Guwahati: The in-charge of the blood bank and two laboratory technicians at Mangaldai Civil Hospital, where four persons were transfused HIV-infected blood, were suspended on Sunday. "Darrang Deputy Commissioner today suspended Jiten Saharia, in-charge of the blood bank at Mangaldai Civil Hospital and two laboratory technicians Ranjit Chandra Deka and Padmadhar Baruah for negligence of duty," said an official release in Guwahati.
The action was taken as per direction of the government and a report of the high level enquiry committee that was formed after four persons tested positive for HIV following blood transfusion at Mangaldai Civil Hospital. On Saturday Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi had directed that a criminal case be registered in the incident.
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01:31 AM, Jun 17, 2013
New Delhi: A 16-year-old girl committed suicide by hanging in a police station in Delhi on Saturday evening, police said. "The girl, a native of Bangladesh, who works as a domestic help in south Delhi, had gone missing from her home in Vasant Kunj on Friday. A passerby spotted her near Rithala Metro station on Saturday in north Delhi and took her to Vijay Vihar police station," said a police...
05:51 AM, Jun 16, 2013
Visakhapatnam: An 11-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her uncle in Paderu in the district, police said on Saturday. According to police, the girl's uncle Killo Rambabu (35) had asked the minor to accompany him for some work last evening. However, he took the girl to an isolated place and raped her there. After the crime, the accused dropped the victim at her residence, police said. "The girl did not...
10:46 PM, Jun 15, 2013
Doctors at the University of Kansas Hospital found a brain aneurysm which was the size of an almond on a blood vessel that is as thin as angel hair pasta. Her surgeon used a microcatheter as thin as a strand of hair to access the aneurysm. ...
08:35 AM, Jun 14, 2013
Geismar: An explosion and fire killed one person and injured 73 at the Williams Olefins chemical plant in Geismar, Louisiana, on Thursday, unsettling an industrial town where authorities ordered people to remain indoors for hours to avoid the billowing smoke. The blast at 8:37 am (1337 GMT) sent a huge fireball and column of smoke into the air. The plant along the Mississippi River, about 60 miles (100 km) from...
07:19 AM, Jun 14, 2013
Mumbai: Choreographer-filmmaker Farah Khan is relieved on returning home after spending 10 days in a hospital here. She was admitted after she reportedly complained of high fever. "What a relief to be home after 10 days in hosp(ital)! Treatment still going on, but already feeling better with my family around. Bed rest for another week," tweeted Farah. While in hospital, Farah, who is married to editor-turned-director Shirish Kunder and has...
03:30 PM, Jun 12, 2013
New Karnataka Health Minister UT Khader, taking note of the Citizen Journalist story that highlighted Shailaja's plight, has promised action and offered to bear her medical expenses. ...
09:04 PM, Jun 11, 2013
Gurgaon: Doctors treating Vidya Charan Shukla, who received bullet injuries in a Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh, on Monday said the veteran Congress leader is still in a very serious condition. "VC Shukla continues to be serious and still not out of danger," said a spokesperson of city-based Medanta Hospital, where the former Madhya Pradesh chief minister is undergoing treatment. Though Shukla had shown marginal improvement a week back but his...
03:20 AM, Jun 11, 2013
Kottayam: In an effort to save his pregnant wife and their child, a man walked through forest for about 40 kms in heavy rains carrying the ailing woman on his shoulders to get her to a hospital, but failed to save the baby. The tribal youth, Ayyappan, carrying his seven-month pregnant wife, Sudha set off for the hospital from the Konni forests on Tuesday last by about 6 AM in...
04:12 PM, Jun 10, 2013
Mumbai: Apollo Pharmacy started selling Ranbaxy drugs at its stores again on Monday after the company recertified its stocks. Apollo Pharmacy had on Friday issued a cautionary advisory against Ranbaxy drugs and had temporarily suspended their sale. Earlier, Mumbai's Jaslok Hospital had also stopped the use of Ranbaxy drugs. "Our medical committee, which is a very strong committee within Apollo, has reviewed the matter and recommended, as a cautionary measure,...
01:06 PM, Jun 10, 2013
Purulia: Thirteen babies have been reported dead over the past 36 hours in the Purulia district in West Bengal. The children, suffering from meningitis were admitted to the Purulia Sadar Hospital in a critical condition. The babies aged between one and seven years were mostly underweight and malnourished. The district administration, in a knee-jerk reaction, has said that they will increase the number of beds in sick neonatal care unit...
11:40 AM, Jun 10, 2013
Johannesburg: Former South African President Nelson Mandela was taken to a hospital on Saturday to be treated for a recurrence of a lung infection and is in "serious but stable" condition, the president's office said. The anti-apartheid leader, who is 94, has received hospital treatment several times in recent months. His health has been failing in recent years. "During the past few days, former President Nelson Mandela has had a...
12:16 PM, Jun 08, 2013
Mumbai: Apollo Pharmacy on Friday issued a cautionary advisory against Ranbaxy drugs and temporarily suspended their sale. Earlier, Mumbai's Jaslok Hospital had stopped the use of Ranbaxy drugs. "Our medical committee, which is a very strong committee within Apollo, has reviewed the matter and recommended, as a cautionary measure, we should temporarily suspend sale of Ranbaxy medicines, as we cannot take a chance with patients' safety. So, we have immediately...
04:57 PM, Jun 07, 2013
London: Prince Philip, the 91-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has been admitted to a hospital for an exploratory operation on his abdomen, a statement from the Buckingham Palace said. "His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh has been admitted to the London Clinic for an exploratory operation following abdominal investigations. He is expected to stay in hospital for up to two weeks," said a statement issued on Thursday night...
06:34 AM, Jun 07, 2013
Under attack for manufacturing spurious drugs, Ranbaxy CEO Arun Sawhney told CNN-IBN that Ranbaxy medicines are completely safe and that his company has resumed supplying medicines to Jaslok Hospital in Mumbai. ...
08:10 AM, Jun 06, 2013
Bollywood actress Jiah Khan was found dead in her apartment in Juhu, Mumbai on late Monday night. ...
09:36 PM, Jun 05, 2013
Mumbai: In more trouble for pharma giant Ranbaxy, one of Mumbai's top hospitals asked its consultants to stop buying its products over the adulterated drugs controversy. Mumbai's Jaslok hospital asked its consultants to stop prescribing Ranbaxy products on Wednesday after the company agreed to pay $ 500 million in settlement for making and selling adulterated drugs for over four years in the US. In a note, the Jaslok hospital said...
07:05 PM, Jun 05, 2013
Beijing: In a shocking discovery, a 66-year-old "apparently" male patient in Hong Kong found himself to be a woman when he went to a hospital seeking treatment for abdominal swelling. Doctors found that the the swelling was a cyst on his ovary and he was in fact a woman. The case was reported by doctors from Hong Kong's Kwong Wah Hospital and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, who treated the patient. It...
03:10 PM, Jun 05, 2013
The film world woke up to some shocking news this morning as actress Jiah Khan was found dead in her apartment in Mumbai. The police suspect it to be suicide. The young actress, who debuted opposite Amitabh Bachchan in 'Nishabd', was just 25. ...
08:39 PM, Jun 04, 2013
Guwahati: The three Russian nationals, arrested on charges of fraudulently collecting money from people, have refused to eat jail food, a top police officer said on Tuesday. The trio, who were arrested on May 29, had been sent to jail custody on Monday after their five-day police remanded ended, IGP Central Western Range L R Bishnoi said on Tuesday. The police did not apply for fresh custody as their interrogation...
05:02 PM, Jun 04, 2013
