The AtlanticWhy Chemotherapy That Costs $70000 in the US Costs $2500 in IndiaThe AtlanticRejecting the Gleevec patent application is not the only step that the Indian government has taken to circumvent patents on cancer drugs. Last year, India issued a…
Soon, new device to detect GI cancersThe HinduAccording to him, pancreatic cancer is the third most prevalent gastro-intestinal cancer in India while liver cancer is the most common. Besides, helping in early detection of cancers, the two technologies …
Calcutta TelegraphFree liver transplant for kids in AssamCalcutta TelegraphGuwahati, April 9: The Assam government will provide free liver transplant for less-privileged children below 12 years. This and financial aid for other ailments in children of …
Calcutta TelegraphGovt health scheme for poor patientsTimes of IndiaThe scheme will cover treatment and procedures such as bone marrow transplant, blood cancer, cochlear implant, liver transplant, artificial limbs, retina injuries, treatment of solid t…
IBTimes.co.ukSizzurp Global Abuse: India Bans Codeine Cough Syrup while Canada Reports …IBTimes.co.ukHowever, national drug education service Talk to Frank said codeine can increase the risk of respiratory arrest, kidney failure, liver failure and bl…
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Doctor hails Abidal recovery as a ‘miracle’
Times of India MADRID: One of the surgeons who performed Barcelona defender Eric Abidal’s liver transplant on Tuesday hailed his miraculous recovery, assessing that it broke new ground for the surgery. Juan Carlos Garcia-Valdecasas helped carry out the 33-year-old’s … |
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Lakhs of Indians becoming sugar dependent
Times of India That’s lower than the global average of 24.8 kg, but India’s Sugar Policy and the World Sugar Economy, a report submitted at a sugar conference in Fiji in 2012, warns that consumption of sugar in India is growing more rapidly than the global average … |
Times of IndiaWays to deal with hypertension in pregnancyTimes of IndiaEclampsia is presence of convulsions and HELLP Syndrome is a distinct clinical entity with: Hemolysis, Elevated Liver enzymes, Low Platelets. High blood pressure during pregnancy af…
India PRwire (press release)Judgment of Novartis Glivec: Taj Pharma and Indian healthcare companies …India PRwire (press release)The singular story of Nexavar, an expensive drug against kidney cancer and liver produced by Bayer. A few months ago, the…
Times of IndiaBarcelona favourites despite injuries: XaviTimes of IndiaThe loss of Mascherano only compounded an already tricky situation for Barca at the back with captain Carles Puyol and Adriano also injured, whilst Eric Abidal has just returned fro…