The HinduMohan Foundation educates people on need for organ donationThe HinduRecognising the contribution of Shanker's family, Multi Organ Harvesting Aid Network (MOHAN) Foundation felicitated them along with 10 other families, who supported organ …
15 years after getting donated kidney from husband, woman gets one from son
For Edison Smalley there was only one choice, his mom needed another kidney transplant and this was his time to step up.
Are you up for the 10000 steps a day challenge? – India.Com Health
Are you up for the 10000 steps a day challenge?India.Com HealthCorporate India is in very bad shape. Not financially, but physically. A study by the World Heart Federation indicated that 79% men and 83% women are physically inactive. Many of them are a…
Clipboard: Immigrant denied transplant, despite higher cost
Nina Bernstein of the New York Times wrote a fascinating story today about a man who needs a new kidney and the brother willing to give him one. The one obstacle to the transplant is the man’s immigration status. He is in New York illegally, so the g…
Charla Nash and daughter, Briana, talk about what face transplant has meant for family
Charla Nash, the Connecticut woman who received a full face transplant at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in May, appeared on the Today show last week to talk about how she’s doing six months after the surgery. Nash was severely injured after being ma…
'Faecal Transplant' Clue To Treating Gut Bug
The gut infection Clostridium difficile can be defeated by a cocktail of rival good bacteria, experiments in mice show. When C. difficile bacteria overwhelm the gut, it can be fatal and difficult to treat with antibiotics.
Crew watches 'captain' with moist eyes – Times of India
FirstpostCrew watches 'captain' with moist eyesTimes of IndiaCHANDIGARH: The star cast of Jaspal Bhatti's 'Power Cut', that released on Friday, watched the movie with moist eyes and a heavy heart after losing the "father of the…
Stem cell transplant saves dad with recurring cancer – abc13.com
abc13.comStem cell transplant saves dad with recurring cancerabc13.comTo Kenneth and Clara Woo, it seemed like every time they were happy about the birth of a baby, Kenneth got cancer. The first time, their oldest child was a month old. Clara was takin…
From Print Edition – The News International
From Print EditionThe News InternationalA 14-year-old boy, requiring urgent liver transplant to save his life, is looking for some philanthropist to raise at least five million rupees needed for the surgery to enable him to have a fighting chance again…
Indian women can live 10 yrs longer, if they quit smoking before 40 – Times of India
Indian women can live 10 yrs longer, if they quit smoking before 40Times of IndiaThe research, published in the British medical journal The Lancet on Saturday, is based on results from the Million Women Study to mark the 100th birth anniversary of Sir …