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India to hit Roche, BMS with compulsory licenses on 3 cancer drugs
FiercePharma The Indian patent office revoked IP protection on Pfizer’s ($PFE) kidney and liver cancer drug Sutent, and pulled the patent on Roche’s hepatitis C treatment Pegasys. Meanwhile, the courts have dawdled over challenges to generic versions of still-on … |
Local family's 'miracle' story stresses importance of blood donation – MyrtleBeachOnline.com
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Local family’s ‘miracle’ story stresses importance of blood donation
MyrtleBeachOnline.com MYRTLE BEACH — One might think it hyperbole when Dan Rozen describes his daughter, Sophie, as a miracle. That judgment would last only as long as it takes him to tell her story. The short version is that were it not for blood donations, there would be … |
Stony Brook Hospital Docs Perform Life-Saving Kidney Transplant – Patch.com
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Stony Brook Hospital Docs Perform Life-Saving Kidney Transplant
Patch.com Dr. Wayne Waltzer, a professor, chairman of the Department of Urology and director of Kidney Transplantation Services, performed the transplant surgery. “I feel great,” Karl Bzdyk, 49, said from his hospital bed on Jan. 10. “It’s a new life…. It’s a … |
Madurai residents shop till heart's content – Times of India
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Madurai residents shop till heart’s content
Times of India MADURAI: The streets of Madurai were buzzing with activity as the last-minute shoppers rushed to make purchases for items like pots, sugarcane, turmeric plants, flowers and fruits, which are primarily used for the harvest festival. Temporary vendors … |
They gave up their kidneys to save lives – Times of India
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They gave up their kidneys to save lives
Times of India … to get the paperwork done through a highly placed acquaintance, without which, it would have taken much longer than three months,” said Preeti, adding that the red-tape in the donation system is frustrating for someone with no intentions of selling … |
Man's wish to donate organs unfulfilled – Hindustan Times
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Man’s wish to donate organs unfulfilled
Hindustan Times Amit Phadke wanted to honour his 90-year-old grandfather’s last wish — to donate his eyes and body — but unhelpful and unaware staff at the donation centres ensured his grandfather’s last wish died with him, claimed the Tardeo resident. Amit wrote to … |
Iranian researchers reconstruct defected mandible using brain death bones … – Payvand
Iranian researchers reconstruct defected mandible using brain death bones …PayvandResearchers at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences have reconstructed the mandible using bones from brain death patients and stem cells. Dr. Mehdi Gholami, project ma…
'Inter-state transplant ops hindered by paperwork' – Indian Express
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‘Inter-state transplant ops hindered by paperwork’
Indian Express Even as Mumbai emerges as a preferred city for organ transplantation procedures, people coming to the city from other states have complained of long delays in their operations owing to the enormous amount of paperwork involved. Anand Nawale (41), a … |
State goes slow on stiffer jail term for organ scamsters – Times of India
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State goes slow on stiffer jail term for organ scamsters
Times of India The amended Section 19 of the law says the one who “abets the preparation or submission of false documents, including giving false affidavits, to establish that the donor is making the donation of the human organs, as a near relative or by reason of … |
Top Venezuelan leaders in Cuba to support Chavez – Reuters India
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Top Venezuelan leaders in Cuba to support Chavez
Reuters India Though acknowledging the gravity of the situation and a severe lung infection Chavez is suffering, officials are trying to stay upbeat on the president’s hopes for recovery. His brother on Saturday denied that Chavez was in a coma. “We are all Chavez! Why decline of Hugo Chavez is grim prognosis for CubaDaily News & Analysis |