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Stringent law shields UP hospitals, staff from vandalism

23 May, 2013

People who vandalise medical facilities or thrash hospital doctors in Uttar Pradesh can now be arrested by police faster, without a court-issued warrant, and the culprits would also not get bail, according to a new stringent law.

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Cold weather affects blood pressure (21 May, 2013)

Cold weather affects blood pressure, shows a study that assessed a staggering 169,000 blood pressure measurements.

'Heart disease linked to job stress' (20 May, 2013)

Scientists have shed light on how stress at work affects the heart, says a study.

Fish therapy makes its way into Gaza (19 May, 2013)

Fouad Yahya, a resident of the Gaza Strip, had never expected that one day a fish will help treat his skin disease, a therapy that he learnt about via the internet.

Retirement can damage your health, says study (17 May, 2013)

Work longer, live healthier. Retirement has a detrimental impact on both mental and physical health over time, says a new study.

Mobile phone calls can cause blood pressure spikes (16 May, 2013)

A study released Wednesday at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hypertension in San Francisco found that talking on a mobile phone causes systolic blood pressure - the higher number in a blood pressure reading and the number doctors pay more attention to as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease - to rise significantly.

Unlike India, China not helping Nigeria stop fake drugs' (15 May, 2013)

Unlike India, China is not assisting in the fight against counterfeit medicines even though the influx has been mainly from that country, Nigeria's National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says.

Ranbaxy to pay $500 mn to settle US fraud charges (14 May, 2013)

A subsidiary of Indian generic drug-maker Ranbaxy Laboratories has pleaded guilty to federal charges of selling adulterated drugs with intent to defraud and agreed to pay $500 million to resolve false claim allegations.

Social support helps ease pain in breast cancer patients (13 May, 2013)

New research conducted by an assisted care centre based in the US shows that breast cancer patients who have the support of friends and family can manage pain and other symptoms better.

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