April 13, 2010 05:05 IST
The state government is ready to set up 59 new homeopathic dispensaries in Dalit-dominated areas. The process of identifying the sites has begun.
Tue, Apr 13, 2010April 11, 2010 03:10 IST
Preserving milk products like kheer and sewaiyan at room temperature will now become easier. The Indian Institute of Technology...
Sun, Apr 11, 2010April 10, 2010 03:12 IST
Facing a shortage of nurses in the state,the state government is now planning to hire nurses from Kerala.
Sat, Apr 10, 2010April 08, 2010 03:19 IST
In a bid to improve facilities given to Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana card holders of the state,the state government on Wednesday decided to pay incentives to the medical staff as well as government employees who bring to hospital the patients covered under the scheme.
Thu, Apr 08, 2010April 01, 2010 02:45 IST
The recommendations of Prof Hari Gautam Committee on Quality Improvement in Higher Education range from a uniform academic calendar to common curriculum for identical courses in the universities of the state.
Thu, Apr 01, 2010March 30, 2010 01:36 IST
To prevent accidents at unmanned railway crossings,the Varanasi Division of North Eastern Railway has decided to replicate a simple experiment which has paid dividends in Mumbai.
Tue, Mar 30, 2010March 11, 2010 03:01 IST
Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University will be the first government institute in the country to set up a center for treating cancer with Photo Dynamic Therapy.
Thu, Mar 11, 2010March 09, 2010 01:36 IST
Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University (CSMMU) is all set to go paperless. The bundles of records and forms of patients will now be made available online for doctors reference.
Tue, Mar 09, 2010March 05, 2010 03:16 IST
To trace HIV positive patients in the state,the state AIDS Control Society will train DOTS (Direct Observational Therapy) providers at the village level get tuberculosis patients tested for HIV.
Fri, Mar 05, 2010February 26, 2010 04:01 IST
In the last six months,Dr Arvind Kumar Yadav had to pack his bags as many as four times after being transferred to seven different places.
Fri, Feb 26, 2010February 15, 2010 04:43 IST
With funds from US Agency for International Development (USAID) being stopped,the Institute for Clinical Epidemiology (ICE) of CSMMU has slipped into a financial crisis and is on the verge of a complete shutdown.
Mon, Feb 15, 2010February 13, 2010 23:56 IST
The parasitic disease,Kala Azar (Visceral Leishmaniasis), endemic in Bihar,Jharkhand,West Bengal and parts of Uttar Pradesh can now be cured with a single dose of liposomal amphotericin B instead of the month-long treatment which was in practice till date.
Sat, Feb 13, 2010February 11, 2010 02:59 IST
For better monitoring of the Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) a scheme to promote maternal health the state Health department plans to carry out audit of deaths of mother or child during childbirth.
Thu, Feb 11, 2010February 06, 2010 04:22 IST
The National Botanical Research Institute has come up with a cost-effective technique to prepare the rabies vaccine.
Sat, Feb 06, 2010January 28, 2010 03:14 IST
Long queues at the OPD of Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences may soon be a thing of the past with the integration of telemedicine and Hospital Information System that will allow patients to get medical consultancy without being physically present at the OPD.
Thu, Jan 28, 2010January 25, 2010 06:05 IST
After receiving encouraging results from five districts where Uttar Pradesh State AIDS Control Society had roped in grassroots level health workers for HIV/AIDS training and awareness programmes...
Mon, Jan 25, 2010January 22, 2010 03:17 IST
To increase the reach of the Merry Gold Health Network programme,a state government initiative,a call centre is being launched for its beneficiaries.
Fri, Jan 22, 2010January 15, 2010 23:19 IST
GUAVA,called the poor mans apple,is the sixth most cultivated fruit in India. But the wilt disease has stagnated its yield over the years....
Fri, Jan 15, 2010January 05, 2010 04:14 IST
The Central Drug Research Institute has come up with a novel molecule that will control not only diabetes but also prevent abnormalities in cholesterol levels which lead to heart ailments in diabetics.
Tue, Jan 05, 2010December 28, 2009 01:13 IST
After a harrowing six months of life without eyesight,Rohit finally got his vision back and has been declared medically fit but awaits court orders to return home.
Mon, Dec 28, 2009December 05, 2009 04:51 IST
With the advent of winter,chrysanthemums are back in gardens.
Sat, Dec 05, 2009November 22, 2009 22:48 IST
Meet Prof J. William Schopf,the man credited with finding answers to a missing piece in the evolutionary puzzle
Sun, Nov 22, 2009November 16, 2009 06:39 IST
Lotus,which is the national flower of India,could be a key in increasing the shelf life of cereal crops and even a healthier ageing for humans.
Mon, Nov 16, 2009October 13, 2009 02:02 IST
A molecule has been developed by the Central Drug Research Institute to deal with osteoporosis,a disorder which reduces the bone mineral density and renders the bone fragile,increasing chances of fracture.
Tue, Oct 13, 2009October 11, 2009 00:06 IST
Fossils of giant algae found in sandstone may push back the date of evolution of megascopic plants,say geologists....
Sun, Oct 11, 2009





