Watch: California Man Undergoes 'Breathing Lung' Transplant
Fernando Padilla, 57, is the first U.S. patient to receive a living lung.
India rejects AstraZeneca patent appeal – Times of India
India rejects AstraZeneca patent appealTimes of IndiaEarlier this year, an Indian ruling allowed a local firm to produce a vastly cheaper copy of German pharmaceutical giant Bayer's patented drug Nexavar for liver and kidney cancer. Medical chariti…
AstraZeneca loses appeal on lung cancer drug rights in India – domain-B
LivemintAstraZeneca loses appeal on lung cancer drug rights in Indiadomain-BThe Intellectual Property Appellate Board (I PAB) has dismissed multinational drug major AstraZeneca's appeal against refusal of patent to its lung cancer drug, Gefitinib, …
Stem cell discovery may revive damaged heart – Times of India
Times of IndiaStem cell discovery may revive damaged heartTimes of IndiaRadisic and Li first create a "micro-environment" that allows heart tissue to grow, with stem cells donated from elderly patients at the Toronto General Hospital, where L…
'Stem cell discovery could revive damaged heart' – Business Standard
'Stem cell discovery could revive damaged heart'Business Standard… damaged heart'. Press Trust of India / Toronto November 28, 2012, 15:05 … Radisic and Li first create a "micro-environment" that allows heart tissue to grow, w…
PAB dismisses AstraZeneca appeal on lung cancer drug – Business Standard
Business TodayPAB dismisses AstraZeneca appeal on lung cancer drugBusiness Standard… has dismissed the company's appeal against refusal of patent to lung cancer drug Gefitinib. The London-headquartered pharmaceutical and biologics company's a…
Organs ā Harvest a life – The Asian Age
Organs ā Harvest a lifeThe Asian AgeWith the rate of organ donation in Karnataka standing at around 10-12% per year, it is obvious that there is a critical gap between the number of organs donated and the number of people waiting for a transplant. Mo…
Five-year-old needs second heart transplant
A 5-year-old Lexington resident is in need of a new heart. His second one. Jhett Skaggs, the son of Bryan and Audra Skaggs, was born with a heart condition that caused him to need a heart transplant at 10 months. After receiving his …
Flight to India to Save 'House of Soul' of Tanzania's Children – AllAfrica.com
Flight to India to Save 'House of Soul' of Tanzania's ChildrenAllAfrica.comFrom Mwananyamala they were referred to Muhimbili National Referral Hospital of Dar es Salaam where the child was positively diagnosed with a heart problem. Many chi…
'Spouses more generous in donating kidney' – Times of India
'Spouses more generous in donating kidney'Times of IndiaAnd so, I donated my kidney to my husband. He is the only breadwinner in the family." In a function held on Tuesday at the Mohali hospital where 11 organ donors were felicitated by Pu…