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Government has promised that a new law will be framed against the discrimination showed on HIV/AIDS patients and the ministry of health is ready to take it into process after getting a draft law from law ministry.
Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad told reporters on the world AIDS day that “ his ministry is expecting the draft law from law ministry in the next ten days” and he made no comments on the related bill introduction in the parliament or never remarked anything about the time duration that will …
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The killer disease AIDS has surfaced the earth before thirty years and the American President is expected to declare on to-day about AIDS as ‘the beginning of the end’.
Countries around the world are reducing their AIDS budgets because of the financial crisis. Britain said that it would stick by its commitment to the poorest people in the world by continuing to devote 0.7 per cent of gross national income to AIDS.
Adrian Lovett, Europe director of the anti-poverty group one, said “The slashing in budgets will not help in life saving …
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Luca Giovannini was a five year boy who died suddenly within twenty four hours and he loved every body while he was alive and showed the same love even after his death by donating his organs to four others including two children.
Luca, saved a two-year old girl, a two-year old boy and two adults of aged 35 and 34.
Luca died within 24 hours of his admission to hospital and doctors yet to confirm the cause of death and believe he should have died with the infection of usual treatable Epstein-Barr …
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At least five members of a same family are diagnosed with colon cancer, a rare form of colon cancer they have. Experts say that their study of mutated chromosomes could provide valuable information.
Mrs. Saroja, wife of a railway employee, diagnosed with dozens of grape sized colon cancer and she was in the pre-cancer stage and doctors removed her entire large intestine and provided surgical relief from gastric reflux problem and stomach hernia in the same time along with intestinal removal. They have performed this all operation with new techniques within …
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The Andhra Pradesh State AIDS Control Society (APSacs) has re-defines the meaning of AIDS and it said AIDS is not at all a killer disease, but a disease could be chronically manageable lifelong disease.
It said that the available better treatment facilities and nutrition and strict adherence to treatment regime, the life span can be prolonged.
However, there are as many as five lakh patients of AIDS are living in the state and however it is good news from Andhra Pradesh that the incidence of new cases has fell down …
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People residing at Chennai have been badly hit by contagious diseases after heavy rain. The hospitals both at private and government are over-flowing with out-patients recently.
Particularly children are most affected by flu and common cold and some parents said that they are afraid of sending their children to school for infection.
Dr. Jayachandran, Director of Institute of child health in Egmore said that their hospital used to treat as many as 100 children daily for contagious diseases and the number has increased up to 450 per day. He added that …
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Congress president aged 64 made her first public speech for about 10 minutes since undergoing treatment for an undisclosed ailment. But, she delivered no speech since then but, however appeared in the public several times.
Sonia returned to the political stage on Tuesday and attended the Congress youth rally in New Delhi arranged by her son Rahul Gandhi.
During her speech, Gandhi referred variety of legislation brought by UPA government. She added that UPA government passed bills on right to information, the forest rights act and right to education and …
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Nagpur: Nagpur Zilla Parishad has ended its two week programme of the theme ‘Welcoming the birth of a girl child’ on Wednesday. The programme focused the world’s position without women and it insisted on ills and negative aspects of female foeticide.
Zilla Parishad has selected 40 couples for having female children, and without having a male child underwent family planning. The selected people will be awarded with Rs. 10,000 worth of national savings certificates which could help the female child when it attains adulthood. This will be distributed to people who …
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36 lakh employees at Bangalore covered with ESI scheme are likely to avail the new facility at ESIC Model Hospital for advanced treatment in cardiology. To provide the facility, the ESI administration has tied up with State-run Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research.
The newly forming cardiac unit of ESIC model hospital in Rajajinagar will provide these super-specialty services to its beneficiaries soon.
A.K.Khokhar, the hospital superintendent said that they have signed the memorandum of understanding in this regard with Jeyadeva administration.
While celebrating the golden jubilee function and speaking …
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Government Coimbatore Medical College nursing students have been severely affected by viral fever due to suspected contaminated drinking water and as many as 26 are admitted to Government Hospital three days before and the students said that their hostel is situated in side the campus of Medical College Hospital and reported that they suspect their drinking water from the over-head tank is contaminated with germs and disease causing organisms.
However, they accused hospital management for the poor hygiene and told that the management was highlighted several times for the poor hygiene …
