Hindu Business LineShort course: 'Alarming' smoking habits in poor nationsIndian ExpressResearchers from the University of Calgary, in Alberta, Canada found that while there was 2.66 per cent risk of middle aged men developing kidney failure, w…

Moneycontrol.comDeveloping world supports India's compulsory licence policyMoneycontrol.comCNBC-TV18. India's grant of a compulsory licence to Natco for Bayer's kidney-cancer drug Nexavar has sent shockwaves across the globe. As Bayer and t…

Zee NewsWhat's your risk of developing kidney failure?Times of IndiaIndiatimes|The Times of India|The Economic Times|. More. More …. Accordingly, from 1997 to 2008 Tanvir Chowdhury Turin and Brenda Hemmelgarn, from the University of Calgary, Albe…

Men at higher risk of kidney failure than women: studyBusiness StandardResearchers from the University of Calgary, in Alberta, Canada found that while there was 2.66 per cent risk of middle aged men developing kidney failure, women faced a lower risk a…

What's your risk of developing kidney failure?Deccan HeraldAccordingly, from 1997 to 2008 Tanvir Chowdhury Turin and Brenda Hemmelgarn, from the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada and colleagues studied 2.89 million adult residents free of kidn…

Can iced tea cause kidney stones?Times of IndiaFor, a study indicates that drinking iced tea can contribute to the development of painful kidney stones, due to its high concentration of oxalate, one of the key chemicals that could result in the formati…

Experts divided over compulsory drug licence disputeMoneycontrol.comBy granting compulsory license to Natco for Bayer's kidney cancer drug Nexavar, the Indian government has opened a legal can of worms, reports CNBC-TV18's Archana Shukla. India…

Organs driveGulf Daily NewsThe Syro Malabar Society (SYMS) has joined forces with the Bahrain chapter of the Kidney Federation of India (KFI) to launch the drive, which will specifically target expatriates. It hopes to ease the suffering of scores of p…

Driver who was to donate liver & kidney to Vilasrao Deshmukh diesTimes of IndiaCHENNAI: The 31-year-old school van driver, who was declared brain-dead and whose liver and kidney were to be transplanted in Union minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, died at 2…

Family declines to donate School van driver's liver and kidney to DeshmukhTimes of IndiaCHENNAI: The 31-year-old school van driver, who was to donate his liver and a kidney to union minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, died at 2.45am ahead of the transplant…