Napoleon's mysterious death unmasked, UT Southwestern researcher says
A new investigation into Napoleon Bonaparte's cause of death might finally put to rest nearly 200 years of lingering mysteries about the illness that killed the French emperor during his island exile, a UT Southwestern Medical Center scientist reports. American, Swiss and Canadian researchers applied modern pathological and tumor-staging methods to historical accounts and found that Napol...One reader asked for more, and got it
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In a judgement that might stir up another controversy, pitting the doctors against the consumer activists, negligent doctors in Kerala have been asked to pay three lakh rupees as compensation to the family of a pregnant woman who died due to aftershock of spinal anesthesia.The issue of doctors coming under the umbrella of consumer protection act has been a very controversial one with lega...Hospital asked to Compensate Victim – Judgment by Delhi High Cour
In a judgment passed by the ‘Delhi High Court’ on Tuesday Justice Vikramjit Sen passed the order and asked Safdarjung // Hospital to compensate Manju a 12 year old for the wrong treatment administered by Dr Yadu Lal of the hospital. He wanted to be informed in the next few days how much compensation was the hospital ready to pay to the victim. An earlier enquiry had indicated that th...Chinese Health Minister has asked to reduce Medical cost
Chinese Health Minister Gao Qiang at the National Health Conference has urged the health care industry to concentrate more on providing service to the poor and needy instead of spending lot of funds on hospital // infrastructure and expansion. He has urged the hospital authorities not to be partial in offering health care to the rich. He has said that the Government would be freezing fund...NHS asked to prioritize its funding
National Health Service (NHS) which initially funded the sex-swap surgery of a former sailor is now funding the laser treatment to remove the tattoos. // Tanya Bainbridge, 57, from Middleton, says she needs the £2,500 laser treatment because her tattoos are not ladylike and she can't wear sleevless dresses in the summer. Middleton and Heywood Primary Care Trust have approved the funding...Striking Students Asked to Vacate Hostels
Amidst hectic efforts to end the medicos stir, the government has issued notices to resident doctors to vacate hostels and warned senior faculty members// who are supporting them. "We have issued notices to agitating resident doctors to vacate hostels if they fail to return to work," Health Ministry officials said here today. The step was taken after government issued adve...