Benefit concert set for boy needing stem cell transplantWinston-Salem JournalAbout 30 child violinists will perform Saturday from 2-5 p.m. in Belk at Hanes Mall as a fundraiser for 4-year-old violin prodigy suffering from sickle cell anemia. Caesar San…
Smokers lose out on insurance incentives – Times of India
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Smokers lose out on insurance incentives
Times of India “Internationally, insurance companies realize smokers fall ill more frequently, but Indian companies are not very particular about smoking-related information while inducting clients,” he said. As a result, he says, claims by many of his cancer … |
Mahalaxmi racecourse gallops into uncertainty – Times of India
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Mahalaxmi racecourse gallops into uncertainty
Times of India MUMBAI: When the Mahalaxmi racecourse was set up in 1883, Victoria Terminus was still five years away from being completed and the Gateway of India wouldn’t welcome seafarers for another 41 years. In fact, few structures that we today associate with … Place your bet on the fate of Mahalaxmi RacecourseThe National |
Soon, organ donor sticker on driving licences in Maharashtra – Times of India
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Soon, organ donor sticker on driving licences in Maharashtra
Times of India MUMBAI: The state public health department will introduce an organ donor sticker on driving licences as part of its campaign to promote organ donation in the state. “The organ donor sticker will be launched in a fortnight,” said health minister Suresh … |
New doctrinal watchdog: Theological intervention sometimes necessary – National Catholic Reporter
National Catholic ReporterNew doctrinal watchdog: Theological intervention sometimes necessaryNational Catholic ReporterThere were a whole lot of different topics that were discussed: When does brain death occur and is brain death real death? What is t…
Chennai on an anti-tobacco drive – Times of India
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Chennai on an anti-tobacco drive
Times of India Even the incidence of lung cancer has not seen any climb down. Dr Arvind Krishnamurthy, Additional Professor, Surgical Oncology, Cancer Institute, Adyar, claims, “Contrary to the general notion, we see an increase in the number of patients … |
Cairns man saved by a stranger's organ donation – The Cairns Post
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Cairns man saved by a stranger’s organ donation
The Cairns Post The former JCU operations manager and grandfather-of-four said he had no details on his donor but was very grateful they registered for organ donation. “It was a kind person who signed up,” he said. “Everyday I think of the donor, that unknown person … Wigan MP encourages Blood and Organ DonationManchester Gazette ‘Priceless’ donation leads to transplant gamesBurton Mail Real World Economics: Organ transplant law presents unhealthy outcomesPioneer Press |
Drug Combo Helps Immune System Fight Tumors – Science Now
Drug Combo Helps Immune System Fight TumorsScience NowCombining a SIRPa protein (CV1 mono) and the cancer drug rituximab virtually wiped out tumors in mice after 29 days. Credit: Adapted From K. Weiskopf et al., Science (2013). To avoid being destroyed…
Drug Combo Helps Immune System Fight Tumors – Science AAAS
Drug Combo Helps Immune System Fight TumorsScience AAASCombining a SIRPa protein (CV1 mono) and the cancer drug rituximab virtually wiped out tumors in mice after 29 days. Credit: Adapted From K. Weiskopf et al., Science (2013). To avoid being destroy…
Replicating Tissue and Bone with a 3D Printer – HealthTechZone
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Replicating Tissue and Bone with a 3D Printer
HealthTechZone From pieces of skull for victims of head trauma to sections of skin that can cover up third-degree burns, 3D printers aren’t far from erasing the need for organ and tissue donation. A recent TechCrunch article reported on just how close doctors at … |