Archives October 2012

31 October 2012

• Empathy can fool the smartest of brains
• 'Why can't you contain dengue outbreaks?' Delhi HC asks Govt
• Now a 3D tool to detect malfunctions in unborn heart!
• Even one junk food meal bad for your heart!
• Haryana dengue update: 415 cases this month
• 'Need to evolve early childhood care policy'
• Delhi dengue update: 36 new cases on Tuesday
• Ramadoss went against Centre's stand: CBI
• BMC to give illegal street vendors hygiene lessons
• Mumbai dengue update: Govt makes reporting of dengue cases mandatory
• Karnataka Bird Flu: Ban on poultry sales till Nov 15

30 October 2012

• Hidden heart disease, not sports to blame for cardiac arrests
• Over 33,000 birds culled due to bird flu outbreak near Bangalore
• Fortis launches India's very first 'hospital mall'
• Bird flu kills over 3000 turkeys in Bangalore
• Maha state government to fund ZTCCs to boost organ donation

29 October 2012

• Quack held for running allopathic clinic
• Hunk John Abraham to lose weight for Shoojit Sircar’s film
• Trans-cranial magnetic stimulation helps alleviate Alzheimer's symptoms!
• Now a super sensitive test kit that can detect HIV, cancer faster!
• Indian-American develops first ever mouse model of typhoid fever
• Almonds, tomatoes, fish, chicken, soya beans - some foods over 40s must eat!
• Could prenatal surgeries prevent spinal disorders?
• Scientists nail protein responsible for high 'bad' cholesterol levels
• Why are there no guidelines to protect children from sexual abuse?
• Delhi dengue update: Cases cross 900 mark in NCR
• Pancreatic cancer is many diseases rolled into one
• Glaucoma drug can regrow human hair!
• Flu vaccine comes with benefits to the heart

28 October 2012

• Can three minutes of physical exercise stave off cancer?

27 October 2012

• Dengue, viral fever grip Gurgaon
• Airport body scanners can damage diabetes devices
• Are you up for the 10,000 steps a day challenge?
• Defective taste buds responsible for childhood obesity?
• Tamil Nadu dengue update: Six suspected deaths in the last two days
• Expert committee constituted to frame guidelines for drug trials: NHRC

26 October 2012

• Fight stress through ZeNLP - a tribal meditation technique
• Boost working memory with Omega-3 fatty acids
• Exercising increases life satisfaction
• India's infant mortality rate drops by three points
• Crusty food items bad for diabetics with heart disease
• Revealed - why lost weight comes back
• Delhi dengue update: 76 new cases, total rises to 788
• Electronic nose that sniffs obstruction in breathing during sleep!

25 October 2012

• Bihar Dengue Update: Two dead, over 200 cases
• Video game can curb anger issues in children
• Even moderate drinking can damage your brain cells!
• Dengue breeding spots more than households: Report
• A day-old boy stolen from hospital
• 'One in every 22 women in India is likely to suffer from breast cancer'

24 October 2012

• Now a technology that can analyse diseases from bone samples
• Why can't we contain Japanese encephalitis?
• Hyderabad to host conference on medical tourism
• First polio case of 2012 reported in India

23 October 2012

• Aspirin could prevent mental decline
• Folic acid reduces brain tumour risk
• Tiny diagnostic device can navigate bloodstream, perform microsurgeries
• Now, get an alert for an impending heart attack!
• Electricity to help treat heart disease?
• MRI-friendly heart gives cardiac patients new hope
• NGO plans to bring some cheer to children battling cancer this Diwali
• Most milk supplied in market below quality standards, SC told
• Yash Chopra's death due to dengue spurs BMC to fumigate all film studios
• Yash Chopra's death highlights that dengue can affect anyone
• Madhya Pradesh is the worst place for infants in the country
• Heart attacks doubly dangerous for women
• Reduce your stress levels with ten minute 'tension tamers'

22 October 2012

• Noise levels in ICUs well above WHO limits: Study
• Mamata issued notice by SC in chief adviser appointment case
• Sense of danger magnified by fear
• ‘BabyShield’ for painless screening programme for newborns launched
• Inactivity affects your blood sugar levels
• Vibrating your body could keep diabetes away!
• Human stool has hidden benefits!
• Risk of birth defect increased in IVF
• Sharad Pawar recounts his battle against cancer
• Pre-scan preparation must before CT, MRI scans
• Karnataka launches Vajpayee Arogyashree scheme to improve healthcare for poor
• High-carb and high-sugar diets raise Alzheimer's risk
• Indian hospital using stem cell therapy to treat hip joint disorder
• Delhi Dengue Update: 652 'official' cases this season

21 October 2012

• Yash Chopra passes away
• Breast cancer awareness drive: Historic monuments to be lit up pink
• Delhi dengue update: 617 'official' cases
• Bihar dengue Update: Two dead, over 100 cases
• Fast response crucial to recovery from stroke
• 'Cancer diagnosis doesn't make young people turn to religion’
• Diabetics likelier to develop Tuberculosis: WHO

19 October 2012

• Long video game sessions can give you insomnia
• Could your teenager be malnourished?
• World Osteoporosis Day: Exercise, exposure to sun keeps disease away
• Scientists working to tackle space flight infections
• Indian scientists develop new technique to probe Alzheimer's disease
• Plan to tackle encephalitis approved by government
• 'Golden hour' awareness can prevent strokes: Experts
• Cold virus could overpower cancerous cells!
• How bad is the drug addiction problem in Punjab?
• Max Bupa to launch 'Walk for Health' initiative
• New fast and cheap Hep C tests as reliable as conventional lab tests: Study
• Number of dengue cases continue to rise in Chandigarh as officials turn a blind eye
• Delhi Dengue Update: Number of cases soar to 551
• Misleading advertisements by smokeless tobacco industry

18 October 2012

• Do you often make bad decisions? Blame it on the indoor CO2 levels!
• Delhi Dengue Update: Highest number of cases from South Delhi
• Should a potentially 'unsafe' vaccine be used to treat pneumonia?
• Lupin gets FDA approval for generic Avapro tablets
• Multivitamins can lower cancer risk?
• Missed sleeping hours could affect memory power
• Instant relief for mouth burns with oral strip!

17 October 2012

• Over 11,000 received free healthcare services in Maharashtra: Officials
• Heart-related ailments set to become a big problem for Indians
• Painkiller abuse on the rise in the US: Experts
• Obesity linked to infertility in teens!
• Alcoholic women have shorter lifespans
• Pranabda wants healthcare for all
• Delhi Dengue Update: IIT and JNU pulled up for failing to check mosquito breeding
• Health department intensifies campaign against Dengue
• Heavy drinking kills you quicker than smoking!
• Skipping breakfast could make you put on weight!
• Instrument to aid research in nanoparticles for drug delivery gifted to IIT professor
• Parle fights back against seizure, moves HC

16 October 2012

• Alarming increase in dengue causing Aedes aegypti mosquito: Entomologists
• Statins - the best way to lower cholesterol levels!
• 'Electric' pants to prevent bedsores
• Sitting for long periods not good for health
• Global Handwashing Day observed by UNICEF
• Delhi Dengue Update: 30 new cases on Monday
• Tamil Nadu taking necessary action to prevent dengue outbreak: Jayalalithaa
• Eight Delhi hospitals to be upgraded for better treatment for dengue
• Mumbai's Jaslok hospital gets automated breast volume scanner (ABVS)
• Vegetarians have more health benefits than meat eaters: Study

15 October 2012

• Chemists on strike from Tuesday, FDA makes alternate arrangements
• 21 day hand hygiene awareness campaign launched by HUL
• Expensive cough syrups' benefits questioned by British study
• Short high intense sprints much more effective than running, walking for a long time
• Exposure to traffic pollution harmful to children’s lungs
• Antibody treatment to reverse fatal lung disease found?
• Fibre in your diet can help beat cancer!
• AIIMS to open new OPD clinic
• Smoking leads to age-related cataract?
• Sounds can be unpleasant due to heightened activity in brain
• Why depression hits women after childbirth?
• Threat of a dengue outbreak looms large over Delhi

14 October 2012

• Mutation in protein linked to male infertility
• Faba beans can beat cancer and hypertension: Study
• A peptide that kills skin cancer cells synthesised!
• Delhi Dengue Update: Over 400 cases reported this season
• ElearnSCI.org - website for information on spinal cord injury

13 October 2012

• A healthy country is a prosperous country, says President
• Folic acid and Vitamin B can help reduce heart disease?
• Step up anti-dengue measures, allow students to wear full sleeved shirts and trousers: Azad tells Southern states

12 October 2012

• UP minister resigns after allegations that he abducted a medical officer
• Want to be happy? Eat fruits and veggies!
• Micro Labs creates tablet for low sugar
• Man struck with breast cancer – twice!
• Delhi Dengue Update: 150 'official' cases
• Women start worrying about their age when they turn 29
• Angered over raids, Maharashtra chemists to go on strike from Monday
• Bihar's suspected polio case negative
• Now get an eye test online!
• Polio back in the country?
• 'Do not form a policy that will increase the price of essential drugs'

11 October 2012

• Govt to decide on new drug pricing policy by mid-Nov
• Eye ailments on the rise among young kids
• Doc in patient 'lock up' case tells his side of the story
• Forensic report shows chemical poisoning in Rameez's death
• NGO Datri sets a benchmark for overseas transplant
• New cure for cataracts - antioxidants!
• Smokers in Kerala spend 9 percent of income on tobacco
• 77% people who suffer from mental health issues never get treated: Experts
• Doctor abuses and locks up patient for failing to pay hospital bill!
• Panel granted more time for report on banned pesticides
• Amitabh Bachchan to receive a mobile diabetes testing unit on his 70th birthday

10 October 2012

• Mental Health Bill: Activists ask PM to intervene
• Women who flirt likelier to climb the corporate ladder!
• Should India follow China's lead and set up an organ transplant database?
• Stop stigmatization of depression: WHO
• Protein to cure dementia?
• New bill biased against mentally ill: Activists
• US meningitis outbreak: Thousands at risk
• J&K govt to pay blind man Rs 14 lakh for medical malpractice

09 October 2012

• Nobel Laureate for medicine came last in Biology!
• Can depression during pregnancy affect a baby's language skills?
• Nanocapsules to fight drinking related gastric ulcers?
• Math model to track future pandemics
• A shot to cure intolerance to gluten?
• Don't shy from seeking help for mental problems: Experts
• Now an iPhone app to deal with your fears!
• AIIMS conducts first ever stem cell transplant for multiple sclerosis
• Premature babies fare no better by receiving fresh blood
• Tomato lowers stroke risk!
• Relief granted to Cipla challenged in high court
• Do video games really make kids violent?
• FIR lodged against hospital in Sikar for medical negligence
• Karnataka on special drive to contain dengue
• Standard treatment plan should extend to government hospitals too: Experts
• Shinya Yamanaka and Sir John B. Gurdon share Nobel Prize in Biology

08 October 2012

• Is our brain always working?
• Provide details of clinical trials in country: Supreme Court
• Diabetes test in a minute with lesser blood and at Rs 2!
• Display treatment costs: Health Ministry to private hospitals
• One in 20 women in cities suffer from breast cancer every year
• Patient admitted for dialysis and discharged with Hepatitis C?
• Breast cancer survivor on a mission to conquer the Himalayas
• Researchers identify 'trauma switch' that keeps us from going insane
• Delhi dengue update: 33 new cases on Sunday
• Vitamin pills to boost memory?
• Masina hospital update: Unrest continues
• 70 million people received free drugs in Rajasthan: Officials

07 October 2012

• Mothers responsible for their kids' drinking problems!
• Now an injection to get rid of the beer belly and double chin!
• Nausea-free cancer drugs on the cards?
• Plants could increase efficacy of anti-fungals
• Fears of Masina Hospital shutting down
• New measures by Delhi government to check dengue

06 October 2012

• US meningitis outbreak claims five
• Doctors ask for tests that are unnecessary
• Brain dead, girl lends a fresh lease on life to 5
• Watermelon helps control cholesterol and curb heart attacks!
• Delhi Dengue Update: 24 cases on Friday
• Hypnosis may not be for everyone
• Encephalitis deaths: Is the UP government to blame?
• Cardiac care units to be set up in four districts of Haryana: Chief Minister

05 October 2012

• Acitivists outraged by 'barbaric' Mental Health Bill
• Could specific cells be converted into neurons?
• Milk proteins may have cancer preventive effect
• Watching TV a cause for obesity?
• Half of baby's heart reconstructed with rare surgery
• Campaign launched to create awareness on organ donation
• Ill health pushes 39 million Indian's into poverty: Health Minister
• Delhi Dengue Update: 18 cases reported on Thursday
• India criticised by WHO for morphine curbs
• UAE to receive international medical consultants

04 October 2012

• US consul in Hyderabad to support breast cancer awareness drive
• Need to remove stigma against leprosy patients
• India, Bangladesh vow to end drug trafficking
• NGO launches short film to promote breast cancer awareness
• World's oldest prosthetic toe was used in 950 BC!
• Private hospitals treated more poor patients over past 2 years
• UP to ban gutka by 2013
• Govt promises to provide free generic medicines - again!
• Most men believe that their partners are 'naturally beautiful'
• Diet rich in omega 3 fatty acids and curcumin might help people with spinal injuries walk!
• Cipla’s new malaria drug Mefliam Plus receives WHO approval
• Rajasthan Government to offer free tests after free generic drugs!
• Delhi dengue: 98 affected, one dead
• Chloroquine, old anti-malarial drug, now effective again!
• Children's hospital ordered to pay for transfusing HIV+ blood
• Australian healthcare company to roll out weight loss programme in India

03 October 2012

• While India mourns baby Falak, four children die due to hospital negligence!
• Delhi State Govt Budget 2012-13: Healthcare highlights
• Vitamin D may not reduce severity of cold
• Tanning beds increase risk of commonest form of skin cancer!
• Better salary makes one happier at work
• More medicines should be accessible for common man: SC
• Screening and treatment programme for deficiency, disease and disability among school children
• The answer to looking young could be in sea animals!
• Do you support the Planning Commission's move to train quacks?
• No organ donation unless it's a relationship of 'love, affection and attachment': High Court
• Mamata wants more control over private medical establishments
• Delhi dengue update: 12 new cases
• Could proper sleep prevent diabetes?
• Now, a tool to sharpen prediction of flu
• West Bengal not ready to ban gutka?

02 October 2012

• Improved prediction methods for better flu vaccine
• Modest dose of exercise can boost mental health in obese teenagers!
• Exercise could help prevent stroke, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's in the elderly
• Genetics linked to hearing loss (Research)
• Delhi dengue: Govt seeks report
• Vaccine for kidney cancer on the cards
• India roots for adopting balanced approach for management of LMOs
• Smoking linked to pancreatic cancer?

01 October 2012

• Mandatory for doctors to prescribe generic medicines?
• Maha govt steps up organ donation drive
• Junk food diet linked to stroke and dementia!
• Global Food Security Index: 224 million Indians undernourished!
• Dangerous new breed of mosquitoes discovered
• One in ten people over 60 don't have grey hair!
• People unaware about stroke aftermath
• Minorities at the bottom of healthcare: Kapil Sibal
• Heart disease now kills twice as many women as all cancers!
• World's elderly will number two billion by 2050
• International Day of the Elderly: Indians over 50 face serious risk of chronic diseases
• Heartmate II - a new hope for terminal heart patients
• International Day of the Elderly: 31% elderly are abused