Archives March 2013

31 March 2013

• A new way to treat blood toxicity on the cards
• Manipuri women suffer for their husband's sins - contract HIV
• Man dies during surgery,family claims medical negligence
• Senior doctor suspended for taking bribes in Haryana
• Nelson Mandela now breathing on his own

30 March 2013

• Chewing gum could make you fat
• New vaccine design promises production of HIV vaccine
• Delhi all set to launch 12 new government hospitals
• Nelson Mandela in good spirits and responding well to treatment

29 March 2013

• WHO issues new guidance on dietary salt and potassium
• What India can learn from this village about managing community health
• Nelson Mandela responding well to treatment
• Saif's 'Go Goa Gone' poster violates anti-tobacco laws

28 March 2013

• Puducherry government to check over-30s for non-communicable diseases
• Vidyut Jamwal to start self-defence classes for women
• Eight-year-old gets HIV, father blames government hospital
• Novartis not optimistic about Supreme Court verdict
• Gut bugs responsible for obesity!
• Tea or coffee could activate your cancer genes!
• Leech therapy makes a comeback in modern India
• Want to lose weight? Eat a protein-rich breakfast!

27 March 2013

• Positive response to same day surgery, discharge: Apollo Health
• Accident victims on Gurgaon-Jaipur highway to get cashless treatment
• Contraceptive pills kill 20 every year in France
• Coronavirus: 17 infected, 11 dead from SARS-like virus
• ‘South Africa must follow India, China lead on affordable life-saving drugs’

26 March 2013

• Coming soon - the National Policy on Drug Abuse
• Lack of donors fuelling illegal kidney racket?

25 March 2013

• Goa wants to emulate Gujarat pharma success
• Parkinson's drug can improve decision-making ability in the elderly
• Scientists figure out cause for Down's Syndrome
• Why has the National Health Bill been shelved?
• Coffee can protect your liver from alcohol damage!

24 March 2013

• New way to fight dengue – vaccinate the mosquitoes!
• World Tuberculosis Day 2013: Extremely drug resistant TB rearing its head in India
• Rural development minister blames bureaucracy for healthcare woes
• Forever – a programme by Narayana Nethralaya to screen babies’ eyes for diseases

23 March 2013

• Alleged rape victim allowed by Court to terminate pregnancy
• Pune swine flu update: Health measures stepped up
• 10,000 eye cancer cases diagnosed each year in India

22 March 2013

• Scientists hoping to use genetic tools to beat dengue and malaria
• Gurgaon kidney racket: Two doctors jailed
• Salt content too high in packaged foods
• World Water Day: 1800 die due to unsafe water everyday!
• Accord national status to Adyar Cancer Institute: Jayalalithaa
• United Nations rope in Norway to help India fight infant and maternal mortality
• India finds the answer for sleep disorders
• Gujarat swine flu update: HC condemns private hospitals turning away patients
• Now a pill to stop your hair from greying
• Cardiac stents to cost Rs 20,000 less
• Is telehealth cost beneficial?
• Indian blood analyser gets European nod for export
• Suppression of a gene could lead to Parkinson's disease
• Kids super-picky about food? Blame the genes!

21 March 2013

• Now a film on sperm conservation!
• Did stress cause a 24 year old to have a heart attack?
• Fish protein can inhibit cancer!

20 March 2013

• World Head Injury Awareness Day: Women and children need to wear head gears as well!
• Music, massage can help you sleep!
• Scientists develop miniature device to monitor blood!
• World Head Injury Awareness Day: India needs more neuro-rehab centres
• Scientists create peptide that mimics 'good' cholesterol
• Yuvraj launches 'The Test of My Life' his book on battling cancer

19 March 2013

• Exposure to pathogen could lead to type 1 diabetes!
• Stress can lead to Alzheimer's!
• Delhi swine flu update: Total toll reaches 1431
• Only 21 percent foreign-educated doctors can practice in India: Azad
• Africa seeks Indian investment in healthcare
• Tamiflu resistant swine flu virus has experts worried
• 122 junior docs in Kolkata go on a picnic without permission, cripple hospital services
• New gel-based drug delivery system developed
• 'Need for medical protocol for victims of sexual violence'

18 March 2013

• Delhi swine flu update: Total toll 1,418
• Universal flu vaccine on the cards?
• Universal vaccine against influenza possible?

17 March 2013

• Teenage depression linked to heart disease
• Coffee, green tea can protect you from strokes!
• Narendra Modi claims Gujarat has the best record in fighting malnutrition

16 March 2013

• Olive oil makes you fuller
• Special screening to detect birth defects in children launched
• Centre asks states to set up nutrition councils
• Delhi swine flu update: 19 more test positive, total toll 1,383
• WB human rights group asks state to probe Park Street mobile towers
• Health key to India's future: President Mukherjee
• 50,000 east Delhi children to be checked for anaemia

15 March 2013

• Bihar's farmers paying heavy price for chemical fertilizers
• Probe into mobile tower radiation sought by Human Rights panel
• Bangalore suburb gets an exclusive Apollo clinic
• Cabinet clears anti-rape bill which reduces age of consent to 16
• Leading lawyer calls India's pharma sector 'hip and hapenning'

14 March 2013

• India to monitor hypertension more closely
• Bihar districts hit by high arsenic content in groundwater
• Sheila Dixit launches cancer institute
• Himachal Pradesh swine flu update: Four deaths so far
• Delhi swine flu update: 18 more test positive, total 1,351

13 March 2013

• Poor sleep affects children's health
• Narayana Nethralaya goes hi-tech to cure dry eyes
• Painkillers causing kidney disease among youngsters
• Bitter gourd juice destroys pancreatic cancer cells
• Stem cells from body fat can destroy tumour cells
• Your protein supplements could be doing more harm than good
• Want a healthy brain? Exercise!
• HelpSOS - a tele healthcare service for the urban elderly launched

12 March 2013

• Can DNA length predict life expectancy?
• Indian students can now study regenerative and translational medicine
• Aspirin could lower skin cancer risk
• e-Mamta - a Vodafone initiative that helped reduce infant mortality in Gujarat
• New York ban on supersize sodas quashed

11 March 2013

• Ram Singh suicide: The unanswered questions
• Karnataka government bans sub-standard drugs
• Health Ministry releases Rs 6.28 crore for Amarnath Yatra
• Heroin racket: Vijender Singh questioned, refuses to undergo drug test!
• IPS officer gets jail for selling heroin
• Ram Singh had been taken off suicide watch
• Ram Singh suicide update: Family thinks he was murdered
• Papayas can beat cancer diabetes, hypertension, cancer and increase fertility!
• Delhi rapist suicide: Experts believe it won't affect trial
• Sad he can't be hung publicly now: Delhi rape victim's brother
• Bird flu: More than 2000 chickens culled in Bihar
• We took drugs for fun: Vijender's sparring partner Ram Singh
• Delhi gang-rape: Main accused Ram Singh commits suicide
• Replace missing teeth with gum cells!
• Free cleft lip surgery - US NGO joins Vedanta

10 March 2013

• Glaucoma awareness walk held in Gurgaon
• Hundreds of chicken culled after bird flu outbreak in Bihar
• Delhi swine flu update: 15 more test positive, total toll 1,267

09 March 2013

• Polio-stricken man completes 42 km Arabian Sea swimathon
• Losing weight may ease osteoarthritis
• How taste buds sense flavours
• International Women's Day: President gives Stree Shakti awards
• More young women falling prey to advanced breast cancer
• Programme launched in Himachal to make school kids anaemia-free

08 March 2013

• World Bank and Planning Commission to analyse medicine use for better healthcare delivery
• Delhi HC asks mobile towers in residential areas to be removed
• Delhi swine flu update: 41 more test positive, total cases 1,252
• Happiness? It's just a chemical called hypocretin in your brain!
• Ayurveda docs want say in Kerala healthcare policy

07 March 2013

• Ford India 'delivers' babies in Tamil Nadu village
• Alzheimer's disease linked to genetic anomaly
• ‘Nightmare bacteria’ spreading in US

06 March 2013

• HIV breakthrough - doctors tread cautiously
• Delhi to get 800-bed branch of cancer institute
• Ranbaxy to sell generic anti-depressant in US
• Eat fish rather than fish oil pills: Study
• A portable gadget can now predict the possibility of a stroke
• Polio stricken man to take part in 42 km swimathon
• India main source of pharma drugs smuggling: UN
• Progress in health infrastructure; health benefits distribution unequal: Azad

05 March 2013

• Assam to ban tobacco products
• Sachin Tendulkar inaugurates GIFT
• Pregnancy is full of contradictions, says actress Nandita Das
• Delhi to get another cancer institute with 800 beds
• Delhi rape victim 'Nirbhaya' being honoured in the US
• Delhi swine flu update: Total 1137 cases, 13 deaths
• Delhi rape case inspires mobile apps for women safety
• Why the Delhi chemists are threatening to go on strike
• New Parkinson's cure on the cards?
• Kerala medical labs cry foul over TV sting
• Haryana to get a women's medical college
• Delhi government approves new technology to screen donated blood
• New initiative to tackle maternal deaths in India

04 March 2013

• A sensor that controls devices with thoughts!
• Women have more efficient brains
• Bhopal gas tragedy affecting the third generation as well
• Fair price shops to sell generic medicines in West Bengal

03 March 2013

• Vitamin D deficiency high in Indians
• Now watch movies, get a spa and fine dine in hospitals
• India swine flu update: 275 deaths, 2500 positive
• Prenatal infection and pubertal stress could lead to schizophrenia

02 March 2013

• How to clear bacteria that clog medical devices
• Jaundice grips Shimla, over 100 cases reported

01 March 2013

• New TB drugs being tested in India: Ghulam Nabi Azad
• 'Cancer deaths on the rise in India'
• Scientists find genes responsible for heart disease!
• Fukushima infants face greater cancer risk: WHO
• Interacting with animals better for autistic children
• Fungi to beat cancer?
• Clogged arteries could lead to a stroke
• A book that helps people in medical emergencies!
• Union Budget 2013-14: Healthcare sector
• Union Budget 2013-14: AIIMS gets highest allocation among hospitals
• Union Budget 2013-14: Why the private healthcare providers didn't like budget
• Union Budget 2013-14: More funds needed, insiders feel
• Union Budget 2013-14: More for women and children
• Jeevan Asha, a fight against malnutrition in Jharkhand