Dr.Srinivasa Raju

Maharashtra: Medical UG&PG admissions and fee regulation bill passed. A bill to amend the Maharashtra Unaided Private Professional Education Institutions (Regulation of Admission Fees) Act, was passed by the legislative Assembly on Thursday. The bill will empower the government to regulate fees of all colleges and restrict private institutions from conducting common entrance tests. “This means, all medical and dental colleges, including self-financed ones, will have to follow NEET rules — 85% seats under merit and 15% under management quota — for admissions,”  Lok Sabha passes Disability Bill by voice vote, Check out the details. The bill, which replaces the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995, has been brought in to comply with the UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which India signed in 2007.

State level Common counselling for PG medical and dental admissions: Health Ministry. Bringing good news for PG aspirants, the union health ministry has announced common state level counselling for all PG medical/dental courses. The combined counselling would include government as well as private medical/dental colleges as well as Private/deemed universities, clarified the government.

1.Swine flu scare returns to Delhi as 3 test positive at AIIMS The National Capital that saw over 4,000 patients last winter with a dozen deaths. 2. Amrit churn to fight anemia: To break the inter-generational cycle of poor health,especially malneurishment, we have to  target women before and around the time of conception, as they are the most crucial stages for embryogenesis, organogenesis, and fetal development . To address the problem,an i ndigenous product made of wheat, black gram, groundnut, sesame seed, and jaggery. 3.Only two HPV shots for younger adolescents: New CDC recommendation (CDC) has recently recommended that 11- to 12-year-olds receive two doses of HPV vaccine at least six months apart rather than the previously recommended three doses to protect against cancers caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) infections.   4.Age related hearing Loss lies in the Brain, not in the Ears ! 5.Longer duration of NSAIDS associated with hearing lo...