'Alcohol abuse behind rise in liver ailments among youth'Times of IndiaNAGPUR: Liver ailments have become common among youngsters, say doctors while attributing this condition to growing alcohol consumption among this generation. This was one o…
American John Williamson Gives Cousin a Kidney – Sudan Vision
Sudan VisionAmerican John Williamson Gives Cousin a KidneySudan VisionThe operation to take out John's kidney – called a nephrectomy – was carried out by surgeon Mr Najib Kadi using keyhole surgery. Complex surgery. It was a painstaking process, wh…
Hospital appeals for more kidney donors – Bangkok Post
Hospital appeals for more kidney donorsBangkok PostBefore the transplant surgery, his kidney functions were deteriorating quickly, he added. He required expensive dialysis sessions at a private hospital three times per week. "It was buying time fo…
Move to amend blood donation rules doesn't go far enough, says thwarted donor – Edmonton Journal
Move to amend blood donation rules doesn't go far enough, says thwarted donorEdmonton JournalEdmonton's Chris Brooks is a 23-year-old gay man who thinks the current lifetime ban on blood donations from gay men is discriminatory. Two years ago, …
Hitech conservation for sharks off Gujarat coast – Daily Pioneer
Hitech conservation for sharks off Gujarat coastDaily PioneerThis procedure is developed by Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) in coordination with State forest department under Rapid Action Project. The David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation, UK stepped forwar…
Organ Donation Saves Woman's Life – Rochester YNN
Organ Donation Saves Woman's LifeRochester YNNThe Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network is encouraging families to have "the talk" this holiday season about deciding whether to be an organ donor. Margaret Johnson just turned 70 and she is c…
Santa Fe women bonded through kidney transplant
Two Santa Fe women and their families are feeling extra grateful this holiday as they gather around Thanksgiving …
Banner Boswell recognized as Accredited Heart Failure Center – newszap.com
Banner Boswell recognized as Accredited Heart Failure Centernewszap.comThe recognition took place in conjunction with Banner Health achieving Heart Failure System Accreditation, becoming the first to achieve this distinction in the western region of th…
PayPal employees' initiative to support Chennai Corporation – The Hindu
The HinduPayPal employees' initiative to support Chennai CorporationThe HinduDrawing and singing competitions and an awareness camp on organ donation were organised. Fifty employees pledged to donate their organs. They also joined hands to collect …
Smoking killed 100 million in 100 years – Indian Express
Smoking killed 100 million in 100 yearsIndian ExpressWhile Lal and Wilson are associated with the South-east Asia office of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Gupta is with the Healis-Sekhsaria Institute for Public Health, N…