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Dallas Philanthropists to Provide Microloans for Female Entrepreneurs in India

Mar 21, 2016 - 12:05 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

DALLAS, TX (TIP): Five Dallas-based women have joined forces to create an organization aimed at empowering and mobilizing less fortunate women entrepreneurs on the international level. Called “Mahila,” which is a Hindi word that means […]

Rs 8,000 cr for free LPG set-up for poor women

Mar 11, 2016 - 6:01 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The government on Thursday approved a Rs 8,000-crore scheme to provide free cooking gas connections in the name of women members from poor households, reinforcing the idea of LPG emerging as the […]

Dr. VK Raju addressed the AIMS Delegates in India – PICNEWS

Mar 11, 2016 - 5:45 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

Morgantown, West Virginia based eminent ophthalmologistDr. VK Raju who holds various positions including Chairman, Goutami Eye Institute, AP, Advisor – Indo-US Healthcare Summit, Director, International Ocular Surface Society was recently in India where he addressed the […]

HAB bank officials and Mr. KK Mehta at the event. From L to R: Rizwan Qureshi SEVP HAB Bank, Saleem Iqbal, President HAB Bank, K.K. Mehta, Senior President & Partner KK Mehta CPA PLLC and Zilay Wahidy, EVP HAB Bank.

HAB BANK Hosts Healthcare Professional Dinner on Long Island

Mar 11, 2016 - 5:43 pm EST @theindpanorama 1

GARDEN CITY, NY (TIP): HAB BANK, nation’s oldest and largest South Asian American bank, hosted a dinner for Healthcare Professionals at Akbar Restaurant, Garden City, New York, Sunday, March 6, 2016. The event was organized […]

First uterus transplant in US has failed

Mar 11, 2016 - 5:22 pm EST Agencies | Media Reports 0

OMAHA (TIP): The first uterus transplant in the United States has failed, and the organ was surgically removed March 8, officials at the Cleveland Clinic said on March 9. The recipient, a 26-year-old woman, suddenly […]

Venkateswara Kuchipudi of Illinois became the fifth physician and 10th defendant overall to be convicted for taking part in the massive Medicare and Medicaid fraud scheme at the now-shuttered Sacred Heart Hospital.

Indian-American Doctor Convicted in Kickback Scheme

Mar 11, 2016 - 12:12 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

CHICAGO (TIP): A 69-year-old Indian-origin doctor in the US has been convicted of illegally receiving benefits for referring elderly patients to a financially struggling hospital in Chicago. Venkateswara Kuchipudi of Illinois became the fifth physician […]

New Research led by an Indian-Origin scientist suggests Bubbles are key to cleaning teeth

Mar 7, 2016 - 8:37 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

The formation of tiny bubbles around the head of ultrasonic scalers, used by dentists to remove built-up plaque, is key to the cleaning process, researchers including an Indian-origin scientist have revealed. The bubble formation, or […]

Poop test can tell if you are diabetic, say docs

Mar 5, 2016 - 12:55 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

Scentists from Madras Diabetes Research Foundation will sequence the DNA of bacteria in the bowel to see if they contain enough ‘good’ bacteria or too much ‘bad’ bacteria that can trigger metabolic diseases. The research centre […]

COFFEE REDUCES LIVER CIRRHOSIS RISK BY 44%

Mar 5, 2016 - 12:54 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

You’ve heard several people tell you to cut down your coffee intake because it is addictive. Now, listen to this–a new study has found that regular consumption of coffee may reduce the risk of liver cirrhosis […]

PRE-LABOUR CAESAREAN DELIVERY MAY UP CHILDHOOD LEUKAEMIA RISK

Mar 5, 2016 - 12:53 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

A pooled analysis by researchers at Masonic Cancer Centre, University of Minnesota in US, which covered 13 studies, using data from the Childhood Leukaemia International Consortium (CLIC), has concluded that children born by pre-labour caesarean delivery may have […]

UK turns to India to fill doctors, nurses vacancies

Mar 5, 2016 - 12:38 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

LONDON (TIP): UK is turning to India in an attempt to fill thousands of vacancies for doctors and nurses in its state-funded National Health Service, it emerged today, but “unwise regulations” and changing visa regime […]

31m, or 50%, of US children live in poverty: Report

Mar 5, 2016 - 12:03 pm EST @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON (TIP): : Nearly half of children in the US live dangerously close to the poverty line and more kids today are likely to live in families barely able to afford their most basic needs, […]

USFDA rejected entry of over 6 Indian products a day since Jan 2011

Mar 5, 2016 - 11:40 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The US health regulator has refused entry of 11,664 Indian products, including drugs, into the American market between January 2011 and February 2016, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. “According to refusal report […]

Budget high on rhetoric, low on action in social sector

Mar 5, 2016 - 11:31 am EST Agencies | Media Reports 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Finance minister Arun Jaitley’s budget speech focused on the social sector more than before, but it failed to reflect amply in fund allocation to key ministries such as education, health, poverty alleviation […]

Cell-based immunotherapy may help treat brain cancer, claim Researchers, including one of Indian-origin

Mar 5, 2016 - 9:31 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have shown that a next-generation cell-based immunotherapy may offer new hope in the fight against the most aggressive form of brain cancer called glioma. Despite improvements in surgical procedures, chemotherapy, […]

Manisha Nagrani has been arrested in San Francisco, California, five counts of felony fraud -- for faking to be a blood cancer patient and raising funds through online fundraising sites

Indian American woman fakes blood cancer to raise funds, arrested for fraud

Mar 5, 2016 - 9:04 am EST @theindpanorama 0

SAN FRANCISCO (TIP): An Indian American woman has been arrested in San Francisco, California, five counts of felony fraud — for faking to be a blood cancer patient and raising funds through online fundraising sites […]

When your Candidate puts you in a difficult spot

Mar 4, 2016 - 9:46 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Many admire Trump for his audacity to say things that ordinarily a person, especially a career politician, would never say. I jump in support of Trump in our daily conversation if I find someone not […]

WEBSITES WOO MEDICAL TOURISTS, PROMISE A TREAT

Feb 29, 2016 - 6:39 pm EST @theindpanorama 1

NEW DELHI (TIP): Rekha Desai, a French citizen of Indian origin, has been staying in Paris for the last 20 years. After unsuccessful IVF (in-vitro fertilisation) treatments — twice in Paris and thrice in the […]

ANTIBIOTICS CAN CAUSE SEIZURES, DELIRIUM: STUDY

Feb 29, 2016 - 6:27 pm EST @theindpanorama 1

Common antibiotics may be linked to a serious disruption in brain function, called delirium, and other brain problems, researchers including one of Indian-origin have claimed. Delirium causes mental confusion that may be accompanied by hallucinations and […]

Green tea helps you fight arthritis

Feb 29, 2016 - 6:25 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

Here’s to green tea once again. A compound found in green tea may help combat joint pain, inflammation and tissue damage caused by rheumatoid arthritis, researchers, including those from India, have claimed. Rheumatoid arthritis is a […]

DO SIT-UPS REALLY HELP REDUCE BELLY FAT?

Feb 29, 2016 - 6:24 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

A lot of workout tutorials include sit ups as one of the exercises that help you lose those unwanted pounds around the waist. But are sit ups really helpful in belly fat reduction? Here are a few […]

LOW ON FIZZ, BUT RAILWAYS MAY JUST BE BEGINNING TO BUILD SOME STEAM

Feb 26, 2016 - 1:24 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text] SALIENT FEATURES No hike in passenger fare 65,000 additional berths and 17,000 bio toilets to be installed Operations audit to improve punctuality of trains proposed Stations to be developed under PPP mode Award […]

Jason B. Dalton, the suspect in the fatal shootings in Kalamazoo, Mich., appeared for his arraignment in a video conference on Monday. Photo - New York Times - Brittany Greeson

Kalamazoo Shooting – Suspect Arrested but Motive Remains Mystery

Feb 25, 2016 - 7:01 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

KALAMAZOO, Michigan — An Uber driver admitted his involvement in a Saturday, Feb 20, night shooting rampage that left six people dead and two others injured, the county prosecutor said on Monday, Feb 22, as […]

A comparison of 51 diverse phenotypes that an active learner identified by the final round of experiments it performed. The phenotypes have been roughly organized in the display by similarity; the learner in several cases identified phenotypes that were created by different drugs that visually were subtly different. Credit: Armaghan Naik and Robert F. MurphyClose

Indian American Researcher Creates Robot to Reduce Drug Experiments

Feb 25, 2016 - 6:52 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK — Researchers, including an Indian American scientist, from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) have created the first robotically driven experimentation system to determine the effects of a large number of drugs on many proteins, reducing the […]

Keep your brain active to stay away from Alzheimer’s reveals study by Indian American Researcher Dr. Prashanthi Vemuri

Feb 25, 2016 - 5:26 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

Taking part in mentally stimulating activities such as reading books and magazines, playing games and using computers in the middle age may delay symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, says a study by an Indian-origin researcher. ‘The […]

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