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| Conversation |
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‘Our
students respond better to needs of rural community’
Dr Pratibha Narang took over as the dean of Mahatma
Gandhi Institute of Health Sciences (MGIMS), Sewagram,
Wardha District, Maharashtra on August 2002.
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| Profile |
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FOGSI
: Ensuring better reproductive healthcare
Many in the country know about the contribution
of Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological
Societies of India (FOGSI) members in the field
of medicine, but few are aware of their contribution
towards society.
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| Hospinews |
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Guru
Nanak Eye Centre retrieves 146 corneas in 4 months
WB
Govt plans to set up a cardiac care institute
at SSKM Hospital
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| Management |
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Enhancing
profits of hospitals
Six Sigma is a powerful problem solving technique
that helps in reducing variation in any process
by using powerful statistical tools for analysis.
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| Different
Strokes |
The
Mela effect
There is something medical about the politicians.
They get intermittent supply of surplus amounts
of a neurotransmitter substance called serotonin.
We have seen how they managed to work incessantly
during the campaigns. |
| Pharma |
DCA to take
up medicine accessibility issues
MNCs bank
on Singh to stretch IP rights; NGOs mobilise Left
Withdrawing
drug licenses will affect revenues |
| Legalities |
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Legislative
and regulatory aspects in waste management
Management of hospital waste became an issue of
concern only in 1980’s, when mass hysteria
was generated in the United States on noticing
hospital waste floating along east coast beaches
and children playing with used syringes.
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Improving
public health
Pursuing the
new health agenda through the new government |
| Oped |
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Safety
concerns about low dose rosuvastatin
In my previous writing on rosuvastatin, the 10mg
dose was considered safe and low probability of
renal and muscular toxicity based on NDA clinical
data submitted to the FDA for approval and published
clinical trial results.
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| Technology |
AHF
reaches out to remote areas through telecardiology
Rare
case of heart cancer operated at Holy Family Heart
Institute
EKO
X-Ray & Imaging Institute installs 16 MDCT scan
machine
Medical
gas distribution system: Lifeline of a modern hospital |
| IT |
Developing
computerised HIS at government hospitals
In any organisation, the output/outcome is measured
by the effectiveness and efficiency. To achieve
these, computer has proved a well-established fact.
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| Events |
Health awareness wave hits
Bangalore
Heart disease and diabetes occupy the topmost rung
of life-threatening conditions that commonly hit
the modern population. |
| Viewpoint |
Managing
relationship as a doctor’s doctor
Many a times your services are sought by fellow
colleague doctors, indicating his or her confidence
in your professional ability. However, in the process,
it also throws up a number of challenges. It is
worthwhile trying to understand these. |
| Products
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Products |
| Focus |
Mass
awareness campaign needed to fight thalassemia
In a drive to create awareness about thalassemia
and provide blood transfusion facilities to thalassemics
in the capital, the Delhi government has opened
a daycare centre for thalassemics at the Hindu Rao
hospital. |
