Villagers in Kerala offer to donate organsDeccan HeraldNearly 2,000 adults of the 600 families at Pootharakkal have pledged to donate their organs. They handed over the letters of consent to Davis Chiramel, chairman of the Kidney Foundation of India, a…
Derek Russell is 14-years-old — the same age as Justin Bieber when the Canadian pop star was first discovered by a talent agent in 2008.
LEWISTON — Claudette Fournier wants nothing more than to take a deep breath — something that seems so natural. Sadly, that’s not the case for Fournier, who awaits a lifesaving double-lung transplant. read more
Pfizer to challenge Indian ruling overturning cancer drug patentEconomic TimesThe patent office's decision went to the heart of India's patent act, which says a patent cannot be granted for a drug unless changes make it significantly more effec…
Sixteen-year-old Jonathan Michaud has been facing the battle of his life over the past five weeks. As a cystic fibrosis patient, Jonathan has endured many hospital stays and health issues in his young life.
West Germany forward Dieter Mueller suffers heart attackTimes of IndiaBERLIN: Former Cologne and West Germany forward Dieter Mueller has suffered a heart attack, third division Kickers Offenbach, the club where he was president for 12 years, said on Fr…
Pfizer to appeal over India drug patent refusalNew York Daily NewsAccording to Pfizer representatives, the court's decision undermines intellectual property rights in India. Indian pharmaceutical company Cipla opposed the granting of the domestic p…
India revokes patent on Sutent, Pfizer to appealPharma TimesSutent (sunitinib) a treatment for liver and kidney cancer, was granted a patent in India in 2007 but that decision was challenged by generics specialist Cipla and Natco Pharma. India's Pa…
Pfizer to appeal over India drug patent refusalAFPIndian generics drugs heavyweight Cipla teamed up with other generic local pharmaceutical companies to oppose the granting of the domestic patent for Sutent, which is used to fight liver and kidney canc…
A man fighting for his life got a second chance, but just as he readied himself to settle into his renewed life, he received a terrible call.