Giving Hope to Heart, Kidney Patients in LagosAllAfrica.comThe same statistics revealed that it cost an average of 12 pounds or $18,000 in the United States and Israel and about $12 in India to access treatment in the best government hospitals. Conside…
Roger Adams, 54, of Lansing, has COPD and breathes with the help of oxygen tanks. He is awaiting a double lung transplant. / MATTHEW DAE SMITH/for the Lansing State Journal
Organised healthcare splinters into nichesDaily News & AnalysisWhile kidney care and dialysis centres are usually spread across 1,500-2,000 sq ft. Demand for them has risen as an estimated 2-3 lakh people develop kidney failure every year in India. Cha…
Giving Hope To Heart, KidneyLeadership NewspapersThe same statistics revealed that it cost an average of 12 pounds or $18,000 in the United States and Israel and about $12 in India to access treatment in the best government hospitals. Considering the c…
Liver transplant: Pims centre told to resume operationDAWN.comA senior physician treating liver patients at a private hospital added that many of “these patients have end-stage liver disease for which the only treatment is transplantation.” He said…
Take a 'pause', women's heart at riskDaily News & AnalysisIf you thought women were less vulnerable to heart ailments, think again. A recent report discussed in the World Congress of Cardiology this year said that cardiac diseases has incre…
MT. WASHINGTON, Ky. (WHAS11) — A young woman from Mt. Washington is in St. Louis Tuesday night awaiting a double lung transplant. Earlier in September I reported on Christena Gabehart Jones and her fight to get a second double lung transplant. Seven y…
Health matters: Heart CampIndian ExpressThe Poona Diagnostic Society CT scan centre and Poona Hospital have announced a heart check up camp as part of the World Heart Day celebrations. The camp will be held between September 29 and October 6. Dr Pooja …
The Gift Of LifeIndian ExpressThe liver is a multi-tasking organ : it metabolises fats and carbohydrates, eliminates toxins, synthesises various proteins and secretes bile to aid digestion. All in all the liver probably has more than 500 different type…
'Eat nuts to keep cholesterol levels in check'Times of IndiaOne of the ways to perk up your heart may be to include nuts in your daily diet. Ahead of World Heart Day on September 29, the Almond Board of California has issued a press release und…