Nepal: Doctors Treating Protestors Being Deported
...taking part in anti-king demonstrations have been ordered to // leave Nepal by the King Gyanendra's government. Brian Cobb, an American doctor, was reportedly detained Wednesday after he appeared on a private television channel the day before saying he and others were brutally assaulted by the security fo...Fat Content In McDonald’s & KFC's Foods Varies From Country To Countr
...sumer.org. For the study, Stender and colleagues ordered a large serving of French fries and chicken nuggets at McDonald's or KFC restaurants in 43 US and international locations between November 2004 and September 2005. Then, they analyzed the trans fat content in the foods they collected. The three loc...Childbirth On Road Drew Public Attention In West Bengal
...ri town. The district magistrate of Birbhum has ordered a probe into the incident. Basanti, wife of a daily wage labourer, was admitted Sunday evening in the hospital and was in pain but allegedly not attended upon by either doctor or nurse. The doctor, Debasish Debangshi, asked the heavily pregnant w...Pakistan Scared By Fresh Bird Flu Case
Pakistan Thursday ordered the culling of over 16,000 chickens in the vicinit...ed avian flu.// The food and agriculture ministry ordered the culling around Tarlai after reports that a bird had died at a poultry farm there Wednesday night...Bad Publicity for the Hospital With Respect To Dwarfism Abortion Case
... case to the High Court after the Court of Appeal ordered that the woman's files be released to the Medical Practitioners Board. Three judges dismissed the hospital's appeal against a Supreme Court ruling. A doctor who performed the procedure went to the extent of asking the Victorian Health Minister Bron...Surgeons Retrieve ‘Three-Year-Old’ Forceps From Patient’s Abdoen
...s in her abdomen was not reveled until the doctors ordered an X-ray for her persistent pain. Following the forceps retrieval surgery and losing 12 inches of her small intestine, she is now in a stable condition. Although the victim’s family has not expressed interest in lodging a criminal case, the health ...Britain Slaughters Chickens After Dead Birds Tested Positive
The British government has ordered the slaughter of some 35,000 chickens at a farm in the south-eastern county of Norfolk after dead birds// tested positive for a strain of bird flu, it was reported Thursday. Early tests showed it was likely to be the H7 strain, virulent among chick...Pfizer Commences Its Advertising for Celebrex with All the Warnings
...cause of its heart dangers. But federal regulators ordered Pfizer to put a so-called black-box warning on Celebrex, detailing its risks and continue selling the drug. Andrew McCormick, a Pfizer spokesman said that all painkillers carry some risk and that the ads disclose Celebrex's potential dangers. Celebre...Former FDA Commissioner Accused in Criminal Case
...ifth Amendment right against self-incrimination if ordered to answer questions about his actions as head of the FDA. Crawford had been acting commissioner of the FDA for more than a year. He resigned in September; only two months after the Senate confirmed him, mentioning that it was time for someone else ...A Boy Undergoing Treatment For Cancer Gets AIDS At AIIMS
...IMS tried to press with the arguments, Justice Sen ordered the personal appearance of the Medical Superintendent to explain further and posted the matter for further hearing to May 11. ...Death from Cholera Rises in Angola
... emergency treatment wards at hospitals as well as ordered more stocks of water-purifying tablets. The government is running a public awareness campaign that includes information bulletins in the national media, as well as volunteers going from door-to-door. In addition the army, the Roman Catholic churc...Bulgarian Nurses Involved In Infecting Libyan Children with AIDS Undergo Retrial
...ave died. All six accused appealed and the court ordered a retrial, and scrapped the death sentences. Sofia and Tripoli have seeked help and raised funds to help the infected children. Spokesperson Idriss Lagha said that the AIDS-infected children would be sent to French (Paris and Marseille) and Italian h...'Stillborn' Baby's Fight For Life Ends In Tragedy
...hospital authorities. Meanwhile, an inquiry panel ordered by the hospital administration had charged two doctors with "error in judgement" for declaring him dead. A junior doctor was also directed to undergo a 15-day training on handling of newborn babies. Source: Indo-Asian News Service...Child Minding Still Not Up to the Mark
... minder. The 1065 child minders in question were ordered to make changes. There were a total of 115 complaints from these child minders. Legal enforcement action was taken against 43 of them, which led to four getting shut. The commission mentioned that plans were being laid for more unannounced checks. ...U.S. Doctors Order Unwanted Medical Tests
...ound at least one of the three D interventions was ordered 43-46% of the time. The researchers then extrapolated their findings into a national picture of use, and estimated that annual direct medical costs for the three ‘D’ category tests – those whose use the panel recommended against -- ranged from $47 ...Hospital Services Still Paralysed Inspite Of The Withdrawal Of The Strike
...s for the suspension of the DSP who had reportedly ordered for the lathicharge on the students. Students allege that the police beat them in operation theatres, and that even women students were not spared their brutality. The agitating students continued their dharna at the PMCH on Monday, appealing to the...Contaminated Water Hits Thousands In Pakistan City
...qat Jatoi has taken notice of the incident and has ordered an inquiry,' Nawaz told IANS. He said the main reason behind the contamination is the old supply line. 'We will replace it and see the results before taking action against any official,'he said. Source:IANS...Indonesian Earthquake – Story of Destruction, Death and Disease
...lock to help save as many as they can. He has also ordered the military to help evacuate the victims from effected areas as soon as possible. Hospitals in and around the city are full of victims and are overstretched with work. The other problem is that with cracks in the wall of the hospital buildings an...Supreme Court Orders Striking Medicos To Call Off Agitation Immediate
The Supreme Court Wednesday ordered striking medicos to immediately call off their 20-day agitation against a new reservation policy// , and resume work within three days. The court - which accepted a petition from the striking medicos - also warned that strong action will be taken if...No Punitive Action Against Striking Medicos if Strike Called Off
...one to the patients was "irretrievable", the court ordered the medicos to "call off forthwith" all strikes, protests, demonstrations or any form of dissent. "Whatever Government does is not our concern. Our concern is plight of patients and general public. The emotive issues does not concern us," a vacation...