AIDS Sufferers Turn to British Doctor to Prolong their Survival
...ian companies like Ranbaxy are exporting the drugs abroad while in India it is not yet approved," said Ranjit Biswas, a doctor assisting Jack Preger. The Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine (CSTM) also acknowledges the services of Preger. "Jack Preger is really doing a great service. He is giving a l...Indians might be spreading Polio
...al, there is a suspicion// that Indians who travel abroad are spreading the disease. "Investigation of strains of the polio virus and their genetic sequencing carried out in the African countries of Congo and Mozambique has revealed that they are of Indian origin," Buren Bayar, the UNICEF Polio Coordinato...Preventing Falls May Be Key to Avoiding Disability in Elderly
...cent. Community-wide efforts that have been tested abroad were shown to reduce fall-related fractures by 6 percent to 33 percent. 'Both medical and environmental aspects of disability need to be addressed in a disability prevention program,' Freedman said. 'Approaches that recognize the complexities of di...Scientists In UK Issue A Caution Over Untested Stem Cell Treatments
...lled stem cell wonder cures that are being offered abroad as most have not been properly tested.// The health experts had yesterday in a letter to the Times, praised UK for establishing herself as a world leader in stem cell research, but cautioned that many foreign therapies, in particular those for mult...China's Neusoft and Trivitron Plan to Set up Medical Equipments Unit
... Trivitron employs over 300 people in India and abroad and has a turnover of Rs.1.1 billion ($25 million). (Source: IANS)...Drug Firms Meet Annan, Pledge on AIDS Medicines
...l generic AIDS drugs produced by generic companies abroad to be included in the US AIDS programme in Africa and the Caribbean - symbolic of the new-found cooperation. Apart from the three Indian companies, pharmaceutical giants Becton Dickinson, Bristol-Myers Squibb, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson and Johnson a...AIIMS Strike Enters Second day, Support Continues To Pour In
...a kind of exodus of doctors to private practice or abroad has started happening from such institutes. So ultimately it is the institutes that will suffer.” The situation that has arisen is such a sad outcome of interference, which should remind us of 50 years back when the then health minister in the Jawa...Punjab Plans of Banning Sex Determination Kit from US
...e foolproof. "There are NRIs and travellers from abroad who can smuggle these kits into India. The PNDT Act needs to be amended suitably with a strict penalty for using such kits," said gynaecologist Sanjay Goyal. Punjab has one of the worst sex ratios in the country - 874 females against 1,000 males. T...Delayed Drug In New Zealand Markets
... fund long-acting insulin, that has been available abroad for years. // The government agency that purchases drugs announced yesterday that it would fund the insulin, glargine, from July 1. It is also known by its trade name, Lantus. Wayne McNee, Pharmac chief executive, said the drug, which was priced ...Public Warned About Fake Drugs
... by the Medicines Act of 1968, but the suppliers abroad are not subject to these legalities....Plans Of Recruiting Pas From America Causes Displeasure In Scotland
...ke the UK less attractive to medical students from abroad and would harm patient care. <br...Quota System: Diverting Attention From The Real Problem
...hem to get employment in India. Seeking employment abroad was not that popular; avenues to get employment abroad were not known as we do today. Since IITs were not that well known, the competition to get into IITs...Long Patient Waiting Times Force NHS Patients To Seek Treatment Abroad
...s like it is time for impatient patients to travel abroad rather than wait for weeks or months to get treate..., then perhaps the need for NHS patients to travel abroad for medical treatment would be drastically reduced. One reason behind the increasing inclination t...Impact Of Late Motherhood on Children
...nors in the UK reveals the fact that many women go abroad and poor women in Eastern Europe are being exploited by foreign clinics. Most women pay only for their ART treatment. Hence the welfare of both the mother and the child should be kept in mind before taking any decision....India is the "IT" destination for obesity cure: med tourism
... Because there is a long queue for such operations abroad and because it is far economical here, we are flooded with queries from abroad for operation dates in India. In this new development of laparoscopic bariatric surgery, there are m...UK Patients Seek Fertility Treatment Abroad Due To The Long Waiting List
In UK couples go abroad in order to undergo fertility treatment. The main ...ty Network UK, said that patients would not travel abroad for treatment if they could access it in the UK....NHS Medics at the Receiving End
Doctors undergoing training abroad are facing a sudden turn of events, after the change in the immigration rule, which stipulates that non-EU doctors// need to possess work permits to train with the NHS. This will obviously leave many thousands in quandary and render them jobless. ...Bird Flu Spreads To Sudan & China Reports Of Another Case
...ed man. Salih said, that the samples would be sent abroad for further tests. Meanwhile the WHO authorities a...nducted they are planning to have the samples sent abroad for further tests. Meanwhile, the WHO also announced that China reported its 17th human case of the...Technical Reversal Of Virginity Now For Rs.20, 000!
...g in for the procedure. A middle-aged woman from abroad approached Parikh for the surgery because she wanted to gift the regained virginity to her husband on their 20th wedding anniversary. 'I get queries from Indians in the US and Britain. If the practice becomes a trend, we will strike gold. Moreover,...Satyam Stops Conducting HIV Tests On Employees To Prevent Discrimination
...are recruiting somebody for our development centre abroad and the law of that country demands that he should undergo HIV tests, then we have to abide by it. India, especially states like Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra, is facing a serious situation and we need to do a lot to prevent a catastrophe like the...