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Boy with 6kg-tumour gets new life
Times of India … it hadn’t responded to chemotherapy,” recounted Soma De, deputy in charge of paediatric oncology. The doctors then decided on immediate surgery. “The tumour compressed the lung, diaphragm and stomach. Breathing had become a struggle for Prabhat. |
Patients With Rare Lung Disease Plead For Drug FundingThe Epoch TimesThis is the case for thousands of Canadians who suffer from a little-known disease called Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF), a rare and progressively fatal lung disease that scars t…
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InterMune’s drug delays lung disease progression in trial
Reuters UK The drug is already approved to treat IPF in Europe and Canada, where it is marketed as Esbriet. It is also approved in Japan, South Korea, China, India, Argentina and Mexico. IPF is an irreversible condition that leads to progressive loss of lung … InterMune Reports Phase 3 ASCEND Trial Results of Pirfenidone in Idiopathic …Wall Street Journal |
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InterMune lung drug passes trial, shares nearly triple
Reuters It is also approved in Japan, South Korea, China, India, Argentina and Mexico. IPF is an irreversible condition that leads to progressive loss of lung function due to scarring, which hinders a lung’s ability to absorb oxygen. InterMune said it expected … InterMune shares more than double on tests for lung-disease treatmentMarketWatch (blog) InterMune more than doubles on lung-drug studyMSN Money InterMune hits 2-year high on US Esbriet studyBusinessweek |
Times of India |
Wife: Ambareesh is on the recovery path
Times of India Later, doctors treating Ambareesh said he is recovering from a breathing problem caused due to lung infection. “Ambareesh’s health condition is stable. He is on ventilator because it helps him breathe easily and avoid strain,” said Dr K S Sathish of … Kannada star actor-cum-minister Ambareesh’s health stableindiatvnews.com Ambareesh Health Condition Is StableOneindia Entertainment MH Ambareesh stable but prayers continueDaily News & Analysis |
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Dolphins ‘suffering miscarriage, lung disease, losing teeth after BP oil spill …
Times of India These dolphins had significantly lower levels of adrenal hormones, which are critical to an animal’s stress response, while moderate to severe lung disease was five times more common in Louisianan dolphins. “I’ve never seen such a high prevalence of … |
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Human Lung Grown in ‘Fish Tank’ Lab for First Time
IBTimes India They explained that no equipment could hold the structure so a fish tank was selected, which was in the shape of lung. They used the fish tank and filled it with a nutritional liquid and immersed the lung-structure in the chamber, which provided … Scientists ‘grow’ human lungs in lab for first timeBusiness Standard Scientists create first ever human lung in labNewstrack India |
Scientists create first ever human lung in labZee NewsHe said that one of the lungs were taken and stripped away nearly everything, leaving a scaffolding of collagen and elastin, after which cells from the other lung was taken and put them on the scaff…
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Scientists create first ever human lung in lab
Newstrack India Washington, February 15 (ANI): Scientists have created the first ever human lungs in a laboratory in Texas. Joan Nichols, a researcher at the University of Texas Medical Branch, said that it’s really cool that scientists are now finally moving into … |
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Michael Schumacher has beaten lung infection: Report
Times of India BERLIN: Formula One legend Michael Schumacher, lying in a coma in a French hospital since a December skiing accident, has overcome a lung infection, German daily Bild reported on Friday. The newspaper had reported two days earlier that Schumacher … Michael Schumacher’s family says he ‘will’ recoverDaily News & Analysis Family `strongly believe` in Schumacher recoveryZee News |