Friday, 19 April 2013

Tripura baby with swollen head flown to Delhi for treatment

Tripura baby with swollen head flown to Delhi for treatment

Tripura baby with swollen head flown to Delhi for treatment

New Delhi: There is hope for the parents of 18-month-old Runa Begum. Their child, who has been suffering from a medical condition that has seen her head swell to more than double its normal size, is now under the expert care of a top private hospital in ...
No more cuts in Karunya Scheme benefits, says FM

No more cuts in Karunya Scheme benefits, says FM

The benefits of Karunya Benevolent Scheme, which provides a maximum financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh for treatment of those afflicted with critical illnesses, will be sanctioned in full, irrespective of any financial aid availed from other schemes such as the ...
Diabetes in Asian Americans

Diabetes in Asian Americans

Diabetes is a condition when the body is unable to produce insulin, or unable to properly use and store glucose. Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas and helps glucose get into cells to be turned into energy. Under normal conditions, the body turns the ...
Bangalore blast victim

Bangalore blast victim's condition turns critical

BANGALORE: The condition of one of the 16 injured in Wednesday's Malleswaram Temple Street blast worsened on Thursday. Rakshita Sujai, 18, was shifted from KC General Hospital, Malleswaram to MS Ramaiah Hospital after she suffered breathing ...
Bid to legalize pharma companies

Bid to legalize pharma companies' sops for doctors?

NEW DELHI: After banning doctors from taking gifts and sponsorship from pharmaceutical companies, the government seems to be backpedalling by trying to amend the medical code of ethics to legalise travel and hospitality sponsorship for doctors by ...
CM to undergo surgery for sinus at Fortis

CM to undergo surgery for sinus at Fortis

Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit was admitted to a city hospital on Thursday. She is expected to undergo a surgery for sinus at the Fortis Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre on Friday. According to sources in the hospital, 74-year-old Dikshit was ...