Kidney 'exchange' to give husbands new lifeTimes of IndiaKOLKATA: Two women, bound by a similar plight, have decided to donate their kidneys to each other's husband so that they can be blessed with a longer life. Unknown to one another even…
Gujarat Hindu, Muslim families swap kidneysTimes of IndiaAHMEDABAD: Two families – one Hindu and the other Muslim – will come together in the most unique fashion on Rakshabandhan day. There will, of course, be an exchange of rakhis, but more importantl…
How About Twice-Weekly Hemodialysis?Renal and Urology NewsIn recent trips to India, China, Brazil, and other countries, I was intrigued by large numbers of patients with end-stage renal disease who underwent hemodialysis (HD) less frequently than three…
Act of loveFiji TimesTHEY share the same parents. And now they share the same kidney. Siblings Kitione Raibevu and Inoke Koroi of Delaivalelevu in Suva are now recovering at Batra Hospital in New Delhi, India after a successful kidney transplant last w…
New strain of killer E. coli decodedTimes of IndiaIndiatimes|The Times of India|The Economic Times|. More. More …. Increased production of the Shiga toxin is the probable culprit that contributed to so many incidents of kidney damage and death during…
'Stem-cell cocktail' can take transplant patients off drugs in 2 yrsDaily News & Analysis“In India, the kidney hospital is perhaps the only one using this technique. It may or may not be available in developed countries,” said Dr Kamal Gopl…
Positive attitude vital, jail inmates toldThe HinduKidney Foundation of India chairman Fr. Davis Chiramel inaugurated the programme jointly organised by the Alcohol and Drug Information Centre (ADIC) India and the Department of Prisons. Inaugurating th…
NephroPlus launches first PPP model dialysis unit at ESIC in Hyderabadpharmabiz.com“Kidney care in India currently is wanting due to the non-accessibility of quality treatment. The opening of this new centre is an extension of our vision to provide h…
Salty diet can lead to kidney stones and osteoporosisIndia.Com HealthPeople who have high salt diets tend to develop a variety of illnesses. A new study has found that high salt diets cause people to develop kidney stones and osteoporosis, a bone disea…
High-salt diets up osteoporosis riskTimes of IndiaIndiatimes|The Times of India|The Economic Times|. More. More …. Medical researchers at the University of Alberta may have solved why people who eat high-salt diets are prone to developing medical pro…