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James Cook University urges more medical seats

Mr. Bernard Moulden, Vice Chancellor of James Cook University's (JCU) has urged the Health Minister Tony Abbott to increase the medical seats in the University which will help to produce more doctors to serve the country on the occasion of its graduation day.// James Cook University is Australia's premier tropical university which is leading internationally in teaching and research. The U...

Another Twist to the Tale of Reservation of Medical Seats

The tale of the controversial reservation of postgraduate medical seats to in-service candidates has developed another twist//. On Tuesday the Government announced that these candidates would have to serve the government for a minimum specified period upon completion of the PG degree failing which they would haver to pay a default fine of Rs 20 lakhs. The government’s decision to furthe...

V P Singh Proposes Doubling Of Medical Seats

Former Prime Minister V.P. Singh has suggested that doubling the number of medical seats is a possible solution to the quota row//. "The health minister told me this is possible," said Singh, the architect of the Mandal quota system in 1990. "The long term solution can be provided by implementing a neighborhood school scheme on the lines of one such programme in Britain. Under this sc...

Number Of Seats Increased In Theni Medical College

The Theni Medical College in Tamil Nadu has been allotted 100 seats, taking the number of medical seats in State-run medical colleges to 1600. // Health Minister K.K.S.S.R. Ramachandran announced that the government would continue to look for increasing seats in these colleges. "We will continue to make efforts to increase seats in colleges," he told reporters. He also said that the g...

Kerala To Have More Medical Seats

The Health Minister P. K. Sreemathy has announced in Thiruvananthapuram that the Medical Council of India will be shortly sanctioning 50 MBBS seats //each for medical collages in Alappuzha, Kottayam and Thrissur. Ms. Sreemathy stated on Thursday, while replying to questions in the Assembly that a proposal for increasing the strength was pending with the medical council. She further al...

Babies can Choke While Sleeping in Car Seats.

Leaving babies unattended in standard car safety seats can harm the child as it may cause breathing problems//, according to a recent study. A study conducted on 43 children suffering with Hypoxia by Researchers at the University of Auckland in New Zealand showed 90% of them had been left sleeping in the car seats. British Medical Journal published a study this week claimed...

Infant Car Seats Fail Crash Tests

Consumer Reports conducted a study which found that most infant car seats "failed disastrously" the crash tests even at low speeds such as 35 mph. //The seats come off their bases or get warped in place or sometimes even get thrown away. Only two brands of infant car seats were recommended and the magazine suggested the federal recall of the Evenflo Discovery, which was found to be th...

Counseling For Medical And Dental Seats Allotment Through Videoconferencing

Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss inaugurated today a videoconference system for counseling of seat allotment for medical and dental courses. This is the first time that the counseling is being done through videoconference connecting Delhi, Puducherry and Kolkata. DGHS is entrusted with the responsibility of allotting 15% All India Quota of MBBS/BD...

Punjab University Reserves Seats for AIDS and Cancer Students

The Punjab University has reserved seats for students suffering from AIDS and cancer in various courses in its colleges . The University has reserved one seat for each of the fifty-six courses that it offers for people affected by AIDS or suffering from cancer. However, the university feels that one seat reserved in every course will be sufficient for the time being, si...