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Britons being sold illegal kidneys for surgery in Sri Lanka
Telegraph.co.uk A journalist working for the Times newspaper posed as a relative of a Briton seeking a kidney transplant and claims to have been offered an organ originating either from India or the UK. The agreement took place at a meeting with organ “facilitator … |
Madurai lags behind in cadaver organ transplantTimes of IndiaMADURAI: While hundreds of patients seek organs, very few cadaver organ transplants are done in Madurai. Chennai city is way ahead of other places in the state, especially in terms of the num…
Times of IndiaBreakthrough may lead to new treatment for heart attackTimes of India… reduce damage from heart attack and protect the organ from further injury. The stop and start of blood flow to the heart during and after a heart attack causes sever…
Retired doctors fill in for heart surgeonsTimes of IndiaBHUBANESWAR: Heart surgery in government medical colleges has come to a halt due to acute shortage of cardiac surgeons. While there is no specialist in VSS Medical College and Hospital, Burla, MKC…
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Star Shots | Best photos from Nov. 10
Kansas City Star Susan Pfannmuller — Special to The Star Volunteer David Standing of Prairie Village (left) reinforced the trunk of a tree donated and decorated by Phyllis Lamers of Olathe (right) Sunday during a work weekend for the 21st annual Marillac Enchanted … |
Black buck, Thamin deer die at Kanpur zooTimes of IndiaThe zoo doctors have sent the samples of spleen, liver, kidney and heart of the black buck to Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Bareilly for further tests to ascertain the exact cause of…
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Now, screening drive for lung diseases
The Asian Age Bengaluru: To reduce mortality rate due to chronic lung disease and also to ensure early diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of affected patients, the government-run Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases (RGICD) is introducing a ‘lung health … |
Car warns driver of a heart attackTimes of IndiaTOKYO: Japanese researchers are working on a new car that can not only warn its driver of an impending heart attack, but also predict the ailment in advance. The car will have two electric poles for elect…
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Organ donors
Calcutta Telegraph Organ donors. New Delhi, Nov. 10 (PTI): AIIMS and the Indian Society for Trauma and Acute Care felicitated several families today for donating the organs of their loved ones. Seema Bindal, among the many who were felicitated, said: “I wanted my … |
India WestThousands Celebrate Diwali Festival in San DiegoIndia WestAs citywide celebration of the Sixth Annual Diwali, Festival of Lights, was held in the historic Balboa Park here Oct. 26, the Organ Pavilion witnessed one of the highest attendances i…