Hyderabad hospital does 200 liver transplantsTimes of IndiaHYDERABAD: Hyderabad-based Global Hospital announced on Tuesday that it has completed 200 liver transplant surgeries at its facility. The hospital started its liver transplant programme in 2003…
Times of India75% spurt in organ-swapping among unrelated donorsTimes of IndiaIn India, every year there is a need of approximately 175,000 kidneys, 50,000 hearts and 50,000 livers for transplantation. As against the need, only 5,000 kidney transplants…
Popular weight-loss drug orlistat may cause severe liver and kidney failureNewstrack IndiaWashington, December 11 (ANI): Weight-loss drug orlistat, known by the brand names Xenical and Alli, inhibits a key enzyme that may lead to "severe toxicity …
Sirtex Medical Limited Launches New Global Website for SIR-Spheres …PR Newswire India (press release)Sirtex today unveiled http://www.sirtex.com, a new, comprehensive and easy-to-use global website for doctors, nurses, patients and investors interest…
To promote the cadaver transplantation programme ‘Jeevandan’, the health authorities are planning to make brain-dead declarations mandatory in all Government teaching hospitals in Hyderabad. …
To promote the cadaver transplantation programme ‘Jeevandan’, the health authorities are planning to make brain-dead declarations mandatory in all Government teaching hospitals in Hyderabad. …
Pharmacy researcher finds most popular weight-loss drug strongly alters other …Science CodexThe study showed that the drug is a potent inhibitor of carboxylesterase-2, which is a major detoxification enzyme in the liver, kidney and gastrointestinal t…
Headaches – why you should take them more seriouslyIndia.Com HealthAcetaminophen should be used with caution in patients with liver disorders or high alcohol intake, since it increases the risk of liver damage. Overuse of such OTC pain relievers displa…
More severe strain of dengue in circulation, Mumbai cases up by 118%Times of IndiaCity physicians also maintained that dengue has showed severe manifestations this year, involving liver and intestine in most cases. Dr Hemant Thacker, who consults at Ja…
After father, 4-year-old succumbs to dengueTimes of IndiaProfessor and head of pediatric department at the Nair Hospital Dr Sandeep Bavdekar confirmed that the liver failure complicated things for Tasneem. He however, said that the girl did not suffer …