Dengue Claims 15 Lives In West Bengal
Dengue, the mosquito-transmitted lethal disease that has claimed 15 lives and afflicted 1,000 people in West Bengal so far, has been declared an epidemic by the state government.// ..State Health Director Prabhakar Chatterjee Tuesday told IANS:...Dengue Epidemic in West Bengal: Over 1000 New Cases and 15 dead
Kolkata (6th Sept 2005): In an alarming announcement the Health Minister of West Bengal Mr.Surya Kanta Mishra officially declared that West Bengal was facing a Dengue epidemic and the numbers of cases detected were increasing in comparison to last year.// ....Mishra also said that other than dengue, malaria, typhoid, viral fever and encephalitis were also afflicting the people, especially in K...45 People die in West Bengal due to Dengue and suspected Japanese Encephalitis
After declaration of dengue fever as an epidemic in West Bengal by Chief Minister Buddhabeb Bhattacharya last week. Both Dengue and suspected Japanese Encephalitis has caused 45 deaths and has hospitalized more than 2000 people // in West Bengal. The confirmed death due to dengue is claimed to be at 20 in West Bengal and 25 cases of death is suspected to be caused by Japanese encephalitis. Japan...AIDS Cases On The Rise In West Bengal
There is an alarming increase in the HIV/AIDS cases in India’s West Bengal State with 0.5% of its population belonging to the age group// of 15 years and 49 years carrying the virus, according to sources from the West Bengal State AIDS Prevention and Control Society (WBSACS). This figure is considered to be extremely high. ..The 2001 census figure put the total population of West Bengal at 80 mil...Childbirth On Road Drew Public Attention In West Bengal
The plight of a poor woman in West Bengal, who gave birth to a baby in a public street after a government hospital doctor released her, raised public outcry and a call for probes here Tuesday. // ....Bengali news channel Star Ananda Tuesday beamed images of Basanti Mal of Nijhuri village in Birbhum district, about 180 km from here, lying on a road with her newborn baby after she was forced to le...Malaria Claims 49 Lives In West Bengal's Dooars Area
Malaria has claimed 49 lives and affected 20,000 people in West Bengal's Dooars area bordering Assam and Bhutan, RSP member Nirmal Das told the West Bengal Assembly today. // ....Of the 20,000 affected, 35 per cent had been diagnosed as those of malignant malaria, Das said during mention hour... ..Stating that a medical team recently visited the area, he said that it was far from adequate. Besid...Man Holds Own Skull in Bengal Medical Miracle
A 25-year-old youth in a West Bengal hospital is brandishing a piece of his own skull, an eye-popping medical miracle that is attracting hundreds of curious visitors//. ....The Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Hospital in Kalyani, 40 km north of Kolkata in Nadia district, has no less visitors than any museum these days with electrician Sambhu Roy, who suffered severe burns while almost getting electrocu...Communist Bengal not to ban cola immediately
West Bengal would not ban the sale of soft drinks of two multinational giants till a report was received on samples sent to the central government for testing, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said Thursday.//.. .."A decision will be taken only after we receive the report," Bhattacharya told reporters, taking a stand in sharp contrast to Kerala, another communist-ruled state... ..There woul...Dengue Cases in West Bengal Reaches 400 Mark
Dengue has affected 400 people so far in West Bengal, though apparently the severity of the mosquito-borne viral disease is less than last year//. ....West Bengal Chief Secretary Amit Kiran Deb said Monday at least 400 dengue cases were reported so far, while two cases of chikungunya were confirmed. ....Though the official death toll was said to be one, unofficial sources said more people had di...Health Officials Investigating Plausible Chikungunya Outbreak in Bengal villages
West Bengal- Four villages belonging to West Bengal’s North 24, parganas District, is reeling under the onslaught of a ‘puzzling’ fever, which has affected nearly 2000 people.// The symptoms point towards a possible Chikungunya outbreak. .. ..District Chief Medical Officer, Kusum Adhikari said, though the symptoms are very close to those of chikungunya, yet, doubts can be confirmed only after th...Dengue Toll Touches four in West Bengal
Dengue has claimed four lives in West Bengal and affected about 500 people, health minister Suryakanta Misra said Thursday//. ...."There are four deaths so far in West Bengal with about 500 affected," said Misra. ....City Mayor Bikash Bhattacharya had said earlier that 29 people in Kolkata were affected by dengue with one death reported. ....Though the mayor said the situation was not alarming,...Compensation Demanded For Bengal's Blood Scam Victims
India's largest patients' rights body led by US-based AIDS researcher Kunal Saha has demanded compensation for the hundreds of thousands of people in West Bengal who are// feared to have received HIV contaminated blood as a result of faulty blood-test kits purchased by the state government. ..The kits were supplied by Secunderabad-based company Monozyme India, which had clinched a contract in De...West Bengal Performs 'Yagna' to Ward off Dengue, Malaria
A three-day yagna-fire worship-with 1,000 pyres began Friday here to ward off dengue and protect the ozone layer. // ....Amid chanting of Vedic hymns by Hindu priests from across the country and women carrying water pots on their heads, the ritual was performed with the lighting of a large number of kundas (pyres) at the premises of the Eastern Railway near here. ....The yagna, organised by NGO...Britain to Explore Opportunities in Bengal Medical Sector
Kolkata: The British Healthcare Mission, a seven-member delegation visiting Kolkata, is exploring opportunities in the healthcare// sector of West Bengal. ....The team comprising five British medical service companies came here Monday for an interactive session with health sector players of West Bengal. ...."The seminar was held for exploring opportunities of partnership between India and the U...Bengal Teenager to Participate in World Oncology Camp
A Bengali teenager, who won his battle with cancer, is all set to fly to United States to share the story of his recovery from the deadly ailment. ......Bidurin Chakraborty, a class 12 student of Boy's High School in Siliguri, about 600 km from the state capital, is completely cured after three years of treatment against cancer with the financial support of cricketer Sourav Ganguly and his team...Bengal to Ban Low-grade Plastic Production
The West Bengal government will ban production of low-grade plastic from Wednesday, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya said Tuesday in a pledge on the World Environment Day. ......Bhattacharya urged the state Pollution Control Board (PCB) to come forward with their assistance in formulating an environment-friendly policy. ......"We have decided to impose a ban on low-grade plastic productio...Small Pox Scare Put West Bengal on High Alert
Kolkata, The West Bengal government has issued a warning in all districts after reports from New Delhi about the possible return of smallpox, considered eradicated from the world 30 years ago, along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border. ......The West Bengal Director of Health Services Sanchita Bakshi said border security agencies have been asked to monitor if anyone is entering India with fever, one...The strike by the junior doctors of two state-run medical college hospitals in West Bengal entered its second day Monday, leaving many patients a harried lot . ......The house staff and interns of the Chittaranjan National Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata had ceased work protesting a mob fury in which the hospital premises were ransacked late Saturday night after a 22-year-old auto driver...The samples of poultry and ducks from Matigara, Darjeeling District in West Bengal & Kuttanad in Kerala have tested negative for Avian Influenza (H5 & H7) as per report received from High Animal Security Disease laboratory (HSADL), Bhopal. Unusual mortality in birds had recently been reported from these two places. ......In Matigara, unusual mortality was reported from Aziz poultry farm, resul...