The Abington JournalMatching GIFTSThe Abington JournalDr. Chintalapati Varma, Geisinger Health System said there is a great need for organ donors in the U.S., and information on becoming a donor can be found online at unos.org. He recommends pamphlets …
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Woman donates kidney to hubby
Daily News & Analysis On January 1, when everyone else was busy ushering in 2013, he underwent a kidney transplant at PD Hinduja hospital, where his wife donated her kidney to him. Utpalhas a … But I’m glad that I ended up donating an organ to my own husband,” she said. |
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Organ donations surge on better awareness
Daily News & Analysis Dr Sanjay Nagral, liver transplant surgeon, Jaslok hospital said, “It is heartening to see that the organ donation programme has finally got a boost. Awareness among people and hospitals taking interest in this is showing result.” Nagral added that … |
Jeevandan fails to take offTimes of IndiaUnlike in other parts of the country and world, certification and declaration of brain death has not been made mandatory in AP. Due to the dismal rate of cadaver organ donations, patients suffer for long waiting…
MedscapeLesser Degrees of Excess Weight Do Not Increase MortalityMedscapeThe analysis used body mass index (BMI) categories drawn up by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) as follows: underweight, BMI less than 18.5 kg/m 2; normal weigh…
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Organ donations in Mumbai at 15-year high in 2012
Hindustan Times According to experts, the awareness about organ donation has increased after Congress leader Vilasrao Deshmukh’s death. After the former CM passed away on August 14, as many as 11 people have come forward to donate organs of their kin. In 2012, 27 … |
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A chronology of those who died in 2012
680 News Inder Kumar Gujral, 92, a former Indian prime minister who gave a new impetus to improving his country’s relations with its neighbours during a term in office that lasted less than a year, near New Delhi after he was admitted to a hospital with a lung … |
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Sachin Tendulkar to play Ranji quarterfinal against Baroda
Times of India It would be Tendulkar’s second outing for his state this season after having played against Railways in the lung opener here at the Wankhede Stadium in November. The semi finals of the national championship are scheduled from January 16-20 and the … |
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Giving up alcohol for January `not enough to revive liver`
Daily News & Analysis Giving up alcohol for January is seen by many as the ideal way to begin a healthier new year, but liver experts has warned that it is not enough to undo the long-term damage caused by regular drinking. According to the British Liver Trust, year-round … |
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2012 In The Rear-View Mirror: What You Liked
Wired An exploration of the under-counted, under-appreciated tropical disease Chagas, which has moved over the border from Latin America to become endemic in Texas and threaten the blood supply and organ donation — and which, in addition, exposes how we … |