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Cancer treatment: Attacking the bad, sparing the good and saving lives
The Hindu We are also able to conserve these organ,” said S. Alex A. Prasad, secretary of the Association of Radiation Oncologists of India (AROI), Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. … With pancreatic cancer, the stomach, kidneys and liver are at risk. If radiation … |
Northwood High's organ donation night honors football coach – MyFox Washington DC
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Northwood High’s organ donation night honors football coach
MyFox Washington DC Transplant surgery at the University of Maryland was a complete success. “They have a new procedure where they can take it out through your belly button. I was back to work within the next week,” Darlene Harris says. And Coach Harris was back on the … |
dna exclusive: In the second such procedure in India, 6 kidneys to be swapped … – Daily News & Analysis
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dna exclusive: In the second such procedure in India, 6 kidneys to be swapped …
Daily News & Analysis A domino transplant is a series of surgeries in which each of the donors (six in this case) gives an organ to an unrelated recipient. Each donor’s relative needing a kidney gets it from the relative of one of the six recipients. Legal issues are … Can you spare a kidney?Sydney Morning Herald |
Dengue-like cases flooding hospitals in Jaipur – Times of India
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Dengue-like cases flooding hospitals in Jaipur
Times of India Patients are pouring in with low platelet count, high fever, liver enlargement, gall bladder Dengue on the body, swollen lymph nodes. All these symptoms are akin to the deadly dengue, but these patients have all tested “dengue negative” . Hospitals are … |
Zebrafish in the swim as research animals – San Francisco Chronicle
Zebrafish in the swim as research animalsSan Francisco ChronicleThey have hearts divided into chambers, a retinal structure similar to humans, and a liver, pancreas, kidneys and intestines. … A native of the tropical freshwaters of India and Myanmar,…
So far, so great for 2013 Seahawks – The Seattle Times
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So far, so great for 2013 Seahawks
The Seattle Times The next day, doctors found a heart donor for Allison, and she went on to have successful transplant surgery. And at the end of the week, Wilson led the Seahawks to that dramatic victory over Houston. “It’s like they were each other’s good luck charm … |
United they spare stray a dog's death – Times of India
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United they spare stray a dog’s death
Times of India Soxy would have literally died a dog’s death had it not been for some large-hearted people who live in the vicinity of the Tallah tank in north Kolkata. The six-year-old stray had gone extremely weak and was bleeding profusely when she was picked up by … |
Drug-resistant breast cancer scare – Times of India
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Drug-resistant breast cancer scare
Times of India Instead, the disease spreads to vital organs like the brain, lungs, liver or the bones. Once metastatis (spread of the disease) sets in, Survival chances get diminished,” said researcher Soma Mukhopadhyay. Oncologist Gautam Mukhopadhyay warned that … |
'Lauren's Law' takes effect to increase enrollment in organ donor program – Rockland County Times
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‘Lauren’s Law’ takes effect to increase enrollment in organ donor program
Rockland County Times David Carlucci, D-New City, at a ceremony marking the start of Lauren’s Law, which is designed to boost sign ups to the organ donor network. The law requires people who fill out driver’s license applications to answer a question about … He said … |
Man freed from solitary imprisonment after 41 years dies in US – Times of India
Times of India |
Man freed from solitary imprisonment after 41 years dies in US
Times of India The group’s executive director, Steven W Hawkins, welcomed the court’s ruling involving Wallace. “Tragically, this step toward justice has come as Herman is dying from cancer with only days or hours left to live,” he said in a statement. “No ruling can … |