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Rare brain surgery helps month-old infant live
Gurgaon, Aug 24 (IANS) Doctors at a private hospital here have successfully operated upon a month-old baby whose chances of survival were almost zero as he was suffering from a ra... More
Masks yes, handshakes no, say teachers as Pune schools reopen
Pune, Aug 24 (IANS) Nearly 1.2 million students - sporting face masks and told to keep a distance from one another - returned to schools and colleges in Pune city and district Mon... More
Tamil Nadu to monitor for swine flu at pilgrim spots
Chennai, Aug 24 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Monday instructed the state health department to set up swine flu monitoring centres at pilgrimage places like Thir... More
Diarrhoea kills 24 in Orissa
Bhubaneswar, Aug 24 (IANS) At least 24 people have died of diarrhoea in the past three weeks and over two dozen are being treated in Orissa's Kalahandi district, an official said ... More
Two swine flu cases in Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal, Aug 24 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh reported its second case of swine flu Monday with a software engineer testing positive for the disease in his hometown Sagar.
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'India has done nearly 99 percent polio eradication'
New Delhi/Patna, Aug 24 (IANS) India has reported 236 cases of polio in the last eight months and the country is moving towards wiping out the disease as 99 percent of the job is ... More
Seventh swine flu death in Gujarat
Rajkot, Aug 24 (IANS) A 52-year-old man died of influenza A(H1N1) in this Gujarat city Monday, becoming the seventh victim of swine flu in the state, officials said.
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Rare brain surgery helps month-old baby live
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Doctors at a Gurgaon hospital have successfully operated upon a month-old infant whose chances of survival were almost zero as he was born premature and w... More
49 new polio cases detected in Bihar
Patna, Aug 24 (IANS) As many as 49 new cases of polio have been detected in Bihar in the past seven months despite immunisation drives, a health department official said Monday.
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Six more swine flu deaths in India take tally to 60
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Six more swine flu deaths were reported in India, taking the number of deaths from influenza A (H1N1) to 60, the health ministry said here Sunday.
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Two more swine flu cases in Chandigarh
Chandigarh, Aug 23 (IANS) Two more people tested positive for swine flu Sunday, taking the total of infected people in the union territory to 10, officials said.
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Many hospitals involved in Lucknow blood racket: police
Lucknow, Aug 23 (IANS) Initial investigations by the police in the adulterated blood trading racket in Lucknow, busted Saturday, has revealed the involvement of many hospitals and... More
Swine flu patient recovers by time test results come
Bhopal, Aug 23 (IANS) A suspected swine flu patient in Madhya Pradesh's Indore city had recovered on his own by the time his sample report, indicating he had tested positive, was ... More
Swine flu claims sixth victim in Gujarat
Vadodara, Aug 23 (IANS) A 48-year-old man died of Influenza A(H1N1) in this Gujarat city Sunday, becoming the sixth victim of swine flu in the state, officials said.
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10 days on, Bihar awaits H1N1 test results
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) At least 10 days after Bihar sent seven swine flu samples to Delhi for testing, the state government is still awaiting the results - exposing the central ... More |