SECUNDERABAD: Share: India, a not for profit society, which supports continuing medical education & research had organized a certified American Heart Association, ACLS-Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Workshop in association with Resurrection Healthcare Training Center, Chicago, USA at its project office ICCHA (International Center Human Health Advancement at Padmarao Nagar, Secunderabad on February 23 and 24.

HOUSTON: For the first time in AAPI's quarter-century long history, women's health formed the highlight of a full-scale convention by dedicated efforts of the AAPI team, led by national president, Dr Hemant Patel and Dr Snehal Desai, the summit chair and president of National AAPI-MSRF.

NEW YORK: An Indian American doctor based in Las Vegas, Nevada is caught in what might turn out to be the biggest medical malpractice scandal in the country in recent times.

CARMEL, CA: Dr Vedang Londhe (Porter Ranch), Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the division of neonatology at Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA, received the 2008 Ross Award in Research by a Young Investigator at the Western Society of Pediatric Research annual meeting in Carmel, CA, on Jan 31.

ATLANTA: US cancer deaths rose by more than 5,000 in 2005, a somewhat disappointing reversal of a two-year downward trend, the American Cancer Society said in a report issued.

DURHAM, North Carolina: Usually, he just finds a way to move faster, to cram more into the day. But some things cannot be rushed, and that is one of the hardest parts.

Cholesterol is a type of fat called a lipid that your body uses to build new cells. Our bodies get cholesterol from the food we eat, as well as from our livers. It's an important building tool for the body.

NEW YORK: The Stop HIV/AIDS in India Initiative (SHAII) has released a petition addressed to the President of India during a special event to commemorate the 58th anniversary of India's Republic Day at The National Geographic Society.

NEW YORK: Governor Ted Strickland of Ohio has sought the cooperation of American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) in improving healthcare and making Ohio a healthy state in the US.

NEW JERSEY: After successful launch of the first Kerala Ayurvedic and Yoga Center in New York, within less than three months, Santhigram group of Companies announced launching of its second US Center at Holiday Inn, Edison in New Jersey on January 17.