Sheer madness! Kim Kardashian shows off a little too much of her famous behind in see-through leggings
It is undoubtedly her most famous and photographed body part. But Kim Kardashian showed off a little too much of her derrière after a workout session in LA yesterday. The reality star wore a pair of stretch leggings for a session at Barry\'s Boot Camp, but unfortunately for Kim, they turned see-through in the sunlight, exposing just a bit more than she intended.
[Views:824] [Mon, Aug 01, 2011] [Full Article]

X Factor Tulisa: I stole bags, took drugs and lost my virginity aged 14
Her reputation for telling it like it is attracted Simon Cowell’s eye and landed her a starring role on the X Factor panel. But the music mogul may now be questioning his judgment following Tulisa Contostavlos’s latest interview, in which she admitted stealing handbags, taking drugs and losing her virginity at the age of just 14.
[Views:698] [Mon, Aug 01, 2011] [Full Article]

Mother aiming to be world's fattest woman earns $90k a year from fans who watch her eating online
In her quest to become the world's fattest woman, Donna Simpson is already profiting from her challenge - by earning $90,000 (£55,000) a year from fans who pay to watch her eat online. The American mother-of-two, who already holds the dubious honour of being the world's fattest woman to give birth, makes money from people hungry to watch her eat more than 15,000 calories a day.
[Views:549] [Fri, Jul 15, 2011] [Full Article]

Substandard food packaging material banned
The Health Ministry will ban substandard food packaging material that changes the nature and quality of food, with effect from today.
[Views:677] [Fri, Jul 01, 2011] [Full Article]

Charge Rs.20 from patients – MO
By A government medical officer yesterday suggested charging Rs.20 from patients for treatment at the Outdoor Patients Department (OPD) at state hospitals to contain drug wastage and un-necessary treatment notwithstanding the government’s free health policy.
[Views:658] [Sat, Jun 25, 2011] [Full Article]

HEALTH MINISTRY ISSUES NEW REGULATIONS REGARDING SHELF-LIFE OF IMPORTED FOOD
The import regulations for food items have been changed with effect from August 1 the Health Ministry said today. The new regulations have been imposed with regard to the shelf life of imported food items.
[Views:776] [Thu, May 19, 2011] [Full Article]

602 ORGANIZERS OF UNHYGIENIC DANSAL WARNED
The Sri Lanka Public Health Inspectors’ Association says it has issued warnings to 602 organizers of dansal for preparing unhygienic food and drinks on Vesak Day. Inspections on dansal will be carried out today as well, Chairman of the Association, Upul Rohana stated.
[Views:585] [Wed, May 18, 2011] [Full Article]

SRI LANKA RANKS 43RD IN MOTHERS’ INDEX 2011
Sri Lanka is ranked 43rd among 79 “less developed” countries, above India, Pakistan, in a study on the ‘best place to be a mother’ released to mark Mother’s Day, a non-governmental organization reported.
[Views:693] [Mon, May 09, 2011] [Full Article]

FAMILY HEALTH SERVICE PROBLEMS TO BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE PRESIDENT
A petition regarding the various problems pertaining to family health services will be handed over to President Mahinda Rajapaksa today (05) by the Lanka Suwa Sewa Association.
[Views:693] [Thu, May 05, 2011] [Full Article]

NEW MARRIAGE LAWS TO PREVENT INCIDENCE OF THALASSEMIA
he National Thalassemia Centre today proposed to the Government to bring new laws to make pre-marital blood testing compulsory. The aim of this move is to prevent the incidence of Thalassemia through marriages between Thalassemia carriers.
[Views:580] [Wed, May 04, 2011] [Full Article]

India guarantees steady supply of drugs
The Indian High Commissioner Ashok. K. Kantha met Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena and assured that the Indian government would ensure a steady supply of quality drugs to the Health Ministry without delay.
[Views:663] [Mon, Apr 11, 2011] [Full Article]

Disruption of heart surgeries
The Colombo General Hospital might experience a possible disruption of heart surgeries due to a shortage of surgical consumables, General Hospital Director General Dr. Hector Weerasinghe said.
[Views:526] [Sat, Apr 09, 2011] [Full Article]

Red alert on dengue
The Health Ministry today sounded a ‘Red Alert’ on a possible outbreak of dengue in the month of April as extreme heat in the day time and occasional drizzle during the night were contributing factors to a sharp increase of the disease.
[Views:571] [Fri, Apr 08, 2011] [Full Article]

Act to prevent drug shortage
Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena will present the National Drug Quality Regulatory Council Act in Parliament in July.
[Views:584] [Wed, Mar 30, 2011] [Full Article]

PHIS AND MIDWIVES IN MATARA ABSTAIN FROM VACCINATIONS
Public Health Inspectors (PHI) and Public Health Midwives (PHM) in the Matara District have decided to resort to trade union action from today (March 29) onwards.
[Views:522] [Tue, Mar 29, 2011] [Full Article]

Moves to computerize patient info
Telecommunication and IT Ministry announced plans of computerizing patient information in all the hospitals countrywide as part of the eHealth project conducted by the Information and Communication Technology Agency (ITCA).
[Views:632] [Sat, Mar 26, 2011] [Full Article]

Rs 500 m spent for vaccines
Rs 500 million is spent to purchase immunization vaccines annually, said Health Ministry's Consultant epidemiologist Dr Ananda Amarasingha. He was addressing a workshop for provincial journalists in the Southern Province.
[Views:486] [Sat, Mar 26, 2011] [Full Article]

Most dengue patients ‘stung’ by quacks
‘Difficult to treat after under wrong hands’: Quacks * Around 7,000 in country * Actual number can be higher * Quacks practise as MBBS doctors
[Views:500] [Tue, Mar 22, 2011] [Full Article]

Understanding Cancer: The First Step To Beating It, Says Eminent Lankan Researcher
A better understanding of cancer among a wider segment of the population could lead to a significantly better approach to combating the disease, says Dr. Padmajeeva Ganepola M.D., F.A.C.S., an eminent Sri Lankan surgeon and researcher now based in the USA.
[Views:583] [Sun, Mar 20, 2011] [Full Article]

Lanka only country to spend hugely on free health
Prime Minister D M Jayaratne said there was no country in the world other than Sri Lanka which provides a comprehensive health service to its people at the cost of a large sum of money.
[Views:550] [Fri, Mar 18, 2011] [Full Article]