19Feb/14

Tobacco-free world — imagine a world without cancer, heart disease and … – India.Com Health


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Tobacco-free world — imagine a world without cancer, heart disease and
India.Com Health
Dr Pankaj Chaturvedi, Professor and Cancer Surgeon at the Tata Memorial Hospital and one of India’s most vehement anti-tobacco campaigners points out that cancer, heart disease and lung disease – three of the most common ramifications of tobacco use 

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19Feb/14

Cadaveric organ transplants – help people live after you are no more – India.Com Health


India.Com Health

Cadaveric organ transplants – help people live after you are no more
India.Com Health
But unfortunately in eastern India, only one such transplantation has taken place even though organ harvesting from brain dead patients is fairly common in south and west India,’ said critical care expert Saurabh Kole. Kole played a pioneer role in
Experts call for awareness on cadaveric organ transplantationBusiness Standard

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18Feb/14

Silence did not make Sanaz Nezami strong: Facing immigrant domestic violence – WNN – Women News Network


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Silence did not make Sanaz Nezami strong: Facing immigrant domestic violence
WNN – Women News Network
As the process to turn off the machines that supported Sanaz’s body drew near, Nurse Supervisor Gail Brandly mentioned the idea of organ donation to her father. The tragedy in the death of Sanaz was doubled by her family history. It was only a few