Archives July 2012

31 July 2012

• Capital hospitals unaffected by power cut
• Medical camps at Amarnath treat 45,000 pilgrims
• Brain wired differently in people with 'autobiographical' memory: Study
• TV addiction ups type 2 diabetes risk in the elderly!
• Bihar's conjoined twins: Family undecided on surgery
• New treatment could halt arthritis spread
• Is there a link between high testosterone levels and prostate cancer?
• Multiple Sclerosis drug boosts sunlight recetivity
• Smiling can help you beat stress!
• Forgive and forget - it's good for your health!
• Lack of sleep may affect the quality of your work
• Top docs to check on Bal Thackeray today
• Bihar's conjoined twins: SC asks Bihar Govt to bring them to Delhi
• USFDA clears GVK Bioscience's Ahmedabad unit

30 July 2012

• Physicians of Indian origin seek more opportunities in the US
• Anna Hazare's health stable on second day of fast
• Kerala to set up premier medical college
• Tripura govt to launch 24x7 ambulance service
• Killer E.coli strain decoded
• Liver transplant in Indian hospital saves Yemeni boy's life
• Dementia impairs higher emotions?
• Why you need to avoid alcohol while taking medicine - it triples the dosage strength
• Is India the leprosy capital of the world?

29 July 2012

• Night workers likelier to have heart attacks?
• Centre sends team of docs to violence-hit Assam
• National Liver Foundation launches Hepatitis awareness programme for Mumbai slums
• Deadly Ebola virus kills 13 in Uganda

28 July 2012

• Jalandhar Civil Hospital: Under govt scheme, father wasn't supposed to be charged Rs 200!

27 July 2012

• Viral hepatitis could kill 5mn in South East Asia: WHO
• Jalandhar Civil Hospital: Neonatal services to be free in Punjab state hospitals
• Liver plays a vital role in regulating body clock
• Raisins more effective than energy bars: Study
• Measuring your sleep pattern wirelessly
• Personalised therapy for colorectal cancer patients gets US FDA nod
• Ecstasy found to cause dementia like symptoms
• India is the world's open defecation capital
• Docs save 450 g, three month old premature baby in Mohali
• Jalandhar Civil Hospital: Failure to pay Rs 200 results in newborn's death
• Cancer drug could cure AIDS!
• Jalandhar incubator death: Punjab Chief Minister orders high level probe
• Ranbir Kapoor pleads guilty in smoking case

26 July 2012

• Jharkhand becomes the seventh state to ban gutka
• New discovery could lead to Alzheimer's treatment
• Bal Thackeray to undergo endoscopy on Friday
• Alarming number of people affected by mosquito borne diseases in Mumbai: NGO
• WHO envisions a HIV- negative South East Asia by 2015

25 July 2012

• Salty diet can lead to kidney stones and osteoporosis
• International AIDS Conference 2012: Cure AIDS with love says Elton John
• Andhra prisoners to grow herbs for Himalaya Drugs
• Cheese and yoghurt keeps diabetes at bay!
• Too much light when you sleep could cause depression
• Karnataka has 1.5 crore tobacco users: Survey
• A new tool kit for dyslexic kids in Indian schools
• India should collaborate more with US in healthcare: Expert
• Death toll of Amarnath pilgrims raises health concerns
• Three year old has head thrice the size of an adult's head!
• Why has Bal Thackeray been hospitalised?
• Heartburn pills could increase cancer risk: Study

24 July 2012

• Premature babies likelier to survive in neonatal ICUs
• Killer bug could replace antibiotics in therapy
• Childhood obesity linked to cancer risk?
• Ideal Cures unveil new pharma coating technology to prolong drug release
• Depression and anxiety prevalent in every society: Study
• Pregnant teen with cancer sparks off abortion debate in Dominican Republic
• Shanta Kumar's dream hospital inaugurated in Himachal
• Could plain packaging of cigarette packets dissuade smokers?
• Aurobindo Pharma to launch generic anti-diabetic drug in the US
• Delhi High Court issues notice to Govt on radiation from mobile towers
• Are testosterone injections responsible for Pinki's male-like characteristics?

23 July 2012

• Are Monday morning blues a form of social jet lag?
• Centre ordered to provide more medical aid to Amarnath pilgrims
• Pranab Mukherjee's health secrets
• Are Indians really the most active of them all?
• Mohanlal wants to donate his organs
• Woman gives birth on Delhi metro!
• Soft drinks make it harder to lose weight
• Babies of HIV-positive women show minute levels of antiretroviral drugs
• Uttarkhand smokes the most in the north
• UP village bans all tobacco products!
• Nine lose eyesight after undergoing cataract op at Anand hospital
• Does alcohol keep arthritis at bay?
• Severe flu doubles Parkinson's risk in later life

22 July 2012

• Uddhav Thackeray to be discharged on Monday
• Could premature potty training harm your kids?
• Rajasthan man alleges docs removed his two-year old son's kidney

21 July 2012

• Bihar's Conjoined twins: Centre sets up panel to figure out if they can be separated
• Satyamev Jayate Impact: Centre frames more stringent rules for ultrasound clinics
• Haryana becomes sixth state to ban gutka and pan masala
• Tripura to go tough on tobacco use in public places
• Nintendo Wii therapy helps stroke patients recover
• Could Batman convince kids to eat healthier?

20 July 2012

• Coriander fortified bread is healthier: Study
• 'Good fat' discovered, could help do away with obesity
• Eggs now healthier than they were 30 years ago
• Pharmaceutical companies to stop giving gifts and sops to physicians
• After Maha, Karnataka's AYUSH docs go on strike over allopathic drugs issue
• India lags behind most countries in children's health: Save the Children
• Marijuana linked to premature births?
• Indian firm Strides Acrolab gets FDA nod for generic cancer drug
• Fat levels in blood linked to Alzheimer's?
• US women getting addicted to the hookah!

19 July 2012

• Rajasthan becomes fifth state to ban gutka
• Delhi doc cures Kenyan man's vitiligo
• Did Rajesh Khanna die of liver infection?
• Domestic funding on HIV exceeded international investments: UNAIDS
• Together we will end AIDS (Video)
• Rajesh Khanna passes away

18 July 2012

• Scientists crack the cancer code
• Paraplegics find new hope in musical glove
• Low birth weight affects girl child's learning ability
• Abused children likelier to develop cancer as adults
• Scientists develop 'roller' to keep your back flexible
• Day-time nap an early sign of dementia

17 July 2012

• Biochip to regenerate dead muscle
• AIIMS paper leak case: Another doctor arrested
• Modified mosquito bug to kill its own kind
• Uddhav Thackeray had chest pain for four days
• Himachal Pradesh defers gutka ban
• It's official! Women are now smarter than men
• Scientists discover E coli's weak spot
• Why is male sterilisation the least preferred family planning method?
• Uddhav Thackeray discharged after angiography
• Can Bihar's conjoined twins be separated? SC asks health ministry
• Alzheimer's onset linked to walking pattern?
• Obese kids aren't dumber!
• Kerala Swine Flu Update: Death toll up to eight since Jan
• Your cosmetics could give you diabetes!
• 4.5 lakh Pakistani kids die of malnutrition every year
• Himachal Pradesh bans gutka, pan masala
• Kids' waistlines directly proportional to TV viewing hours?
• Scientists discover biochemical that can treat diabetes
• A million Pakistani kids to get polio drops

16 July 2012

• FACE - a robot that can 'feel'!
• Delhi Metro gives cancer-afflicted kids a day to remember
• Hospital staffer arrested for attempting to rape 25-year old pregnant woman
• High Court asks MCI to grant additional seats toTelangana colleges
• Tripura to set up dental, ayurvedic, homeopathic colleges
• Goa's beaches to be smoke-free soon

15 July 2012

• US wants India to increase cancer drug prices
• Scientists isolate Alzheimer's gene
• Now control a computer with your eyes!
• IMA to take Maha govt to court over non-MBBS decision

14 July 2012

• Is it a good idea to allow homeopaths, ayurvedic and unani docs to practice allopathy?
• Pinki's partner says she falsely accused her of rape!
• Groundwater contaminated, Punjab battles uranium curse

13 July 2012

• Bihar looks to increase awareness about menstrual health and hygiene
• Newer vaccines not requiring refrigeration could save billions
• Ajay and Kajol to make film on female foeticide for Maha government
• Scientists inject E.coli with ancient gene to figure out evolution
• Alzheimer's risk can now be detected in your 30s and 40s
• Woman delivers baby boy, despite massive fibroid tumours
• Avoid passive smoking as it is 16 times more polluting!
• Bulandshahr hospital staff protest Chief Medical Superintendent's and ward boy's suspension
• Talking about weight might give kids eating disorders
• UP - a land where sweepers, ward boys and drivers play doctor
• After UP, sanitation staff in West Bengal found stitching patient's wounds

12 July 2012

• Weight loss - it's not just what you eat but when you eat that matters!
• Haryana - India's first hookah free state
• Why the Maharashtra gutka ban will work
• Former wrestler-actor Dara Singh passes away
• Could Indian 'Swarna' rice variety hold the key to beating diabetes?
• Official probe into Bulandhshar hospital's ward boy stitching begins
• India will meet UN's MDG targets: Health Ministry

11 July 2012

• Pinki Pramanik finally released from jail
• Yuvraj Singh to pen a book about his cancer battle
• BARC to tackle Punjab's groundwater Uranium woes
• UP Health scare: Sweepers and non-experts performing medic duties seems to be the norm in the state
• Did the Jharkhand government's negligence result in silicosis deaths?
• Chemists call off strike after government relents
• UP Health scare: Health min orders probe into Bulandshahr hospital case
• Bulandshahr district hospital - where sweepers stitch wounds, ward boys administer injections

10 July 2012

• Facebook isn't depressing!
• Pinki Pramanik gets bail
• Obesity increasing death risk a myth?
• Can weed cure cancer?
• Footballer dies after on-field collision in West Bengal
• How our immune cells are born
• Medical shops in Mumbai to close at 6 pm from July 11-17
• Swine Flu Mumbai Update: Toll reaches 75 this year
• Girl's organs harvested for donation

09 July 2012

• World Tuberculosis Day 2012: Tuberculosis beware, Bulgam Bhai is here (Video)
• Supergranny Sowmi Akka shares her secret to reach 120 years (Video)
• World's first anti-obesity shot on the cards?
• Cannabis - the new weight loss secret?
• Antibiotics useless against sinus infections
• Dara Singh critical, undergoing dialysis
• Meditate the way you want
• GE Healthcare to add to its Indian workforce
• Satyamev Jayate: Bihar seeks Aamir's help to popularise generic drugs

08 July 2012

• 12th five-year plan will give health sector a shot in the arm: Montek Singh Ahulawalia

07 July 2012

• Court seeks report on Pinki case
• Tele-ICU now a reality in India
• What is the mystery disease killing children in Cambodia?
• Over 600 teens underwent breast reduction surgery in Britain!
• Facebook, peer groups can influence health behaviour
• Betul's conjoined twins: Congress blames CM Chouhan for infecting Aradhana and causing her death

06 July 2012

• Diabetes drug shows growth of new brain cells
• Rajesh Khanna to be discharged this weekend?
• CM Omar Abdullah shocked to see monkey in hospital
• Link between infertility, substance abuse and mental illness in women?
• India and China leaders in Diabetes due to harsh lifestyle shift
• Iodine deficiency puts one-third of the world's population at risk
• Mum's blood enough to unravel unborn baby's DNA
• Indian pharma Lupin receives FDA approval for generic version of LYRICA (Pregabalin)
• Betul's conjoined twins: Aradhana passes away after heart attack
• Ban on branded drugs could see India's $5.4 million free drugs-for-all policy work
• Is Pinki Pramanik's detention illegal?
• Opossums replace mice as the new animal model for liver disease

05 July 2012

• Could older bees provide the answer to Dementia cure?
• Could seaweed be more effective than your toothpaste?
• Reduce your risk of heart disease, eat fruits and veggies!
• Diabetes drug may up bladder cancer risk

04 July 2012

• Children exposed to violence suffer health problems: Study
• Ibuprofen promotes bone healing post fracture
• Are the authorities responsible for Pinki Pramanik's leaked MMS?
• Stressed mums' babies likelier to have health problems!
• Want to live longer? Eat less!
• Global warming leads to spread of toxic bugs: Study
• Doing badly in school? Blame your genes
• Introspection necessary for self-development
• Beware - your cat could make you suicidal!
• Auxiliary liver transplant saves two-year old Omani girl's life
• Indian plant extract could cure diabetes!
• Does farting help you reduce blood pressure?
• "A mother dies every ten minutes in India"

03 July 2012

• Naked mole rat holds the key to a long life?
• Protein responsible for spreading oral cancer found
• Fast food likely to give you diabetes and heart disease!
• Observing from a distance can help quell anger
• Sound sleep the key to doing well in school
• Why has Shatrughan Sinha been hospitalized?
• Betul's separated Siamese twins celebrate first birthday!
• Coffee lowers risk of skin cancer
• Dr Reddy's launches generic version of Roche's anti-osteoporosis drug in the US
• 237 million people in India underfed: United Nations

02 July 2012

• Dozen Ayurvedic docs injured in clash against the police in UP
• Six Gurgaon doctors booked for medical negligence
• Bihar Encephalitis Update: Deceased's families yet to receive compensation
• Fidgeting the secret to longevity?
• Sprinting key to losing belly fat?
• Epilepsy drug users likelier to suffer fractures?
• Injecting oxygen molecules using lipids can allow patients to live without breathing!
• Sleep deprivation can lead to hyperactivity
• New drug boosts memory, learning
• British woman gives birth in coma, can't remember giving birth!
• Want to curb those hot flashes ladies? Exercise
• WHO calls for universal health coverage in India
• Delhi govt to provide life-long financial assistance to HIV-AIDS victims
• Will the NUHM alleviate the healthcare woes of people living in towns and cities?

01 July 2012

• Chikungunya affects a 1000 people in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district
• Mysterious blast causes panic at Kolkata's Chittaranjan National Medical College
• Over 2,000 died during drug trials in last 4 years, only 22 received compensation