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- TOI: More fat people than hungry today: Aug 15, 2006 -
- DNA : 3 years for a Patient to Get Appointment at Dental Hospital : Feb 2, 2007 - Sources say poor administration is to blame for delays in giving out appointments.
- DNA : Alzheimer - Memory Breakdown : Dec 26, 2006 - It is recommneded to take a better care of patient for his fast recovery (jpg)
- DNA : Charity begins at hospitals, after court order : Nov 4, 2006 - HC directs Trusts to give free treatment for poor in their medical clinics
- DNA : Drawbacks of the health infrastructure : Feb 13, 2007 - There is a demand for services offered by municipal hospitals as they are more affordable.
- DNA : Hope from the grassroots : Sept 9, 2007 - Here's how some enterprising children are trying to change their world
- DNA : State Promises Stern Action for not Treating 10% Poor Free of Charge : Apr 6, 2007 - Strict action will be taken against the hospitals if they don't provide the facility to the patients
- DNA : Vital Signs of Mumbai's Biggest Hospitals : Apr 26, 2007 - Limited funds, lack of space or staff, equpment problems etc. are the issues of concern.
- DNA : Vital Signs of Mumbai's Biggest Hospitals : Apr 26, 2007 - Limited funds, lack of space or staff, equpment problems etc. are the issues of concern. (jpg)
- DNA: Complaints about drugs being over-priced sales without approval: March 03, 2008 -
- DNA: Electronic health records boon or bane? June 20, 2008 -
- DNA: Hospitals warned of action for ignoring the poor: April 01, 2008 -
- DNA: Lifeline Express set to pull into town: April 08, 2008 -
- DNA: Public hearing highlights lacunae in rural healthcare: October 10, 2008 -
- DNA: Wanted: 6 Lakh Docs, 3 Lakh Nurses: April 09, 2008 -
- DOWNTOWNPLUS: The ENT Hospital at Fort requires funds for new equipment: April 12, 2008 -
- ET : Effective spending : Nov 13,2007 -
- ET : How can healthcare be made affordable? : Nov 13,2007 -
- ET : Medical insurance policies may cover pre-existing diseases : Oct 11, 2007 - Insurance companies are reviewing claims settlement norms in case of pre-existing diseases
- ET : Obesity- Number of overweight children has increased since 2004 : Nov 5, 2006 - Consumption of junk food has shot up dramatically over the last three years
- ET : State govt wants to keep tabs on healthcare services : Aug 30, 2006 - State govt. has decided hospitals need to be registered, regulated & monitored for service standards
- ET: Vote for larger healthcare spend in coming election: July 31, 2008 -
- FE: Current regulatory framework for healthcare insufficient: experts: March 30, 2008 -
- HT : Diwali's smog makes it hard for asthmatics to breathe : Nov 12,2007 - ASTHMA ALERT
- HT : Chikungunya hits Ulhasnagar : Sept 14, 2006 - Creeps into Mumbai too
- HT : Civic body to act against errant sonography : Aug 29, 2007 -
- HT : COURT UPDATE - 11 hospitals ignore HC order : Oct 12, 2007 - 11 OF the 80 charitable hospitals in Mumbai have refused to go by the Bombay High Court's order
- HT : Dengue cases up 20 pc this year, reveals study : - Contrary to what the civic body would have us believe, dengue is on the rise in Mumbai
- HT : Dreaded chikungunya flies into Andamans : 14 Sept. 2006 -
- HT : Dyslexia - New Law Gives Hope to Special Kids : Sep 9, 2006 - 230 Students with learning disabilities (LDs) took SSC exams in 2006.
- HT : India's future goes to bed hungry - reveals National Family Health Survey : Dec 19, 2006 - According to the World Food Programme, nearly 50 per cent of the world's hungry live in India
- HT : Laser Surgery Not Ideal For Children's Eyes : Jan 7, 2007 - It is suggested to be used only as the last resort (jpg)
- HT : Medical bills make poor poorer : Feb 2, 2007 - WHO report says 16 per cent Indians have sunk below poverty line to meet health costs.
- HT : No gutkha from 2007 : 15 Sept. 2006 - Ban on all food products that contain tobacco and nicotine.
- HT : PLATFORM - The right prescription : Aug 30, 2007 - A group of doctors in Chhattisgarh is changing the way healthcare is delivered to rural populations
- HT : The Next super Power - Spreading its healing power : Oct 19, 2006 - Surgery costs in the US and the UK are five to 10 times higher than India
- HT : Time to treat mental health as a development strategy : Oct 16, 2006 - Given the growing incidence of suicides, it is time to address the issue as a public health concern
- HT : University of Pune cultivates India's ayurvedic potential : Oct 17, 2006 - The university campus will be a venue for the Ayurveda Congress
- HT : Urban professionals most prone to heart attack: study : Oct 11, 2007 -
- HT: 1 Doctor, 11,415 people newest figures of state's rural health system: May 22, 2008 -
- HT: A stroll on the beach may damage your lungs: August 20, 2008 -
- HT: Death of the family doctor: March 03, 2008 -
- HT: Gates to support Indias polio drive: November 05, 2008 - (pdf)
 - HT: HT Investigation: Ayurvedic doctors can't perform a post-mortem: April 28, 2008 -
- HT: Make life-saving drugs cheaper: April 22, 2008 -
- HT: Primary health centres in Mumbai's backyard, one needle often serves 10 people: April 28, 2008 -
- HT: Shelter at JJ will also offer two meals a day: April 03, 2008 -
- HT: State far from being polio-free: May 23, 2008 -
- HT: Web-based personalised health records : Feb 28, 2008 -
- IE : Drive against filaria, malnutrition this week : Nov 13,2007 -
- IE : Female Docs Should Examine Rape Victims: CrPC Guidelines : Mar 21, 2007 - All rape victims in the hospital are being examined by male doctors.
- IE : In a Mumbai hospital, a Mother's Milk Bank saves babies : Sept 2, 2007 - Hospital in Sion has already collected 924 litres
- IE : India's health care initiatives get a shot in the arm : Mar 29, 2006 -
- IE : NGO Pitches in to Replenish Depleting Leprosy Funds : Sep 15, 2006 - Bombay Leprosy Project to urge US citizens, NRIs to raise funds.
- IE : NGO survey reveals lax monitoring by civic health dept : Aug 28, 2007 -
- IE : Pulse Polio : Of Targeted 12 lakh, 8 lakh Children covered : Sept 10, 2007 - As many as 8,99,024 children were administered pulse polio drops in the programme arranged by BMC
- IE: 1,500 families say no to polio drops: May 23, 2008 -
- IE: At sion hospital, EDUSAT project ready for take-off: July 08, 2008 - (xls)
- IE: BMC to conduct free medical check-ups in its schools: July 30, 2008 - (xls)
- IE: CEHAT:Sexual Assault Evidence Kit: Feb 18,2008 -
- IE: City to join global hand-scrubbing movement: October 13, 2008 -
- IE: Emotional disorders have been reduced to a biochemical malfunction: Feb 28, 2008 -
- IE: Good samaritans set foot in Sassoon: March 20, 2008 -
- IE: Lifeline Express has a long way to go: April 24, 2008 -
- IE: State's largest blood bank to be opened at JJ Hospital: May 22, 2008 -
- IE: World Health Day Street play highlights patients' rights: April 08, 2008 -
- IE:Polio: the myths, and the real fear:Oct 16th 2007 -
- LM: Contradictions in the Indian concept of hygiene: October 14, 2008 -
- LM: Gates foundation, Rotary give anti-polio battle a $200 mn - 28th Nov. 2007 -
- LM: India’s poor get health care in a card on Health care: August 27, 2008 -
- LM: Pune hospitals seen as model for health care workers' safety: April 04, 2008 -
- LM: QUICK EDIT - Why act like an ostrich: March 06, 2008 -
- LM: Six Ideas for a Healthier India: Feb 26, 2008 -
- LM: The malaise in hospital services: July 14, 2008 - (xls)
- LM: World Bank starts fresh probe into health care fraud: May 20, 2008 -
- MM : Govt to recruit over 1,000 BAMS doctors : Aug 27, 2007 - Public health department has decided to recruit over 1,000 BAMS doctors
- MM: MM Reporter called up top hospitals desperately seeking a bed in an ICU ‘no vacancy’ : May 22,08 -
- Mumbai Mirror : Leading a Leg : Oct 31, 2006 - Immediate relief is the factor that separates the Jaipur Foot centre from other similar assistances
- NDTV : Disabled population prone to abuse : Dec 3, 2006 - Almost all handicapped people undergo some form of physical and sexual abuse in life
- ST STANISLAUS' School Ex-students insure their teachers’ health -
- Tehelka : Pulse Polio Cripples Other Health Schemes : Sept 1, 2007 - Polio programme leaves little room for other initiatives
- The Hindu : Controlling the dengue mosquito : Oct 16, 2006 - Public health experts are unanimous that mosquito control has to be a continuous process
- TIMES NEWS NETWORK: State plans to cut off water to farmers who have third child: April 14, 2005 -
- TOI : Another Nair Hospital department Flashes ISO Tag : Apr 3, 2007 - Nair is the city's first public hospital to allow an outside body to evaluate its quality standards.
- TOI : Cadaver donations - Gift of life on festival of lights : Oct 27, 2006 - Four patients suffering from an incurable kidney disease found lifesaving donations
- TOI : Corporates eye public health centres in rural areas : Nov 15,2007 -
- TOI : Dial 1298 for Medical Emergency : Apr 4, 2007 - Common Helpline To Start On June 1; More Ambulances In City Soon
- TOI : Disease screening to be made must for schoolgoers : Nov 8,2007 -
- TOI : Doctors question BMC on MRI machines 'donation' : Nov 2, 2006 - BMC may call it a 'donation', but public health experts see it as a trap.
- TOI : Free cancer detection camps from Nov 7-18 : Nov 3, 2006 - A toll free number (60007823) is also being established where people can address queries
- TOI : Govt puts forward plan for ambulance network : Sep 28, 2006 - Mumbai will soon have a pool of well-equipped government, civic and private ambulances
- TOI : Health scheme for urban poor on the cards : Nov 7,2007 -
- TOI : Homeopathy Catches On : Oct 23,2007 -
- TOI : India has Largest Pool of Patients in World : Apr 2, 2007 -
- TOI : Is tobacco lobby too strong, Supreme Court asks Centre : Oct 10, 2007 -
- TOI : Is your hospital doing its job? : Sept 28, 2007 - New Book Will Address Issues On Public's Right to Healthcare
- TOI : Kasturba Hospital not in pink of health : Sept 26, 2007 -
- TOI : Know your Medical Rights - SC : Feb 15, 2006 - The Supreme Court decreed the medical profession to be a "service''
- TOI : Law requires hospitals to render quick help : Oct 18,2007 -
- TOI : Medical: Stop Being So PATIENT : Feb 15, 2006 -
- TOI : Private role in BMC health units stirs debate : Oct 3, 2007 - Private role in BMC health units stirs debate
- TOI : State health spend slumps to 33% : Oct 1 , 2007 - Rs 2,700 Crore Gap Between Projected Outlay And Actual Expenditure
- TOI : State plans to extend tele-med programme : Sept 29, 2007 - We intend to start telemedicine in as many districts as possible
- TOI : Sting in the tale : Oct 3, 2006 - World Health Organisation had in the 1970s declared Maharashtra a Malaria-free state
- TOI : Unnecessary Caesarean Surgery Doubles The Risk Of Death : Nov 1,2007 -
- TOI : Where teens handle health emergencies : Nov 10,2007 -
- TOI :Nair Hospital department now has ISO certification :Oct 16, 2007 -
- TOI: ‘State is more accountable on rural health’: November 07, 2008 -
- TOI: BMC plans first med college for suburbs at Cooper: November 11, 2008 -
- TOI: Delhi, not Mumbai, is migrant mantra:Aug 21, 2006 -
- TOI: Hosps must give patients' records in 72 hours: MCI: June 20, 2008 -
- TOI: Next polio drive slated for June 1: May 23, 2008 -
- TOI: On World Health Day, Doctors Are Under The Scanner For Corruption: April 08, 2008 -
- TOI: Sevan aliments you should be wary of: June 10, 2008 -
- TOI: Staff crunch hits services at municipal hospitals: March 26, 2008 -
- TOI: Statistics reveal expenditure on education and health has shrinking over 5 years: May 08, 2008 -
- TOI: They breathe life into the rural healthcare network: April 14, 2008 -
- TOI: What makes bad habits so tough to quit: Dec 11, 2006 - Scientists have come up with a host of reasons why humans stick to bad habits
- TOI: Why the poor have a right to rich hospitals: Feb 25, 2008 -
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