Promote organ donationDaily PioneerFormer Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh's death on Tuesday after his failing organs could not be replaced soon enough to save his life should serve as a wake-up call for the country. Not only does Indi…
CDC Recommends Hepatitis C Testing For All Boomers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made a sweeping testing recommendation official amid growing concern about the estimated 2 million baby boomers infected with the virus, which can cause cirrhosis and liver cancer.
Nobody is convinced – Daily Pioneer
Nobody is convincedDaily PioneerMore in this category: « Promote organ donation China leaves footprints on alien Afghan soil » … When insects such as Pranab Mukherjee talk of closer economic relations between India and the United States, they mean …
JDRF-Helmsley Charitable Trust to fund islet encapsulation research at Diabetes Research Institute
( JDRF ) JDRF, in collaboration with the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, announced today that it has finalized a grant in the area of islet cell encapsulation to Dr. Camillo Ricordi, M.D. and a team of investigators at the Diabetes Res…
Indian cinema loses the man with many 'hats' – Times of India
Yahoo! India NewsIndian cinema loses the man with many 'hats'Times of IndiaCelebrated cinematographer and not-such-a-successful filmmaker Ashok Mehta passed away on August 15. He had been ailing with lung cancer and his death came as a blow to …
The rise and fall of Anna Hazare – Daily Pioneer
The rise and fall of Anna HazareDaily PioneerWhen insects such as Pranab Mukherjee talk of closer economic relations between India and the United States, they mean making Indians into slave labor for the American consumer as the Chinese have become so …
Sufi heart – Times of India
Sufi heartTimes of IndiaIndiatimes|The Times of India|The Economic Times|. More. More … Let deep longing dwell in your heart,/ never give up, never lose hope. Shaikh Abu Saeed. I have waited long/ In this darkened place/ But i sleep not/ lest i miss/…
City's 2nd lung transplant at PD Hinduja
Mumbai, Aug. 17 — On Thursday, doctors at PD Hinduja Hospital, Mahim, performed the city's second lung transplant surgery.Lalit Malde, 50, underwent the surgery after relatives of a brain dead patient at BSES Hospital in Andheri donated his lungs …
Perils of intolerance – Deccan Chronicle
Perils of intoleranceDeccan ChronicleLast week's case of Sindhi Hindu families travelling to India should be a wake-up call for all those in power in Pakistan. The official response to reports that Hindu Pakistanis were emigrating was unbecoming of…
FDA approves clinical trial for cardiac assist device for patients ineligible for transplant
Jarvik Heart, a New York-based maker of miniaturized heart assist devices announced Monday that the company has received regulatory approval for a clinical trial designed to test a ventricular assist device for end-stage heart failure patients. The pat…