Kolkata scientist finds kala-azar vaccineTimes of IndiaKOLKATA: Kala-azar, known to claim a few lives every year in North and East India, including West Bengal, may soon be a thing of the past, courtesy an effective vaccine developed by a city scientis…
Illegal blood tests for tuberculosis rampant in VisakhapatnamTimes of IndiaK Subhakar, professor of TB and chest diseases and zonal task force chairperson for RNTCP (Revised National TB Control Programme), South India, says, "The blood test to dia…
Zee NewsKids need to be taught how to prevent Hepatitis: ExpertsZee NewsNew Delhi: To create awareness amongst general public, especially school children and high-risk groups regarding proper hygiene, safe water supply, safe sexual practices, safe scre…
For Hepatitis, prevention is the best treatment: DocsHindustan Timesvaccines offering protection against Hepatitis C, D and E. “Prevention is the best treatment by minimising exposure to contaminated blood, body fluids, food and water,” said Dr Shi…
Times of IndiaChemical in plastic bottles found in fetal liversTimes of IndiaResearchers including an Indian origin have found BPA, or bisphenol A, in fetal liver tissue, demonstrating that there is considerable exposure to the chemical during pregnanc…
Chemical used in plastic bottles found in fetal liversNewstrack IndiaWashington, December 4 (ANI): Researchers including an Indian origin have found BPA, or bisphenol A, in fetal liver tissue, demonstrating that there is considerable exposure to the ch…
Washington, Dec. 2 (ANI): Failed Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who planned to be president, is spending time in seclusion waking up each morning now without a plan.
Woman, 45, Needs N15 Million for Liver TransplantAllAfrica.com45-year-old Taibat Ismail, a resident of Kubwa District, Abuja, is battling with liver tumour and requires N15million for an urgent liver transplant in India. Ismail, who is on dialysis and …
Life after liver trasplantationHindustan TimesHis extended family laughed at A Kandaswamy, a flour-mill owner in Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu, when he agreed to donate a part of his liver to replace his 19-month-old son Sanjay's diseased one in 1998. …
done in India before. Kandaswamy had heard that Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in Delhi had a team of doctors trained overseas to do the surgery, which meant he would have to move to Delhi for several months with his wife and son. But he went ahead.