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Totally drug resistant tuberculosis TDR TB reported in India
For the first time in India, 12 people have been detected with totally drug-resistant lung tuberculosis (TDR-TB), a condition in which patients do not respond to any TB medication and for which the mortality rate is 100 percent.

66th World Homeopathic Congress LMHI LIGA at New Delhi
The Indian Minister of Health & Family Welfare Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad today announced a host of new initiatives being considered for AYUSH sector in the XIIth Plan subject to availability of funds. The Minister was speaking at the Inaugural Function of the 66TH World Homeopathic Congress organised in New Delhi today.

Bollywood actress Juhi Chawla to build hospital for needy children
Recently Bollywood actress Juhi Chawla revealed that she would build a hospital only for children. A hospital that combines homoeopathy and ayurveda with allopathy.

Shannon Tweed marries Gene Simmons, US
On October 1, 2011 Shannon Tweed married her longtime boyfriend, Gene Simmons at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Shannon Lee Tweed is a Canadian actress and model. Shannon Tweed currently lives with her husband Gene Simmons of Kiss and their two children.

The Aging Myth by Joseph Chang is number 1 in 4 days
The Aging Myth: Unlocking the Mysteries of Looking and Feeling Young by Joseph Chang has become number one Bestsellers in Health, Mind & Body at Amazon.com in just four days. Aging or Ageing is a gradual change in an organism that leads to increased risk of weakness, disease, and death. It takes place in a cell, an organ, or the total organism over the entire adult life span of any living thing.

Swine flu vaccine causing sudden sleep disorder narcolepsy in children
A swine flu vaccine which has been given to thousands of children in Britain may cause the sleep disorder narcolepsy. Symptoms include excessive daytime sleepiness and nodding off suddenly without warning.

Heparin sodium allergy may lead to thrombocytopenia
A serious side-effect of heparin is heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT). HIT is caused by an immunological reaction that makes platelets a target of immunological response, resulting in the degradation of platelets.

Tobacco companies challenged anti smoking signs in US
In US, 3 tobacco companies Philip Morris, Lorillard and R. J. Reynolds, and trade associations have challenged antismoking graphic images of diseased brains, lungs and teeth.

H1N1 flu toll rose to 92 in Pune, India
H1N1 swine flu toll in the Pune city of Maharashtra state in India rose to 92 after a nearly 6 month pregnant woman succumbed to the H1N1 flu infection in a hospital last night.

177 new cases of H1N1 flu, 4 schools shut in Delhi
H1N1 flu or swine flu cases are continued to rise in New Delhi, capital of India. 177 people were tested positive for the H1N1 virus.

Law to prevent doctors from taking pharma gifts
Indian government would frame a law to prevent doctors from receiving gifts and cash from pharmaceutical companies and drug pharmacies, intended by Indian health minister Gulam Nabi Azad.

812 cases of dengue fever in Delhi
Dengue fever has affected more than 800 people in Delhi - capital of India. Health officials confirmed 29 new cases of dengue infection reaching to 812 cases of debgue fever in this season.

Eight more H1N1 flu deaths, toll reaches 359 in India
Influenza A H1N1 claimed eight more lives across the country raising the total number of deaths to 359 till now. And 185 fresh H1N1 flu cases have been reported, reaching to 11253 positive cases of swine flu in India.

Learn to deal with inattentive, hyperactive & impulsive kids
ADHD is a disorder of the brain and behavior. It affects about 3 to 5% of children. The symptoms start before seven years of age. Global prevalence for children is approximately 5%, with wide variability dependent on research methodologies utilized in studies.

Apollo Hospital Delhi to pay 2 lacs, free treatment
Apollo Hospital in New Delhi has been ordered by the Delhi High Court to provide the poor patients with free treatment. Delhi High Court has imposed a fine of two lacs (Rs.200000) on Apollo Hospital and the Delhi government for not abiding by an earlier court order.

Homeopathy Arsenic 30 preventive for H1N1 flu, says CCRH
The Indian Department of AYUSH (alternative systems) has released a press note suggesting use of Arsenic alba 30 one dose for three consecutive days as preventive for Swine flu.

Homeopathy medicines and H1N1 - a rational approach needed
H1N1 numbers are increasing in India, and a new picture is emerging of its spread. The cumulative laboratory confirmed deaths reported by the Indian Govt as on 26th August 2009 is 75.

Is influenzinum right homeopathic remedy for H1N1 flu?
There is no doubt that swine flu or Influenza A H1N1 cases are rising in India. Most worrying point is that number of deaths from swine flu also increasing suddenly inspite of all screenings at airports and sea-ports.

Nadja Benaissa arrested on suspicion of infecting a partner with HIV
Nadja Benaissa - a German pop star singer - was held in Frankfurt because of the suspicion that she had unprotected sexual intercourse with three people in the years 2004 and 2006 without telling them beforehand that she is HIV positive.

World Homeopathy Day: 10 April Hahnemann's birthday
Homeopathic physicians worldwide celebrating founder's birthday on 10th April. Functions and seminars are being organised across the country and abroad to observe World Homoeopathy Day on Friday.

Indian doctors can't deny HIV+, AIDS patients
India's Supreme Court has approved the Indian Govt.'s direction to all States that doctors in government and private hospitals should not refuse treatment to People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA).

Two HIV/TB global leaders announce merger talks
Formal merger negotiations were announced between two global leaders on HIV and TB: Health & Development Networks (HDN) and the International HIV/AIDS Alliance - at the XVII International AIDS Conference which concluded in Mexico on 8_August 2008. The merger will create a new joint organisation with a global mandate, which will be part of the Alliance family.

Abortion rate rising in young girls, UK
Abortion rates are rising in young girls in UK and some of them are vey young, a report released by the Department of Health, UK.

Stem cell therapy may prove valuable in paralysis
An amazing recovery noticed in an Australian Perry Cross who is quadriplegic, after regular injections of embryonic stem cells. Perry Cross was a rugby player and he got the paralysis of all his limbs in 1994 when he was 19 years old. Since then he was on ventilator to breath.

Germany recalls heparin blood anticoagulant
More than 70 peoples fell sick because of heaprin injections used during dialysis medical procedure for their kidney problems, reported by German health authorities.

HIV testing compulsory before marriage in India
The Indian state Maharashtra government has proposed the testing for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) be made compulsory before marriage in the state. If the decision is made into law, Maharashtra would be the first state in the India to have such a scheme.

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