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Year after, still awaiting govt nod for swap kidney transplant
Daily News & Analysis When it happens, it will be India’s first international organ swap surgery. Arif and wife Sabira Khokar and siblings Esther and Ann Githinji cannot wait for … While several states are grappling with legal issues surrounding organ donors who are not … |
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Childhood cancers double in a decade
Times of India Teenagers are also coming with oral and liver cancers, hitherto seen only in the adult population. “In India, we are seeing even 13-year-olds with oral cancer,” says Dr Brijesh Arora of Tata Memorial Hospital. “This is due to the tobacco and gutka habit. |
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Hospital praised for organ-donation partnership
Asbury Park Press “Making the decision to be an organ donor when renewing your driver’s license or donating the organs of a loved one during a difficult time is one of the greatest gifts we can offer,” said John T. Gribbin, president of CentraState Healthcare System … Somerset Medical Center Receives Organ Donation AwardLocal Talk News |
Air Pollution Causes More than 6 Million Deaths WorldwideKTICYet places like Beijing or New Delhi, India, which has also had extremely unhealthy air quality levels, are far from the only cities to be plagued. Air pollution affects practically everyone …
Oncolytics lung cancer drug shrinks tumors in 95 percent patientsReuters India(Reuters) – Oncolytics Biotech Inc said a mid-stage trial of its experimental lung cancer drug showed that 95 percent of the patients experienced a reduction in the size of t…
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UAB doctors link synthetic marijuana to acute kidney injury
al.com (blog) While heart problems and seizures have been linked before to synthetic marijuana, this is the first time it has been associated with acute kidney injury, said Dr. Gauray Jain, study co-author and assistant professor in the Division of Nephrology. “If … |
The Province (blog)Cycling Around The World: Crossing IranThe Province (blog)On my next global cycling leg my plan was to cross Iran after Turkey then on to India. From Tabriz to Zahedan on … I am a firefighter and cancer survivor circumnavigating th…
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Fruits And Vegetables May Help Protect Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
Science 2.0 Adding fruits and vegetables to diets may help protect the kidneys of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) with too much acid build-up, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of … How eating more fruits and vegetables could help kidney diseaseeMaxHealth Fruits and veggies may be an alternative to delaying kidney failureMedill Reports: Chicago Fruit and veg reduce metabolic acidosisHealth24.com TopNews United States –Vancouver Desi –Counsel & Heal all 7 news articles » |
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Scunthorpe: My search for love in the most unromantic place in Britain
The Independent They are soliciting donations for the British Heart Foundation, but when it comes to the tender matters of that most vital organ, this is a town that’s had a quadruple bypass. In the shadow of the country’s … Perhaps with the Dexters, Paul and Hayley … |
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ITV launches From the Heart: Organ donation in the UK
ITV News During Valentine’s week, ITV is launching a new campaign, From the Heart, which aims to raise awareness of organ donation and the NHS Organ Donor Register. Throughout the week, a range of ITV shows will explore and highlight the shortage of organ … Organ donors give others a second chance at lifeCharleston Gazette |