Minister Suspends 13 Officials For Pulse Polio Laxity
...s saved children even in Bihar, then why cannot it save our children? Mr Hasan asked. He added that a fresh phase of Polio drive would begin from April 9. 'This time the officers have been asked to be more alert and cover cent percent children in the state,” he said. His comments came after it emerged tha...Early Detection of Cervical Cancer Leads To Complete Cure
...est for early detection of the disease.// This can save many lives as it is the most common type of cancer among women. The agency, which supervises the government's 30-baht medical care scheme, has provided Pap smear services to 1.5 million women aged 35-60 nationwide. Sanguan Nittayarumphong, the NHSO...Shock Wave Therapy Increase The Risk Of Diabetes
... “Despite the risks, shock wave therapy still can save the day for patients, and it would be a mistake to put it on the shelf,” says Dr. Segura. The researchers indicate that they now counsel patients about the potential risk for diabetes and hypertension prior to shock wave treatment. Dr. Segura str...Bush Tells Seniors Drug Plan Is A Good Deal
...It doesn't cost a dime to look and you're going to save money,'' said Bush. "Seniors are saving about half on their prescription drug charges already. If you're a poor senior, the government is going to pay over 95 percent. I'm just telling you it's a good deal." Around a 1,000 enrollment seminars are bei...An infected worker of as sandwich chain spreads it!
...72 hours after their symptoms end. All this is to save people from contracting and spreading infections....Hospitals In U.K To Outsource Administrative Work To India
...bs and is moving its admin work to India hoping to save about £2.5 million a year. The management hope that with this move they would halve their annual £5 million medical secretary bill by sending voice recordings over the internet to be typed up in India. Chief executive David Loughton expressing conce...Birds Being Shot Owing To Bird Flu Fear: Wildlife Experts
...e attempts of Salisbury Wildlife Rescue workers to save a swan (found with a broken leg and nine pellets in it's chest) ended up in vain. The bird had to be eventually destroyed by the vet. 'It is ridiculous. People are shooting at everything flying over their land in case the birds have bird flu, but t...SRN Hospital Dialysis Unit To Resume Function
... the dialysis unit. The closing of the unit helped save a lot of time of some doctors in the hospital for private practice. Now, however, the situation has changed and the patients can now anticipate some benefit from the reopening of the unit....Older Diabetics not taking kidney and heart protective drugs
...he lead author says, "These are drugs that we know save lives and save money, and still we're only using them in less than half of the people who could benefit. It's espec...Gujarat Minister's Motorbike Campaign Against Female Foeticide
...small part" of the larger movement by the state to save girl children. The minister's constituency, however, does not have the worst sex ratio in Gujarat. The figure for Surendranagar is 924 girls for every 1,000 boys, against 920 girls across the state. --Edited IANS...Ban On Transporting Poultry Lifted Off In Madhya Pradesh
... farmers, state governments should come forward to save the industry. --Edited IANS...Distressed Couple Assists Parents Of Mentally Challenged Kids
...ld Ammi died in 1997. They had tried their best to save her, but nothing helped. After her death, the couple decided to help other mentally challenged children by sharing their hardships and experiences with their parents. Trivedi and his wife have been holding free counselling sessions and training pro...Transformed Transforms Physician Centered Practice To Patient Centered One
... Ashland says that this model will ensure quality, save people’s money and provide better health outcomes. The academy selected the 36 practices from among more than 300 applicants for its two-year national demonstration project. Mambu said that he uses Internet-based billing and scheduling. The Transfor...New Hope For Patients Needing Kidney Transplants In UK
...ng kidney donations as these have the potential to save or improve the lives of many people in the UK. Chris Rudge, UK Transplant managing and transplant director, said there was a desperate shortage of donor organs in the country. He felt that the number of living kidney donors is running at record lev...BMA Scotland Blasts 'Sensational Headlines' Over GPs Pay
...interventions by GPs can keep people healthier and save lives," Dr Church said. The delegates at the annual conference of Scottish Local Medical Committees in Clydebank were also due to discuss pay-related issues....Pramod Mahajan Undergoes Third Surgery
...anting to donate his kidney to help the leader and save his life. What the press and people have failed to understand is that a transplant is no minor operation and organs cannot be exchanged like motor parts!!...AIDS: from the heart stories about AIDS and you!
...p to this menace and fight it with al our means to save pur future generations from this deadly disease....Study Shows That Women Need To Be Explained About The Smear Test
...g.The national screening programme is estimated to save thousands of lives in the UK every year. But if women are worried unnecessarily by the results of their smear, the concern now could be that they won't continue to go for regular checks, she said. The smear test detects abnormalities that can occur...Women Advised Not To Be Perturbed Over Smear Test Results
.... The national screening programme is estimated to save thousands of lives in the UK every year but if a clear picture is not revealed them women may refrain from taking up the smear tests.......on any "saviour sibling" if the treatment does not save their elder brother or sister. Last year the governmant ruled that the technique could be authorised and a small number of licences have been issued. Julie and Joe Fletcher were the first UK couple to have a "saviour sibling" last July. Their daught...