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American scientists alter gene makeup of babies

... the ethical issues related to cloning continue to haunt the medical fraternity. ...

More Youth In Himachal Resort To Suicide

...the cause of death is often undetermined. Suicides haunt Himachal Pradesh's young despite their high literacy. Edited IANS...

Mother And Daughter Suspected to Be Witches, Killed

... two in the Ganga and threatened that ghosts would haunt the village if they failed to do so. Malda police official Dilip Mandal confirmed this and said, "The people behind the act have confessed to the crime and we would make arrests soon," he said....

Anti-Cancer Treatment Promises Hope in Bird Flu Treatment

...r of individuals across the globe and continues to haunt the world. Although no case of human-human bird flu transmission has been reported so far, it is feared that mutation of the virus could lead to a pandemic, killing millions worldwide. This necessitates the development of novel treatment techniques t...

First Exclusive Women’s Clinic Launched in Chennai By Apollo Hospita

... and chronic problems. Of the health problems that haunt women, diseases such as cancer, AIDS, osteoarthritis, deserve special mention. Another major target of the Apollo Centre of Excellence for Women would be maternal and child health, including prenatal and menopausal care. Furthermore, the main targe...

Medical Colleges, Confident of Meeting Standards Before 90-days deadline

...vailability of teaching staff , which continues to haunt the medical colleges in question. Despite funds being provided to the hospitals to facilitate the requirements, precious little has bee done. Jagannath Prasad, former acting director of RIMS and head of department, anaesthesia, said, “Steps are bei...

The Face Of Indian Health Care: A World Health Day Evaluation

...ections tropical diseases like malaria continue to haunt the country, claiming a massive number of lives, every year. These major public health threats are joined by diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and hypertension, posing a significant challenge to the Indian economy. Cancer, ...

Depression and Anxiety Endemic in Britain

...dividuals of all ages. Exams, jobs, house prices haunt the younger generation. Youthful optimism seems to be lost in the race, reveals the survey. In men under 35, suicide is the most common reason for death. The constant search for success, a feeling of inadequacy, helplessness which complement the 24/7...

Testtube Babies Born in Kenya

...research are some of the issues which continues to haunt IVF. The use of IVF has opened up a range of options for single people, same-sex couples, women after menopause and thereby several legal and ethical concerns as well. Only time will tell whether IVF has served as a boon or a bane to manknd....

Learn From a Leader: Smitherman shares a personal story about his battle with drugs

...ter person. It was liberating. If it comes back to haunt me, so be it." He shared with the public, that it was the inner drive to give up drugs that was a key motivator in ensuring his success. He had taken counseling with a drug specialist psychiatrist on about 15 to 20 occasions. He had to get away from...

Six More Bhopal Gas Tragedy Continues to Take Toll

...ty years on and the Bhopal Gas Tragedy continuesto haunt the public of Bhopal. Today it was reported that there weresix more victims dead from the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy //. Doctors at a hospital that was set up here to treat the affectedpeople are being accused of negligence. 'More than six people ha...

Flood-ravaged Surat Issues Epidemic Warning

...epidemics. Memories of the 1994 plague continue to haunt the people of Surat - that took at least 50 lives - and not too many are ready to take any chances. The rains and flooding in Gujarat has also led to an outbreak of chikungunya across the state, especially in Ahmedabad. Chikungunya is a relatively ...

AIIMS Goes to Polls Amid Reservation Issues

The reservation issue continues to haunt the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here as the main poll plank// for the elections to its resident doctors association (RDA) that began early Tuesday. Nearly 1,400 resident doctors, interns and students of AIIMS will ele...

South Asian Sisters Bring Mental Illness Out of Closet

...olourful exploration of self and the melodies that haunt us: a performer, performs/ an observer, observes/ both share a secret/ seek and find". Asked why did she choose Meetu Chilana as the singer and Samrat Chakrabarty as the director for the theme song of her film, Rehana said: "Meetu has a lovely voice...

On the 'Fast Buck' Trail: Kidneys on Sale

...g the Government’s ‘watch dog’. Similar problems haunt many developing countries in Asia, Europe, Africa and South America with the organ trade flourishing in violation of national laws, cultural and religious sanctions. A survey conducted by Nancy Scheper-Hughes, an anthropologist, revealed that kid...

Cocaine Stigma Continues to Haunt Kate Moss

...r past. However the stigma of the past continue to haunt this famous super model....

42-year-old Cancer Patient Honored by British Queen for Her Fundraising Efforts

... 26. Despite a mastectomy, the disease returned to haunt her a decade later, spreading to her lungs and bones. It would get you this time, she was told six years ago. But undaunted she has carried on with her efforts to raise funds for charities fighting cancer. She has raised over 1.5m for charity throu...

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