| In the News |
AAPI selects
three burns centres of excellence in India
Sushruta
Research Hospital to set up new hospital
Mumbai
gets a diabetes specialty clinic
Nanavati
to start hyperthermia for Aids patients
Events
Announcement |
| Techno Med |
New
technologies redefine modalities of care
“CII
has disciplined medical equipment industry”
Spreading
Wings - Criticare Systems India
Advances
in cardiac equipment
Hinduja
acquires 1.5T MRI system
Technological
and pharmacological advances in managing pain
Testing
& calibration of equipment ensures optimal performance |
| Tribal Health |
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Thermocol
boxes save neo-natal lives in tribal districts
Though it may appear unusual, thermocol boxes
have come handy as a cheap alternative for expensive
incubators for the Maharashtra government.
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| Conversation |
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‘If
there are more correlates, we can develop better
vaccines’
The National AIDS Research Institute (NARI) is
deeply engaged in developing a suitable vaccine
candidate for the Indian population. Senior deputy
director and officer-in-charge Dr Ramesh Paranjape
speaks to Soumya Viswanathan on NARI’s role in
finding the right vaccine for India.
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| Medical
Ethics |
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Psychiatrists
plead against ban of direct electro convulsive
therapy
The Indian Psychiatric Society (IPS), an association
of more than 3,000 psychiatrists across the country,
will soon approach the Supreme Court to take scientific
evidence into account before imposing a ban on
unmodified electro-convulsive therapy (ECT) and
physical restraint on mental patients.
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| Op-Ed |
Edit
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No
tokenism please
The notifiable
disease syndrome
Opinion - Should
India take SARS more seriously? |
| Insurance |
Demand
for insurance
AIIMS
doctor receives WHO award |
| Different
Strokes |
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We
should prepare to deal with SARS-like eventualities
Do we need to have our natural immunity on the
up by getting exposed to all possible diseases
so that a disastrous disease like SARS will have
no impact on us?
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| Budget
Talk |
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“Suggestions
of activists should be sought in Budget”
Samuel John, executive director, National Centre
for Advocacy Studies (Pune), and a member of the
Centre for Budget Accountability (New Delhi) in
an interview with Rita Dutta, underscores the
need to demystify the budget to use it as a tool
for monitoring the expenditure.
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| Interview |
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`IVF
treatment should be advocated only after thorough
screening’
Dr Ken McElreavey, head of reproduction, fertility
and populations unit, Institut Pasteur, Paris,
which specialises in research into genetic causes
of infertility was recently in India to lecture
in various cities. Speaking to Soumya Viswanathan
during his recent visit to Mumbai, he stressed
on the importance of research in genetic causes
of infertility.
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