Parsi Khabar

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 others. The [...]

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 the [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 discover [...]

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 Medals both [...]