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Dengue Claims Another Victim in Delhi Taking the Toll to 46

...days in the previous week," said D.S. Negi, health secretary Delhi. Out of the total cases, 1,379 cases were from Delhi while 794 cases were from the states close to the national capital. Health officials said 234 cases were from Haryana, 420 cases from Uttar Pradesh and 16 cases from Rajasthan. Apart from...

Escalation of Nursing industrial dispute

...claim exists. Australian Nurses Federation branch secretary Neroli Ellis said staff shortages were forcing nurses to work overtime and they were "sick to death" of waiting for the Government to act. Ms Ellis said, "Since the minister's actually brought in the policy of no extra funding we're finding that's h...

Thalassemic patient is now HIV positive due to faulty Diagnostic kit…

... a hue and cry over this," he said. State health secretary Kalyan Bagchi said, "Without a complaint it would be difficult to explain what had caused the infection. I cannot comment without getting the specifics of the case. She could have been infected by the needle or some other way." In December 2005, Mo...

Anthrax Vaccine to be Made Mandatory for Troops-Pentagon

...g in other places including the US. The assistant secretary of defense for health services, Dr. William Winkenwerder, says that this is because the danger of infection is considered higher in those areas and that the Pentagon is prepared to deal with any court challenge ensuing from this order. He says that...

500 People Affected by Gas Leak Near Bhopal

...ay announced a one-man inquiry headed by principal secretary (Housing and Environment) P.D. Meena to probe the incident. "The committee will inquire into the causes and the source of the leakage. It will also look into the role of the district administration, the police and the Pollution Control Board in pro...

Dengue on the Rise in Lucknow

...mained at 11, he added. State's principal health secretary A.K. Misra claimed, "All preventive and curative measures are in place throughout the state. Medicines are available in plenty at all levels and doctors have been asked to remain on alert to handle dengue cases on a priority basis." Source-IANS...

Neo-Natal Intensive Care Ordered to Shut Down in Phillipines

...circumstances that led to these deaths. The health secretary also has ordered the immediate decontamination of the intensive care unit. . MT...

First confirmed Dengue death in Andhra Pradesh

...various departments and is leaded by the principal secretary (health).The anti-larval operations have been increased by the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad after 2 confirmed cases and 18 other suspected cases of dengue were reported here.To prevent vector-borne diseases like dengue, malaria, chikungunya, vi...

Dengue Death Toll Raises to Six in UP

...s are in place across the state,' principal health secretary Arun Kumar Misra said. Carried by the aedes mosquito, the dengue virus has typical symptoms of high fever accompanied with acute pain in the joints and eyes. 'It is certainly not as deadly or fatal like Japanese Encephalitis, but still it is a matt...

AIIMS Postpones Semester Exam due to Dengue Outbreak

...y the medical students," said Anil Sharma, general secretary of resident doctors association. Most students had vacated their hostel rooms or were taken away by their guardians due to fear of the disease. In view of the crisis at the AIIMS and the rise in the numbers of dengue patients being admitted, Shar...

Delhi CM Launches Health Mission

...ster of health as co-chairperson and the principal secretary (health) as convener apart from official members, nominated public representatives, non-official members and experts. It is expected that the mission would help in reducing the infant mortality rate, maternal mortality ratio, total fertility rate, ...

Remove Stigma to Defeat HIV/AIDS in India, says UN Envoy

... India," said Nafis Sadik, special envoy of the UN secretary general for HIV/AIDS in Asia and the Pacific. "There is acceptance of the problem at the highest level, although lots needs to be done to make it (the disease) acceptable in the society which is still in a denial mode," Sadik told journalists. Sa...

Private NHS clinics not up to the mark

...position to live up to standards. Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley said: "The government has involved the independent sector without delivering value for money. Centers are not working to their optimum capacity and cost significantly more than the same service provided by the NHS." Paul Miller, cha...

Leeds Hospitals to Outsource Medical Transcription Work to India

... who fear lives could be put at risk. A medical secretary at Leeds General Infirmary told the Yorkshire Even...e are bound to be errors." Dave Prentis, general secretary of trade union Unison alleged serious mistakes had been uncovered at hospitals, which had already tr...

The Daily Struggle with Salt

...eman, met with Dr. John O. Agwunobi, the assistant secretary for health at the Department of Health and Human Services, to lobby against salt regulation by the F.D.A. The Salt Institute represents companies like Morton International, based in Chicago, and United Salt, based in Houston. The total value of the U...

Shortage of donors at sperm bank clinics

...ad of andrology at the University of Sheffield and secretary of the British Fertility Society, said there was a catastrophe. He added: "If there aren't enough men who are willing to donate and be identified... and we don't have the ability to import sperm from other countries because the regulations are too t...

AIIMS Goes to Polls Amid Reservation Issues

...ng president, vice president, secretary, and joint secretary to represent the RDA. Sixteen Candidates are contesting the elections that began at 7.00 a.m. "Looking at the recent developments in our campus over reservation, the election holds a broader significance. We will continue our fight against reservat...

Madras Medical College to have a Centre for preventive cardiology

...and Publicity. There were speeches by the Health secretary V.K.Subburaj; Director of Medical Education P.Vijayalakshmi; Dean of Madras Medical College Kalavathi Ponniraivan; K.Harsha Vardhan, head, cardio thoracic surgery; and L.Vengadasalapathy, additional professor. GYT...

HIV Carriers Form an Association to Fight Social Stigma in Jharkhand

...be able to live longer,' said Ranjeet Kumar Dubey, secretary of the association. Dubey, 25, has been living with the disease for eight years. An association spokeswoman told IANS: 'We hope the organisation will help change the mindset of people. At times even the doctors treat us badly.' 'When a dentist...

Alternative therapy – an alternative to HRT

...lso a cause of concern. Richard Warren, honorary secretary of the RCOG, said: "The current interest and enthusiasm directed towards alternative treatments for menopausal symptoms is understandable, but the full risks and benefits of these alternatives are still unknown. "Each case needs to be considered in...

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