NEWS UPDATES     SWINE FLU UPDATE: (07.08.09) For India related information on Swine Flu, please Click Here to see updates from the Ministry of Health. What You Can Do to protect yourself from catching Swine Flu or A(H1N1). Another Informative Link about A(H1N1):       About Doctor’s Day: (01.07.09) The first Doctors’ Day was observed in the US on March 30, 1933. The idea came from Eudora Brown Almond, wife of Dr Cha Almond, and the date was the anniversary of the use of general anaesthetic in surgery. On March 30, 1842, Dr Crawford Long used ether to remove a tumour from a patient’s neck. So how did 1st of July get to be designated Doctors’ Day in India. 1st of July happens to be the birthday of a very famous Physician of India, Dr B C Roy. So this date was considered an appropriate day to be designated as Doctors’ Day- a tribute to Dr B C Roy and the entire medical profession.