SU encourages organ donation to honor one of its ownCarlisle SentinelMallicone is director of sports medicine at Shippensburg University, and in order to raise public awareness about organ donation, the SU athletics department and the Gift of Life Dono…
Commentary: Funds being raised for girl who needs liver transplant
When I click the send button on the computer screen and my column goes to the editor, I don’t always get a chance to learn how things turned out. That is why it’s a treat when I find an update in my email. I got such an update a couple of weeks ago…
Smokeless tobacco spells doom in Bengal – Times of India
Smokeless tobacco spells doom in BengalTimes of IndiaChatterjee used to smoke packets of cigarettes till 2008 when he was diagnosed with lung cancer. Since the disease was … I spent Rs 1.5 lakh to treat my lungs, now doctors asked me to keep Rs 2 lak…
Kidney patient may die if deportation goes ahead
The home secretary is to decide whether to deport a kidney transplant patient whose life depends on anti-rejection drugs despite claims that deportation would mean certain death. Fatima Manji reports.
The wait for a donor's organ – Indian Express
The wait for a donor's organIndian ExpressThe surgery in July marked a milestone event as it was Mumbai's first ever lung transplant and the sixth in the country, the previous five having been performed at various hospitals in South India since…
Patent rights, a fillip for Natco Pharma – Hindu Business Line
Patent rights, a fillip for Natco PharmaHindu Business LineIn March this year Natco Pharma got the first-ever compulsory licence to manufacture sorafenib tosylate, a generic version of Bayer's expensive anti-cancer drug used in the treatment of liv…
Medicaid Factors into CF Lung Transplants – MedPage Today
Medicaid Factors into CF Lung TransplantsMedPage TodayPatients with cystic fibrosis (CF) who are Medicaid recipients are less likely to be accepted for lung transplantation than those who are privately insured, a national cohort study found. After adju…
Did CHP Officer's Organ Donation Convince You to Become a Donor? – Patch.com
Did CHP Officer's Organ Donation Convince You to Become a Donor?Patch.comYoungstrom was listed as an organ donor and four individuals were given the gift of life through his organ and tissue donations. During the surgery to recover Officer Youngstr…
Maha govt makes certification of brain death mandatory – Zee News
Zee NewsMaha govt makes certification of brain death mandatoryZee NewsMumbai: With a view to streamline procedures for coordinating organ transplant, the Maharashtra government has made it mandatory to declare `brain death` and certify it accordingly. …
Massage therapy as an alternative to surgery for heart patients? – India.Com Health
Massage therapy as an alternative to surgery for heart patients?India.Com HealthThe enhanced external counter pulsation (EECP) therapy, commonly used in countries like China but yet to catch on in a big way in India, involves strapping large blood-pres…