Will India keep Novartis at bay?Business StandardAt the heart of the dispute is the Indian government's contention that Glivec, which treats myeloid leukaemia and some gastrointestinal cancers, is simply a retooled avatar of a pre-existing version …
Villagers in Nepal sell organs in India for survival – Straits Times
Villagers in Nepal sell organs in India for survivalStraits TimesMr Mohammad Khalid (left), Mr Mohammad Ijaz (centre) and Mr Liaqat show scars left on their bodies after they sold their kidneys in Bhalwal area of the Sargodha district Jul 10, 2006. Unl…
Kidney trashed causes shut down of transplant program
A medical team at the University of Toledo Medical Center messed up big time.
Lives of 132 patients at stake due to lack of funds at SZH's LTU – PakistanToday.com.pk
Lives of 132 patients at stake due to lack of funds at SZH's LTUPakistanToday.com.pkLAHORE – Lives of around 132 patients on waiting lists for liver transplants in Shaikh Zaid Hospital's Liver Transplantation Unit (LTU) are at stake due to the …
Punjabi singer Hakam Sufi cremated – Times of India
Punjabi singer Hakam Sufi crematedTimes of IndiaGIDDERBAHA: Punjabi Sufi singer Hakam Sufi, who died on Tuesday night after a prolonged heart problem, was cremated here on Wednesday. Born on March 3, 1952, Hakam Singh alias Hakam Sufi got a break in si…
You can be both fat and fit: Study – Times of India
BBC NewsYou can be both fat and fit: StudyTimes of IndiaLondon: Nearly half of overweight people per se are physically fit and healthy and at no greater risk of heart disease or cancer, than their slim peers, researchers claim. According to experts, th…
Longer CPR boosts survival chance – Times of India
Longer CPR boosts survival chanceTimes of IndiaBrain death begins four to six minutes after a person suffers sudden cardiac arrest. If no CPR is given, the American Heart Association estimates a person's chances of living decreases 7% to 10% per mi…
'Untreatable' tuberculosis found in India – HeraldNet
'Untreatable' tuberculosis found in IndiaHeraldNetMUMBAI, India — The discovery of an almost untreatable form of tuberculosis in India has set off alarm bells around the world and helped spur a dramatic expansion of government efforts to batt…
Northern Kentuckcy man who had artificial heart gets transplant
LEXINGTON, Ky. – A 21-year-old Northern Kentucky man who had an artificial heart implanted earlier this year in Lexington underwent a transplant to receive a human donor heart, and his doctors say he's doing fine.
Blood donation saves local newborn's life – WNYT
Blood donation saves local newborn's lifeWNYTWhen the Red Cross puts out a call for blood, it's often difficult to know who your donation is helping, but for a family in Saratoga County the answer is simple, donations help to save newborns like…