Tag: "contention" at medical news

Parke-Davis (India) runs into rough weather – Court orders attachment of asset

...will come up for hearing on May 29th. The bone of contention between the employees and the managements is the voluntary retirement scheme. The former employees allege that the management forced them to accept VRS without granting them sufficient time to think on it. The vacation court has directed the manage...

Panic In Russia Over HIV Infected Blood

...ted sample may also have been sent to Moscow. This contention has however been rejected by the Federal Medical and Biological Agency Blood Center’s Director Yevgeni Zhiburt. The authorities also claim that the infected blood was processed through the protein albumin which is capable of destroying the virus. The...

Hospital kitchen food investigated for underfed patients

...hat it called a "cook chill" system. The bone of contention is that meals prepared at another site are re-heated at Cefn Coed. "The staff are wonderful and the patients are really well looked after but morale is very low. I've seen those making sandwiches for the patients because they will not eat the food....

French fries by McDonald's fries in another controversy

...voring ingredients in French fries. // The bone of contention is that these constituents might trigger allergy in some individuals. Earlier, McDonald's also announced that the content of trans fat in a large serving of fries is higher than previously estimated. The three lawsuits were filed by consumers after...

Thin and don’t need exercise: think again!!

...xercise in order to stay healthy. // The bone of contention is cholesterol: HDL or 'good' cholesterol and LDL, also known as 'bad' cholesterol. Exercise is known to higher levels of good cholesterol and is thought to lower levels of bad cholesterol in the blood.The finding in the study was that LDL choleste...

Tobacco industry legally sued by Manitoba and other provinces

The bone of contention between provinces and tobacco industry battle is// the health care costs. The suit is of a multibillion-dollar nature and could kick into high gear within two years. This info was provided by Manitoba Health Minister Tim Sale. Tim Sale said, "Thi...

Patients In A.P Inconvenienced As Doctors Go On Strike

... boycott the emergency services on Wednesday. The contention of the association was that the government order gives undue advantage to the in-service doctors, dilutes the quality of medical education and the number of seats to the fresh medical graduates are also reduced. The medical services in government ho...

Agartala Medical College under Fire from MCI

...tion of the college building was another factor of contention and a summons for the contractor was sent. It was revealed that the contractor had failed to give an assurance for the completion of the building within the next six months as was demanded by the delegation. The medical council delegation also fo...

Budhia Is Fine, Government-constituted Medical Board Reports False

...running,’ concluded Dr. Pradhan. ’This proves my contention that Budhia is hale and hearty and is fit to run. A conspiracy is on against the boy,’ said the much relieved Biranchi Das....

FDA chief takes decision without two senior officials’ opinion

...ter this delay was announced. This is the bone of contention and can land him in trouble....

US $ 22 Billion Required Yearly to Fight AIDS: UN

...the fray, strongly rejecting the Islamic countries contention that homosexuals, prostitutes and drug users should be excluded from the list of vulnerable groups in the declaration. "We need to be realistic," Annan stressed in an unusually blunt remark. "We need to be able to protect the most vulnerable and if...

Court Dismisses 143-Crore Claim Against Hospital In Kolkata For Alleged Negligence In Treatment

...Mrs. Anuradha by the doctors. They stated that the contention against the hospital that it was not having burns ward, and, therefore, the deceased suffered is also without substance. Hence, they dismissed the complaint and ordered that there shall be no order as to costs, the judgement said.Saha claimed that th...

Consumer Court Dismisses India’s Biggest Ever Medical Error Clai

...site party doctors, there is no substance. 'The contention against the hospital that it was not having burns ward, and, therefore, the deceased suffered is also without substance. Hence, this complaint is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs,' the judgement said. 'The judgement failed to discuss...

Demonstrations by staff in medical college against violence by external agencies

...is the Medical College Hospital (MCH). The bone of contention is the incident wherein some RSS people unleashed violence in the casualty ward. The administration now is taking steps to check overcrowding of the wards. The demonstrations against the incident are many. The spearheads are Kerala Government Medica...

British Laboratory Certifies Coke as 'Safe'

...he company selected the samples. "The company's contention that only a foreign laboratory can test its products is patronising and borders on racism. If we can drink them we can test them," the green body said in a statement. (Source: IANS)...

Fresh Water, HIV Biggest of India's Six Challenges: Chidambaram

...protectionism. On climate change, Chidambaram's contention was that "we don't contribute as much" as the developed world. Supporting India's refusal to sign the Kyoto Protocol, he compared the per capita consumptions of this country and the US to buttress his argument. "The world should ask us to sign ...

Why People are Addicted to Video Games?

...ich doesn't keep players as interested. "It's our contention that the psychological 'pull' of games is largely due to their capacity to engender feelings of autonomy, competence, and relatedness," says Ryan. The researchers believe that some video games not only motivate further play but "also can be experienc...

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

...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 number of such tragedies. The bill has drawn a lot of flak particularly over the deletion of the 'treatabil...

Brazil Government In Contention With Merck Over Anti-AIDS Drug

...iant drug manufacturers- Merck &Co. //The issue in contention is the ‘pricey’ anti-AIDS drug Efavirenz.According to the Brazilian government, there is no call to charge as much as 1.59 US dollars for a 600mg pill when Thailand is paying 65 cents for the same. Negotiations between Merck and the Brazilian gove...

Stress-Related Health Problems Haunts Sanjay Dutt

...nvicted man's case. He thought the media's implied contention that he too should get just as harsh a sentence was too harsh on him. We agree. Sanju has suffered enough. And he needs to settle down in life.' Matters at home aren't making his life any easier. His family is sharply aligned against his ladylove ...

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