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Hospital to probe patient’s death by ‘rat bite’

Authorities at the state-run SSKM hospital Saturday ordered an enquiry into the death of a patient

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Big B wants polio-free nation, happy no polio case in 2011

Bollywood megastar and UNICEF goodwill ambassador Amitabh Bachchan is happy with the drop in numbers of polio-affected children in India and hopes that the country will get totally free from the disease

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Activists slam device claiming to curb female foeticide

Women rights activists and health experts Thursday slammed a device claiming to curb cases of female foeticide by recording sonography tests and monitoring doctors

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Serving kids puffed rice is contempt of court: Congress

Congress legislator Ajay singh, leader of opposition in the Madhya Pradesh assembly, has criticized the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government’s decision to serve puffed rice (murmure) as

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India to screen entire population for cancer, heart ailment

India will be the only country in the world to screen its entire 125 crore population for prevention of cancer and some other non-communicable diseases in the next five years

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Supreme Court permits export of endosulfan formulation

The Supreme Court Tuesday permitted the export of 2,698 kilo litres of endosulfan formulation, used for manufacturing the pesticide, lying with different companies

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AMRI’s Dhakuria unit suspends medical treatment

Four days after the fire that left 93 dead, AMRI Hospital Tuesday night decided to suspend medical treatment at its entire Dhakuria unit in south Kolkata citing “lack of congenial working atmosphere”

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40 killed in Kolkata hospital fire: Mamata

At least 40 people were killed in a massive fire that broke out at the AMRI hospital in south Kolkata early Friday

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Azad condoles Kolkata hospital deaths, offers help

Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Friday condoled the deaths in the fire at AMRI Hospital in Kolkata and offered West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee “all possible help and assistance”

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Tiny lane delayed fire fighting operation

The tiny lane leading to the AMRI Hospital annexe building proved a major hindrance in the firefighting operation as the fire tenders found it difficult to negotiate the narrow stretch

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