Tribute to Sailendra Nath GhoshMainstreamA self-made man of principles, he worked in various capacities: as an Assistant Editor of Financial Express; Director of the Bureau of Petroleum and Chemical Studies; member of the Oil Industry Development Board…
Medical DailyWould You Give Your Kidney For $10000? Financial Incentives Could Boost …Medical Daily… be worth the health risks associated with organ removal. Would you donate your kidney if you were paid $10,000? A new Canadian study says that peop…
Times of India |
A burden too heavy to bear?
Times of India Backache, spinal deformities and lung problems — this is the price that your little one is likely to pay as a result of heavy school bags. A recent study that found that heavy bags can result in permanent disability as growth is affected has set off … |
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Antioch family has emotional meeting with organ donor’s mother
KTVU San Francisco On Friday, KTVU was allowed to witness the most intimate of encounters between strangers as an Antioch family met the mother of the man whose donated organs saved their toddler’s life. On the sunny fall day, a new chapter began in the Ouimet family’s … |
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Double organ transplant saves life of Easton 8-year-old
Bangor Daily News Paige Lento, 8, walks in her hospital room at Boston Children’s Hospital 15 days after she received a new liver and kidneys in a transplant surgery on Oct. 7, 2013. Paige was born with Jeune syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that affects the way a … |
Newsday |
Old Bethpage woman’s kidney donor denied entry into United States
Newsday The transplant surgery was scheduled and Dela Cruz went to the U.S. Embassy in Manila in July to obtain visas for her and her husband to travel to the United States, but she was denied. She resubmitted the applications again weeks later, only to be … |
Sydney Morning Herald |
‘Radical’ stem cell trial offers hope for MS sufferers
Sydney Morning Herald Mr McIntyre, 37, is only the sixth patient with multiple sclerosis to undergo this experimental therapy – known as an autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplant – in a small trial being conducted by St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney. Advertisement … |
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US panel backs Gilead Sciences’ hepatitis C drug
Times of India WASHINGTON: US Food and Drug Administration advisers have unanimously voted in favor of a highly anticipated hepatitis C drug from Gilead Sciences that holds promise for millions infected with the liver-destroying virus. All 15 members of the FDA’s … |
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The greenest capital city Delhi is worst affected air pollution in India: IARC/WHO
Daily Bhaskar The situation in India is so grave in these states/cities that ICMR says that Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai reported highest number of lung cancer cases during 2009–11. Thus, ICMR’s data and Who’s report can be concluded on same levels when compared. |
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Merus’ MeMo-derived common light chain antibodies receive European patent
pharmabiz.com Saturday, October 26, 2013, 16:00 Hrs [IST]. Merus BV, a biopharmaceutical company focusing on innovative antibody therapeutics, has received a European patent on its MeMo transgenic mouse for the generation of common light chain human antibodies. |