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Irish Times (blog) The Government has narrowly won a vote on a Fianna Fáil motion on an EU directive on organ donation with the aid of the casting vote of Cathaoirleach Paddy Burke, writes Harry McGee. 15:04. A representative from the Irish embassy in Cairo has … |
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Bringing solace in the times of sorrow
The New Indian Express “As part of golden jubilee, we have started working in areas like organ donation awareness programmes,” Jolly added. The group says that genuine interventions in organ donations can bring happiness to a lot of people who are struggling to survive. |
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In four days, two brain-dead patients gift life to seven
Indian Express “It was so heartening because we received a call from the family and they came to us with all the patient’s papers to see if her case was suitable for donation,” Dr Arti Vij, chief of the Organ Retrieval and Banking Organisation (ORBO) at AIIMS, said … |
Rare, large heart aneurysm removed by Nagpur doctorTimes of IndiaNAGPUR: Ashok Thakur (name changed), a 36-year-old farmer in Damoh in Madhya Pradesh, fell from the terrace of his two floor house three years back but survived with no visible injury. He…
introduction to sikhismSpeakingTree (blog)Control over the organs of action(Karma indrias) is necessary.The mischief of the tongue and …. Every sikh is expected to contribute to it either by donating food stuff or by participating in the cooking and …
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Surgeon on trial for organ transplant fraud
Independent Online The trial is the first stemming from a wave of medical scandals that erupted more than a year ago and diminished trust in the organ transplant system and Germans’ willingness to consent to donating their organs after they die. More irregularities were … |
3D printers may save lives in the future!India.Com HealthSurgeon Anthony Atala, director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, recently demonstrated how 3D printing could someday soon solve the organ-donor problem. His research, which…
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‘Assam government will find it hard to ban all forms of tobacco’
India.Com Health It is well known that tobacco usage causes poor oral health and roughly accounts for 90% of mouth cancer, 80% of lung cancers, 50% of all human cancers, 70% of lung diseases and 60% of heart attacks. As per Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) … |
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‘Diabetes capital’ tag a burden on India’s heart
Hindustan Times Due to this, the economic burden due to diabetes in India is amongst the highest in the world. As per WHO estimates, mortality from diabetes, heart disease and stroke cost about $210 billion in India in 2005. Much of the heart disease and stroke in … |
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China to phase out use of prisoners’ organs
Times of India The Chinese health ministry was keen to establish a “suitable organ donation system” , Huang Jiefu, one of the country’s leading surgeons and organ transplant experts told the state media. The purpose is to encourage all hospitals across the country to … |