The HinduOncologists call for standardised treatmentThe HinduPurvish Parikh, managing trustee, Indian Cancer Care Society, and president, Indian Society of Medical and Paediatric Oncology, said the guidelines for some specific conditions were already a…
Drug-resistant fungi new hospital menace
After the superbug, it might soon be the ‘superfungi’. The organisms, known to be opportunistic pathogens causing infection in critically-ill patients, are fast turning drug-resistant.
Part corneal transplant proves to be a visionary procedure – The Hindu
Part corneal transplant proves to be a visionary procedureThe HinduOne eye donor can help not two persons without vision, but now, four people, thanks to techniques that exist to split each cornea into two layers, and skilled surgeons, to use these spl…
Target therapy cancer's bane – Times of India
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Target therapy cancer’s bane
Times of India In 2008, about 1.13 million deaths occurred due to cancers in the WHO’s South-East Asia Region (SEAR), of which India is a part. Lung and oral cancers are the most common cancers among men in South-East Asia Region, while cervical and breast cancers … Report: India accounts to 86 percent Oral Cancer Figure across the WorldJagran Josh India has 86% of global oral cancer casesZee News Cancer – The Dreaded Malady In IndiaRTT News Scoop.co.nz (press release) –India Education Diary all 20 news articles » |
Indians more prone to heart failure – The Hindu
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Indians more prone to heart failure
The Hindu Indians are developing heart failure (HF) a decade earlier than the Western population due to lifestyle diseases like blood pressure, diabetes and heart attacks. While the condition is usually reported in the 60 to 70 years’ age group in the West, the … |
HIV-positive Nigerian undergoes successful kidney transplant – Firstpost
HIV-positive Nigerian undergoes successful kidney transplantFirstpostThe patient was transplanted a kidney donated by his brother. Nearly 95 percent of such cases are successful, but … According to doctors, kidney transplantation in HIV-positive pati…
India has 86% of global oral cancer cases – Zee News
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India has 86% of global oral cancer cases
Zee News In India, tobacco alone is responsible for 1.5 lakh cancers, 4.2 million heart diseases, 3.7 million lung diseases every year. The country is the oral cancer capital of the world because of rampant habit of tobacco chewing. The Health Ministry`s own … Target therapy cancer’s baneTimes of India |
CAB holds blood donation camp at Eden Gardens on foundation day – Cricket Country
CAB holds blood donation camp at Eden Gardens on foundation dayCricket CountryThe Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) celebrated its 85th Foundation Day named after the legendary West Indian player Sir Frank Worrell, with 1483 people donating blood in …
1483 donate blood on CAB Foundation Day – Business Standard
1483 donate blood on CAB Foundation DayBusiness StandardThe CAB is organising the annual blood donation camp for 33 years in the name of Worrell, who had donated blood to save the life of Indian captain Nari Contractor after he fractured his skull to a…
86 per cent of global oral cancer incidence in India – Deccan Herald
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86 per cent of global oral cancer incidence in India
Deccan Herald In India, tobacco alone is responsible for 1.5 lakh cancers, 4.2 million heart diseases, 3.7 million lung diseases every year. The country is the oral cancer capital of the world because of rampant habit of tobacco chewing. The Health Ministry’s own … |