Health Archives - Stories By Priya Journalist, Writer, and Art Analyst Sun, 08 Jan 2012 13:39:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.storiesbypriya.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cropped-avatar-32x32.jpg Health Archives - Stories By Priya 32 32 Policy on misleading advertisements soon to come into effect https://www.storiesbypriya.com/health/policy-on-misleading-advertisements-soon-to-come-into-effect/ https://www.storiesbypriya.com/health/policy-on-misleading-advertisements-soon-to-come-into-effect/#respond Sun, 08 Jan 2012 13:39:23 +0000 http://www.storiesbypriya.com/?p=2813 “Gain height by consuming capsules…slimming down with use of powders…getting a perfect figure with cosmetic treatments…” such alluring and misleading advertisements have caught the attention of law enforcement agencies. The central and state authorities are gearing up for stricter and comprehensive policies to regulate such advertisements, which will be put to implementation within next three […]

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]]> https://www.storiesbypriya.com/health/policy-on-misleading-advertisements-soon-to-come-into-effect/feed/ 0 GMC faces suit for inaction on Ketan Desai’s suspension https://www.storiesbypriya.com/health/gmc-faces-suit-for-inaction-on-ketan-desais-suspension/ https://www.storiesbypriya.com/health/gmc-faces-suit-for-inaction-on-ketan-desais-suspension/#respond Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:07:19 +0000 http://www.storiesbypriya.com/?p=2781 People for Better Treatment (PBT), an organization for promotion of better healthcare, has filed an appeal before the division bench in Gujarat high court against the Gujarat Medical Council (GMC) for their deliberate inaction towards terminating the medical licence of former president of the Medical Council of India, Dr Ketan Desai. The appeal was filed […]

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]]> https://www.storiesbypriya.com/health/gmc-faces-suit-for-inaction-on-ketan-desais-suspension/feed/ 0 ‘Better coordination makes organ donation possible’ https://www.storiesbypriya.com/health/better-coordination-makes-organ-donation-possible/ https://www.storiesbypriya.com/health/better-coordination-makes-organ-donation-possible/#respond Tue, 29 Nov 2011 03:37:52 +0000 http://www.storiesbypriya.com/?p=2690 Parents of a 40-day-old infant, Sonu, donated eyes and heart valves for organ harvesting in Hyderabad after the baby was declared brain dead due to health complications. It was the convener of Mohan Foundation – an Andhra Pradesh-based NGO working for organ donation movement in the country, who made this donation possible by convincing the […]

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]]> https://www.storiesbypriya.com/health/better-coordination-makes-organ-donation-possible/feed/ 0 Make organ donation-choice mandatory: Experts https://www.storiesbypriya.com/health/make-organ-donation-choice-mandatory-experts/ https://www.storiesbypriya.com/health/make-organ-donation-choice-mandatory-experts/#respond Sat, 26 Nov 2011 03:40:55 +0000 http://www.storiesbypriya.com/?p=2695 INT’L ORGAN DONATION DAY ON NOVEMBER 27 Dipi Chhaya, 25, suffering kidney failure is fighting for life for the past two years. She is currently on dialysis and every day her family hopes to get a cadaver organ which can relieve her from pain and infuse a new life into her. Prashant Visnagara, 10, a […]

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]]> https://www.storiesbypriya.com/health/make-organ-donation-choice-mandatory-experts/feed/ 0 Three-fold rise in chronic pulmonary diseases in state https://www.storiesbypriya.com/health/three-fold-rise-in-chronic-pulmonary-diseases-in-state/ https://www.storiesbypriya.com/health/three-fold-rise-in-chronic-pulmonary-diseases-in-state/#respond Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:49:17 +0000 http://www.storiesbypriya.com/?p=2668 Rise in the number of smokers and density of low socio-economic class population due to urban ‘ghettoisation’ has resulted into three-time rise in chronic pulmonary disease cases in Gujarat, say pulmonary experts. On the eve of the World COPD Day on Wednesday, Ahmedabad Medical Association and Association of Chest Physicians of Gujarat (ACPG) shared their […]

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