Kochi, July 21 (IANS) Superstar Mohanlal Saturday expressed his desire to donate his organs, citing the case of a school-girl who recovered from a severe liver disease because her aunt stepped forth to donate a slice of her own organ.
Kidney swap saves two lives in ChandigarhTimes of IndiaCHANDIGARH: In a unique case, a patient Bhupinder Singh, with A+ve blood group, needed a kidney transplant. His wife Harminder Kaur wanted to donate her kidney, but her blood group was B+ve. He had…
Zee NewsHepatitis….It's closer than you thinkZee NewsThe majority of severe sequel occurs in patients who are chronically infected with HBV; a significant proportion develops liver cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma. Since Hepatitis E is uncon…
Govt doctor accused of stealing kidneyIBNLive.comDisclaimer: Network18 Media & Investments Limited is proposing, subject to market conditions and other considerations, an offer of its equity shares on rights basis and has filed a Draft Letter of Of…
Western fast food tied to heart risks in AsiaIndian ExpressEven relatively clean-living Singaporeans who regularly eat burgers, fries and other staples of U.S.-style fast food are at raised risk of diabetes and significantly more likely than peers to d…
Antibody detects progenitor cells in cancers and cirrhosis of the liverNews-Medical.netProfessor Pera and one of the co-authors on the paper, Dr Kouichi Hasegawa, were recently awarded an Australia-India Strategic Research Fund grant to continue their …
IBTimes.co.ukVitamin D Can Protect Lungs from Effects of SmokingIBTimes.co.uk"We examined the relationship between vitamin D deficiency, smoking, lung function, and the rate of lung function decline over a 20-year period in a cohort of 626 adult w…
Heart diseases: The heart disease epidemic in IndiaTimes of IndiaHeart diseases claim many lives in India every year. The most common heart diseases plaguing Indians between the age group of 25-60 are cardiovascular diseases, cardiac arrests, congestiv…
India's GenNext isn't young at heartDaily News & AnalysisWhen Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray, who underwent an angiography at a Mumbai hospital on Tuesday after experiencing chest pain, it turned the spotlight on a question that…
Transplant recipients Frank Bianchi, of Brunswick, and Holly Mulkerin, of Medina Township, run a volunteer program to reach out to people on the Cleveland Clinic's heart transplant list. (JENNIFER PIGNOLET / GAZETTE) Holly Mulkerin waited more than…