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Rising cadaver transplant rates bring hope to patients
India.Com Health Cadaver organ donation There’s hope for patients awaiting a kidney transplant. In just three months this year (2013), the city has seen 16 cadaver kidney transplants. More than last year’s which stood at 43, show figures put out by the Zonal Transplant … |
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India vs Australia Mohali Test: MS Dhoni and co check
Indian Express … he waves it non-stop. Sometimes, when the occasion calls for it, he trades the tri-colour for the conch. On Tuesday, as the Indian team got into a huddle, Gautam decided that this was the lung-bursting moment — only to be shushed by the entire … |
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High mileage doesn’t mean you can’t lace up and race
The Virginian-Pilot “Never too late” usually is just a figure of speech, but in the case of a man from India, it’s a mantra that made him famous in the international running community. Last month … The accident left him with a shattered pelvis, broken ribs and a … |
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Rise in cadaver transplants brings hope to patients
Daily News & Analysis More than last year’s which stood at 43, show figures put out by the Zonal Transplant Coordination Committee, a state body which liaises between patients awaiting an organ and availability of cadaver donations. A cadaver transplant is an organ taken … |
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Programme marks 15th anniversary of liver transplantation
Times of India “In 1998, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, performed the country’s first successful pediatric and adult liver transplant in India. In 2012, 1200 solid organ transplants (840 kidney and 360 liver transplants) were performed with outcomes … |
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Joan Fenrow: Artist with ‘a cram-packed life’ makes the most of remaining time
Bangor Daily News I sat at a kitchen table in Hampden last week and traveled to New York City, Germany, the North Sea and India. I heard about brushes with … Last month, Joan was diagnosed with inoperable, stage four lung cancer. It has slowed her down, she said; she … |
Despite heart attack, driver saves passengersTimes of IndiaAccording to information, 30-year-old P Vengaiah was driving the Vijayawada-Nellore bus when he suffered a heart attack near Singarayakonda village on the National Highway-9. As soon as he felt…
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India check in after break
Indian Express … he waves it non-stop. Sometimes, when the occasion calls for it, he trades the tri-colour for the conch. On Tuesday, as the Indian team got into a huddle, Gautam decided that this was the lung-bursting moment — only to be shushed by the entire … |
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Tuberculosis and women: The case of Swaziland
Asian Tribune … to note that the structural drivers of TB that increase women’s risk of infection in Swaziland are similar to those expressed by Dr Sarabjit Chadha, Project Director at the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), India. |
Thank you for smoking: 20% VAT too lessTimes of IndiaIn 2004, the Government of India ratified the WHO framework convention on tobacco control, which enlists key strategies in reduction of demand and supply of tobacco. Some of the measures include pric…