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Over five lakh kidney patients in the country require dialysis or transplant

April 27, 2013
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, around 5.5 lakh patients in the country require dialysis or kidney transplant. The Lok Sabha was informed on Friday that dialysis facility is available with central government …
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Health query of the day: Calcium deficiency after thyroidectomy

April 18, 2013
Going through a surgery is hard. And when there are complications following a surgery, it becomes more traumatic. One question that’s on your mind is - how long will the complication last? How will it affect me? Is there a …
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Kidney ‘grown’ in lab and successfully transplanted

April 16, 2013
Here’s some good news for patients suffering from kidney failure. Scientists have successfully transplanted a kidney grown in a laboratory into a rat. The kidneys developed by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) …
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Mumbai doctors plan kidney swap between five families

April 12, 2013
 When Esther and Ann Githinji, Kenyan residents, came to Mumbai’s Hinduja Hospital, they had no hope of finding a kidney donor. Both Esther and Ann were suffering from end-stage kidney failure and were in the city to look for …
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World Health Day 2013: Hypertension – the silent killer

April 6, 2013
April 7 is World Health Day and the theme this year is hypertension.  High blood pressure or hypertension as of today remains inadequately controlled in India as large numbers of cases go undetected. And it is estimated that …
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World Water Day: 1800 die due to unsafe water everyday!

March 22, 2013
March 22 is World Water Day. The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said that almost 90 percent of death of children from diarrhoeal diseases is directly linked to contaminated water, lack of sanitation, or inadequate …
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Water is the fuel that keeps your body fit

March 21, 2013
Water makes up about 60 percent of an individual’s body weight. In its purest form, water is definitely the best beverage out there. Scientific discovery has found that water is the reason for existence of life on earth. Here …
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Could herbal medicines cause kidney failure?

March 20, 2013
While India is known world over for its alternative healing therapies right from Ayurveda, Unani, Naturopathy, Siddha Vaidya and Homeopathy, the news that these ‘natural remedies’  may be causing more harm than good is quite …
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Your protein supplements could be doing more harm than good

March 13, 2013
Young people in their 20s are increasingly becoming prone to kidney ailments, not only due to unhealthy diets, smoking and drinking but a new threat - downing protein supplements without proper advice. ‘Excessive consumption of …
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How the Bhopal gas tragedy is still affecting thousands

March 4, 2013
Though the Bhopal gas tragedy took place close to 29 years ago, the city is still experiencing the effects of the gas leak. Around 3700 people died almost immediately following the incident in December 1984. The immediate cause …
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A new technique to treat kidney failure

February 19, 2013
A new procedure may benefit patients undergoing dialysis. The procedure removes additional toxins and may increase longevity in kidney failure patients, says a study. A technique that removes additional toxins during dialysis …
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Researchers identify new forms of deadly virus

February 8, 2013
Researchers have identified four new forms of Hantavirus, one of the most virulent pathogens transmitted from animals to humans. Hantavirus causes flu-like symptoms which can bring on respiratory and kidney failure in humans. It …
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Jan sees surge in organ donations in Mumbai

February 5, 2013
Patients grappling with kidney failure are on dialysis support for many years. But with as many as 19 organ transplants in Mumbai in the first month of this year, their ordeal seems to be nearing an end. Many patients have …
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Bath salts: Synthetic drug that causes demonic hallucinations

January 5, 2013
In an effort to discourage sailors from using a synthetic drug called ‘bath salts’, the US Navy has released a graphic video depicting a military service member suffering from demonic hallucinations and violently attacking …
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