Morning-After Pill At The Local Pharmacy Could Prevent Unwanted Pregnancies
...d from 13 to 20 who got the medication from family planning clinics and community pharmacies. They discover... it took to get the morning-after pill from family planning clinics was much more consistent, with the majority waiting between 38 and 42 hours. · 72 per cent...Delhi Hospitals Cancel Holidays And Recalls Doctors
... and the government's role so far. "We are also planning to file a public interest litigation before the Supreme Court against police manhandling of women medical students, interns and doctors both in Delhi and Mumbai." Meanwhile, 100 resident doctors from five medical colleges in the capital continued t...ISRO To Expand Telemedicine Network, 4 Speciality Hospitals To Be Included
...na and Rajasthan. The Ganga Ram hospital is also planning to integrate telemedicine in VRCs in the two northern states and participate in the scheme, 'Providing Urban amenities in Rural Areas' (PURA), as envisioned by President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. The Madras Diabetic Research Foundation has set up a mobil...Bangladesh Progressing But Must Yet Face Challenges In Health Sector
...rnment to ensure necessary reproductive and family planning services so that the women can be able to plan their life....Arjun Singh Softens Stand on Quota But says Reservation Irrevocable
...e issue of reservations and now the IIT’s are also planning to join the protests. The anti-reservation sentiment has engulfed many states and medical students have resorted to various unique ways of protesting. In some cities they have taken out candle light processions, in other cities they have walked with...Brazil & Kenya Seek Support For A New Resolution At WHO’s Annual Mee
...DS, tuberculosis and malaria. Kenya and Brazil are planning to introduce a resolution to overhaul the way medical research and development is done. But for one group supporting the resolution, the humanitarian organization “Doctors Without Borders” there seems to be much opposition to the proposed changes. ...Striking Students Asked to Vacate Hostels
...fficials said. They said the government was also planning to issue notices to senior faculty members who were aiding and abetting the agitation. They claimed the AIIMS faculty was itself divided on the issue with some favouring quotas and others against it. "Some of the faculty members have approached u...Finnish research: Cysteine Chewing Gum as a cure for cancers of the mouth
...preventive effects can be proved. We are currently planning that type of studies’, says Salaspuro. With the saliva carcinogenic acetaldehyde is distributed after swallowing to the pharynx, oesophagus and stomach. Consequently, the effects of l-cysteine may extend to the whole upper digestive tract area. On ...Flaws In Bird Flu Preparedness
...te governments resources or legal powers. Thorough planning for resource demands over the potential magnitude and length of the response was lacking said agricultural agencies. Mr McGauran-health minister said, he was satisfied with the Australia’s simulation, plans and their overall result,but needs to be ...Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Sets Cognitive Problems After 10 Years
... from alcohol consumption during pregnancy or when planning to become pregnant, or if drinking occurs after conception, to cease drinking as soon as possible after learning of a pregnancy.’ Source: eurekalert...Healthcare System Remodelled - Iraq
...ts can still be generated with thoughtful, careful planning in the overall research design,’ Squires said. Source: Eurekalert...Karnataka Government To Bifurcate Health Services
The Karnataka government is planning to bifurcate the Health and Family Welfare Department into two wings, namely Health Administration and Health Services//. This step is thought to allow for streamlined health services. State Health and Family Welfare Minister R Ashok said that the ...Agitating Doctors Call For Two Day Shut Down Of OPD’
...ts. One of the agitating doctor said that they are planning to shut down the OPD’s and run parallel units, but he also assured that there would be no exertion of force. He explained that senior doctors would be requested to leave the OPD’s as a mark of support for the movement. On Saturday, agitators at Medic...Mass Leave By Doctors Leaves Patients Helpless
...e faculties of five medical colleges in Delhi were planning to write to President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on the matter. The resident doctors, students and interns of five medical colleges in the capital have been on strike since May 12 to protest the government proposal. Last week, both Prime Minister Manmohan ...Scotland Faces Shortage Of GPs
...ess an acute shortage of doctors. A new, robust planning process with BMA will provide supply over the long term. An increase in the annual number of GP registrar places from 250 to 280 will be maintained for 2006-2007. An increase between september 2004 and september 2005, in the number of whole-time e...Study To Look Into Psychological And Emotional Effects Of Cervical Cancer
...chers at the University of Surrey in Guildford are planning to study the effect of cervical cancer on the relationship between men and women//. This study is being touted as the biggest study into the psychological and emotional effects of the cancer on UK population. The study will be instituted for durati...Hospitals In Scotland Not Diagnosing DVT Properly
...e boards involved to see that the actions they are planning to take are adequate and are properly implemented....Setback to Medical Strike – AIIMS & MAMC Doctors to Resume Wor
...e said. He said simultaneously the government was planning to recruit retired doctors for a period of one year and extendable for another one year.// "We will be requiring faculty for the new six AIIMS institutions. We hope to recruit nearly 2,000 retired doctors for these six institutions", he said (Sourc...What to do with the Dead if a Flu Outbreak Happens?
...t while the Bush administration, has made detailed planning for pandemic flu, it has paid minimal attention to...e ferocity as the 1918 flu, even the most thorough planning will not prepare people for the emotional toll of such widespread death.’...Softdrinks major Coca Cola is planning to enhance the production of its 'Diet Coke', in view of the increased demand for the product, particularly in urban markets. // Though diet coke contributes just one per cent of the company's total softdrink production, Coca Cola is looking to co...