Pakistani teenager undergoes liver transplant in India
byNew Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Madhia Tariq, 16, had no hope of survival when she slipped into a coma after collapsing in her Lahore…
Health
Mamata getting better: Doctor
byKolkata, April 12 (IANS) The condition of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is undergoing treatment at a private nursing home in the…
WHO, Unicef put together global plan to end preventable child deaths
byNew Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Taking the bull by its horns, WHO and Unicef have put together a Global Action Plan for the Prevention…
Bhullar is in Delhi mental health institute: Lawyer
byNew Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Devender Pal Singh Bhullar, whose petition challenging the rejection of his mercy plea by the president was dismissed by…
Interrupting protein can help boost immunity: Study
byLos Angeles, April 12 (IANS) Interrupting for a short period a protein responsible for immune functions can help boost the body’s immunity against viral…
Israeli firm grows bones from fat
byJerusalem, April 12 (IANS) An Israeli biotech company has developed a way to turn extra fat into new bones to replace missing or damaged…
Four mn birds destroyed at Mexican poultry farms
byMexico City, April 12 (IANS/EFE) Nearly four million birds were destroyed at poultry farms in the Mexican states of Jalisco and Guanajuato due to…
China bird-flu toll reaches 10
byBeijing, April 12 (IANS/EFE) Chinese authorities said Thursday that a 10th person has died from the new strain of bird flu detected last month…
Over 100 Chinese kids hospitalised after mysterious lesions
byBeijing, April 12 (IANS) Over 100 children from a kindergarten in China’s Chongqing municipality were hospitalised after strange spots were noticed on their lower…
Primary health workers win government laurels
byNew Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Recognising the importance of ground-level health workers in reducing maternal mortality, the government Thursday conferred awards on nurses, midwives…