Bihar doctors continue strikeNovember 18th, 2009 PATNA - Junior doctors in Bihar are determined to continue their strike and have rejected the state human rights commission's request to end their nine-day-old protest, officials said Wednesday. About 500 junior doctors of the Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) have struck work demanding payment of the increased stipend promised to them earlier.
Infant dies after fall from overcrowded hospital bed in Uttar PradeshNovember 13th, 2009 LUCKNOW - A newborn baby died in an Uttar Pradesh hospital after falling from a bed that was shared by him, his mother, another woman and another infant, an official said Friday. The baby boy died on Wednesday but the matter came to the fore late Thursday after relatives of the victim alleged that the hospital staff was trying to cover up the incident.
Patna doctors go on strike, demand payment of stipendNovember 10th, 2009 PATNA - More than 400 junior doctors of the Patna Medical College and Hospital here have struck work, demanding payment of the increased stipend they were promised after a round of agitations in August. The doctors, who went on an indefinite strike late Monday, said the Bihar government has failed to pay them the increased stipend as promised.
Work on AIIMS-like institution to begin in ChhattisgarhNovember 4th, 2009 RAIPUR - Construction work on a Rs.329 crore (Rs.3.29 billion) AIIMS-like institution will begin in this Chattisgarh capital next month, a health official said here Wednesday. The 960-bedded All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-like institution will come up in Tatibandh area of Raipur.
23 seriously ill after eating jatropha seedsOctober 31st, 2009 RAIPUR - As many as 23 students of a primary school were critically ill at a government hospital here Saturday, a day after they ate jatropha seeds and fell unconscious. The students, enrolled at a primary school based at village Khorpa in Raipur district, ate jatropha on their way home from school.
Doctor stabbed, psychiatric patient shot by guard in Boston medical buildingOctober 27th, 2009 Boston cops: Psych patient stabs doc, is shot deadBOSTON — A man stabbed a doctor while being treated at a psychiatric office at a Boston medical building Tuesday and was fatally shot by an off-duty security guard who saw the attack, police said. The attack took place in the afternoon at a high-rise affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital.
Four swine flu deaths take India's toll to 431October 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Four swine flu deaths were reported in India Thursday, taking the toll due to Influenza A (H1N1) virus to 431. Also, 112 new cases were reported in the country, taking the total number of people affected with the flu to 13,142, health authorities said here.
Orissa swine flu patient dies in DelhiOctober 22nd, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - A swine flu patient who was shifted from Orissa to the Apollo Hospital in New Delhi earlier this week died Thursday, a state health official said here. A.K. Banwar was shifted to the Apollo Hospital Oct 18 after his condition deteriorated at Ispat General Hospital at Rourkela, some 515 km from here.
Apollo Group to open medical college, expand facilitiesOctober 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Hospital chain Apollo Group will soon open a medical college for undergraduation, chairman Prathap C. Reddy said Wednesday.
Junk DNA's cut and paste mechanism could lead to gene therapiesSeptember 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have discovered that a protein enables sections of so-called junk DNA to be cut and pasted within genetic code- a finding which could speed up the development of gene therapies. The study sheds light on the process, known as DNA transposition, in which shifted genes have a significant effect on the behaviour of neighbouring genes.
Indian American finds weight loss is good for kidneysSeptember 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Shedding pounds can help patients of kidney diseases protect their health, says a new study led by an Indian American. More than a third of US adults are either obese or overweight.
6-year-old dies of dengue in GoaSeptember 18th, 2009 PANAJI - A six-year-old boy died of dengue in the popular tourist stretch of Calangute in Goa, an official said Friday. Deepak Kababi, official in charge of the vector borne diseases cell in the state Directorate of Health Services (DHS), said this was the first dengue death of the year.
Madhya Pradesh medical colleges face de-recognitionSeptember 16th, 2009 BHOPAL - All five medical institutions run by the Madhya Pradesh government are facing the threat of de-recognition for not meeting Medical Council of India (MCI) norms, but the colleges are unfazed and say this is a routine affair. None of the five institutions run by the state have found mention in the MCI's list of recognised colleges that was published and distributed Tuesday with the prospectus of the Pre-PG Medical Entrance Test conducted by All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS).
Ramalinga Raju suffers cardiac arrest in jail, shifted to hospitalSeptember 7th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Disgraced founder of Satyam Computer Services Limited B. Ramalinga Raju suffered cardiac arrest in a jail here Monday night and was rushed to a hospital.
Patients suffer as junior doctors strike in Patna continueAugust 30th, 2009 PATNA - Patients here are suffering as the Government and other hospitals in Patna are over crowded due to the junior doctors strike over pay hike. A common sight at the Nalanda Medical College Hospital (NMCH) is of senior doctors attending patients lying on the floor since there are no vacant beds in the wards.
