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Economic TimesOdisha to set up Bone Bank, starts bone marrow transplantationEconomic TimesClaiming that SCB Medical College Hospital is the first government hospital run by any state where bone marrow transplantation work is being done, Health Secretar…
Fundraiser in the City for man fighting congestive heart failureRoyal GazetteSo reads the plea for donations from the Bermuda Heart Foundation for Garry Dill, a local father of four suffering from congestive heart failure in desperate need of a heart t…
Awareness of thalassemia can bring down deaths (May 8 is World Thalassemia …Business StandardAccording to experts, in India, more than 10,000 children are born with thalassemia every year due to the sheer lack of awareness among couples, who are gett…
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National organ donor commemorative garden opened in Galway
Irish Times (blog) Organ donation is a “shining light” in an Ireland that is becoming “increasingly materialistic and spiritually bankrupt”, transplant surgeon David Hickey has said. He made the comment at the opening of a national organ donor commemorative garden in … |
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Daily ‘super pill’ to prevent heart attacks and strokes
Economic Times MELBOURNE: A daily ‘super pill’ could save millions of lives by preventing heart attacks and strokes, suggests a new study which used data from several countries including India. The largest ever analysis on the use of a polypill in cardiovascular … Now Prevent Heart Attacks and Strokes with a Super PillOnlymyhealth |
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Chinese scientists claim H7N9 treatment breakthrough
Oneindia It is closely linked to acute lung injury. H7N9 patients with higher levels of angiotensin II carry more viral load, said Li Lanjuan, researcher at the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a specialist in H7N9 prevention. “It is particularly obvious in … |
Times of IndiaWho is more fitter: Men or women?Times of IndiaMore men die from liver disease than women (60 per cent versus 40 per cent). But women can suffer serious liver damage after relatively low alcohol consumption. Why? Men still typically drink…
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A good heart
azcentral Brett Wallick’s father, Scott Wallick, snapped this picture of his son’s donor heart coming in through the front doors of Phoenix Children’s Hospital right before the transplant surgery. (Photo: Family photo). This is the point in any transplant where … |
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Lung disease linked to diabetes under-diagnosed in India
Authint Mail KOLKATTA — An infectious lung disease melioidosis which is linked to diabetics is grossly under-diagnosed in India, according to a British expert. The disease is caused by a bacterium called Burkholderia pseudomallei, commonly found in stagnant water, … |