Forbes IndiaStem Cells Industry: The Battle WithinForbes IndiaFor seven years, the startup, promoted by the Manipal Group and led by chief executive BN Manohar, has been at the bench studying stem cells in its labs in India and Malaysia. With a series …
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Indian-origin doc’s patient ‘needed more tests’
Daily Pioneer A 75-year-old man who died after surgery by Indian-origin doctor Jayant Patel, should have undergone further diagnostic tests to determine whether a lesion on his liver was malignant cancer, an Australian court was told today. Mervyn John Morris died … |
Forbes IndiaA Microscopic View of the Stem-Cells IndustryForbes IndiaFor seven years, the startup, promoted by the Manipal Group and led by chief executive BN Manohar, has been at the bench studying stem cells in its labs in India and Malaysia. With a …
Times of IndiaModified virus triples cancer survival timeTimes of India… hope to liver cancer patients. Researchers have found that a genetically engineered version of the vaccinia virus tripled the average survival time of people with a severe form …
Zee NewsModified `smallpox vaccine` virus triples liver cancer survival timeZee News… hope to liver cancer patients. Researchers have found that a genetically engineered version of the vaccinia virus tripled the average survival time of people with a…
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Modified ‘smallpox vaccine’ virus triples liver cancer survival time
Newstrack India London, February 11(ANI): The virus used in the vaccine that helped eradicate smallpox is offering new hope to liver cancer patients. Researchers have found that a genetically engineered version of the vaccinia virus tripled the average survival time … |
How generic drugs saved India billionsDaily NationThe Indian government is now moving to issue compulsory licences for three more medications used to treat breast cancer, leukaemia, and in chemotherapy treatments. Patent expert Tahir Amin says it is no…
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No recipient found, cadaver liver ‘wasted’ again in Pune
Daily News & Analysis Barely had the team of Ruby Hall Clinic patted itself on the back for its first successful cadaver liver transplant, they faced the prospect of losing yet another cadaver liver due to lack of a recipients’ registry. While it is believed that the demand … |
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Ill-equipped city hospitals disappoint child seeking liver
Daily News & Analysis Two-year-old Gargi will soon be flying to Delhi as she needs an urgent liver transplant which Mumbai’s medical infrastructure can’t provide. Born with Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH) that affects four in ten million, experts say paediatric liver … |
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Childhood cancers double in a decade
Times of India Teenagers are also coming with oral and liver cancers, hitherto seen only in the adult population. “In India, we are seeing even 13-year-olds with oral cancer,” says Dr Brijesh Arora of Tata Memorial Hospital. “This is due to the tobacco and gutka habit. |