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Kerala Government is in High Alert for Bird Flu

There is a wide spread of alert following the possible anticipation that migratory birds may reach Kerala, as lot of migratory birds visit Kerala during winter. // Though early officials where happy about the change in direction by some of the migratory birds from not coming to India this winter like, the migratory bird ‘Bar-headed geese’ usually migrate to India in winter and were affected by th...

Controversy Surrounding The HIV Positive Reports Of One-Year Girl In Kerala

A cloud of controversy has surrounded The Thiruvananthapuram medical college following the report claiming that a one-year-old girl who had received a transfusion form the hospital blood bank has been tested positive for HIV infection. // ....According to the inquiry, one-year-old Reshmi, who is HIV-positive, was given blood, which had been taken from a person who was HIV-negative. ......The pa...

Brain drain of dentists from Kerala to Britain

In an attempt to fulfill the shortage of Dentists in Britain, many Indian dentists, particularly those in Kerala, are busy training for an examination that could get them jobs abroad. // ....Amit Patel, joint managing director of the Karnataka-based Manipal Bapuji Postgraduate Medical (& Dental) Faculty Pvt. Ltd (MBPMF), said there were close to 4,000 vacancies of dentists in Britain. ......"Ind...

Three meals daily Keeps 'Kerala's elderly Healthy

Thiruvananthapuram: A recent funded survey indicates that the ageing population in Kerala which has the best literacy rate in country eats// three meals a day and most are non-vegetarians. ..Almost 90 percent of both men and women over 60 years in Kerala eat three meals a day, according to ‘Kerala Ageing Survey’, funded by the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute. It indicates some interesting probl...

Couple infected with HIV marry in Kerala

Palakkad (Kerala):A couple who were HIV (Human Immuno-deficiency Virus) positive took a vow of living together till their last breath in Palakkad district of Kerala recently. // .. ..The couple deliberated a lot before taking this decision and decided not to produce any child as a precaution against AIDS (Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome). Both are happy to have made a new beginning in their...

International conference on Ayurveda to be held on Kerala

On the global ayurveda submit to be held on Friday about 100 delegates are proposed to participate from all parts of the world like Russia, Italy, Brazil, Britain and south Korea//. ....Scientist and research scholars of all leading Indian university and academic institutions will participate in the three-day submit of global ayurveda meet. ....On the eve of the birth century celebration of Vaid...

Kerala Bans The Sale Of Pan Masala Near Schools

A ban has been imposed on the sales pan masala and tobacco products near hospitals and educational institutions by the Kerala State Government in India. The products can be sold only from beyond 500 meters from such institutions, according to the new rules. //A law is also planned to be enacted to ensure that this is strictly adhered to. ....The youth in the state are increasingly taking to the...

Kerala To Become Testing Center For US Bound Nurses

India has now become a testing ground for nurses who are bound to the US. This follows intense lobbying on the part if the Indian State Government of Kerala. // The National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) may be conducted in Kerala by the US. ....The NCSBN is a not-for-profit organization, whose membership comprises the boards of nursing in the 50 states, the District of Columbia and five...

Kerala Leads In The Health Sector

Where important health indicators are concerned, the Indian State of Kerala leads the rest of the nation. The latest Economic Review of 2005 says that Kerala is ahead where life expectancy, infant mortality and birth rate are concerned. //The birth rate in the state is 16.70 for every 1,000 people, while it is at 24.80 for the entire nation. Likewise, the death rate is 6.30 as against 8.00 for th...

Mutton And Beef Sellers Rule The Roost In Kerala

The avian flu scare has changed the fortunes of the mutton and beef sellers in Kerala, as the chicken sales have been severely hit in the past few days. They are under the process of making some quick bucks as the sales of the red meat have gone up in a dramatic fashion. // ....The mutton and beef sellers had seen their sales fall late last year after chicken shop owners launched a malicious cam...

Nine National Birds found dead in Tamil Nadu-Kerala Border

Coimbatore: Tamilnadu-Kerala border witnessed some excitement today, with nine peacocks found dead near a farm at K G Chavadi//, according to forest department sources. ....A special team from the department was deputed to hold first level investigations into the death of the birds. Post mortem was conducted on the dead birds, but the tests have ruled out any bird flu infection. Tests were parall...

Hospital-acquired HIV Kills One Child in Kerala

Rashmi was an 18-month-old baby who succumbed to HIV/AIDS infection that she acquired in a hospital; today almost the whole village mourns her death//. ..The infection was acquired in a medical college hospital during a blood transfusion about five months ago . ..Rashmi was suffering from a condition of low hemoglobin called anemia and she was taken to the hospital fro blood transfusion. She r...

Kerala Food Festival Spicing up Delhi

Mouth-watering Kerala food items, recipe displays and traditional methods of cooking will delight gourmands at the three-day Spicy// Heritage of Kerala food festival that began here Friday. ...."Kerala has been able to attract so many tourists because of the variety it has to offer. International tourists also visit other spots in India but they keep coming back to Kerala because of its rich var...

Quit Smoking Contest Draws Massive Response In Kerala

An international quit smoking contest, which offers a handsome prize money of $10,000, has drawn a massive response in Kerala//, with an institute associated with it finding its phone lines jammed on the very first day Friday. ....The Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) here is a partner of Fnland's National Institute of Public Health, which has organised the contest the world over. .....

Kerala Govt To Adopt Orphaned Kids Of HIV Infected Parents

Eight-year-old twins Amal and Amrutha, who became orphaned after their HIV-infected parents died four years ago, will be formally adopted by the Kerala Government at a function here tomorrow.// ....The function, being organised by Cheruvathur Grama Panchayat to completely take care of the children's health, education and welfare, would be inaugurated by Health and Social Welfare Minister P K Sre...

Ayurveda Boosts Monsoon Tourism in Kerala

Despite dull and dreary rains during the monsoon season in Kerala, numerous tourists visit the state to savour ayurveda packages.// ..It is believed that the months of June and July are best suited for administering ayurvedic treatment. .."In the last five years the number of tourist places offering ayurveda-related services in Kerala has more than doubled. Capital investment for a cottage in a...

Kerala To Have More Medical Seats

The Health Minister P. K. Sreemathy has announced in Thiruvananthapuram that the Medical Council of India will be shortly sanctioning 50 MBBS seats //each for medical collages in Alappuzha, Kottayam and Thrissur. ....Ms. Sreemathy stated on Thursday, while replying to questions in the Assembly that a proposal for increasing the strength was pending with the medical council. She further alleged t...

'Pig Fever' Detected in Kerala

Kerala's Animal Husbandry Minister C. Divakaran Wednesday confirmed that pig fever had been diagnosed and was the cause of death of pigs at a private farminwayanad//. ....This is believed to be the first reported case of the disease in the country. ...."Pig fever was ascribed to the death of pigs by the Indian Veterinary Research Institute in Uttar Pradesh after samples were send to them," said...

NRI Health Body to Establish Chain of Satellite Hospitals in Kerala

The Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences (MIMS) is planning to launch a chain of satellite hospitals in Kerala. // ....MIMS, run by a group of non-resident Indian (NRI) doctors residing in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, has already acquired four acres of land in Kottakal in Malappuram district of the state for the purpose, according to a report in the Khaleej Times newspaper. ....MI...

Kerala MP Vows to Fight Clause in New Education Bill

A Kerala MP has vowed to fight the new education bill in the state that allows private professional colleges to charge higher fees from non-resident Indian (NRI) students//. ....Lok Sabha member Panniyan Ravindran, while talking to the Gulf Daily News newspaper, described the new bill as unfair and said he would fight it. ....He was in Bahrain to attend a memorial meeting marking the first death...

Ayurveda Massage Centres in Kerala to be Regulated

Ayurvedic massage parlours in Kerala, which are immensely popular with foreign and domestic tourists, will soon come under the government scanner, Health Minister// P.K. Sreemathy said Saturday. ....While tourist resorts offering ayurveda massage do roaring business during the peak monsoon season, Sreemathy said the government would see to it that no exploitation takes place at such centres. ......

Medical Course in Kerala is Beyond the Reach of NRI's

The hike in fees for medical seats reserved for non-resident Indians (NRIs) in Kerala has made pursuing medicine beyond the reach of Keralites living abroad//, said a senior Congress leader here. ....Senior Congress legislator K.C. Joseph condemned the new bill floated by the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in the state. He said that an average non-resident Keralite (NRK) would not be abl...

Anthrax Case Confirmed in Kerala

With the death of two cows due to anthrax being confirmed from Koothattukulam in Ernakulam district, the Kerala government has taken preventive measures to contain the spread of the disease.// ....Tests conducted on the samples collected from of the carcasses of one the cows which died a few days back had confirmed that the cause of the death was Anthrax, sources in the Animal Husbandary departm...

Kerala Medical College Demanding NRI Quota Admission Fees

In a major embarrassment to the V.S. Achuthanandan government, a television channel Friday alleged that a state medical college, which has the chief minister as head of its governing body, has demanded Rs.2.5 million each against admission to seats in the Non-resident Indian quota in violation of the rules.// ......Asianet Television channel Friday alleged that the Kochi Cooperative Medical Colle...

Cola Giants Move To Court Over Their Ban In Kerala

The soft drink giants, Coke and Pepsi have challenged on Friday the ban that has been imposed by the state government on aerated drinks// , in separate petitions before the Kerala High Court. ....It has been reported that a number of states had imposed a limited restriction on the sales of theses drinks following a report by an independent agency in New Delhi, The Centre for Science and Environm...

Class 4 literacy to be attained by a Kerala village

Nilambur in Malappuram district of Kerala is all set to become the first village in the country where all would be Class 4-literate//. Some of the credit would go to the ace filmmaker Aryadan Shoukat. According to him, 1,500 residents of that village in the age group 15-50 have not passed Class 4 and of them 900 were illiterate. .... The Kerala State Literacy Mission has organized the Jyothirgam...

Despite High Literacy Rate Female Foeticide is on the Rise in Kerala

Increasing incidents of female foeticide in Kerala have come as a surprise to politicians and rights leaders alike, mainly because of the state's high literacy rate.// ...."The number of girls in the 0-6 years category is coming down in Kerala and this has happened just because of female feticide and nothing else. The problem is that we are unable to track how this is happening and who are the gu...

Chikungunya Scare In Kerala

Doctors in Thiruvananthapuram said that there was no need to panic after several sporadic cases that could be diagnosed as viral fever were reported in the city.// ....Health authorities said that they were expecting an increase in cases as rains continue to pelt the state. The chikungunya scare so far was centered around Vizhinjam, but health officials said it could not be confined to some pocke...

Kerala to Appeal against Lifting of Ban on Colas

The Kerala High Court Friday lifted the ban imposed by the state government on the production and sale of colas but Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan said the state would// appeal against the decision. ....'The lifting of the ban by the division bench of the High Court is unfortunate. We will seek opinion from the state advocate general and other legal experts and will certainly go in for an app...

No Chikungunya Deaths In Kerala

The Kerala Health Department today clarified that so far no chikungunya deaths were reported in the state. Director of Health Services T.K. Kuttamani said //that three death attributed to chikungunya were infact natural deaths due to age-related illnesses. ....Mukundan, 71 at Vavallichira, Cherthala ded from chronic renal disease, while Aleykkutty, 92, of Thuravoor, and Selvi, 81, of Kollekkattu...

'Experts Confusing us on Chikungunya': Kerala CM

With over 65 people dead and close to 100,000 people affected by chikungunya, a viral fever caused by mosquitoes//, Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Tuesday blamed experts for confusing the state government on the nature of the disease. ...."Experts are confusing us because some say that it is not chikungunya. The government is doing its best to contain it. We will call an all party meeti...

Kerala Tourism Affected by Viral Fever Outbreak

Kerala, hit hard by a viral fever caused by mosquito bites, is apprehensive that the tourist season starting mid-October might not take off.// ....For a state whose economy relies heavily on its flourishing tourism industry, 60 reported chikungunya deaths, as the viral fever is known here, could not have come at a worse time than this. ....The maximum chikungunya deaths so far have occurred in...

Union Health Minister visits chikungunya-hit areas in Kerala

For an immediate evaluation of the situation, the Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss started his visit of the chikungunya- affected areas in Kerala’s Alapuzha district on Friday//. ..The highest number of deaths in the past 3 weeks has been reported from Cherthala Taluk. Ramadoss visited the hospitals in this area...Experts from WHO and national institutes are in the region for the past 3 d...

Kerala Tourism Will not be Affected by Chikungunya: Minister

A large number of cases of suspected chikungunya fever in Kerala will not affect the state's booming tourism sector, Tourism Minister // Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said Tuesday. ...."As the World Health Organisation (WHO) has come out with a report saying that the fever widespread here is not chikungunya, things have cheered up. There have been no reports of cancellation by tourists who have already...

Kerala to Venture into Medical Tourism

The backbone of Kerala's economy has always been the tourism industry with the scenic beauty of the famous backwaters// attracting visitors from all over the world. ..The latest buzzword in Kerala is medical tourism with the state government appearing to have cracked the winning combination of fun and well. ..Tourists like 50-year-old Clay Andersson from Carolina have already experienced the bo...

Kerala nurses for Maldives hospitals

Nurses from Kerala will soon head for the Maldives to care for patients in hospitals there. // ....Around 250 nurses from Kerala are to leave for the Maldives courtesy the state-run Overseas Development & Employment Promotion Consultants (ODEPC). ....'The first batch of 28 nurses would fly to the Maldives on Tuesday and the rest will follow later,' S. Srinivasan, chairman and managing director O...

Kerala: God’s Own Country Prevails Against AID

In a grim battle, the public health officials, in the picturesque state of Kerala have triumphed in keeping the AIDS pandemic in check.// Statistics show that infection did not escalate last year. Number of cases increased by only 0.32 %, in the general population. ..Figures show that incidence of HIV infection among injecting drug users (IDU) did show a surge. In fact, the figures provided by...

Kerala Hospital To Get Australian Accreditation

The Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), a leading hospital here, has successfully completed formalities for an Australian health authority's accreditation that will// help it attract patients from abroad. ...."A team of three surveyors of the Australian Council for Health Care Standards International (ACHSI), under the leadership of Dr. John Waller, conducted an extensive, week-long su...

Five HIV-positive Children Ousted from Kerala School

Five HIV-positive children were turned out of a school in Kerala after protests from parents of other children. // ....The MDLP School near Pampady district dismissed the children Wednesday after people threatened to withdraw their children from the school if the infected children continued to study here. ....The children - a boy in kindergarten, two girls in Class 2 and two girls in Class 4 - a...

Kerala Drafts a New Health Tourism Policy

A new health tourism policy from Kerala promises heavy investment opportunities for Non-Resident Keralites (NRK), making it a reliable venture ensuring steady returns in the// long term. ....Kerala Tourism Department has planned for an investor meet in Kochi from March 23 – 27 for showcasing the opportunities in the health tourism sector. The meet is expected to be a congregation of major hospi...