AIIMS Student Dies of Dengue Fever
...campus. Kamal Raj Kiran was admitted in a special ward of AIIMS after he had tested positive for dengue Thursday. His condition deteriorated and he was operated upon Friday to stop brain haemorrhage. "Kiran, a native of Hyderabad and a seventh semester student of our institute, died this afternoon," Bi...Dengue Outbreak in the Capital is not an Epidemic: Government
...j Kiran died of dengue. A 125-bed special dengue ward has been set up at AIIMS, said hospital authorities. On Monday, the hospital began a two-day blood donation camp to deal with any blood shortage. The dengue virus is spread through the bite of the female Aedes mosquito, primarily Aedes Aegypti, whi...Mental Health Wards rated unpleasant
... dissatisfaction over the state of repair of their ward while 28% were not satisfied with the standards of...s. According to Mind, access to gardens and good ward design may have a big impact in providing a calm and therapeutic environment. However, its survey ha...Kidney Patient Commits Suicide over Treatment Costs
... The man jumped out of a window of the nephrology ward of the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, where he was being treated, hospital sources told IANS. However, hospital authorities were unwilling to comment. Source-IANS...Dengue Death Toll Raises to Six in UP
...pur district died of the disease in the paediatric ward of King George's Medical University on Friday, while another child died in the Farrukhabad district hospital,' V.S. Nigam, health department spokesman told IANS here Saturday. 'The total number of dengue cases has shot up to 199 in the state with t...Robots Help Bring Specialist Doctors To You In A Trice
...is already a successful addition to the children's ward at the Gladstone District Hospital, in Central Queensland. The Xstrata funding will support the development of four new robots which will be deployed in selected central and north Queensland hospitals, as well as employment of a Senior Research Off...Four People with Dengue Symptoms Admitted to Srinagar Hospital
...ursday confirmed// that they were in the emergency ward of the institute. "The samples of two of the fou...e of whom is admitted in the emergency observation ward and the other in ward number 5 of the institute, are still awaited. These should be available by Fri...Mounting Pressure of Dengue in Delhi Hospitals
...here are around 75 patients admitted in the dengue ward with severe shortage of beds. Most patients can be...intendent. The LNJP hospital still has no separate ward for dengue patients in spite of the fact that over 600 dengue cases have been registered in the hosp...Encouraging a Lifetime of Healthy Skin Right from the Beginning
...l DEET should be applied directly onto the skin to ward off mosquitoes, ticks and other insects. "While I recommend using an insect repellent with a 10 percent or lower DEET concentration for children, I do not recommend using a combination sunscreen and insect repellent because the reapplication of the...Gastroenteritis attacks the newborn ward
...spital in Sydney, blocked transfers to its newborn ward from other hospitals, following five babies// getting sick with gastroenteritis, known to cause vomiting and diarrhea. The sick babies have been secluded to reduce the spread of virus. The new born care centre ensured that the area was absolutely d...New Flat Keyboard To Tackle Hospital Super Bug
...o easy to clean - and is coated in silicon to help ward off bacteria, reported the online edition of BBC News. Researchers at the trust say cleaning the keyboards just twice a day cuts bacteria by 70 percent. It makes it much quicker for nurses to clean them and nurses are responsible for cleaning keyb...Worldwide Diabetes Figures Alarmingly High
...or pre-diabetes in high risk people who could then ward off the disease through proper diet and exercise. High risk people include those with hypertension, high cholesterol, obesity and those with family history of diabetes. African American, Latino, Native American, Asian American or Pacific Islander ar...Hoosiers Live at the Mercy of Nursing Homes
...needing guardians) and inadequate staffing to meet ward needs.' Regarding Indiana, researchers wrote: 'The (state-funded) program is neither involved in educating the public about guardianship in general nor about public guardianship specifically. Information about the program was ‘buried’ in the state’...Sexual assault cases in mixed-sex psychiatric wards on the high
... a recent case where a 17-year-old was placed on a ward with an adult male who had previously sexually assaulted a minor," a spokeswoman for the charity said. "You go there to get better, not to be assaulted," said a victim. GYT...Sharad Pawar admitted to Escorts, condition stable
...rdiologist, said that he was admitted to a private ward and may be discharged tomorrow evening. Source-IANS...Doctors on Strike Over Assault Issue
... 50 relatives of the patient stormed the emergency ward and thrashed the doctor alleging negligence. We ar...affected the Out-Patients Department and emergency ward of the hospital. Although senior doctors were attending to patients, the services were more or less ...West Bengal Performs 'Yagna' to Ward off Dengue, Malaria
...fire worship-with 1,000 pyres began Friday here to ward off dengue and protect the ozone layer. // Amid ...organised by NGO Gayatri Janakalyan Sangha, was to ward off dengue, malaria and other diseases. The organiser added that the yagna was also to prevent the d...Medicinal Plant Rediscovered After 115 Years
...ation. The extracts of the plant were also used to ward off mountain leeches. 'We have collected samples of the plant and it is now growing in two experimental gardens and showing good results,' he said. Ambarish, along with his co-scientist M. Amadudin, now plans to carry out extensive research on th...Norovirus outbreak results in hospital visit restrictions
...confirmed that the virus has been contained in the ward areas. It does not pose any threat to other departments especially those awaiting surgery or procedures. However only the next of kin are permitted to visit patients in the hospital as a precautionary measure. As per Belinda Atkinson who is the D......overnment had promised to end the concept of mixed ward four years ago. Healthcare campaigners are concerned as nearly one-fourth of patients are treated in mixed wards in NHS hospitals. "For the sake of patients' privacy and dignity in the 21st century we should not be going backwards," said Katherine ...