![]() World News | Apollo hospitals expansion plan includes host of facilities for Cancer cure infocera This step is to fulfill the scarcity of one lakh beds in India. “We will have 52 hospitals by April, 2010. Besides, we are also considering about 20 locations for further expansion.” said Pratap C Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Group. ... Apollo to open 11 hospitals, add 2000 beds next fiscal Apollo commits Rs 1000 cr for medical education entry Apollo Hospitals in expansion mode |
![]() TheMedGuru | Negligent nurse slices little finger of infant in Kolkata TheMedGuru by Neharika Sabharwal - March 21, 2010 In a case of sheer negligence while on duty, a nurse sliced off the finger of 28-day-old baby girl at Institute of Child Health, Park Circus, Kolkata, Friday. The accident occurred when the nurse was trying to ... Nurse axed for cutting baby finger Nurse chops off baby's finger Newborn's Finger Chopped Off by Nurse |
TheMedGuru | Get your beauty sleep! Times of India It was World Sleep Day recently. We spoke to experts and found that just a few were aware of the day, while the rest welcomed it! “World Sleep Day is now in its third edition, and this year the theme is 'Sleep Well, Stay Healthy'. ... World Sleep Day: adequate sleep vital for overall health--experts Do you get enough sleep? Friday is World Sleep Day |
![]() Brunei News, Brunei Headlines from Brunei fm | India on brink of renal epidemic Daily News & Analysis If you are close to 50, suffer from hypertension, diabetes or obesity, have a stressful life, smoke, or take painkillers regularly, it is time you went for a kidney check-up. Health experts warn that with growing cases of diabetes and cardiovascular ... Awareness drive marks World Kidney Day Protect your kidneys to avoid Diabetes Kidney Awareness Month |
![]() Daily Mail | 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 ... Morning-after pills does not reduce pregnancy: Survey Emergency pills not effective enough to control teen pregnancy - Study Emergency contraception fails to check teenage pregnancies |
![]() India Talkies | You need not be down over Down's Syndrome Times of India CHANDIGARH: This World Down's Syndrome Day on Sunday, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector-32, plans to set up a society in collaboration with All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. Dr Gurjit Kaur, consultant incharge of ... Revised cost estimate for AIIMS-like institutions approved Rs 5535 cr more for AIIMS-like institutes, medical colleges Cabinet gives nod to set up six AIIMS-like institutions |
CM Ibobi, Ministers inspect progress of JNIMS E-Pao.net Imphal, March 20 2010: The officials of Medical Council of India (MCI) will be coming to Imphal next week to inspect the progress in the development of infrastructure and preparations of Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS). ... CM and team wants JNIMS to begin academic session in July JNIMS to match other medical Institute of the country CM inspects JNIMS works |
![]() India Talkies | Over two million pregnant women in India consume tobacco Sify 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, ... Pregnant women smokers in India on rise--health ministry Healthcare professionals moot joint campaign against tobacco |
![]() The Hindu | Simple lifestyle changes can help you live long Times of India Forget crash diets and obsessive calorie counting. A new study shows that it takes only slight changes to your eating habits to improve your long term health. Cut back on the number of times you shake the salt cellar or grind your salt mill. ... Malaysians Consume An Additional 51g Of Sugar Than Recommended Sweet problem We're so sweet |
![]() TheMedGuru | Cough medicine ingredient noscapine may help fight prostate cancer Sify Cough medicine ingredient noscapine could be used as a prophylactic treatment for prostate cancer, according to a new study. The study shows that noscapine inhibited tumor growth in mice and also limited the spread of tumors without causing any side ... Balding Before 30 May Cut Prostate Cancer Risk Baldness may cut men's prostate cancer risk--study Weymouth prostate cancer support group launched |