Beijing, March 12 (IANS) Pre-marriage health check-ups should be held as there has been an increase in the congenital defect rate among new born babies, a Chinese official said here Friday.
Wang Yin, deputy to the National People's Congress, said that following the cancellation of compulsory pre-marriage check-ups in 2003, now
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New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Fortis Healthcare founded by brothers Malvinder and Shivinder Mohan Singh has become the largest hospital chain in Asia after buying 24-percent stake in Singapore's Parkway Holdings for $685.3 million.
The company entered into a definitive agreement with TGP Capital, a leading private equity firm based out
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Mumbai , March 12 (IANS) Japanese pharma major Daiichi Sankyo has drawn up a major business plan for the next two years under which it intends to better synergise its operations with its Indian arm Ranbaxy Laboratories and expand in Africa and Latin America.
Targeting a turnover of $3 billion
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Jaipur, March 12 (IANS) Sri Lanka's separatist war finally over, Indian experts are in the island nation to provide the Jaipur Foot, artificial legs known to be cosmetically and functionally close to the human limb.
Nineteen skilled technicians of the Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS), makers of the famous Jaipur
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London, March 12 (IANS) Fresh air has now been bottled by Britain's National Trust so that it can be given to stressed city workers, a media report said Friday.
The bottled air is from some of the country's favourite spots and each glass jar should relieve stress for up to 10
Jaipur, March 12 (IANS) Amputees in Sri Lanka, who lost their limbs during the prolonged civil war in the country, will now be able to lead a near normal life with the help of the Jaipur foot - artificial legs made in Rajasthan that are known for being cosmetically and
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New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) An Australian audiology company, which has more than 180 clinics in Australia and New Zealand, has ventured into Asia for the first time with India as its destination. Indians make up 30 percent of its workforce, its CEO said Thursday.
'When we decided to venture into
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New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Bollywood actor Preity Zinta, who was Thursday appointed as the goodwill ambassador for UNAIDS in India, will create awareness against AIDS along with the members of her Indian Premier League (IPL) team Kings XI Punjab.
'All our players will sport red ribbons during their matches. In
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Chandigarh, March 9 (IANS) Seeking help from a blood donor could just be a call away in Haryana's Sirsa district, with the local administration providing information about thousands of blood donors on a website.
The information of over 1.4 lakh blood donors in Sirsa has been provided on www.bravoblooddonor.org. Anyone in
Sydney, March 9 (IANS) People who have the ability to taste fat are likely to remain slim as they tend to eat less fatty food, a new study says.
Deakin University (DU) researcher Russell Keast and doctoral student Jessica Stewart, working with colleagues at the University of Adelaide, CSIRO and Massey
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