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Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:47:47 GMT+00:00

India Talkies

Apollo to open 11 hospitals, add 2000 beds next fiscal
Financial Express
Hyderabad: As part of its Rs 1800-crore ongoing expansion programme, Apollo Hospitals Group is planning to open 11 more hospitals in the next fiscal which includes an additional 2000 more beds to the existing 8800 beds. Following the addition of more ...
Apollo plans 32 new hospitals in two yearsSify
Apollo Hospitals in expansion modeExpress Buzz
Apollo commits Rs 1000 cr for medical education entryIndian Express
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Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:36:15 GMT+00:00

TopNews United States

Increase in number of PG medical students likely
Indian Express
A drastic increase in the number of applications for admission to next year's postgraduate medical courses is expected in view of the Medical Council of India's (MCI) announcement to increase the teacher-student ratio. Earlier, MCI advocated a 1:1 ...
Plan to add 695 MBBS seatsCalcutta Telegraph
MCI urges private healthcare chains to set up medical collegesBusiness Standard
India OKs private firms in medical education-reportReuters
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Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:40:22 GMT+00:00

TopNews New Zealand

Condoms down, pills up: Survey
Indian Express
The use of condoms has gone down, while oral contraceptives are gaining popularity among young women in the Capital, a survey has found. According to the Delhi statistical handbook, oral pills have gained more popularity as effective contraception in ...
Use of Condoms goes down, Women prefer PillsBreakingNewsOnline.
Condoms Sales Down As Oral Contraceptives Gain Popularityindia-server.com
Demand for oral pills increasing over condoms for effective contraceptiveinfocera
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Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:20:46 GMT+00:00

SINDH TODAY

Revised cost estimate for AIIMS-like institutions approved
The Hindu
The Cabinet on Friday approved the Revised Cost Estimates (RCE) for setting up six new All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-like institutions and upgrade of 13 government medical college institutions under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya ...
Cabinet gives nod to set up six AIIMS-like institutionsSify
Rs 5535 cr more for AIIMS-like institutes, medical collegesEconomic Times
Rs.93 bn more for setting up six AIIMS-like institutionsThaindian.com

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Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:22:33 GMT+00:00

HPV vaccine has nothing to do with deaths: Danam
Express Buzz
HYDERABAD: Refuting the allegations of clinical trials causing death of three tribal girls in Khammam district, Health Minister D Nagender claimed that the deaths were coincidental as two girls committed suicide and another died due to viral fever. ...
Vaccine may stop cervical cancer returnUPI.com
Poorer girls not getting HPV vaccine for cervical cancerUSA Today
Cervical Cancer Vaccine Not Reaching Many Young Girls i...Ozarks First
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Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:51:05 GMT+00:00

BBC News

Morning-after pill doesn't cut teen pregnancy
Times of India
Providing the morning-after pill in advance does nothing to cut teenage pregnancy rates, researchers claim. The use of emergency contraception doubled in just six years, but the latest data shows it has failed to slash rates of conception or sexually ...
Emergency pills not effective enough to control teen pregnancy - Studyinfocera
Emergency contraception fails to check teenage pregnanciesbolohealth.com
Emergency contraception does not reduce pregnancy ratesHealth Newstrack
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Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:36:52 GMT+00:00

Globe and Mail

Loneliness linked to high BP in elderly
Times of India
The new study at the University of Chicago shows, for the first time, a direct relation between loneliness and larger increases in blood pressure four years later – a link that is independent of age and other factors that could cause blood pressure to ...
Loneliness linked to high BPDoctorNDTV
Loneliness and high blood pressureNHS Choices
Loneliness linked to higher blood pressureUPI.com
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Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:33:58 GMT+00:00

India Talkies

Marrow Stem Cells from patients may repair hips
Express Buzz
CHENNAI: A pioneering technique by scientists at the School of Medicine, University of Southampton, UK, if proved successful, could soon revolutionize conventional hip replacement procedures. When a hip joint is damaged, part of the thighbone or femur, ...
New hip replacement technique may reduce need for donorsNursing Times
MRC offers grant for new stem cell researchZenopa

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Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:53:29 GMT+00:00

Nurse chops off newborn's finger
Times of India
KOLKATA: A newborns finger was chopped off accidentally by a nurse at Institute of Child Health,Park Circus,on Friday.The incident occurred while the nurse was trying to remove a drip channel from the 28-day-old's hand. A complaint of negligence was ...
Baby girl loses finger in hospitalCalcutta Telegraph

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Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:57:10 GMT+00:00

TopNews United States

Selenium may help fight diabetes in men
Times of India
For men, high plasma selenium concentrations are associated with a lower occurrence of dysglycemia, says a new study. Dysglycemia is any disorder of blood sugar metabolism. The research has been published in BioMed Central's open access journal ...
Dietary supplement can reduce diabetes risk – but only in menTelegraph.co.uk
Selenium concentrates may cut diabetes risk in men--studyTheMedGuru
Selenium Could Shield Against DiabetesBusinessWeek
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