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Norovirus confirmed in Toronto’s Humber College
Toronto, Jan 25 (IBNS): Toronto Public Health (TPH) has confirmed the outbreak of Norovirus in Humber College, Toronto, that left nearly 215 students sick, media reports said.
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IBNS): Non-Communicable diseases (NCDs) which are Cardiovascular Diseases (CVDs) such as heart attacks and stroke, Diabetes, Chronic Respiratory Diseases (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases and Asthma) and Cancer inter alia account for over 60% of all mortality in India. Of these, nearly 55% are premature mortality.
Mumbai, Jan 20 (IBNS): In honour of its platinum jubilee year (2016–2017), Tata Memorial Centre (TMC), Mumbai, will host a first of its kind conference themed “Healthcare: A Commodity or Basic Human Need?†from Jan 27 to 29.
Microsoft supports Sankara Eye Hospital to launch Maitri
Bengaluru, Jan 18 (IBNS): Reiterating its commitment towards eyecare, Microsoft has collaborated with Sankara Eye Hospital, Bengaluru to launch Maitri, a customized rehabilitation bus that visits remote villages in Karnataka to identify citizens suffering from vision problems and provide comprehensive rehabilitation services.
Cabinet approves India’s membership in the International Vaccine Institute (IVI), South Korea
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval to the proposal for India’s taking full membership of the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) Governing Council.
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IBNS): The NBCC (India) Limited, under the Ministry of Urban Development, signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Tuesday, for redevelopment of residential quarters at West Ansari Nagar campus and Ayur Vigyan Nagar campus at a total cost of Rs. 4,698 crores.
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IBNS): M. Hamid Ansari, the Vice President of India has called for a balanced approach between the creation of clinical health infrastructure and the demands of public health when evaluating the overall needs of the country’s health requirements.
ISIC partners Vaidyaraja to establish Multi Medicine Facility in Delhi
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IBNS): Indian Spinal Injuries Centre is partnering Netherlands-based Ayurvedic medicine chain Vaidyaraja to start a multi-medicine facility in India that will bring all streams of alternative medicine including Ayurveda, Unani, Homeopathy, Naturopathy and many more indigenous medical systems under the same banner.
Tata Trusts, Tata Memorial Centre join hands with National Cancer Grid
Mumbai/Kolkata, Jan 5 (IBNS): In a move to standardize cancer care nationally, Tata Trusts and Tata Memorial Centre (TMC) bring together experts from National Cancer Grid (NCG) to grow the Navya expert opinion service.
Guwahati, Jan 4 (IBNS) : Assam governor Banwarilal Purohit laid the foundation stone of a ‘Powergrid Capacity Development Centre in Oncology’ at Dr. B.Barooah Cancer Institute in Guwahati on Wednesday.
There is an acute shortage of general physicians, say doctors at medical conference
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IBNS): The Medicon International 2016, the third international conference on Advanced Clinical Medicine, was recently held in Kolkata.
Dr KK Aggarwal takes oath as IMA's National President
Hyderabad, Dec 28 (IBNS): Padma Shri and Dr B C Roy National Awardee Dr KK Aggarwal was on Wednesday sworn in as the 88th President of Indian Medical Association.
Kolkata Police creates green corridor on X-mas night for organ transplant
Kolkata, Dec 25 (IBNS): The Kolkata Traffic Police successfully arranged a green corridor on Sunday night, when the city was busy in celebrating Christmas, to facilitate organ transplant, reports said.
Final trial results confirm Ebola vaccine provides high protection against disease
Geneva, Dec 23 (IBNS): An experimental Ebola vaccine was highly protective against the deadly virus in a major trial in Guinea, according to results published on Friday in The Lancet.
