Indian Transplant Newsletter Vol. VII Issue NO.: 24 (Oct 2006 - Feb 2007)

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Bridging borders – Pakistani child becomes youngest liver transplant patient in India

Medicine is now bridging borders that were once thought to be insurmountable. Shreyar , a one – year – old boy from Karachi , Pakistan , underwent an over eight – hour – long ...

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Christianity and Organ Donation

“Love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, soul, mind, and strength,” and “love thy neighbor as thyself” are part of the Ten Commandments that Jesus Christ taught people. Love...

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Deed of Valour

His name Showrya , means “valour” and his family has truly performed a deed of the utmost valour. Showrya Malik was just one - and – a – half years old when he had a horrific ...

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Double hand transplant performed

A double handshake to Alba Lucia C – the first woman to undergo a double hand transplant. The 10 hour operation was performed at hospital La Fe in Valencia, Spain, on November 30, 2006. Alba, w...

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Faster, Higher, Stronger!

It  was a  matter of great pleasure  that  Dayanand Medial College & Hospital (DMCH), Ludhiana, Punjab, hosted  the IX All India Transplant and SAARC games  from&nbs...

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Getting the best out of your transplant-tips from a kidney recipient

I am a kidney transplant recipient surviving for the last 23 years by God’s Grace and the blessings of my elders especially my brother who was the donor. I would like to share my experience and...

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Increase in Organ Donation in Sweden

The number of organs being donated by Swedes for transplant has been  on the increase in 2006. In fact   with organ donations from 136 persons  in 2006, this has been the highest ...

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Inspiring gesture from an Army Man……..

Saving lives is thought to be the domain of doctors, but that is what the defense forces  of a country  aim to do well. Major S K Singh of the Artillery Regiment performed that task most ad...

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Liver Transplant Activity in India – 1995-2006

Centre Cadaver Live Total Sri Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi 4 102 106 Indraprastha Apollo Hospi...

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MOHAN Foundation hosts tenth patient support group meeting

MOHAN Foundation held its tenth Patient Support Group (PSG) meeting at Sundaram Medical Foundation Hospital, Chennai, on Sunday, 10 th  October 2006. The PSG provides a platform for organ failur...

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Ongoing Research on Limb Transplantation

Limb Transplantation is no longer a myth but a reality with about two dozen people around the world  having received hand transplants. But Thomas Tung, M D  aplastic  and reconstructiv...

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The First Crossover Kidney Transplantation in Germany

The first crossover kidney transplantation in Germany was performed recently in Hamburg and Essen after a 2003 court ruling making the procedure legal in certain circumstances. In crossover transp...

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THO Act Amendments invited by Ministry of Health

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has a - Proposal   under consideration of the Government on the recommendations made by the Transplantation of Human Organ Act (THOA) review committee in report dated 25th May 2005, posted on its website: (http:...

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