Archive for 'Medicine'

Medical Aid Appeal for Pakzad Tata

Posted 28 April 2010 | By arzan sam wadia | Categories: Medicine | 7 Comments

Please find below a letter from Mrs. Queenie Tata Medical Aid for my 5 yrs old son having 90% Profound Deafness and lack of Speech. I the undersigned Mrs. Queenie J Tata PARSEE WOMAN would like to bring to your notice that my 5 yrs old son Pakzad was born with 90% Profound deafness. thereby [...]

Parsi genome project to probe mysteries of longevity, cancer

Posted 26 April 2010 | By arzan sam wadia | Categories: Medicine, News | 3 Comments

More than 4,200 Parsis have so far given their blood samples for a genome project that aims at a comprehensive study of Zoroastrian individuals to explore the genetic basis of their longevity and higher incidence of breast cancer among their women. By Ramnath Shenoy / Rediff India The first focus of the analysis would be [...]

Dr. Malcolm Bilimoria: Pancreatic Surgeon Extraordinaire

Dr. Malcolm Bilimoria: Pancreatic Surgeon Extraordinaire

Posted 21 April 2010 | By arzan sam wadia | Categories: Individuals, Medicine | 2 Comments

Diagnosed with lethal pancreatic cancer, Geri Perrotte made a desperate pilgrimage to the mecca of the medical world: Mayo Clinic. Published by Daily Herald There, last November, doctors hoped to perform a complex operation to remove the tumor. Once they opened her up, however, they found the cancer was too advanced to remove, so the [...]

Parsis and Yoga

Posted 17 March 2010 | By arzan sam wadia | Categories: Issues, Medicine | 19 Comments

Ervad Marzban J. Hathiram over at Frashogard.com makes a compelling case about Parsis and Yoga. Today’s fast paced and chemical-laden life has brought, in addition to the comforts and conveniences of the modern age, new and varied illnesses and disorders that plague most of us. Physical wellness and being fit is high up on most [...]

Parsis More Prone to Cancer: Study

Posted 04 February 2010 | By arzan sam wadia | Categories: Medicine | 9 Comments

An alarming statistic emerging from the Mumbai Cancer Registry indicates that Parsis are at a higher risk of getting cancer than those from other communities. By Jyoti Shelar / DNA According to the registry, which is a unit of the Indian Cancer Registry, a higher number of Parsis, especially women, had cancer as compared to [...]

What is the secret behind the Parsi-Zoroastrians’ longevity?

Posted 07 July 2008 | By mnaaZ | Categories: Medicine, Science | No Comments

Bangalore-based biotech company trying to solve riddle opens Pune chapter, seeks blood samples Bangalore-based biotech company Avesthagen Ltd, which is carrying out a large-scale study to decipher the riddle behind the Parsi-Zoroastrians’ longevity, has launched a Pune chapter and has appealed to members of the community to provide blood samples in large numbers. The reason [...]

One Last Creak

Posted 01 April 2008 | By mnaaZ | Categories: Heritage, Medicine | 2 Comments

The vestibule of a middle-aged building at Princess Street creaks with the sounds of broken bones. It also sings with the prattle of restless patients. Who knew a Parsi bone-setter saw so much action. Even in this day of multi-syllabic specialisations and sleek machines, large numbers (old and young, modern and classic) with sprains, dislocations [...]

Dr. J.J. Bunshah on Total Knee Replacement Surgeries in India

Posted 24 March 2008 | By mnaaZ | Categories: Individuals, Medicine | No Comments

Arthritis is a disease that affects millions around the world. There is little we can do to prevent it, besides maintain a healthy lifestyle and control our weight. It is very painful and most afflicted with arthritis find it hard to perform their daily tasks. Thankfully, treatments such as Total Knee Replacement are available in [...]

Avesthagen to Use Affymetrix Microarrays in Parsi Study

Posted 24 March 2008 | By Shirin Kumaana-Wadia | Categories: Current Affairs, Medicine | No Comments

Affymetrix signed an agreement with Avesthagen for the use of its microarray technology in The AvestaGenome Project™, a genetic study of over 60,000 Parsi individuals. Based in India, the project aims at exploring the genetic basis of longevity and creating a genetic, genealogic, and medical database of the Parsi-Zoroastrian population. The project is designed to [...]

Dr. Keiki R Mehta Awarded the Padma Shri

Posted 30 January 2008 | By arzan sam wadia | Categories: Individuals, Medicine | No Comments

A regular reader Minoo Naval Unwalla tipped us off to the news that Dr. Keiki R Mehta, one of India’s leading opthalmologists was awarded the Padma Shri this month. From Dr. Mehta’s website… Dr. Keiki R. Mehta is India’s leading Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, a pioneer in Intraocular implants,Glaucoma and Phacoemulsification who has won many Gold [...]

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