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19.2 Pound Baby
makli.com : This 24.4-inch and 19.2 pound, new born baby boy is the heaviest baby in the world. This 19.2 pound baby has not yet been given name. 27 Sep 2009
makli.com : This 24.4-inch and 19.2 pound, new born baby boy is the heaviest baby in the world. This 19.2 pound baby has not yet been given name. 27 Sep 2009
Containing H1N1: Rs 1000 fine for spitting in Pune
news.oneindia.in : Pune has hiked fine for spitting in the city to Rs 1000 for containing swine flu. The H1N1 virus stays alive for eight hours like this, says the order. Nuisance detection squad will fine and offenders. 27 Sep 2009
news.oneindia.in : Pune has hiked fine for spitting in the city to Rs 1000 for containing swine flu. The H1N1 virus stays alive for eight hours like this, says the order. Nuisance detection squad will fine and offenders. 27 Sep 2009
Mumbai docs 'suspend' brain in rare heart operation
timesofindia.indiatimes.com : When Matunga resident Pankaj Parikh was discharged from Hiranandani Hospital in Powai a couple of days ago, he walked out fully aware that he had just survived a rare heart complication that had been rectified using an equally rare technique. 27 Sep 2009
timesofindia.indiatimes.com : When Matunga resident Pankaj Parikh was discharged from Hiranandani Hospital in Powai a couple of days ago, he walked out fully aware that he had just survived a rare heart complication that had been rectified using an equally rare technique. 27 Sep 2009
‘Bumpy’ Start Seen for Swine Flu Vaccine Plan
nytimes.com : The first doses should reach doctors by Oct. 6, said the director, Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, but almost all will be the FluMist nasal spray version, which has some limits on who may use it. By mid-October, 40 million doses of both the nasal spray and injectable versions should be out. 26 Sep 2009
nytimes.com : The first doses should reach doctors by Oct. 6, said the director, Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, but almost all will be the FluMist nasal spray version, which has some limits on who may use it. By mid-October, 40 million doses of both the nasal spray and injectable versions should be out. 26 Sep 2009
Swine flu vaccine approved for use
telegraph.co.uk : The swine flu vaccine which will form the bulk of the British immunisation programme has been approved by European drugs regulators meaning it can be used within weeks. 25 Sep 2009
telegraph.co.uk : The swine flu vaccine which will form the bulk of the British immunisation programme has been approved by European drugs regulators meaning it can be used within weeks. 25 Sep 2009
The world's most important drugs
ngpharma.eu.com : If you were going to compile a list of the most important medicines ever made, what do you think would make the grade? 25 Sep 2009
ngpharma.eu.com : If you were going to compile a list of the most important medicines ever made, what do you think would make the grade? 25 Sep 2009
13 swine flu deaths take India's toll to 277
sify.com : Thirteen swine flu deaths, including five in Andhra Pradesh, took the toll in the country Thursday due to Influenza A (H1N1) to 277, health officials said here. 25 Sep 2009
sify.com : Thirteen swine flu deaths, including five in Andhra Pradesh, took the toll in the country Thursday due to Influenza A (H1N1) to 277, health officials said here. 25 Sep 2009
New HIV vaccine tested, cuts infection risk
ibnlive.in.com : In a major breakthrough in the world of medicine an experimental HIV-AIDS vaccine has shown that the risk of infection can be cut by almost 30 per cent. 25 Sep 2009
ibnlive.in.com : In a major breakthrough in the world of medicine an experimental HIV-AIDS vaccine has shown that the risk of infection can be cut by almost 30 per cent. 25 Sep 2009
Vaccine cuts AIDS infection risk for first time: researchers
hindustantimes.com : An experimental AIDS vaccine has for the first time cut the risk of infection, researchers said on Thursday, hailing at a medical "breakthrough" in the quarter-century battle against the disease. 24 Sep 2009
hindustantimes.com : An experimental AIDS vaccine has for the first time cut the risk of infection, researchers said on Thursday, hailing at a medical "breakthrough" in the quarter-century battle against the disease. 24 Sep 2009
Cold? Flu? H1N1? How can you tell the difference?
edition.cnn.com : When Tyra Smith's boyfriend, Chris Lewis, first suggested they be guinea pigs in a H1N1 vaccination study in August, she wasn't so crazy about the idea. But then she warmed to it: While she doesn't like needles, she thought she'd help out because she knew H1N1 was a serious virus. 21 Sep 2009
edition.cnn.com : When Tyra Smith's boyfriend, Chris Lewis, first suggested they be guinea pigs in a H1N1 vaccination study in August, she wasn't so crazy about the idea. But then she warmed to it: While she doesn't like needles, she thought she'd help out because she knew H1N1 was a serious virus. 21 Sep 2009
When the doctor 'forgot' to operate the patient
sify.com : A Chinese patient, who was given an anaesthetic injection and taken into the operation theatre for a surgery, was wheeled back into his room only to find out that the doctors "forgot" to operate on him. 20 Sep 2009
sify.com : A Chinese patient, who was given an anaesthetic injection and taken into the operation theatre for a surgery, was wheeled back into his room only to find out that the doctors "forgot" to operate on him. 20 Sep 2009
Vaccine for Swine Flu Is Ahead of Expectations
nytimes.com : Nearly all the early doses will be a nasal spray not recommended for pregnant women or people with health problems, federal officials said. 19 Sep 2009
nytimes.com : Nearly all the early doses will be a nasal spray not recommended for pregnant women or people with health problems, federal officials said. 19 Sep 2009
Medical societies push standards for robotic surgery
reuters.com : Surgeons are increasingly turning to high-tech robotic equipment to operate on patients with prostate cancer and other conditions but some medical authorities worry about inadequate 18 Sep 2009
reuters.com : Surgeons are increasingly turning to high-tech robotic equipment to operate on patients with prostate cancer and other conditions but some medical authorities worry about inadequate 18 Sep 2009
Study links 45,000 U.S. deaths to lack of insurance
news.yahoo.com : Nearly 45,000 people die in the United States each year -- one every 12 minutes -- in large part because they lack health insurance and can not get good care, Harvard Medical School researchers found in an analysis released on Thursday. 18 Sep 2009
news.yahoo.com : Nearly 45,000 people die in the United States each year -- one every 12 minutes -- in large part because they lack health insurance and can not get good care, Harvard Medical School researchers found in an analysis released on Thursday. 18 Sep 2009
WHO: Swine flu vaccine production to fall short
msnbc.msn.com : Global production of swine flu vaccines will be "substantially less" than the previous maximum forecast of 94 million doses a week, the World Health Organization said Friday. 18 Sep 2009
msnbc.msn.com : Global production of swine flu vaccines will be "substantially less" than the previous maximum forecast of 94 million doses a week, the World Health Organization said Friday. 18 Sep 2009