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Lady Doctor from Nepal to Help Katrina victims

...lthcare to the Sherpas of the Khumbhu region. The gesture comes after the Nepal government pledged $25,000 as assistance for the hurricane victims and called on citizens to chip in. (Source: IANS)...

Surgeons in India to Mend ‘Pakistani Hearts’ by treating 70 Childrn

...n later this month for heart treatment. This one gesture is likely to pave path towards many more similar g...ly to be the big industry of the next decade, this gesture is also likely to give the Indian healthcare industry a boost in the International arena. Corporate ...

Dead Palestinian Boy Saves Lives Of Six Others

...n surgery. "I don't know what to say. It is such a gesture of love...I would like (Ahmed's parents) to think that my daughter is their daughter." When asked why to donate organs, Jamal al-Khatib, father of the boy, said: "I had an older brother who suffered from kidney failure and there were no transplants ...

To safeguard poultry farmers a Rs. 35-crore fund set up.

As a good gesture and sound health info Kerala and Goa have lifted the ban on poultry and poultry products from Karnataka. This was revealed by Minister for Medical Education and Animal Husbandry V.S. Acharya in the// Legislative Council on Wednesday. He also added th...

Famous Faces Join Campaign To Spread Awareness On Ovarian Cancer

...reness month drive began this week. //It is a nice gesture that celebrities are lending their support to help spread knowledge about a disease, which is called "silent killer" in medical circles. "For too long ovarian cancer has been known as the 'silent killer', but research now shows that, even in the ea...

Israeli Hospital Offers Free Treatment to Young Lebanese

In a goodwill gesture during times of hostilities, an Israeli medical centre has offered free treatment to Lebanese children in need. // The Chaim Sheba Medical Centre in Israel announced that the its Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital has been directed to extend...

Corporate Hospital and NGO stirred to help children with heart disease

...th the NGO, Madras Round Table 1, in an altruistic gesture to offer treatment for poor children with heart diseases. The novel// partnership has been named ‘Save A Child’s Heart’ (SACH). With the motto ‘Save one child per day’ they aim to give underprivileged children in Tamilnadu born with heart diseases ...

A ‘Brave’ Toddler-The Youngest Organ Donr

...brain dead’ the next day. His family in a rare gesture donated the organs of the toddler, making him the youngest organ donor in the country. The recipient was discovered through the Multi-Organ Harvesting Aid Network (MOHAN) Foundation. On 10th December, the little boy’s eyes went to the L V Prasad ...

First Liver Donation in Armed Forces

... brain death occurs. Praising the unprecedented gesture of Maj. Singh, Lt. Gen. L.P. Sadhotra, Director General Medical Services (Army), said: 'Such selfless acts are typical of armed forces personnel and would serve as an inspiration to others.' Source-IANS...

Karnataka Chief Minister to Spend Night With HIV Positive Family

...ter of India has taken such a step. We welcome his gesture and hope that it helps in dispelling discriminatio... the state and we believe that Kumaraswamy's noble gesture will help the cause in a large way. The visit will increase social acceptance. Health authorities ne...

Women Will Be Paid to Donate Eggs for Science

...f her own fertility programme, or as an altruistic gesture to a close relative or friend. Any discount could be worth several thousand pounds. Role of stem cells Scientists need supplies of human eggs for stem cell research. Stem cells are found in high numbers in embryos and are used by the body to creat...

Australian City Fights Global Warming in a Unique Way

...per, hailed the Earth Hour programme as a symbolic gesture that would raise the public awareness of the problem. Bushfires, drought, more frequent cyclones and storms, drying rivers, melting glaciers, each piece of bad news strikes home like a new entry on a casualty list in a long war, the newspaper note...

Younger Siblings of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders Score Low

...ntion, understanding words, understanding phrases, gesture use and social-communicative interactions with parents, and had increased autism symptoms, relative to control siblings," the authors write. The pattern of scores on tests suggested that a substantial minority of the siblings of autistic children had...

Magic of Motherhood Through Egg Donation

...hough egg donation began as a noble and altruistic gesture to elevate an infertile woman to the status of a mother, it has recently evolved to encompass the donation of eggs for research. Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer is a technology that uses unfertilized human eggs to produce patient-specific embryonic...

Armed Forces Officers And Other Dignitaries Pledge Organs For Donation

...d two eyes into suitable recipients. This selfless gesture affected the lives of five families and served as an inspiration to others. To acknowledge the noble deed done by Maj Chaudhary, he was felicitated during the ceremony. On this occasion Lt Gen Saibal Mukherjee, Director General Medical Service (Ar...

India’s First ‘condom Bar’ Inaugurated by AIDS Patint

...ourism Development Corporation (CITCO) in a unique gesture to show its commitment to a social cause. "I am so happy that CITCO has taken the initiative to create awareness among people, especially youngsters, regarding HIV and AIDS. There is nothing like safe sex," Pooja said after inaugurating the bar he...

Japanese Flower Art Helps Calm a Frantic Moscow

..., in light summer kimonos, in silence through each gesture of the ritual, filling her small corner of the Russian megalopolis with a perfect calm....

Trauma Exposure can Affect Brain Function Several Years After Event

...nsitize people to overreact to an innocuous facial gesture years later , even in people who dont have a stress-related disorder, says new research. It appears that proximity to high-intensity traumas can have long lasting effects on the brain and behavior of healthy people without causing a current clinical...

Indias First condom Bar Inaugurated by AIDS Patient

...ourism Development Corporation (CITCO) in a unique gesture to show its commitment to a social cause. "I am so happy that CITCO has taken the initiative to create awareness among people, especially youngsters, regarding HIV and AIDS. There is nothing like safe sex," Pooja said after inaugurating the bar he...

New Oz Road Safety Campaign Hits Speeding Youngsters Below the Belt

...Traffic Authority decided to go for the derogatory gesture which traditionally means a small penis, because t...essive video gaming among youngsters. "To me the gesture says 'speeding - no one thinks big of you. It will cause people who are speeding to think twice abou...

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