Rare shoulder replacement surgery in Punjab hospital

MOHALI - A 60-year-old woman who suffered multiple fractures to her shoulder and dislocated the joint, underwent a rare shoulder replacement surgery at a hospital here and was able to move the joint the day after the operation, doctors said Tuesday.

Doctor’s Day Becomes “Black Day” In Ludhiana

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Punjab to get two multi-super speciality hospitals

MOHALI - Under the public-private partnership (PPP), Punjab will get its first multi-super speciality hospitals inside the premises of civil hospitals here and Bathinda by 2011.

Punjab pilgrim dies of heart attack in Pakistan

ATTARI BORDER - A Punjab woman on a pilgrimage to a Sikh shrine in Pakistan died of heart attack in Lahore. Her body was handed over to Indian authorities at Attari-Wagah border here Sunday, officials said.

Swine flu death sparks controversy in Punjab town

MOHALI - The death of a 48-year-old woman, who died after suffering from swine flu at a hospital of this Punjab town has sparked controversy, an official said Thursday. The woman’s death has pointed towards irregularities in the procedures followed by hospital staff while treating her.

Radio Pakistan views PM’s heart surgery caused by Brahmin leaders

ABOHAR - Radio Pakistan in its latest edition of Punjabi Durbar programme has stated that Dr. Manmohan Singh works under pressure from Brahmin (Hindu) leaders, which it states, recently caused him to undergo heart surgery too and skip this year’s Republic Day function!

Polluted Sutlaj River water causing skin disease

ROPAR - Hazardous industrial waste seeping into the Sutlaj River flowing through Ropar District in Punjab has contaminated the water to the extent that people are getting skin diseases and stomach ailments.