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She’s hoping for the best, and Rs 30 lakh for her child
Daily News & Analysis A year ago, Atahrva developed an enlarged spleen, liver and a squint-eye. He also suffered from bloated stomach, continuous bruising, fatigue, seizures and severe swelling since birth. After being diagnosed with Gaucher, treatment started immediately. |
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A pound of flesh
Bega District News In May this year, an eight-year-old British schoolgirl died at a clinic in India, and her family say they suspect she was “murdered” by medics intent on harvesting her organs. Gurkiren Kaur Loyal’s parents took her to see a doctor in the Punjab, when … |
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A pound of flesh
Sunraysia Daily In May this year, an eight-year-old British schoolgirl died at a clinic in India, and her family say they suspect she was “murdered” by medics intent on harvesting her organs. Gurkiren Kaur Loyal’s parents took her to see a … In one of the most … |
Moments before Organ Donation Patient AwakensArutz ShevaMoments before Organ Donation Patient Awakens. ABC News reports it was exactly midnight when Colleen Burns opened her eyes and looked at the operating lights above her, shocking doctors who believ…
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Cross-Canada organ donation bike campaign gets boost from Hélène Campbell
MetroNews Canada Double-lung transplant recipient Hélène Campbell will be joining in a 9 km bike ride along the Rideau Canal this Saturday led by cross-country cyclist and organ transplant activist Cayse Ruiter. Ruiter, 26, has been gaining national attention as he … |
Times of IndiaObese smokers at high risk of heart diseaseTimes of IndiaNew findings into why obese cigarette smokers experience a high risk of heart disease suggest that cigarette smoke affects the activity of hundreds of key genes that both protect th…
The Guardian |
Air Pollution Linked to Cancer, Heart Failure
Wunderground.com (blog) Most summer health bummers are obvious (bug bites, sunburns). But there’s one danger that’s not usually seen with the naked eye: air pollution. Pollution, particularly ozone pollution, is stronger in the summer, thanks to the sun’s warmer rays … Air pollution linked to higher risk of lung cancer and heart failureThe Guardian Short-term exposure to air pollution increases risk of heart failureNews-Medical.net Low levels of air pollution increase lung cancer and heart failure riskTelegraph.co.uk Bloomberg –Health.com all 62 news articles » |
FRANCE 24 |
India’s poor ‘duped’ into clinical drug trials
FRANCE 24 Indian heart patient Niranjan Lal Pathak poses at his residence in Indore on September 23, 2012. When a doctor at a hospital in central India offered the factory watchman free treatment for a heart complaint, he jumped at the chance. It was five years … |
New York PostSinger Randy Travis suffers stroke while being treated for heart failure …New York PostKirt Webster, the publicist, said the 54-year-old Travis suffered the stroke Wednesday night while he was being treated for congestive heart failure b…
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Short-term exposure to air pollution increases risk of heart failure
News-Medical.net The researchers estimate that a modest reduction in levels of just one major pollutant (3.9 µg/m3 of fine particulate matter found in exhaust fumes and industrial air pollutants) could prevent roughly 8000 heart failure hospitalisations and save more … |