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Convict Felled by Legionnaires

A prisoner from Ireland has reportedly succumbed to Legionnaires’ disease. // Jack Russell was admitted to Causeway hospital for treatment where a test revealed the presence of the bacteria Legionella pnuemophila, which causes the disease. Legionnaires' disease is a rare form of pneu...

Vaccine in the Dock- Suspicions of Intussusception

...oses of the vaccine Rota Teq, to infants. There is reportedly a risk of intussusception. The vaccine is given to infants between 2 to 6 months of age, in three doses as an optional vaccine to prevent infection by rotavirus, which causes dysentery, which is at times, fatal. The reporting of 28 cases of in...

Indian Doctors in Britain Lose Legal Battle

...octor who had been affected by the changes and who reportedly committed suicide recently. Raman Lakshman, BAPIO's vice chair (Policy), told IANS: "This (judgement) we believe will have a devastating and profound impact on thousands of International Medical Graduates (IMGs) whose hopes for progressing on a be...

BMC Rushes With Samples as Mystery Fever Rings Alarm Bell in Bombay

...with paralysis" symptoms. City doctors also have reportedly admitted that they find it difficult to diagnose the cases. One of the doctors in Ghatkopar confesses" we are seeing patients with symptoms suggestive of viral meningitis but it is not manifesting classical symptoms. Most patients come with extreme...

Extend Cervical Smears to Younger Women, Insist Specialists

...cancer. The NHS Cervical Screening Program has reportedly saved thousands of lives, as around 4500 case of cervical cancer are identified per year under this program. According to the scientists , this program of the NHS will be ‘undermined’ as the new policy comes along with the statement that screening ...

Nepal's Most Influential Woman 'Critically' Ill

...n the party in the last couple of years, which has reportedly caused friction in the Koirala household. Koiral...ya was the most powerful woman in the kingdom. She reportedly exerted great influence on the king and her bitter opposition to her son, Crown Prince Dipendra's de...

Tamoxifen Discontinuation Rates Surprisingly High

... ages of 35 and 44 or over 75 as well as women who reportedly used an antidepressant within one year of starting tamoxifen were more likely to stop tamoxifen. "This study demonstrates that persistence with tamoxifen cannot be assumed and raises concerns about persistence with other oral hormonal therapies for...

Experts Warn Against Raw Milk Following Rift Valley Fever Outbreak in Kenya

...rn Zone Veterinary Investigation Center (VIC) have reportedly increased their monitoring activities and are main...Province was quoted as saying. More people were reportedly being admitted to hospitals with the viral disease, which is usually transmitted from livestock to h...

Ex-workers Ask HLL to Accept Liability for Mercury Deaths

...rom Watertown, New York, to India. The factory had reportedly shut down in New York for environmental reasons. Once in India, the factory was allowed to import mercury, glass and other raw material, export all thermometers and leave behind the mercury wastes in India, association staffers alleged. The owne...

NRI Doctor's R&D Model in India to Slash Cost of Drugs

... sponsored by the Indian government. Hepatitis C reportedly affects 170 million people worldwide and at least 200,000 in Britain. Multinational drug companies put the cost of the research and development of a new drug at $800 million. According to Shaunak and Brocchini, the cost of developing their drug wi...

Madhya Pradesh Imbibes Family Planning Lessons from Pakistan

...nt would follow the example of Pakistan, which has reportedly decided to distribute contraceptives at mosques and involve clerics in spreading family planning awareness", state Health Minister Ajay Vishnoi said. A recent news report had quoted Pakistan's Population Planning Minister Chaudhary Shahbaz Hussain a...

Kidney Racket Not Ruled Out in Children's Killings

... guard for the past two years. The two houses were reportedly connected through a backyard passage. Noida senior superintendent of police R.K.S. Rathore told IANS: "We have recovered 16 skulls and human bones from several gunny bags fished out of the dirt in the deep drain behind the residence." "While Sure...

Children's Killer Preyed On Victims For Two Years

...hild was returned five days later after the father reportedly coughed up Rs. 5 million and the police held an elaborate press conference that was televised nationally. Says Sunil Biswas, whose eight-year-old daughter went missing while plying near the house of Mohinder Singh: "We came to Delhi in search of wor...

Madhya Pradesh Imbibes Family Planning Lessons from Pakistan

...nt would follow the example of Pakistan, which has reportedly decided to distribute contraceptives at mosques and involve clerics in spreading family planning awareness", state Health Minister Ajay Vishnoi said. A recent news report had quoted Pakistan's Population Planning Minister Chaudhary Shahbaz Hussain...

Malnutrition Kills Two Kids In Madhya Pradesh

At least two children have reportedly died from malnutrition in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior district, child rights activists say //, emblematic of a deep-rooted problem afflicting over 80,000 underprivileged children in this state. While one-year-old Purushottam of Ateri village died Sund...

Mystery Fever Kills 35 Children in UP

...o that of Japanese encephalitis even though it was reportedly less fatal. The latest virus has symptoms similar to Coxsackie. A team of experts from the Emergency Medical Relief Centre visited Gorakhpur and has taken samples of the virus for analysis. Source-IANS...

Two Children Die After Administering DPT Injection

...d tetanus) injection Saturday. About 100 kids were reportedly ill// after the dosage. According to official sources, the deaths took place in Khaira and Sahar villages in Bhojpur district, about 60 km from here. Twelve children have been admitted to Ara Sadar Hospital. The district administration said the ...

Free Plan B Faces Controversy

...roy it. A small percentage of such free doses were reportedly destroyed in Iowa. Plan B packages cost about $35-$45 per dose. MST...

Toys With Tiny Magnets Recalled

Three children who reportedly swallowed tiny magnets that fell off toys had to b...th sharp edges and small parts. The company, has reportedly sold around two million sets starting from May 2003 to September 2006, excluding the number that has...

Teen-age Smokers at Higher Risk Of Developing Asthma

...nic white. About 14 percent of these children were reportedly exposed to smoking before birth i.e.during their mother's pregnancy, while,17.5 percent of them were exposed to secondhand smoke. During the course of the study, about 28 percent of children reported smoking at any time during their life, 13.8 perc...

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