240 Hours And Counting As Mahajan Continues To Battle For Life
...to bring it under some control. Earlier on Tuesday morning the hospital Authorities had announced to the media that the 56-year-old politicians condition had further deteriorated. Pramod Mahjan had been rushed to hospital after being shot at close rage in a “fit of rage” by his younger brother Pravin Mahj......e remained there, barely conscious, until the next morning when he was taken to a hospital in Jammu, over 200 km away. The young man saw his father and brothers fall on the floor of the house and dying. The terrorists, believed to be separatist guerrillas fighting to secede Jammu and Kashmir, vanished from...Save Budhia - The Indian Wonder Kid
... km in the summer heat. Although he started in the morning he finished around midday when the Cuttack temperature was soaring above 105 degrees. Concerns about sports injuries aside, the heat can pay havoc in a child’s body and can even be fatal. Children tend to perspire less than adults and hence require a...Shares Of AVI BioPharma Drops On Reports Of Disappointing Early Drug Trail
... down $2.43, or 33 percent, to $4.83, in the heavy morning trade on the Nasdaq. The Portland, Oregon based biotechnology company said that the results came from the second stage of a trial involving the antisense drug, called AVI-4065, among patients infected with the liver-damaging virus. Company official...Indefinite Strike By Doctors Affects Medical Services In Delhi
...a Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) early this morning from Agra to get my son, who is suffering from TB, treated. But there is no one to take care of us," said Rajiv Garg. "All the resident doctors are on strike and senior doctors are not paying heed to my requests. In the emergency ward, they told me...Prediction of a Collective Sneeze
...hen the pollen released into the atmosphere in the morning is returning to the ground. Of late Britain has the highest rate of pollen in the air due to the crossover between the birch pollen season, and the grass pollen season....Morning-After Pill At The Local Pharmacy Could Prevent Unwanted Pregnancies
...n within 72 hours of unprotected sex, not just the morning after. But as the effectiveness of the morning-after pill declines significantly with time - it works best if taken within 24 hours - it's essential that it can be obtained as soon as possible. "We believe that the females in our study were able to...Health Minister Plans to Ease Bureaucratic Procedures
...ackage proposed by the minister in Launceston this morning to 200 of the health department's senior managers. The main aim is to reduce the number of approvals needed for day-to-day decisions. ‘We know that there have been problems within the bureaucratic process and we're addressing those,’ she said. ...Sex Education In Schools Ineffective
...e or sexual behavior. However increased use of the morning after pill was reported among students educated about emergency contraception. Furthermore, no increased high-risk sexual behavior was documented in students who were provided information on both condoms and emergency contraception. 'Our study adds...Doctors Urge Government To Roll Back Quotas
...ave been suffering. ‘I came to the hospital this morning but no one was there in the OPD to examine my son who had broken his hand late last night,’ said Saroja Devi from the neighbouring city of Ghaziabad. ‘After waiting for around five hours, doctors plastered his hand. He was crying all that time and ...Violence Erupts In A Pro-quota Rally In Bihar
...d first started marching from Gandhi Maidan in the morning and stopped in front of Mayura Hotel raising slogans against the media. The students alleged that a leading English news channel that has its office in the Mayura hotel was supporting the anti-quota movement. The students, mostly from the Patna Medic...Lancet Urges To Allow Emergency Contraception Drug As An OTC
...sion on Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc's bid to sell its morning after pill or Plan B without a medical prescription. Plan B consists of a set of two pills that can prevent pregnancy if taken within 72 hours of unprotected intercourse. The action of this pill is in much contrast to the abortion pill RU-486 that ...Gujarat Health Minister Ashok Bhatt Admitted To Hospital
...as admitted to U N Mehta hospital in the city this morning after he complained of chest pain, hospital sources said. // Bhatt was rushed to the cardiology hospital at the Civil Hospital campus, from his residence in Gandhingar. The Minister had undergone angioplasty test for a heart aliment in the mid 90s...Thalidomide for Tumor Treatment
...commotion when it was prescribed to the mothers to morning sickness but is caused horrific birth defects in 12,000 babies. The babies were born with missing or stunted limbs. Hence it was withdrawn from the market and is now unlicensed in the UK. The mode of action of the drug is that it prevented the forma...Drawing from Myth to Become Mistress of Spices
...arried Meenakshi, the goddess of Madurai. The next morning the transvestites mark a period of widowhood, when Aravan goes to war and dies. In a society where myth and superstition make for a heady mix, the real mistress of spices is Mathana from Ukakadam. She took to cooking at a tender age of 12 but as h...Medico’s Return to Work Bringing Respite to Patient
...s//. Large numbers of patients queued up Thursday morning at the out patient departments (OPDs) of all major government-run hospitals that had been virtually under a state of siege for the past three weeks. 'I have been in Delhi for the last three days to get my son admitted to AIIMS (All India Institute ...The new urban exercise hazard: pollution!
...or bus traffic. 2. Best time for workout if early morning or late evening 3. Indoor exercise is better than in the open if these pints are kept in mind the dangers can be avoided....Missing Medical Store Owner's Body Found
...autopsy, the said. Goyal left his house on Friday morning and since then his whereabouts remained obscure, police said adding his relatives filed a complaint after failing to trace him. On Monday, police were informed that the body of a man was lying in the canal and recovered it. The cause of Goyal's deat...Women opt for liposuction to retain their beauty
...A patient who gets admitted in the hospital in the morning can be discharged in the evening and from the very next day he can perform almost all his routine works, Dr Parekh said. While the percentage of men and women going in for face cosmetic surgery is more or less same, in case of liposuction the ratio ......ditions, during the day, in the early hours of the morning and after being exposed to light at night. The researchers found that the blood taken in darkness slowed the growth of the cancers by 80%. Whereas, the blood taken after exposure to light appears to stimulate the growth of tumour. Dr David Blask, a...