Chinese lab reveals H7N9 source
byBeijing, April 10 (IANS) A top Chinese biology lab Wednesday ascribed the H7N9 avian influenza to genetic reassortment of wild birds from east Asia…
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US launches $30-mn project to fight AIDS in Cambodia
byPhnom Penh, April 10 (IANS) The US Wednesday launched a $30 million initiative to support Cambodia’s fight against HIV/AIDS, the US embassy here said….
Pacemakers for depression patients
byBerlin, April 10 (IANS) German scientists have implanted pacemakers in the brains of patients suffering from depression, with remarkable results. Researchers from the Bonn…
Bihar’s conjoined twins happy over apex court ruling
byPatna, April 10 (IANS) Seventeen-year-old conjoined twins Saba and Farah welcomed the Supreme Court ruling Wednesday that did away with the option of a…
Egg white component lowers blood pressure
byWashington, April 10 (IANS) A study by American scientists presented Wednesday supports the view that a substance in egg white has the ability to…
Kamla Nehru Hospital blood bank fights to remain open 24/7
byShimla: The female dedicated Kamla Nehru Hospital (KNH) here is facing a serious crunch of employees owing to which the hospital’s blood bank cannot…
Odisha increases retirement age of 873 doctors
byBhubaneswar, April 10 (IANS) Odisha has hiked the retirement age of 873 doctors working in three of its government-run medical college and hospitals by…
Medical negligence: Father compensated for daughter’s death
byNew Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The father of a pregnant woman, who died after a negligent doctor treated her for cancer that she did…
Amit Mitra complains of chest pain, hospitalised
byNew Delhi, April 9 (IANS) West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra, who was heckled by SFI activists, was Tuesday evening hospitalised after he complained…
Indian vaccine regulatory system meets WHO standards
byNew Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The Indian vaccine regulatory system has met the standards set by the World Health Organisation (WHO), health ministry officials…