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Dengue, Chikungunya cases on rise, over 35 in a single hospital

Saturday 24 October '09

The city faces an outbreak of dengue with as many as 35-40 patients undergoing treatment in a single hospital alone.
Swine flu analysed: 119 fatalities out of 185 in state aged between 16 and 45

Friday 23 October '09

Of the 185 deaths due to the H1IN1 virus in Maharashtra, 119 persons were from the age group of 16-45 years and Tamiflu was not given in 17 cases.
City may see brighter days, plans for zero load-shedding

Thursday 22 October '09

The city may just be looking at a brighter future. The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has decided to expand its role from power supplier to power purchaser to ensure zero load shedding in Pune.
India epicentre of diabetes, over 50 million affected

Wednesday 21 October '09

Diabetes is out of control, says the International Diabetes Federation which released new data on Tuesday that a staggering 285 million people worldwide have diabetes.
After brief respite, 2 more H1N1 deaths

Wednesday 21 October '09

With two more deaths in the last couple of days, the toll due to H1N1 virus is now 87 in the Pune district.
Celebrate Diwali but with caution, citizens told

Thursday 15 October '09

If the incidence of burn injuries due to bursting firecrackers has decreased over the years, then there has been a dip in the noise levels too!
Diwali gift: 25 HIV kids look for ‘adoptions’

Thursday 15 October '09

This year’s Diwali could be special to 25 HIV orphans of Mamata Foundation if its initiative to get them ‘adopted’ by city-based families...
Urban-rural divide in joint disorders, shows CRD survey

Tuesday 13 October '09

Is there a urban-rural divide in the occurrence of rheumatic musculo-skeletal disorders? The difference was striking when a population survey conducted by the city-based Centre for Rheumatic Diseases...
A 24-year-old woman becomes 50-year-old man in identity card

Tuesday 13 October '09

It’s quite symptomatic of what has gone wrong with the voter registrations in Pune, says Daigo Almeida, president of Catholic Association of Pune...
H1N1: bid to boost rural infrastructure

Saturday 10 October '09

With two more deaths-one each from Ahmednagar district and Velha taluka in Pune-the core committee that meets daily under the leadership of Additional Chief Secretary Sharvari Gokhale...
Fast relief from dog bite: Serum Institute comes up with new antibody

Friday 9 October '09

A new human antibody to neutralise the rabies virus, developed by the Serum Institute of India and the University of Massachusetts, is being tested among 84 people at the KEM hospital in Mumbai.
Sweet messenger of death

Wednesday 7 October '09

Diabetes is still poorly controlled in India owing to delays in early detection and proper treatment’, says a five-year survey involving 1,755 Indian participants.
H1N1: Tamiflu administration still an issue

Tuesday 6 October '09

Forty-five-year-old Jyoti Ankush Pardeshi of Hadapsar, who died on Monday due to swine flu...
Smoking ban: 1 yr, Rs 8,000 in fines

Saturday 3 October '09

A year since the revised smoke free rules came into effect on October 2 last year, the Food and Drug Administration has been able to collect a mere Rs 8,000 as fine from the offenders.
New software to track leprosy patients

Friday 2 October '09

On the eve of Anti Leprosy Day on Friday, health officials have pointed out that there is a false sense of security among the people that leprosy had been eliminated.
Biological insurance: Cord blood banking on the rise in city

Friday 2 October '09

For Avneet Kaur, storing her baby’s cord blood after delivery was mandatory as both she and her husband have beta thalassaemia traits.
Now, dengue cases on the rise in city

Wednesday 30 September '09

Even as swine flu has been taking its toll on the city in the last two months, two strains of the dengue virus have also been on the prowl, say city-based doctors.
City scientists pitch in to ensure ‘green’ Commonwealth

Wednesday 30 September '09

In a first of its kind initiative by city-based Indian Institute of Tropical Meterology...
Avian flu: NIV survey gives clean chit to migratory birds

Tuesday 29 September '09

While the country had reported outbreaks of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) from 2006-08 and experts had questioned the role of migratory birds....
Avian flu: NIV survey gives clean chit to migratory birds

Tuesday 29 September '09

While the country had reported outbreaks of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) from 2006-08 and experts had questioned the role of migratory birds in the transmission of the virus...
‘Counter-insurgency, war major causes of disability among defence personnel’

Saturday 26 September '09

A retrospective study of 16,308 armed forces personnel treated at Pune’s Artificial Limb Centre...
Don’t link overcrowding to swine flu, says Addl Chief Secy, Health

Wednesday 23 September '09

Overcrowding” should not be necessarily linked to the spread of swine flu, said Additional Chief Secretary (Health) Sharvari Gokhale.
Cardiac unit of Sassoon feels the H1N1 effect

Tuesday 22 September '09

The cardiovascular thoracic surgery department at Sassoon General Hospital upgraded at a whopping cost of Rs 11crore continues to remain shut because of swine flu deaths.
Finally, endangered tree shrew caught on camera

Sunday 20 September '09

It's a squirrel but one that is so rare that it has never been photographed.
Now, a new way to store DNA: In pollen sacs

Sunday 20 September '09

It could be new insight from old bones or a family hoping to store their DNA for the future. DNA contains one’s genetic...
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