Govt, hospital launch organ donation driveThe Asian AgeAccording to the statistics, thousands of patients in India die for want of organ donors. Recent data states that 1.25 lakh Indians died in road accidents in 2011 — and only less than 20,000 dona…
Indian curry spice `curbs metastases` – Zee News
Zee NewsIndian curry spice `curbs metastases`Zee NewsIn a previous study Bachmeier and her colleagues had demonstrated that the substance reduces statistically significantly the formation of lung metastases in an animal model of advanced breast cancer….
Chennai stem cell registry helps save many young lives – Times of India
Chennai stem cell registry helps save many young livesTimes of IndiaSwabs from the volunteer's cheeks are collected and sent to a New York based laboratory, Histogenetics , for HLA typing – a series of tests that are required before the donation to…
Perplexed over ruling on blood donation – The Star Online
Perplexed over ruling on blood donationThe Star OnlineAMONG the Health Ministry's guidelines for blood donors, there is a peculiar category of blood donors who are expressly forbidden from doing so. The clause states that anyone who has lived for a…
Popular war on corruption ignites India – The Independent
Economic TimesPopular war on corruption ignites IndiaThe IndependentOf course, Mr Vadra is not like any other "private" Indian citizen. Since the brass handicrafts dealer from Uttar Pradesh married Ms Gandhi in 1997 – an unlikely pairing, m…
UK has a change of heart, hits 'Like' button for Modi – Times of India
Hindustan Times (blog)UK has a change of heart, hits 'Like' button for ModiTimes of IndiaThe termination of a one-decade-long no-contact policy with the chief minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi, by the British government is a pragmatic decision…
Lung Transplant Fundraiser
Lung Transplant Fundraiser
NRI building replica of Taj Mahal in Dubai – Times of India
Times of IndiaNRI building replica of Taj Mahal in DubaiTimes of IndiaThe Taj Arabia, as it is being called, is at the heart of a mega purpose-built tourist city called 'Falconcity of Wonders' that will have a direct link with the Dubai airport…
Chinese turtle passes waste through its mouth: Scientists – Times of India
Chinese turtle passes waste through its mouth: ScientistsTimes of India… through their saliva. "We were greatly surprised by our novel results because it is generally accepted that the kidney is responsible for the excretion of urea in vertebrat…
Blood Donation Camp by NSS-TSEC – AOL
Blood Donation Camp by NSS-TSECAOLNot everybody can join the armed forces and serve the country but can do possibly the next best thing – Donating Blood. You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to rep…