AstraZeneca launches heart drug in IndiaBusiness StandardAstraZeneca Pharma India today launched its patented antiplatelet drug Brilinta, used to prevent heart attack, after receiving approval from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI). Based on …
Churchill will pioneer transplant techniques
OXFORD is to lead the way in developing a new approach to transplant surgery.
Bariatric surgery cuts risk of heart disease – Times of India
Bariatric surgery cuts risk of heart diseaseTimes of IndiaResearchers have revealed that bariatric surgery—restrictive gastric banding and other types of gastric bypass—can radically reduce risk factors for heart disease and stroke, and within a sh…
In India, more women have cancer than men – India.Com Health
In India, more women have cancer than menIndia.Com HealthEmphasizing the government policies in place, Dr Rakshak at Moolchand Medcity, New Delhi said, 'The government of India's 'National Tobacco Control Programme' has helped in contro…
Statins can help cut cancer risk – Times of India
Statins can help cut cancer riskTimes of IndiaCholesterol-lowering statins, which are taken every day by millions of people to reduce risk of heart disease and stroke, has now been shown to dramatically cut the chance of developing deadly liver cancer,…
Brockham grandfather dies from heart failure while in Barbados with wife – This is Surreytoday
This is SurreytodayBrockham grandfather dies from heart failure while in Barbados with wifeThis is SurreytodayA GRANDFATHER who died from heart failure while on holiday in Barbados has been described as "a gentleman". Brian Popple, of Hillsid…
Surgeons perform Singapore's first pancreas , kidney transplant
SINGAPORE: Singapore surgeons have successfully performed the country’s first simultaneous pancreas and kidney (SPK) transplant.
Surgeons perform Singapore's first pancreas, kidney transplant
SINGAPORE: Singapore surgeons have successfully performed the country's first simultaneous pancreas and kidney (SPK) transplant.
City rallies around Cat Davis – Thu, 18 Oct 2012 PST
On Monday, Cat Davis got a fabulous early birthday present: An independent medical review board overturned her insurance company’s decision to deny her a potentially life-saving stem cell transplant. Davis, who turned 25 on Tuesday, was ecstatic. “…
First simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplant in S'pore
The first simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplant in Singapore was successfully carried out last month by a team of surgeons from the National University Hospital (NUH) and Singapore General Hospital (SGH).