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Stem cell discovery may revive damaged heart – Times of India
Times of IndiaStem cell discovery may revive damaged heartTimes of IndiaRadisic and Li first create a "micro-environment" that allows heart tissue to grow, with stem cells donated from elderly patients at the Toronto General Hospital, where L…
Common heart failure drugs could benefit more patients – Insciences Organisation
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Chugai in co-development accord for obinutuzumab with Nippon Shinyaku – The Pharma Letter
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'Stem cell discovery could revive damaged heart' – Business Standard
'Stem cell discovery could revive damaged heart'Business Standard… damaged heart'. Press Trust of India / Toronto November 28, 2012, 15:05 … Radisic and Li first create a "micro-environment" that allows heart tissue to grow, w…
PAB dismisses AstraZeneca appeal on lung cancer drug – Business Standard
Business TodayPAB dismisses AstraZeneca appeal on lung cancer drugBusiness Standard… has dismissed the company's appeal against refusal of patent to lung cancer drug Gefitinib. The London-headquartered pharmaceutical and biologics company's a…
Organs — Harvest a life – The Asian Age
Organs — Harvest a lifeThe Asian AgeWith the rate of organ donation in Karnataka standing at around 10-12% per year, it is obvious that there is a critical gap between the number of organs donated and the number of people waiting for a transplant. Mo…
Five-year-old needs second heart transplant
A 5-year-old Lexington resident is in need of a new heart. His second one. Jhett Skaggs, the son of Bryan and Audra Skaggs, was born with a heart condition that caused him to need a heart transplant at 10 months. After receiving his …
Organs — Harvest a life – Deccan Chronicle
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Procedure for organ donation in Russia may be simplified – RAPSI
Procedure for organ donation in Russia may be simplifiedRAPSIA bill will shortly be submitted to the State Duma stipulating that every Russian citizen will automatically become an organ donor after their death if no refusal was made during their lifeti…