“Gain height by consuming capsules…slimming down with use of powders…getting a perfect figure with cosmetic treatments…” such alluring and misleading advertisements have caught the attention of law enforcement agencies. The central and state authorities are gearing up for stricter and comprehensive policies to regulate such advertisements, which will be put to implementation within next three […]
Continue readingGMC faces suit for inaction on Ketan Desai’s suspension
People for Better Treatment (PBT), an organization for promotion of better healthcare, has filed an appeal before the division bench in Gujarat high court against the Gujarat Medical Council (GMC) for their deliberate inaction towards terminating the medical licence of former president of the Medical Council of India, Dr Ketan Desai. The appeal was filed […]
Continue reading‘Better coordination makes organ donation possible’
Parents of a 40-day-old infant, Sonu, donated eyes and heart valves for organ harvesting in Hyderabad after the baby was declared brain dead due to health complications. It was the convener of Mohan Foundation – an Andhra Pradesh-based NGO working for organ donation movement in the country, who made this donation possible by convincing the […]
Continue readingMake organ donation-choice mandatory: Experts
INT’L ORGAN DONATION DAY ON NOVEMBER 27 Dipi Chhaya, 25, suffering kidney failure is fighting for life for the past two years. She is currently on dialysis and every day her family hopes to get a cadaver organ which can relieve her from pain and infuse a new life into her. Prashant Visnagara, 10, a […]
Continue readingThree-fold rise in chronic pulmonary diseases in state
Rise in the number of smokers and density of low socio-economic class population due to urban ‘ghettoisation’ has resulted into three-time rise in chronic pulmonary disease cases in Gujarat, say pulmonary experts. On the eve of the World COPD Day on Wednesday, Ahmedabad Medical Association and Association of Chest Physicians of Gujarat (ACPG) shared their […]
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