MANILA, Philippines – Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Enrique T. Ona is the first Filipino surgeon to be named an Honorary Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) during the 98th Clinical Congress, which is being held in Chicago, Illinois…
Actively push back heart disease – Times of India
Actively push back heart diseaseTimes of IndiaBut as today is World Heart Day, it is relevant to point out that a recently released survey by the Indian Public Health Association found that an astounding 72% of urban Indians across age groups run the r…
XDx Appoints Peter Maag as President and CEO
XDx, Inc., a molecular diagnostics company that discovers, develops and commercializes high value, non-invasive tests to monitor immune status in transplant recipients and autoimmune diseases, announced today that Peter Maag, Ph.D., has joined XDx as P…
Robin Gibb honoured with blue plaque – Times of India
Daily MailRobin Gibb honoured with blue plaqueTimes of IndiaMr Gibb died in May this year of kidney failure following a long battle with cancer and pneumonia. He was 62. The plaque was installed by the Heritage Foundation and Thame Town Council at Gibb…
Farjo Medical Centre Offers Safe, Effective And Quality Hair Transplant Surgery – Melodika.net (press release)
Farjo Medical Centre Offers Safe, Effective And Quality Hair Transplant SurgeryMelodika.net (press release)Farjo Medical Centre brings safe, effective and quality hair transplant surgery at affordable cost. This surgical process used by the company has…
Maha govt steps up organ donation drive – India.Com Health
Newstrack IndiaMaha govt steps up organ donation driveIndia.Com HealthIn a bid to boost organ donations, the Maharashtra government has initiated several measures aimed at strengthening the health network and widening the net of prospective donors, a t…
Why do India, Pakistan treat their fishermen like fish? – Rediff
Why do India, Pakistan treat their fishermen like fish?RediffHis family waited 14 years for his return, but they didn't even get to know when he died of kidney failure on September 8. In May 1999, a cyclone hit the Karachi coast, pushing Nawaz'…
New hope for terminal heart patients – Times of India
IBNLive.comNew hope for terminal heart patientsTimes of IndiaHariawala, who was felicitated as "India's Most Admired Surgeon" at Mumbai on Sep 21 by Maharashtra Governor K Sankaranarayan, said the Heartmate II is implanted in those who ar…
CPAP for emergency management of congestive heart failure is rapidly … – EMS1.com
CPAP for emergency management of congestive heart failure is rapidly …EMS1.comThe use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for the emergency management of congestive heart failure (CHF) is rapidly becoming the new standard of care, replacing…
Heart disease now kills twice as many women as all cancers! – India.Com Health
Heart disease now kills twice as many women as all cancers!India.Com HealthStatistics prove that women, especially those who have attained menopause, are prone to heart ailments, and also less likely than men to recover. “It's a myth that only me…