20Jan/14

TSRI scientists use new technique to discover two antibodies that protect … – News-Medical.net


R & D Magazine

TSRI scientists use new technique to discover two antibodies that protect
News-Medical.net
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have demonstrated the power of a new drug discovery technique, which allows them to find-relatively quickly and cheaply-antibodies that have a desired effect on cells. The TSRI scientists used the
Preventing cell death from infectionR & D Magazine

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20Jan/14

Actor Sanjay Dutt's parole extended for 30 days – ABP News


Times of India

Actor Sanjay Dutt’s parole extended for 30 days
ABP News
Manyata had complained of chest pain and sudden weight loss a few weeks ago and tests detected irregular heart beats and a large tumour growth on her liver, according to Chaughule, who is attached with Global Hospital, Mumbai, and specialises in heart 
Sanjay Dutt gets another month’s parole extensionTimes of India
Sanjay Dutt gets extension in parole due to Maanyata’s illnessIndian Express
Sanjay Dutt granted a month’s extension on paroleFilms of India

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20Jan/14

Alcoholic liver disease linked to body clock – India.Com Health


India.Com Health

Alcoholic liver disease linked to body clock
India.Com Health
Liver disease Scientists have found a link between alcoholic liver disease and the circadian clock – a body clock that regulates 24-hour rhythms across cells which is critical to maintain a normal healthy state. The study, using molecular biological
Links between alcoholic liver disease and circadian clock revealed!Daily News & Analysis

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20Jan/14

'Drug overdose' caused Pushkar death – Aljazeera.com


Daily News & Analysis

‘Drug overdose’ caused Pushkar death
Aljazeera.com
Doctors who carried out an autopsy on the body of Sunanda Pushkar, the wife of an Indian federal minister, are reportedly of the view that she died of a drug overdose though a formal report is awaited. The deceased Pushkar was the wife of Indian
Sunanda Pushkar probe moves towards anti-depressant overdose theoryDaily News & Analysis
Updates on Sunanda’s death: Starvation triggered cardiac arrest?Oneindia
Drug overdose may have killed Sunanda PushkarIndia Today
The Asian Age –Deccan Chronicle –Masala
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19Jan/14

Response to: “Cash for Kidneys: The Case for a Market for Organs” – ScienceBlog.com (blog)


Wall Street Journal

Response to: “Cash for Kidneys: The Case for a Market for Organs
ScienceBlog.com (blog)
And, in light of the authors’ statement that “today, the rich often don’t wait as long as others for organs since some of them go to countries such as India, where they can arrange for transplants in the underground medical sector,” I see evidence of
Pressuring Poor People to Sell Their Organs: Economists Push “Cash for Kidneys”LifeNews.com
Organ Transplant Act takes effect at lastFree Press Journal
Organ transplant revealing adverse effects at lastAuthint Mail

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19Jan/14

Sunanda Pushkar probe moves towards anti-depressant overdose theory – Daily News & Analysis


Daily News & Analysis

Sunanda Pushkar probe moves towards anti-depressant overdose theory
Daily News & Analysis
AIIMS doctors who had earlier sent samples of the viscera — internal organs such as heart, liver and intestines — for toxicological and pathological analysis to check whether Sunanda was poisoned or not, are also moving towards the overdose theory.
Samples of viscera, body fluid of Sunanda takenABP News

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19Jan/14

Family of Pregnant Latina with Brain Death Sues Texas Hospital for Keeping Her … – Latinos Post


Latinos Post

Family of Pregnant Latina with Brain Death Sues Texas Hospital for Keeping Her
Latinos Post
The family of Marlise Muñoz sued the John Peters Smith hospital in Texas for keeping Marlise connected to artificial respirators weeks she suffered cerebral death due to a state law that forbids the hospital from disconnecting her due to her pregnancy.
The Cruelest PregnancyNew York Times

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19Jan/14

Geography Plays Major Role in Access to Pediatric Kidney Transplantation in US – Science Daily (press release)

Geography Plays Major Role in Access to Pediatric Kidney Transplantation in US
Science Daily (press release)
Jan. 16, 2014 — A new study has revealed large geographic variation in waiting times for children across the United States in need of kidney transplants, with differences due mainly to local supply and demand. The findings, which will appear in an