Delhi Police, Home Guards to Guard LNGP
Delhi Police and home guard personnel will guard the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNGP) Hospit...ffect. Some 70 home guards along with Delhi police personnel will guard the hospital from now on," Delhi Health Secretary D.S. Negi told IANS. Since Wednesday...External Affairs Minister Taken to Army Hospital in Delhi
...h the minister in the car. Bhuniya helped security personnel ease Mukherjee out of the car. Source-IANS/B...Rare Case of Hepatitis B Virus Transmission Between Dental Patients Recorded
...ation against the virus in U.S. dental health care personnel over the last two decades, the incidence of HBV infection in this high-risk group has dramatically fallen, and no cases of dentist-to-patient HBV transmission have been reported in the United States since 1987. This is the only known case of patient-...Indian Pharma Industry Wants Customs Duty on Life-saving Drugs to Go
...curred on conferences for doctors or company sales personnel confer no benefit on the employees of the sponsoring firms. Whether doctors or sales personnel, they are outsiders and hence the drug companies should not be burdened with the FBT, the memorandum pleads. Gpl...HIV Tests to Be Made Mandatory for Pregnant Women, Infants in New Jersey
...ucation, and conversations with respectful medical personnel and counselors about HIV." CDC has recommended that all pregnant women be tested for HIV, although it said testing "should be voluntary and free of coercion." According to Codey, the "additional benefit" of testing every pregnant woman in the stat...Bob Woolmer Might Have Died of Accidental Drug and Alcohol Overdose
... a press release that a team of police and medical personnel was conducting preliminary investigations at both the hotel and the hospital. 'The cause of death has not yet been established but will be determined after a post mortem examination is conducted,' it clarified. But other reports say that Woolmer ...Toddler Infected With Rare Side Effect of Smallpox Vaccine
...he U.S. military, which has vaccinated 1.2 million personnel against smallpox since 2002 amid fears of bioterrorism. U.S. Army spokesman Paul Boyce says that the army is looking into how this could have happened. Experts say they know of no cases of eczema vaccinatum since at least 1990, when the military ...Computer Program Helps Hospitals Prepare For Mass Casualties
..., transport systems, law enforcement and emergency personnel assignments accordingly," says Scheulen. Source-John Hopkins SR...DU Test Finds UK Troops Uranium Free
...n 2001, to investigate concerns amongst UK Service personnel from the Balkans and the 1991 Gulf War, following media coverage about Depleted Uranium. Professor Parrish commented: ‘Dr Gerdes and I continue to collaborate on this test, which is by far the most sensitive and accurate of all uranium isotope te...Vietnam may Face Dengue Fever Outbreak: Ministry
...h City Department of Health said it had dispatched personnel to the reportedly dengue fever-prone districts 7, Binh Thanh, and Tan Phu to study the development of mosquitoes there. Health watchdogs have blamed stagnant wastewater and dense water hyacinth (a water plant with blue flowers) for mushrooming mosqu...EU Commission to Set Up Rapid Action Team
...e importance of having well-prepared, well-trained personnel available to provide their expertise in dealing with the problem.' ANN...Increases in Autism Rates Not Surprising to Education Expert
...e is overwhelming and we do not have enough school personnel trained in this area to deliver much needed services.' Somers also noted that today autism is readily identifiable as a neurological disorder and, while no parent wants their child to have medical problems, autism is a more 'comfortable' diagnosis ...Wartime Raises Stress, BP Rates in Military Offspring
... At both points, adolescent offspring of military personnel self-reported higher levels of stress and measures...sorder questionnaire developed by the military for personnel and modified for adolescents, a survey to assess psychosocial concerns such as sense of well-being a...Soldiers Readying to Fight Stress With Yoga
... areas. A select group of army and paramilitary personnel were trained here recently in a six-day yoga camp ...ar with a saint," said Ramdev while addressing BSF personnel at Gokulnagar. While sharing his concern towards long separation of soldiers from their families ...South India to Have Modern Military Hospitals
...g medical services to the armed forces, ex-service personnel and their dependents, even the civilians can avail high quality medical treatment in these hospitals," he said. Currently there are seven Command Hospitals in Pune, Mumbai, Lucknow, Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir), New Delhi, Chandigarh, Kolkota and B...On the 'Fast Buck' Trail: Kidneys on Sale
...nks to the perilous combination of trained medical personnel who are willing to compromise on ethics, a large population living on the edge of poverty and a system that makes a mockery of the laws or the lack of it. All these features have blended well to make India the ‘Kidney Trade Center’ of the world. ...President’s Address on the ‘Tele-Radiology’ Set Up of Krst
...alists in new-technology, training of para-medical personnel and introduction of tele-radiology as an important element of quality healthcare service. Tele-radiology may also be very effective for providing health care in emergencies for huge floating population engaged in business and tourism. Conclusion ...TB Intervention Program Improves Patient Outcomes
...rogram included improved communication with health personnel and community involvement. Poor adherence to tr...ling through improved communication between health personnel and patients, decentralization of treatment, choice of directly observed therapy (DOT) supporter by ...First Liver Donation in Armed Forces
...d: 'Such selfless acts are typical of armed forces personnel and would serve as an inspiration to others.' Source-IANS...Trial on Medical Staff Accused of Spreading HIV Infection Begins
...preading HIV virus begins today.// These medical personnel have been charged with serious allegations like the purchase of blood from donors who have not tested for HIV infection, reuse of disposable syringes, needles and other medical equipments. These people are also said to be responsible for the presence...