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4 organs of 23-year-old donated
The New Indian Express Four organs of a 23-year-old man from Salem, who was declared ‘brain dead’ after being involved in a motorcycle accident on February 27, was donated on Friday at the Global Health City here after his parents expressed their desire to do so. A press … |
Under fire for smoking the 'hookah' – The Star Online
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Under fire for smoking the ‘hookah’
The Star Online Popular in much of the Middle East and parts of Asia, the water pipe goes by a number of names including the widely-used term hookah in India and Pakistan, and shisha in Egypt, derived from hashish, for which the pipe was originally used. Essentially a … |
India bans 'human safaris' as activists fight for tribes' rights – Alaska Dispatch
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India bans ‘human safaris’ as activists fight for tribes’ rights
Alaska Dispatch India’s Andaman Islands, situated in the Bay of Bengal, are surrounded by crystal waters and a sparsely populated coastline, and are home to lush forests – the perfect tourist destination. But recent scandals on the island have concerned international … |
Immune system 'powerless to stop skin cancer' – CANOE
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Immune system ‘powerless to stop skin cancer’
CANOE Previous work from the team at King’s College London showed that while patients with melanoma produced antibodies that could attack tumour cells, the immune system often seemed powerless to stop the cancer progressing. But, they say their latest … |
Experts discuss medical advances – Times of India
Experts discuss medical advancesTimes of IndiaProf Sudershan Bhatia (Iowa, US) delivered a talk on treatment of lung cancer. Dr Lakshmi Santanam (St Louis, US) and Dr Nand Relan ( Stony Brooks, NY, US) discussed the role of PET/CT in radiation therapy …
23-yr-old's liver, kidneys save three patients – Times of India
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23-yr-old’s liver, kidneys save three patients
Times of India Doctors at the Global Hospitals, where Vaidyalingam was brought from Salem, said they used the liver on one of their patients kept on the waitlist and almost simultaneously, another patient in the hospital underwent a kidney transplant. “Both of them … |
Forum focuses on congestive heart failure – Lakenewsonline.com
Forum focuses on congestive heart failureLakenewsonline.comTopics will include an overview of heart failure, how to manage it through diet and exercise, and what patients should expect if they are hospitalized. The forum will be presented by Jo Fogarty…
Newly passed transplantation law will curb illegal organ trade: SIUT's Dr Rizvi – The Express Tribune
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Newly passed transplantation law will curb illegal organ trade: SIUT’s Dr Rizvi
The Express Tribune The new law ensures that organ donation of Pakistani citizens will not be permissible to citizens of other countries, she added. In the last decade, commercial buying and selling of organs threw Pakistan into the infamous kidney trade. As India worked … |
Get your head around the brain museum – Times of India
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Get your head around the brain museum
Times of India The donor’s details are kept confidential. We try to persuade family members to donate the brain or body if we find the patient may not survive. If the family agrees to donate the brain, we remove the organ during the autopsy, clean the body, pack it … |
22 hospitals may get organ retrieval permit – Times of India
22 hospitals may get organ retrieval permitTimes of IndiaHospitals registered as non-transplant organ retrieval centres are permitted to certify brain death and thereafter carry out organ retrieval. But they are not permitted to perform transplant of h…