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Posted by IANS-CT in Health on 03 20th, 2010 | No Comments

Delhiites to queue up outside toilets to spread sanitation message

New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Realising that simply talking about an issue is of little help, an NGO here has gathered the support of scores of people in resettlement colonies to stand in queues in front of public toilets to draw the government’s attention to the lack of proper sanitation in the...
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Over two million pregnant women in India consume tobacco

New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Over two million pregnant women in India consume tobacco products, a shocking figure revealed by the Indian health ministry Saturday. ‘It is shocking that over 8.5 percent of the ante-natal mothers in India are tobacco users,’ said Jagdish Kaur, in-charge of...
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Posted by IANS-CT in Health on 03 19th, 2010 | No Comments

Rod removed from auto driver’s leg in ‘rare surgery’

New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) A team of doctors here have removed an iron rod from the leg of a 30-year-old auto driver in a ‘rare surgery’ as the rod had pierced near his ankle and got embedded in the rickshaw. Doctors of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Thursday removed...
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Rs.93 bn more for setting up six AIIMS-like institutions

New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The cabinet Friday approved an additional Rs.93.07 billion for setting up six institutions patterned on the premier All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and for upgrading 13 existing government medical colleges. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs had earlier...
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First summit of religious leaders on HIV and AIDS in Netherlands

New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Some 40 Baha’i, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and Sikh religious leaders will meet to discuss the HIV and AIDS in the Netherlands March 22-23. The World Council of Churches (WCC) said: ‘It aims to generate greater involvement from religious leaders...
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Excercising in proper outfit helps posture and good feel, say experts

New Delhi, March 19 (Calcutta Tube) Make well- fitting, comfortable attire for gym workouts. For, what you wear while exercising can accentuate the posture and the feel good factor, say fitness experts. Wear loose cottons while doing yoga or choosing colours play important roles while you select your...
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Posted by IANS-CT in Health on 03 18th, 2010 | No Comments

Azad overrules IMA’s objections to rural MBBS course

New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has three problems with the government’s plan to create a special cadre of rural doctors through a truncated MBBS course, but the health ministry has refused to yield to its pressure and will push ahead on the subject as planned. According...
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Apollo plans 32 new hospitals in two years

Hyderabad, March 18 (IANS) India’s largest private healthcare provider Apollo Hospitals plans to set up 32 new hospitals in the country over the next two years. While 11 new hospitals will come up in the next fiscal year, 20 more centres will open in 2011-12, Apollo chairman Prathap C. Reddy...
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Kerala records 268 dengue cases in 2010

Thiruvananthapuram, March 18 (IANS) Nearly 270 cases of dengue have been reported in Kerala this year, catching the authorities unaware as the mosquito-borne disease usually spreads during the monsoon. According to the latest report from the Kerala health department, the state capital has accounted...
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Chhattisgarh short of over 1,700 doctors

Raipur, March 18 (IANS) Chhattisgarh’s state-run hospitals are short of over 1,700 doctors, Health Minister Amar Agarwal said Thursday. ‘Some 1,733 medical officers’ posts are vacant in government hospitals in all the 18 districts of the state. The government is doing its best to...
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