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January 01, 2005
A recent study reported in The Lancet, highlights the disturbingly high rate of suicide among teenagers in southern India. Autopsy data gathered from the city of Vellore from 1992 to 2001 indicate suicide as the leading cause of death among 15-19 year olds, with male and female suicide rates near...
July 01, 2004
er the enactment of the Transplantation of Human Organ Act, 1994, it appeared that the kidney bazaar had stopped at least in Maharashtra. However, 2004 started with exposes of kidney sale rackets. Organs that can be donated include kidneys, heart, liver, lungs and pancreas. Tissues that can be do...
October 01, 2004
Almost every alternate day an update, workshop or conference on some aspect of medical science is taking place at the local, zonal or national level. 'The purpose of an organization is to facilitate the communication between individuals of a common profession with the purpose of advancing their k...
April 01, 2004
While I wholeheartedly support the sentiments expressed by Dr Gulhati in his editorial, I have reservations about the data cited and the manner in which they are presented.
April 01, 2004
All the cases of illegal (not merely unethical) drug trials cited in the article have been widely reported in the highly circulated print and electronic media. References are required for scientific articles where data are being quoted or interpreted and not to support the occurrence of events or...
April 01, 2004
In his response, Dr Gulhati's states that his article did not deal with scientific content and therefore did not need to give scientific references; that newspaper accounts of deaths in the trials were adequate proof of something wrong happening in the trial; that newspapers have their own rules ...
April 01, 2004
Dr Gulhati has lamented about the unscrupulous methods adopted while conducting clinical trials and has called for strengthening regulatory authorities. While we appreciate the spirit of the article, we are sorry to note that Shantha Biotechnics has unnecessarily been mentioned in the opening par...
April 01, 2004
'How many people know that eight patients in Hyderabad who were administered recombinant streptokinase to test its efficacy and safety have died? According to the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC), the trial was being conducted by the drug's manufacturer Shantha Biotechnics without ta...
April 01, 2004
The kidney trade is regularly reported in the press. The most recent such report is from Mumbai where a nephrologist has been arrested for his involvement in a kidney transplant racket. Over the years, doctors have been charged with pocketing crores of rupees through illegal transplants. In one c...
January 01, 2004
I read with interest the deliberations of two MBBS students on informed consent. They state that for a consent to be legally valid, it must be both, informed and intelligent.