Watermelon could help prevent heart attackTimes of IndiaA new US study has found a daily slice of watermelon could help prevent heart disease by halting the build-up of harmful cholesterol and also be a help in weight control. Scientists who carried ou…
InterMune's Esbriet receives Health Canada approval for treatment of fatal …pharmabiz.comIPF is a progressive and uniformly fatal disease that affects approximately 5,000 to 8,000 Canadians, is characterized by scarring of lung tissue, and has a …
Dead girl saves five lives through organ donationIndia.Com HealthPayal may have passed away, but she lives on through the five others to whom her organs were donated. The cadaver transplantation of the 17-year-old was carried out here after her parents…
Khaleej TimesBrain dead girl gives new lease of lifeThe HinduRecent data shows that as many as 1.25 lakh Indians died in road accidents last year but only less than 20,000 of them had donated their kidneys, liver, pancreas or heart for potential recipi…
Campaign launched to create awareness on organ donationIndia.Com HealthCity-based BLK Super Speciality Hospital launched a campaign on Thursday to create awareness on dead body organ transplantation. The campaign aims to encourage families of brain-dea…
IBNLiveRare surgery in Delhi reconstructs half of baby's heartIBNLiveNew Delhi: In a first-of-its-kind surgery in India, doctors at Delhi's Sir Ganga Ram Hospital operated upon a 46-day-old baby to recreate half of her heart, giving her a norma…
How to Beat Lung Cancer Using Holistic Natural InterventionsBusiness Review India (press release)Now, 38 years later at age 80 he not only beat the odds of lung cancer but also the odds of 3 chronic illnesses and 5 prescribed medications that are the a…
Pune's first liver transplant patient diesTimes of IndiaPUNE: The 54-year-old man who had undergone a liver transplant at the Ruby Hall Clinic on Monday died after 48 hours due to cardiac rhythm disturbances (arrhythmia) and metabolic derangement, …
'My heart and soul are still with Sanawar'Times of IndiaSANAWAR: Although Lawrence School has a proud history of churning out defence officers who have served in senior positions in Indian and British army, the recent elevation of its alumnus t…
Claudette Sweetser Fournier sits in the backyard of her Lewiston home on a "perfect" day that allows her to be outside. Needing oxygen 24/7, she is tethered to her supply. She's been waiting for a double lung transplant for nearly three y…