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Counseling to Mothers Against too Much Shaking of Children

...Hence the persons concerned could be sent to jail, authorities warn, indicating the seriousness of the problem in the military. The mandatory educational briefings are conducted before the birth of the baby, soon after, and again a third time at a later outpatient check-up. "We call it an immunization, beca...

UK Mental Health Reforms Will Do More Harm Than Good, Critics Warn

...change this.' The new bill would also enable the authorities to detain people with personality disorders who have not committed a crime. The government's contention is that every year around 55 to 60 murders are committed by mental health patients, and the provisions in the bill are aimed at reducing the num...

Hormone Replacement Therapy – To Choose Or No

...xperts want now is a statement from the regulatory authorities that HRT is safe when used appropriately, so that those who want to use it can do so without undue worry. "The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, which is responsible for drug safety, has to go back and look at the subject again...

Australian State Health Official Sacked Following Poisoning Outbreak in Nursing Home

...ake the blame on herself for failure to notify the authorities promptly. "We take full responsibility for not notifying the department, the department are not to blame for not knowing about the outbreak," she said. "We did contact them on the Tuesday morning as soon as office hours opened and advised them but...

Delhi Hospital Medicos Calls Off Strike

...transferred from the hospital. Doctors said that authorities have accepted their demand to appoint ex-servicemen to take care of the hospital's security. Delhi Health Secretary D.S. Negi held long discussions with the striking medical personnel Thursday and promised that Delhi Police and home guards personn...

India Earmarks Rs.1.34 Bn to Fight Bird Flu

...06, but the situation was brought under control as authorities culled tens of thousands of chicken. The disease, however, continues to spread in many parts of the world. Source-IANS/V...

India to Hike Free Treatments in Fight Against AIDS

...s month, all districts will be made implementing// authorities and the number of free treatments will be raised. The goal is to "to halt and reverse the epidemic in five years" at a cost of Rs.115 billion ($2 billion), according to a draft executive summary of the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO). A...

Pranab Mukherjee was Back Home from Hospital

...to receive him and kept in touch with the hospital authorities about his health. But for the accident, Mukherjee would have been in Riyadh Monday. He was scheduled to go to Saudi Arabia on a three-day visit to further intensify ties between New Delhi and Riyadh. Mukherjee is not expecting any high-profile...

Recovering Pranab Mukherjee Likely to Be Discharged Tomorrow

...to receive him and kept in touch with the hospital authorities on the minister's health. In a personal message from the hospital, Mukherjee, known as a workaholic, Sunday said confidently that he would be back to work within 48 hours and thanked all those wishing him good health and speedy recovery. If the...

Eritrea Bans Female Circumcision

...s without good cause, to warn or inform the proper authorities promptly, shall be punishable with a fine and imprisonment,' it continued. The ban came into force on 31 March, the information ministry said. FGM is outlawed in a number of African countries, but laws are rarely enforced. In total it is est...

Samjhauta Victims in Pakistan Feel Neglected

... train Feb 18 night. While investigations are on, authorities in India and Pakistan have been unable to agree on whether the probe should be conducted jointly. Source-IANS/L...

Public Libraries Turning into Shelters for the Homeless in the US

...have to take care of them. If they pass out, other authorities have to be alerted. Many times librarians also act as counselors. And when they interact closely with the homeless who might suffer from a variety of diseases, librarians themselves become vulnerable. Chip Ward, who recently retired as the assis...

Animal Lovers Protest Brutal Dog Killings

...every level to ensure prosecution of the municipal authorities responsible for the gruesome acts in the state. Animal lovers from the four cities are also planning to actively participate in corrective, successful and humane measures to control the population of stray dogs in Indian cities. "We would supervi...

Australian City Fights Global Warming in a Unique Way

...ion, in the fight against global warming. The city authorities simply switched off power supply to many areas for an hour. Lights were out over the iconic coat-hanger bridge. The opera house was darkened. Families held candle-lit picnics on the edges of Sydney harbour, while thousands of suburban homes were bl...

International Study Finds Ways to Maximize Effective Responses After Terrorism Incidents

...e them. Further, community awareness and notifying authorities if something seemed out of the norm was found to be important, particularly by the Israelis who feel that their population is always alert and reports anything that seems suspicious. "This project provides an initial framework for learning lessons ...

Asia Pacific Region Officials Agree to Curb Aviation Pollution

... such times jet engines burn five-times more fuel, authorities said. Now transport officials from the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum _ have agreed to follow suit and hopefully slash millions of tons of carbon emissions. ''The commitment from the APEC economies is a major step forward in adopt...

Patient Pays For The Callousness Of Hospital Administration

...as positive. Then the tragedy ensued. The hospital authorities did not impress upon Jyothi’s family the need to start HIV treatment for their daughter. In fact they failed to pass on the news itself, it turns out. Four months later she returned to the hospital in an advanced condition and died. The despondent ...

Debate in US: Who Should Decide for Disabled People?

...cern after all. But yet others charge the hospital authorities concerned have acted beyond brief, in deferring to all the requests from Ashley’s parents, without going into the medical necessity of such interventions. Could her teeth all be removed to spare her the pain of cavities? Or her fingernails so that ...

Date Rape Drug Seized at Chennai Airport

...ase said. The passengers were brothers. The DRI authorities said the chemical was a veterinary anesthetic and used as a narcotic. The abuse of Ketamine had been spreading rapidly in the `rave party' circuit in East and South East Asia and also in Europe and U.S., they noted. Actually along with Rohypnol...

British MP Stress the Need to Fight Against TB Jointly With India

...TB control program centers in Delhi and would meet authorities in Bangalore, Chennai and Delhi. "We talked to a number of doctors and patients and the experience so far is interesting," Herbert said. The Revised National TB Control Program (RNTCP), popularly known as DOTS program, was introduced in the coun...

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