Auto-immune diseases can cause heart attacksHindustan TimesIf auto-immune diseases are not diagnosed at an early stage, they may cause heart attacks in youths. If you are suffering from fever for more than two months or joint pain for more than three m…
NIH study says no detectable difference in asthma control across three … – pharmabiz.com
NIH study says no detectable difference in asthma control across three …pharmabiz.comThe National Institutes of Health (NIH) has conducted a study comparing three common approaches to periodically adjust the dosage of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) fo…
Northumberland MPP's organ donation bill moves forward – Northumberland News
Northumberland MPP's organ donation bill moves forwardNorthumberland NewsThe bill would require everyone applying for a new or replacement driver's license or health card to answer a short questionnaire to indicate whether they would or would n…
Family of organ donor meets with recipients – Austin American-Statesman
Austin American-StatesmanFamily of organ donor meets with recipientsAustin American-StatesmanRebecca Eiland, right, describes the sound Sunday as she listens to her son's heart beat inside of Denise Miles at St. Albert the Great Catholic Church. Mi…
SU encourages organ donation to honor one of its own – Carlisle Sentinel
SU encourages organ donation to honor one of its ownCarlisle SentinelMallicone is director of sports medicine at Shippensburg University, and in order to raise public awareness about organ donation, the SU athletics department and the Gift of Life Dono…
Commentary: Funds being raised for girl who needs liver transplant
When I click the send button on the computer screen and my column goes to the editor, I don’t always get a chance to learn how things turned out. That is why it’s a treat when I find an update in my email. I got such an update a couple of weeks ago…
Smokeless tobacco spells doom in Bengal – Times of India
Smokeless tobacco spells doom in BengalTimes of IndiaChatterjee used to smoke packets of cigarettes till 2008 when he was diagnosed with lung cancer. Since the disease was … I spent Rs 1.5 lakh to treat my lungs, now doctors asked me to keep Rs 2 lak…
Kidney patient may die if deportation goes ahead
The home secretary is to decide whether to deport a kidney transplant patient whose life depends on anti-rejection drugs despite claims that deportation would mean certain death. Fatima Manji reports.
The wait for a donor's organ – Indian Express
The wait for a donor's organIndian ExpressThe surgery in July marked a milestone event as it was Mumbai's first ever lung transplant and the sixth in the country, the previous five having been performed at various hospitals in South India since…
Patent rights, a fillip for Natco Pharma – Hindu Business Line
Patent rights, a fillip for Natco PharmaHindu Business LineIn March this year Natco Pharma got the first-ever compulsory licence to manufacture sorafenib tosylate, a generic version of Bayer's expensive anti-cancer drug used in the treatment of liv…