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19Oct/13

'Surge in number of cancer cases linked to air pollution' – Times of India

October 19, 2013Lungadmin

‘Surge in number of cancer cases linked to air pollution’
Times of India
RANCHI: Cancer cases have seen a sharp rise in Jharkhand over the past few years. In spite of this, there is no comprehensive data to deal with one of the largest killing diseases globally, primarily due to the absence of any government facility and …
Experts explicitly pin down pollution as a cause for cancerThe Hindu
Cancer risk rises with every breathCalcutta Telegraph
The Most Widespread Environmental Carcinogen? The Air We BreatheThe Atlantic Cities
The New Indian Express –Defiance Crescent News (subscription)
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19Oct/13

Organ donation gives Sheffield teen second chance at life – Mason City Globe Gazette

October 19, 2013Organ Donoradmin

Organ donation gives Sheffield teen second chance at life
Mason City Globe Gazette
“I wasn’t an organ donor initially, because you really don’t think about it until something happens,” Kaci said. Madisyn’s friends have found a special way to honor her: upon receiving their learner’s permit, many said “yes” to organ donation. To learn …

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19Oct/13

Red tape on city waterfalls – Times of India

October 19, 2013Lungadmin

Red tape on city waterfallsTimes of IndiaThe park which connects seamlessly with Asola Bhatti sanctuary will act as a wildlife corridor for animals and a lung to absorb urban air pollution besides being a site of water bodies for groundwater recharge. …

19Oct/13

Red tape on Delhi waterfalls – Times of India

October 19, 2013Lungadmin

Red tape on Delhi waterfallsTimes of IndiaThe park which connects seamlessly with Asola Bhatti sanctuary will act as a wildlife corridor for animals and a lung to absorb urban air pollution besides being a site of water bodies for groundwater recharge….

19Oct/13

New health scheme for northeast people launched – Times of India

October 19, 2013Liveradmin

New health scheme for northeast people launchedTimes of IndiaUnder the scheme, there will be eavaluation of cardiac ailments, diabetes, thyroid, ENT, lung and overall wellness. Moreover, total kidney profile and liver profile will be checked under the …

19Oct/13

Parents, you're not alone – The Sunday Times Sri Lanka

October 19, 2013HLA Typingadmin

The Sunday Times Sri Lanka

Parents, you’re not alone
The Sunday Times Sri Lanka
Regrettably, HLA typing is still not available in Sri Lanka and the Lanka Thalassaemia Circle had arranged to send the first set of 100 cheek swabs from affected children and their siblings to the a genetic laboratory in New York in concurrence with …

19Oct/13

Hospitals, out-of-pocket and out of reach – Hindustan Times

October 19, 2013Organ Donor, Organs, Other Transplantationadmin

Hospitals, out-of-pocket and out of reach
Hindustan Times
… but in India, it means Rs. 7.36 lakh/year, which puts it out of reach for most people. More so when you consider the organ–donation scarcity that’s made transplants rare and forces people to go for treatments such as dialysis indefinitely. It’s not …

19Oct/13

Healthcare in India cheap but not for most Indians – Hindustan Times

October 19, 2013Liveradmin

Healthcare in India cheap but not for most Indians
Hindustan Times
Manali Shah (name changed on request), a 33-year-old software engineer working in the private sector, lost her savings of eight years in a day when her father, 65, underwent a liver transplant in a private hospital. “Not only did my savings go, I also …

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19Oct/13

39 million forced into poverty each year due to hospitalisation expenses … – Hindustan Times

October 19, 2013Liveradmin

39 million forced into poverty each year due to hospitalisation expenses …
Hindustan Times
“We first took him to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and later to Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute, where doctors did their best while preparing us mentally that his condition was not curable,” said Yadav, who runs a private clinic in …

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19Oct/13

Organ donor's decisions ease family's farewells – Mid Columbia Tri City Herald

October 19, 2013Organ Donoradmin

Organ donor’s decisions ease family’s farewells
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald
Spann first helped Daniel’s family to determine if they wanted to offer a directed organ donation to someone they knew on a waiting list. But no one they knew had an AB blood type. Spann then explained that information about Daniel’s organs would be …

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