Caesareans In U.S. At All-Time High
..., single child. The government announced in 2000 a national public health goal of reducing the C-section rate for such births to 15 percent by 2010, but the actual rate now is 24 percent, and is on the increase. The increase is attributed to fears of malpractice lawsuits in the event of a vaginal delivery go...Cipla In India Can Manufacture Drug For Bird Flu
...can issue a compulsory license as in the case of a national emergency. “We have already got in touch with Glaxo and are planning to stockpile the drug,’’ said Dr Ashwani Kumar, Drug Controller General of India. India has already ordered one hundred thousand doses of Tamiflu from Roche to combat any emergen...India's Hospitals Among The Best, Says Renuka Chowdhury
...tal and Wockhardt Hospitals Ltd. A total of 5,194 national tourist offices, industry organisations, tour operators, hotels, cruise lines, airlines, other transport operators and technology companies from 202 representative countries and regions are participating at WTM 2005. --IANS...HIV Virus Emerging Drug Resistant In UK, Prompting Fear Of A Second Epidemic
...e treatment. More than 2000 patients listed in the national health records between 1996 and 2003 were tested. Analysis of the results obtained revealed that 335 people showed some degree of resistance to one or more antiretroviral drugs in total. Most of these people – 257 – were resistant to drugs within o...New Two-Drug Regime To Tackle Malaria
...ria is fast becoming ineffective, reports NDTV. A national survey indicates that the treatment in 90 per // cent cases of plasmodium falsiparum, which causes a severe form of malaria, fails because patients are resistant to chloroquine. Thus, the government has decided to replace the drug by a two-drug reg...Woodruff Foundation Grant To Support Doctorate Of Nursing Practice Program
In a step which is expected to alleviate the national nursing shortage by producing more qualified nursi...n of the MCG School of Nursing and a leader in the national DNP movement said “We look forward to preparing a critical mass of doctorally prepared nurse clinici...Concerted Effort Imperative For Elimination Of Tropical Diseases: WHO
...ication. A high-level meeting of policy makers, national and international agencies supporting health progr.... The meeting aims at sensitizing policy makers, national and international donor community, non-governmental agencies and private sector to the magnitude of ...Doctors, Pharma Companies Targeted By CBI Raids
... Chennai, Goa, and Thiruvananthapuram, besides the national capital, an official of the investigating agency said. The houses of Sudha Talan, head of Safdarjung Hospital's gynaecology department, and Uma Goel of Sucheta Kriplani Hospital here were searched, he said. "The raids are being carried out after re...Credentials Of Specialists Need To Be Checked
... launched by the independent regulator, which sets national standards for training and conduct across 13 health professions. The HPC covers professions including dieticians, physiotherapists, chiropodists, speech and language therapists and occupational therapists, but not doctors and nurses. The HPC has la...AIDS Numbers Continue To Rise : WHO
...the AIDS epidemic continues to outstrip global and national efforts to contain it,' said UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot. 'It is clear that a rapid increase in the scale and scope of HIV prevention programmes is urgently needed. We must move from small projects with short-term horizons to long-term, c...Benzene Slick In China Highlights Water Pollution
...on, resources and environment committee, said at a national conference on lake water quality Wednesday. "The worsening conditions of these endangered rivers are caused by a booming economy, the expansion of population and irrational development," the government's official Xinhua news agency quoted Chen as s...Indian Doctor in World's 65 'caring' doctors
...aturday. Dr.Malik has been bestowed with B.C. Roy national award and has organized free health check-ups and treatment camps under the National Health Foundation, a charity trust. He also spearheaded a movement against female feticide in India....Curtailing AIDS - The Fight has to Go On
...en and intravenous drug users In an interview to a national newspaper Hindu, S.Vijayakumar, Project Director, ...at has high incidence of AIDS that goes beyond the national average. The challenges are how to keep the efforts sustained and bring uniform behavioral changes ...Health Conclave to be opened by minister
A national conclave will be opened by India’s Health Minister... Chief Yogi Deveshwar, and the head of the lobby's national committee on population and health Naina Lal Kidwai will also address the conclave. In 2000, the gl...WHO Calls For Greater Emphasis On Combating AIDS
...d. 'Political momentum has to be scaled up to meet national targets.' Omi noted that despite the MDG target of stopping the spread of AIDS by 2015, the epidemic continues to grow in many countries. 'With 10 more years to go, the target can be met but only if bold responses focused on vulnerable groups are ta......ot be sold at canteens at the country’s schools. A national nutrition survey that is comprehensive is also considered necessary by the AMA, as the existing data is quite old. The country’s Islander and Aboriginal women should not be ignored when it comes to improving the nutritional status in the country, a......IV infected persons,' the Prime Minister said at a national convention to mark the World AIDS Day. The packag...ke the National AIDS Control Programme part of the national rural health mission and the public health network. The rural areas of the country account for 59% i......ldren affected by hepatitis has been honoured in a national competition. Children's health charity WellChild launched the competition to recognize people who have made an extraordinary contribution to improving children's health and well-being. Sira, a clinical hepatitis nurse, was just the type of person th...Feast Of The East a gastronomic tour-de-force
...force, a caravan that's begun its journey from the national capital and traveling to Kolkata and Mumbai to showcase the very best of east and southeast Asian cuisine, culture and craftsmanship - a true Feast Of The East. // "Our aim was to showcase the culinary alchemy that lies between the Bay of Bengal a...... that the country has progressed very little where national security is concerned, even after the 11 September 2001 attacks//. The disaster response systems are still in a poor condition in many of the states. Over 50% of the states in the US measured up to five or less of the 10 indicators of the report, and...