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Differently Wired and Gay – Are They Children of a Lesser God

...tics have been quick to label this as an important political agenda, and an opportune time to curry public favor. The rationale behind the ban extols marriage as an age-old sacred institution between a man and woman. Christian groups, keenly supporting the ban, have never minced their words regarding legalizat...

Harvard Begins Controversial Human Stem Cell Cloning Project

...udies. The announcement also comes at a time when political restrictions on human ES cell work are becoming a hot issue in the run up to the US elections in November. Due to intense interest, Nature reports, researchers say that it took more than two years of review by eight committees to gain regulatory cle...

OBC Stir Media Creation: Ramadoss

... Ramadoss told newspersons here. Stating that all political parties had supported the government proposal, he said 'This is in accordance with the Constitution.' Asked about the move to increase seats in general category while implementing the OBC quota, Ramadoss said 'The seats will be increased in a phased ...

Anti-quota Stir is a Creation of the Media: Ramadoss

...) in central educational institutions, he said all political parties had supported the government proposal. 'This is in accordance with the constitution,' he added. The government was going to increase the number of seats in central institutions to offset the reservation plan's impact on upper caste stude...

Rajasthan Government Plans to Monitor Private Health Centres

...acted by the former Congress regime. However, some political leaders and health organisations pressurised the then government to reconsider the provisions of the bill before sending it to the governor for his assent. Accordingly, it was refereed to a six-member expert Committee, which submitted a favourable ...

AMA Supports Tax Penalty for Uninsured Americans

... latest of an increasing number of legislative and political proposals that compels people to have coverage. In Massachusetts, Gov. Mitt Romney signed legislation two months ago, which made Massachusetts the first to require state residents to have health insurance just as drivers must have auto insurance. ...

Health Ministry’s Interference in AIIMS Could Prove Deleteriou

...s to have made is underlining his party, the PMK’s political agenda. Finally the diktat has jgone out, doctors who struck work will have salary cuts in their pay packet. Ramadoss seems to have made his point clear - autonomy is something even elite institutions like AIIMS enjoy only at the minister’s pleasure....

45 Dead, 5000 Affected By Malaria

...have also tested positive for malaria. Meanwhile, political leaders of the two districts claimed that acutal malaria death toll was much higher than the government figure. Yesterday RSP MLA, Nirmal Das had told the West Bengal assembly that a large number of people had died of malaria in North Bengal. Source...

Stern Action will be Taken Against 'AIIMS Coterie' warns Ramadoss

...ub". "Some people have converted the AIIMS into a political hub and action will be taken against them when I return to New Delhi June 19," Ramadoss told reporters on the sidelines of a medical seminar here. Describing the current imbroglio at the AIIMS as an "internal matter of the institution", Ramadoss s...

Depression Could Quickly Grow Into UK’s Biggest Proble

...ernment. Professor Layard also explains that the political cowardice, or the lack of support, would also be e...essor felt that there are encouraging signs of the political mood changing. But he did caution that this political science was still in its very young stage of b...

The Most Natural Thing in the World

...and cultural factors, and the current conservative political landscape. "We'll look at how fear of litigation and medical negligence is affecting Australian women's prenatal and postnatal care," she says. "The group will also discuss issues surrounding new reproductive technologies, midwife-led models of c...

Increased Demand For Up-gradation Local Hospital In Tiruchy

...ment Medical College at Salem, has invoked several political parties and organisations to urge the centre to examine the possibility of upgrading the hospital in Tiruchy as well. Explaining that the decision of the previous government to be upgraded the local hospital to be on par with the AIIMS at an outlay...

Mahdhani to get ayurvedic treatment in prison

...ecial court here. With various organisations and political parties in Kerala and even the Kerala Assembly passing a resolution, seeking bail and good medical care for Mahdhani on humanitarian grounds, Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan met his Tamil Nadu counterpart M Karunanidhi recently and discussed ...

User Charges At AIIMS Rolled Back

...on of people and more than 100 MPs from across the political spectrum had urged the government immediately withdraw the "anti-people" measure. The MPs had recently met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and submitted a memorandum pointing out that the "huge increase" in the user charges had put a tremendous burden...

Human Chain Seeks AIIMS Status For Tiruchi Medical College

... The human chain, comprising supporters of various political parties, local people and students, stretched to three kilometres from Chattiram to Gandhi market here. The protestors said that the Centre had earlier announced upgradation of the hospital here to AIIMS status. However, after Anbumani Ramadoss too...

AIIMS Strike Enters Second day, Support Continues To Pour In

... all the PGIs, IIMs, IITs should be insulated from political and bureaucratic interference. They should be protected from any scope of interference into their autonomy from politicians and bureaucrats. And government should understand that such highly skilled institutes could not be developed easily. Huge mone...

Community Awareness Is Imperative For Eradication Of Rabies

...ies is hampered by a range of economic, social and political factors," he said. A major factor was the low level of political commitment to rabies control and lack of accurate data on the true public health impact of the disea...

'Young and their Reproductive Health' - Theme of World Population Day

...led for to tackle the spiraling population through political decision- making and by providing an international framework to address the issue. 'The one process ongoing, that will take millions of years to correct, is the loss of genetic and species diversity by the destruction of natural habitats. This is...

Older, More Rounded, and Artier Applicants make Better Medical Students

...e politics, in a bid to test the applicant’s wider political knowledge, awareness, and sensitivity. Dr Cowley says that medical schools have come a long way towards improving curriculum content, but it is not clear what further improvements can be made with "the raw materials at hand." He concludes: "The 1...

Move to Raise Awareness of Ovarian Cancer

Several female political figures including Prime Minister John Howard's wife, Janette, and Opposition Leader Kim Beazley's wife, Susie Annus came together yesterday// in a national push to raise awareness of ovarian cancer. The women visited hospitals in most capital cities....

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