DAGUPAN CITY — The government-owned Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) here is all set to undertake its first-ever kidney transplant from a living donor to a recipient on Monday, starting at 10 a.m. The names of both the patient and the kidney donor have …
SSRajamouli pledges to be an organ donor – IndiaGlitz
IndiaGlitzSSRajamouli pledges to be an organ donorIndiaGlitzHe was supposedly inspired by his recent visit to Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad and instantly enrolled himself into the organ donation program. His move is sure to set an example for peopl…
Important heart health facts for women – Times of India
Important heart health facts for womenTimes of IndiaCardiovascular diseases are the commonest cause of death across the world, including India. In India, heart disease accounts for nearly 19% of all deaths. Nearly 32.8% of deaths in urban India, in the…
Group finds many faults in NY racing – FOXSports.com
FOXSports.comGroup finds many faults in NY racingFOXSports.comALBANY, N.Y. (AP). A New York task force investigating a spike in thoroughbred deaths at the Aqueduct race track last winter called Friday for tighter rules and better regulation of drug use…
World Heart Day: Healthy tiffin business getting popular on rising health concern – Economic Times
World Heart Day: Healthy tiffin business getting popular on rising health concernEconomic TimesRising health consciousness among professionals in India Inc. is driving the popularity of healthy tiffin suppliers across India. As the nation tries to regu…
A village sets a record in service – IBNLive.com
A village sets a record in serviceIBNLive.comAt a public function on Saturday, as many as 2,000 villagers will hand over their consent letters for donating organs to the Kidney Federation of India, an initiative of Father Davis Chiramel, the crusader f…
China's lines around islands suggest more conflict – Times of India
China's lines around islands suggest more conflictTimes of IndiaChina calls them the Diaoyus; Japan, the Senkakus. The new map shows a satellite image of a kidney-shaped main island with splotches of green, and a list of 70 affiliated "islands…
US nurse flushes kidney down sink
A nurse accidentally flushed away a healthy human kidney while the intended recipient awaited a life-saving transplant operation.
Indian cuisine gets an edge – India Today
India TodayIndian cuisine gets an edgeIndia TodayThe chef had once said to me how he got the recipe right only after trying and retrying so many times that two kilos of the precious goose liver had to be binned because it would just melt in the tandoor…
Local resident makes 125th blood donation – Fairborn Daily Herald
Local resident makes 125th blood donationFairborn Daily HeraldDAYTON — Fairborn resident John Pierce can thank his son and a well-meaning but misplaced phone call for getting him on track to make his 125th lifetime blood donation. He first donated wh…