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Kerala should pay for organ donation: Doctors
Deccan Chronicle Kochi: Doctors have suggested meeting the hospital expenses of patients, whose organs are donated after death, from the state government’s Karunya Benevolent Fund so as to encourage relatives to donate organs of brain-dead patients. “Relatives of poor … |
Indian lungs are weaker, rescue them! – Times of India
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Indian lungs are weaker, rescue them!
Times of India “Such poor lung strength makes us susceptible to chronic lung diseases such as asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Caused by air pollution or smoking, COPD happens to be the leading cause of death in Maharashtra, and in India, … |
Heart failure, hypertension drugs mixed up in Thailand – Business Standard
Heart failure, hypertension drugs mixed up in ThailandBusiness StandardIsosorbide dinitrate, used to treat congestive heart failure, was packed into packaging for amlodopine which is used to treat hypertension, he said. As a result, five patients were …
Judith Phillips: Why I am more than happy to be on organ donor register – Daily Post North Wales
Daily Post North WalesJudith Phillips: Why I am more than happy to be on organ donor registerDaily Post North WalesAnd figures released last week show a fall in organ donation after death in Wales with just 52 organ donations in 2012/13 down from 67 th…
Heart of India? MP district is finishing off the girl child – Hindustan Times
Heart of India? MP district is finishing off the girl childHindustan TimesKharauwa, a tiny hamlet 35 km northwest of Bhind district headquarters, looks like any other village in the country from the outside. But look deeper and the difference is appare…
What the posh eat – The New Indian Express
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What the posh eat
The New Indian Express Pronounced ‘Fwa-Gra’, Foie Gras means ‘fat liver‘ in French and that is literally what it is. Ducks and geese are force-fed with a feeding … Used in India to flavour sweets and rice, saffron is also used for prayers and rituals. Indigenous to Greece … |
Afghan militants kill Indian female author – Castanet.net
Castanet.net |
Afghan militants kill Indian female author
Castanet.net Schuller’s oncologists said the tumour was either at or near stage 4 — the most serious cancer classification — but it has yet to reach his vital organs and he has been strong enough for treatment. Milner said her father “doesn’t have a lot of energy … |
Study Expands Use of Biomarker for Early Diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury – Science Daily (press release)
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Study Expands Use of Biomarker for Early Diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury
Science Daily (press release) Sep. 5, 2013 — A biomarker test developed initially to identify early acute kidney injury (AKI) after surgery has been shown to successfully detect AKI in emergency room patients with a variety of urgent health issues. |
Specialty 'Donate Life' plate raised $45000 for organ donation campaign – Lansing State Journal
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Specialty ‘Donate Life’ plate raised $45000 for organ donation campaign
Lansing State Journal The state of Michigan sold more than 2,000 “Donate Life” license plates over the past year, raising more than $45,000 for programs promoting organ, tissue and eye donations, officials said Thursday. Proceeds from the specialty plates go to the Thomas … Michigan lawmaker: Organ donations can turn grief into ‘love and second chances’MLive.com |
PGI organises public forum on organ donation – Indian Express
PGI organises public forum on organ donationIndian ExpressA month after its first heart transplant, the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research organised a public forum on organ donation on Thursday. On August 4, a 55-year-old business…