China bird flu toll rises to 11
byBeijing, April 13 (IANS/EFE) The new strain of bird flu detected last month in eastern China has taken another victim in Shanghai, raising the…
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Indian-American doctors seek end to physician shortage
byWashington, April 12 (IANS) An influential group of Indian-American doctors has proposed a comprehensive legislative agenda to end the shortage of physicians in the…
Shimla hospital to have kidney transplant facilities
byShimla: Patients with kidney problems needing a transplant would not have to seek expensive treatment elsewhere as the state specialty hospital, IGMC Shimla has drawn…
Indian health experts welcome WHO, Unicef’s global plan to end preventable child deaths
byNew Delhi, April 12 (IANS) In an effort to end child deaths due to two major killer, but preventable diseases by 2025, WHO and…
Doctors restore eyesight of UP acid attack victim
byNew Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Doctors at a city hospital have been able to bring substantial improvement in the eyesight of a 26-year-old acid…
Bhullar’s hanging depends on fitness: Tihar official
byNew Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Khalistani terrorist Devenderpal Singh Bhullar, convicted and given the death penalty in the Delhi blast of 1993 that killed…
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…
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…