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Ltd. has transferred the intellectual property (IP) related to an antibiotic discovery programme to Europe-based…
New method devised to detect autism in children
byToronto, April 18 (IANS) Scientists have come up with a new technique to detect autism in children based on their brain activity, says a…