Big pharma balks at investment in TBFinancial TimesMore typical was the decision by AstraZeneca in January to shut a laboratory in India where it was conducting early-stage research into TB as well as malaria and neglected tropical diseases. The UK-bas…
Local Organ Donor Advocate Dies of CancerKWTXThe poignancy of her age impacted McPherson, and fueled her ambition to become an ardent advocate for organ donation. In 2012, McPherson heavily utilized social media to honor Taitlyn for giving her new life…
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After battle with MDR-TB, they emerged winners
Times of India MUMBAI: “It is a miracle I’m alive,” said 31-year-old Borivli resident Deepti Chavan, who was given six months to live in 2004. Multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) had literally eaten away her left lung and doctors were skeptical she would live … |
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“Pat’s Promise” event raises organ donation awareness
KVUE Pat’s Promise helps raise awareness on the importance of organ donation and was founded in 2012 by Pat Buchta of KVUE News’ promotions department; that same year Pat received a lifesaving liver transplant. Pat and KVUE’s Tyler Sieswerda joined organ … |
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TB, disease of the poor, now threatens the rich
Financial Times TB – a bacterial infection that usually affects the lungs and spreads through sustained contact between people living or working in proximity – has been a scourge of humanity for millennia. Fragments of the spinal column from Egyptian mummies show … |
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New party drug may have killed youths at festival
The Star Online In a case in Britain, the user died 12 hours later,” he said, adding that the likelihood of brain death was high. Street names for mephedrone include MMCAT, Meow Meow, 4MMC, plant food, drone and meph while the websites selling it in Kuala Lumpur call … |
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Benefit will raise funds to research rare progressive lung disease affecting women
Topeka Capital Journal Many women with LAM at some point require oxygen therapy, and lung transplantation may be considered as a last resort. Julie Roberts said the pulmonologist’s diagnosis came about four months after Annette gave birth. “Going to her appointment was just … |
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Heritage panel picks holes in BMC’s Byculla zoo makeover plan
Indian Express It was built in 1861 by Agri-horticultural Society of Western India as a public botanical garden. Around 1880, 15 acres were added to the plot and a small zoo was created for holding a few animals. … The project, estimated to cost Rs 443 crore, has … |
ATS team to visit Delhi, quiz IM manIndian ExpressAccording to the ATS, during his stay at Habib Mansion in Byculla, Waqas had complained of fever and his liver was found to be enlarged, following which he was under treatment at JJ Hospital for nine da…
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APICON ’14: Scrub typhus disease a cause for concern
Indian Express He added that the disease is very uncommon in India and has no vaccination till date. “If it reaches higher stages, it can affect lungs, heart, liver and brain. Till now there is no vaccination for it but research is going in UK to develop one,” said … |