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Hepatitis C Drugs Not Reaching the Poor
Scientific American Discovered in 1989, HCV infects an estimated 185 million people worldwide, more than 80% of whom live in low- and middle-income countries. Source: K. M. Hanafiah et al. Hepatology 57, 1333–1342 (2013). The publication last … Meanwhile, the Initiative … Hepatitis C drugs not reaching poorNature.com |
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Has healthcare embraced a hit-and-run strategy?
Forbes Its justification for Sovaldi’s hefty price is rock-solid: $84,000 for a cure is far cheaper than liver transplants that don’t prevent relapses, and much better for patients than debilitating interferon-based therapies. It is also more defensible than … |
City scientists trying to grow liver in labTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: You may have heard of kidney dialysis but did you know that even the liver can be flushed of its toxins using a similar method? At the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences in New De…
Delhi scientists trying to grow liver in labTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: You may have heard of kidney dialysis but did you know that even the liver can be flushed of its toxins using a similar method? At the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences in New D…
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A guide through complexity of India’s medical care
The Asian Age “For instance, there are times when people write to us wanting a doctor for the liver and when we talk to them we realise there is a bigger problem that needs to be addressed which is alcoholism. So the conversation with the patient/attendant is … |
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Maharashtra govt orders MPDA detainee Borde’s release
Times of India Confirming the development, Harsul central prison superintendent Vinod Sekhadar said Borde has been lodged at the Government Medical College and Hospital for the past few days after he complained of some liver-related ailment. “Following the state … |
The HinduThe French woman who gifted three livesThe HinduAs for the liver, it went to a 38-year-old serving soldier in the Indian Army who needed an urgent transplant. While his wife was keen to donate, her vital parameters had not matched and there wa…
Poison in fishBangladesh News 24 hoursBangladesh Agriculture University professor MA Salam said consumption of antibiotic-fed fish causes damage to several human organs including kidney, liver and heart. A study by Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institu…
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UK bans disputed Indian drug ad for drunk drivers
Hindustan Times The advert added: “Alcopal’s clever little ingredient prevents alcohol being absorbed through the stomach and into the bloodstream; it also gives some protection to the liver and kidneys”. The tablets, sold online by a Birmingham-based company, cost 9 … |
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Gut bacteria linked to alcoholic liver disease
Times of India “These findings provide first evidence for a causal role of gut microbiota in alcohol-induced inflammation,” said professor Frank Lammert, scientific committee member, European Association for the Study of the Liver. In the study, two groups of germ … Gut bacteria to blame for alcohol liver disease in some?India.Com Health |