Drop in malaria cases
The incidence of malaraia in Chennai has come down. The number of cases detected till September this year is 25,977, compared to 29,941 last year. This a "substantial" decrease of 13.23 per cent, according to a Chennai Corporation health department assessment, is because of "intensive campaigning" on the aspects of …
Breakhthrough in brain surgery
Accessing a life-sapping tumour lodged deep inside the brain through nasal route is being touted as a "new frontier" in neuro-surgery bristling with immense possibilities for the patients and doctors alike, says a prominent neurosurgeon. A surgical opening of the brain, a largely unexplored tangled web of tiny nerves, tissues …
UK may lift ban on sales of beef steak
London's ban on sales of T-bones steak and other beef on the bone - imposed over fears over the human version of mad cow disease is likely to be lifted by next March, it was reported on Sunday.
Breath-analyser to detect diseases
Scientists have developed a new kind of breath-analyser that can detect traces of gases which signal health disorders like diabetes, kidney failure, ulcers and possibly cancer. Relying on the theory that smells of compounds indicate health disorders, like the fishy smell of amine may point to kidney problems or the …
Commissioner visits Almatti dam site
Mr. S.N. Sethi, the Commissioner appointed (by the Supreme Court) to look into the "allegations" of Andhra Pradesh that Karnataka has installed crest gates in the Almatti dam, visited the project site today.Mr. Sethi inspected the dam site, where civil works in the construction of the dam up to a …
Sleight of hand
It was something of a shock to an internatioal team poised to perform the world's first successful hand transplant to discover that they had chosen a man with a record as long to speak, as his arm. In the two years he had been under evaluation for the long-planned operation, …
Portable Spirometry system launched
SPIROVIT SP -1, a portable spirometry system, which can undertake diagnosis and analysis of lung functions of patients, has been launched by Schiller Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.
Drugs groups set to boost patient helplines
Several pharmaceutical companies operating in the UK are considering increasing their use of patient helplines in an effort to improve brand loyalty and raise awareness of treatment options for disease. Drug companies which are forbidden in the UK from advertising prescription products, already use medical helplines as a source of …
Local initiatives needed for AIDS control
UN : Not a single country in the world is unaffected by the AIDS epidemic and 16,000 new people are infected by the virus everyday, executive director of UNAIDS Peter Piot has said. AIDS is not just a medical problem but its economic and social costs are telling on societies …
Conference on Ayurveda
A two-day conference on Ayurveda will be held in New York on October 31 and November 1, under the auspices of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. The theme for the conference is "Ayurveda for the 21st century - new paradigms for health."
Manipur launches unique programme
manipur, which has the dubious distinction of having the maximum number of AIDS patients in the country, has launched a unique 'harm minimisaiton programme' among intravenous drug users to reduce the threat of AIDS epidemic looming large in the State.
Infant death rate up in Kerala
A recent study by the Centre for Development Studies has shattered the accepted notion about low infant mortality rates (IMR) in Kerala. The new study says that the IMR is as high as 37 per 1,000 and not 14 per 1,000 as claimed by the government.
Harness human resources, India told
As per the United Nations projections, India's present population of 975 million people will reach over a billion in 2001. India's population will surpass China's by 2040. There is little chance of India escaping this telling scenario, unless it acts and acts fast, says the outgoing United Nations' Population Fund …
Diabetics prone to foot infections
A large number of diabetics suffer from foot infections and non-healing ulcers and many have to go amputation of the foot. According to doctors, 50 per cent of these amputations can be avoided if patients are aware of the symptoms.
Diarrhoea claims 12 lives at Dergaon
The diarrhoea and dysentery - which are sprading like epidemic in Golaghat district of Assam have already claimed 12 lives so far in the flood affected areas of Dergaon.
World's first forearm transplant looks successful
The world's only person with somebody's else fingerprints was expected to leave a French hospital with the transplanted hand and forearm he received there three weeks ago, his doctors said. The patient, Clint Hallam of Australia, underwent the experimental operation because he lost his right hand in an accident.
Adulterated khoya being sold in markets
The DAV Research Society for Health have cautioned the citizens against synthetic and adulterated khoya which was being sold in the markets. The president of the society, Dr R P Parasher, in a letter to the Lieutenant-Governor of Delhi, Mr Vijai Kapoor, urged him to initiate immediate action to curb …
Malaria vaccine
A new type of vaccine that is cheaper and easier to produce than traditional vaccines may some day be used to protect people from diseases such as malaria, researchers have said. The new type of vaccine uses a virus DNA to build up the body's immunity and scientists tested it …
Health project along the National Highway
At a time when health experts warn of the ticking AIDS bomb, a unique health project in remote North-East may set an example for the rest of the country in combating HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. The project Chalachal began as a sexual health project for truckers and their …
Street plays promote health awareness
A massive street theatre campaign on health issues in Dharamapuri, one of the most backward districts in Tamil Nadu, has resulted in an impressive increase in the demand for healthcare in the area. At the end of about 3,000 plays under the campaign, called "kalaipayanam" staged in all blocks of …
