Worm-infested water is what they drink…Times of IndiaIndiatimes|The Times of India|The Economic Times|. More. More … No wonder that a majority of people suffer from hepatitis, jaundice, liver infections and other waterborne diseases. "Sewage g…
Kerala's heart skips a beat – The Asian Age
Kerala's heart skips a beatThe Asian Age… a team of six doctors and commissioned by the Cardiological Society of India (CSI), Kerala chapter, to identify the prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD), has found that 12 per cent of the Kerala po…
'After awareness, we need facilities to increase organ donations' – Times of India
'After awareness, we need facilities to increase organ donations'Times of IndiaNAGPUR: In the past couple of years, the city has seen many individuals and families willingly donating bodies of deceased relatives to medical colleges; the number …
Indian doctors and students give Pakistani patient fresh lease of life
“When Indians came to know that we are Pakistanis, they went out of the way to help us”
Relatives often object to donating heart: doctors – Hindustan Times
Relatives often object to donating heart: doctorsHindustan TimesAccording to the Zonal Transplant Coordination Committee (ZTCC), at present, only two city hospitals are registered to perform a heart transplant – Mahim-based PD Hinduja Hospital and Asia…
Indian doctors and students give Pakistani patient fresh lease of life – The Hindu
The HinduIndian doctors and students give Pakistani patient fresh lease of lifeThe HinduIn these times of hate-driven crimes, protests and conspiracies, some Indian students have, by donating blood for a Pakistani liver transplant patient, shown that h…
India upset over prime plot in Colombo being sold to China – Times of India
The Sunday Times Sri LankaIndia upset over prime plot in Colombo being sold to ChinaTimes of IndiaDELHI/COLOMBO: As India looks at China's growing involvement in Sri Lanka with unease, a Rs 100 crore plot in the heart of Colombo has turned into the…
Bangalore pays tribute to Prabuddha – Times of India
Bangalore pays tribute to PrabuddhaTimes of IndiaFashion guru Prasad Bidapa, who knew Prabuddha for about 25 years, says, "His entry as a photographer changed the scene in India. He came with a new view that reflected his heart and soul. His pictu…
25-year-old registers for first cadaver heart transplant in city
Mumbai, Aug. 20 — Admitted to PD Hinduja Hospital's intensive care unit, a 25-year-old former call centre employee is waiting for a cadaver heart donation. He suffers from end-stage cardiac failure, a condition in which the heart does not respond …
Deadlier than HIV, Hepatitis B is still a silent epidemic in India
Immediately after former chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh passed away on August 14 due to complications arising out of liver cancer, the focus shifted to organ donation.