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Over 400 evacuated after fire at Chandigarh's PGIMER hospital; no deaths

More than 400 patients were evacuated to safety after a major fire broke out in PGIMER-Chandigarh's Nehru Hospital block late last night, officials said on Tuesday. IMAGE: A policeman inspects the......

FAQ: Is it safe to take antibody cocktail for Covid-19?

According to medical practitioners, the treatment is especially useful in controlling disease among those who have not received the vaccine or got only one shot and also the high-risk contacts of a......

A bad boss may cripple your immune system!

A stressful workplace may dramatically change gene expression in your immune system and significantly impact your health, a new study suggests. The research shows that chronic stress changes gene......

Arunachal tribe helps crack tuberculosis mystery

A small Arunachal sub-tribe has helped US scientists made a major breakthrough in tuberculosis research, giving them new insight on how TB remains a global epidemic causing 1.9 million deaths every......

Cancer patient, who had appealed for euthanasia, dies

Blood cancer patient Alka Tiwari, who had grabbed headlines after appealing to a court in Kanpur to either ask the government to bear her medical expenses or allow euthanasia, has died. Alka, 21,......

Fortis to set up stem cell clinical trial centres

Fortis Healthcare has joined hands with technology solutions provider TotipotentRX Cell Therapy Pvt Ltd, to set up centres of excellence offering cellular therapies and stem cell clinical trials,......

India Inc finds stem cells a healthy business

In March this year, Bangalore-based Stempeutics Research received clearance from the Drug Controller General of India to conduct human clinical trials to develop drugs using stem cells. With this,......

The dangers of DNA testing

DNA testing is in the news a lot these days, and not solely because of the saga of Anna Nicole Smith, whose burial was delayed amid a legal tussle over the paternity of her 5-month-old daughter,......

Indian Hotels to buy New York property

Indian Hotels is set to acquire a hotel in New York, vice-chairman R K Krishna Kumar said late on Wednesday."While I cannot name the hotel because the acquisition formalities are not yet to be......

Forget insurance cos! AP cops have own cover

Bone marrow transplant - Rs 800,000, cancer treatment through chemotherapy - Rs 300,000, kidney transplant - Rs 150,000 onwards. . .The costs at corporate hospitals are skyrocketing, but if your......

When Deano spoke to Rediff

This interview was first published on Rediff.com on December 28, 2003. It is being republished in remembrance of Dean Jones, a fine cricketer and a cricket guru who sadly passed into the ages in......

Dean Jones stripped of Father of the Year award

Dean Jones' admission of fathering a child outside his marriage has cost him the Victorian Father of the Year title, which the former Australian cricketer won in 2007. Jones was stripped of the......

'Prof' Watkins hangs up his helmet

Professor Sid Watkins, who stepped down as Formula One's medical head on Thursday, leaves behind a far safer sport than the one he entered 26 years ago.No Grand Prix driver has died on the track in......

Jones's advice to Sachin: KISS

Former Australian batting star Dean Jones finished a 31 day walk from Sydney to Melbourne on Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test. He covered 1,100km and helped raise a million Australian dollars......

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