Health department not cooperating: Swine flu nodal officerNEW DELHI - Delhi’s nodal officer for swine flu Saturday expressed helplessness in furnishing the number of cases in Delhi, complaining of non-cooperation from the health department officials. Cancer-promoting protein discoveredTORONTO - Canadian scientists have uncovered a new protein that blocks DNA damage in the cell and thus help spread various cancers, a breakthrough that could pave the way for medical strategies to improve cancer therapies. Four infants die after immunisation in LucknowLUCKNOW - Four infants, aged six to nine months, died shortly after receiving routine immunisation in three different villages on the outskirts of the Uttar Pradesh capital Saturday, officials said. Hospitals report high dengue cases, civic body says otherwiseNEW DELHI - Despite the civic body’s claims of doing everything to curb the spread of dengue, the mosquito-borne disease is fast spreading in the capital. Figures from the city’s private hospitals show a wide gap between the official count and the actual number of dengue patients. 36 more dengue cases in DelhiNEW DELHI - Delhi Saturday reported 36 new cases of dengue, taking the total number of people infected by the mosquito-borne disease to 384 this year, an official said. ‘8 in 10 Indians unaware of high child mortality rate’NEW DELHI - Despite India reporting the highest child mortality rate in the world, eight out of 10 people do not know that 1.83 million children under five die every year in India, says a survey. Timely treatment can only help cure dengue: AzadNEW DELHI - Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday advised people showing symptoms of dengue to go for a check-up and get treatment without any delay, saying timely treatment can only help cure this disease. Keep an eye on your food to watch your weightMELBOURNE - The next time you are out with friends for dinner, make sure you can see your food while you eat. Kenyan court gives 8-month sentence to 2 tuberculosis patients for skipping their medications
Two kids die, measles epidemic hits Maharashtra villageAURANGABAD - Two children died of measles and 26 others have been affected by the epidemic that hit Dongaav village of Maharashtra’s Aurangabad district, an official said Saturday. Passive smoking doing more harm than people may thinkWASHINGTON - In a discovery that supports public smoking bans, researchers have found that an infrequent smoke, or being exposed to secondhand smoke, may be doing more harm than people may think. Strike cripples medical services in Ranchi hospitalRANCHI - The strike by junior doctors and nurses at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Science (RIMS) here for the past four days has paralysed medical services, leading to the death of 41 patients. Chinese AIDS activist who caught the virus as a boy is detained by police, colleagues say
AIDS activists: Chinese colleague detained Protein that promotes cancer foundTORONTO - Australian scientists have uncovered a new protein that blocks DNA damage in the cell and thus help spread various cancers, a breakthrough that could pave the way for medical strategies to improve cancer therapies. |
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