By Aditi Biswas
Mumbai: Lisa Ray talks about breast cancer! Bollywood actress Lisa Ray, who has fought against cancer, is now looking forward a new life ahead.
“My name is Lisa Ray, and I’m a cancer survivor,” the actress introduced herself, before going to talk about her association with a newly opened cancer treatment centre here.
At the [...]
By Aditi Biswas
Pune: At least 70 school kids were hospitalised on Friday after having lunch under the mid-day meal scheme at their school at Bopodi,
Most of the children are aged between six and 13. They took the food in the school run by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC).
“The khichadi (rice and dal preparation) was foul-smelling [...]
By Shekhar
New Delhi: Type 2 diabetes treatment would be available at PGI from next week. It is expected to be a breakthrough in treatment of patients suffering from this more common type of diabetes at a cost of Rs 20,000.
Acknowledging the technology, a research paper ‘Efficacy of Autologous Bone Marrow Derived Stem Cell Transplantation in [...]
New Delhi: 34 new cases of Dengue have been recorded in Delhi, reaching the total number to 783.
Municipal Health Officer, MCD, N K Yadav told “With 34 new cases of dengue, the total number has reached 783. There are 11 cases in which the infection has been contracted from outside the city.”
The capital has seen [...]
By Aditi Biswas
Guwahati: Now people in Assam can avail of emergency doctor services in time of need by dialing 104. The emergency help line will be launched in January 2010.
“The idea is to provide instant help to a patient or their families. In many cases, a patient dies before one could realise what to do [...]
By Vijay Singh
New Delhi: Swine Flu death toll is now reached to 508. Meanwhile 3 more deaths have been confirmed by the officials. About 138 people were confirmed for swine flu today.
According to the Indian Health Ministry, one person died in the capital and two deaths were reported from Rajasthan.
The total lab confirmed cases of [...]
By Aditi Biswas
New Delhi: Following the Dengue outbreak there are blood shortage in Delhi hospitals. Meanwhile, officials say that two patients died in Jaipur Golden Hospital and St Stephen’s Hospital last week.
According to the latest reports, with four deaths from dengue and 710 cases being reported from hospitals across the city so far, the [...]