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• 'Dieting is safe for pregnant women' - Times of India
  Telegraph.co.uk'Dieting is safe for pregnant women'Times of IndiaLONDON: Doctors usually advise women against dieting during pregnancy. But, a new review of research in the 'British Medical Journal' now claims that it's absolutely safe and doesn't carry risks for the baby. In the review, researchers at Queen Mary, ...Weight mana […]
• Deaths of 400 infants send shock waves in Kashmir - Arab News
  Zee NewsDeaths of 400 infants send shock waves in KashmirArab NewsThe death of 400 infants since January this year has sent shock waves through the Himalayan Muslim majority Kashmir Valley already reeling under two decade old separatist violence. The government admitted to the deaths at the GBPant hospital setting ...Kashmir infant deaths: scope for improvem […]
• CSOs kick start Intl AIDS Candlelight Memorial campaign - E-Pao.net
  Xtra.caCSOs kick start Intl AIDS Candlelight Memorial campaignE-Pao.netImphal, May 18 2012: The year-long International AIDS Candlelight Memorial observation 2012 kicked off with a painting competition today at Keishampat Keisham Leikai community hall. Altogether 36 children studying in class I to IX took part in the ...International AIDS Candlelight Memoria […]
• US mother in Ahmedabad to take baby home - Times of India
  US mother in Ahmedabad to take baby homeTimes of IndiaAHMEDABAD: There is finally some good news for the baby who was delivered prematurely by surrogate Premila Vaghela just before her death due to complications. The biological mother of the baby arrived from the US on Friday morning to be with the baby.Surrogate mom sees her premature son, dies soon afterDa […]
• 'Champions' raise diabetes awareness among ethnic minorities - BBC News
  BBC News'Champions' raise diabetes awareness among ethnic minoritiesBBC NewsBy Ushma Mistry BBC Asian Network Every three minutes someone in the UK is diagnosed with diabetes - but there are thousands of people who do not know they have it. Type 2 diabetes accounts for 90% of all cases in the UK, with people from South Asian ...New paper-based diab […]
• Surgeons remove five metre rod from man's face - Business Standard
  Zee NewsSurgeons remove five metre rod from man's faceBusiness StandardPTI / Kochi May 18, 2012, 20:15 A five metre long iron rod, which had pierced the face of a 50-year-old man in a freak accident at an under construction building here, was removed by surgeons at a private hospital. The rod had penetrated almost five ...Surgeons remove five-metre rod […]
• Aurobindo Pharma receives US FDA approval - Express Pharma
  Aurobindo Pharma receives US FDA approvalExpress PharmaAurobindo Pharma has received final approval from the US FDA to manufacture and market Lamivudine and Zidovudine tablets USP 150/300 mg (ANDA 202418) and is ready for launch. Lamivudine and Zidovudine tablets USP 150/300 mg is the generic equivalent of ...and more » […]
• India's Proposals to Cap Drug Prices Sparks Debate - Wall Street Journal
  Wall Street JournalIndia's Proposals to Cap Drug Prices Sparks DebateWall Street JournalBy RUMMAN AHMED BANGALORE—India's government is facing stiff resistance from foreign and local pharmaceutical companies over its plan to severely limit prices for drugs. Rafiq Maqbool/Associated Press In this file photo, a pharmacist is seen working in ...Probe […]
• Indore: School heads back government initiative of diabetes screening for students - Times of India
  Indore: School heads back government initiative of diabetes screening for studentsTimes of IndiaINDORE: The increasing number of diabetic patients and young generation falling victim to the disease in their early life prompted the government to think about the need for regular diabetes screening among schoolchildren, a view strongly backed by the ...Diabetes […]
• High blood pressure affects 1 in 3: WHO - AFP
  AFPHigh blood pressure affects 1 in 3: WHOAFPGENEVA — One in three adults suffers from high blood pressure, a key trigger of heart disease, health experts said on Wednesday while underlining the growing number of cases in developing countries. Canada and the United States have the fewest patients ...Global Obesity, Hypertension Rates Rise, WHO SaysBusinessWe […]