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New Delhis Apollo Hospital Treats More Than 80 Iraqis

...ialized needs for these patients, and we needed to gear ourselves up in order to be able to do that," The Hindu quoted Richard L. Larison, the Managing Director of the Indraprastha Apollo Group, as saying. Larison said that at least ten percent of the patients admitted in the group's hospitals were fro...

Plastic Ban in Guwahati to Ease Flooding

...before flooded Guwahati, throwing the city out of gear for nearly four hours. "The decision to ban the use of plastic and polythene is one of the many steps taken to prevent water logging. The ban would be enforced very strictly and there would be penalties like imprisonment against defaulters," Himant...

Tech Heads Go Gaga Waiting for Apple's IPhone

...hursday some 60 fans armed with umbrellas and rain gear -- and a handful with pup tents and lawn chairs -- braved the elements outside Apple's 5th Avenue store in New York city. First in line was Greg Packer, 43, who arrived Monday at 5 a.m. -- a whole 109 hours before iPhones would be sold. He became a...

Scientists Create Fire-proof, Eco-friendly Plastic

... do more tests. Eventually it may end up in combat gear for soldiers, in circuit boards, bus seats and numerous household products. We had to work outside the usual chemistry routes one takes to make something non-flammable, says UMass Amhersts Emrick It was a challenge, but once we realized BHDB was a ...

Robotic Surgeon to Team Up With Doctors, Astronauts on NASA Mission

...n NASA's mission to submerge a surgeon and robotic gear in a simulated spaceship. For 12 days the surgical robotic system will be put through its paces in an underwater capsule that mimics conditions in a space shuttle. Surgeons back in Seattle will guide its movements. The 12th NASA Extreme Environment...

Kickboxing Could Damage Your Brain

...aged and to develop more effective head protection gear for kickboxers, the researchers say amateurs with head injuries should be screened. People who take part in combative sports and are exposed to repeated head trauma should be screened to ensure their pituitary is working properly, the researchers ...

President’s Address on the ‘Tele-Radiology’ Set Up of Krst

...is would need Indian medical equipment industry to gear up for designing and manufacturing DICOM Compatible X-ray and other imaging equipment, which can be optimally used in conjunction with tele-radiology. With the population of one billion, the number of equipment needed will be so large, the cost must ...

Make Healthcare Accessible, Affordable, Urges Kalam

...ould need the Indian medical equipment industry to gear up for designing and manufacturing DICOM compatible X-ray and other imaging equipment which can be used optimally in conjunction with tele-radiology," said Kalam. He said India was importing medical equipment to cater to the requirements of its bi...

Immune System Gears Up by Specific Enzymes

...tem attack on specific targets is thrown into high gear when either of two specific enzymes chop a protein called LAG-3 off the immune cells leading that battle, according to investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. These cells, called T lymphocytes, are key to the body’s ability to figh...

Substitute for Chemotherapy Tested by Canadian Scientists

... cells, the mitochondria are totally thrown out of gear and cell death does not occur. All along it was believed that the damage to the cancer affected mitochondria was irreversible. But this study gives a different and promising picture to the whole scenario. According to these researchers, the mutilat...

Better to Chicken Out of This

... prefectural government came armed in protective gear and goggles, and fatally gassed the surviving birds at the farm. Inspections in 16 other farms within 10 km from the affected farm will begin on Wednesday. Officials plan to lift the ban on the sale and movement of poultry and eggs if the green ...

Rise from Those Ashes

Smokers, gear up. In addition to the proposed ban on public smoking, which will come into effect July 2007, the British government is considering// raising the age limit of smokers from 16 to 18 years. Public health minister Caroline Flint announced that the mov...

Are call centers turning a deaf ear to potential acoustic shocks?

...age that acoustic shocks could cause, and suitably gear up to handle such scenarios. Ideally employers would do well to reduce the risk of acoustic shock. It would help if they conduct regular hearing checks, and have a realistic estimate about potential risks. It is imperative to institute standard tes...

Auction in support of fight against Breast Cancer

Ford is auctioning off fighters in pink race gear on e Bay in favor of Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. October is the Breast Cancer Awareness month and pink is// the symbolic color of Breast Cancer Awareness. Ford worked in collaboration with PKV Racing to create exclusive warriors in pin...

Want To Quit Smoking? Exercise Could Help

...garette habit. But kicking these kickers into high gear works even better, the study found. 'Exercise training is an effective therapy without side effects and aids in smoking cessation,' the researchers reported at the CHEST 2006 meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians in Salt Lake City from...

Protective Clothing of Health Workers Insufficent Against Contamination

...hing systems and found that one kind of protective gear leaves health-care workers prone to contamination ...c procedures on patients. The studied protective gear is recommended by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and the US Centre for Disease Co...

Singapore Gears Up To Tackle Bird Flu

...nse in the event of a possible flu pandemic and to gear up our national surveillance, response and operational capabilities," the statement reported. The MOH had conducted a series of exercises in May and June this year to enhance the country’s readiness to tackle bird flu. ...

Australian Businesses Prepare for Outbreak of Bird Flu

...o stockpile enough face masks and other protective gear to protect staff for three months....

Medicos Of The Calcutta Medical College Join Anti-Reservation Quota Protest

... Highway 31 since morning, throwing traffic out of gear as thousands of vehicles got stranded. ‘The government used Taliban brutality to break the agitation. We will continue to protest except for maintaining emergency services,’ said student leader Sudipto Chattopadhayay. The Burdwan Medical College ...

Bird Flu Not The Cause For Mysterious Bird Deaths

...the poultry farms. They recommend total protective gear while working in the farms and proper cleansing and washing before cooking the birds. In Sri Lanka too health officials stated that the five migratory birds found dead in the northern territory were not affected by bird flu. The birds were found dea...

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