Archive for the 'Advocacy' Category

Indians are the most preferred guinea pigs for the foreign drug manufacturers

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

It is very easy for Foreign drug manufacturers to trap poor Indian patients who can be used as guinea pigs to test the efficacy and safety aspects of their drugs..

US Celebrates World Breastfeeding Week: A Tribute To Motherhood

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

The week is being celebrated as the breastfeeding week in the USA. In the honor of the day, the Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) stresses the importance of providing support for breastfeeding families. Also, Kentucky celebrates the month of August as World Breastfeeding Month.

Cord Blood Banking Abbr. Guide

Monday, June 19th, 2006

What is cord blood banking?
Cord blood banking is storing the umbilical cord blood taken from the baby’s umbilical cord (which is normally discarded anyway). It can be stored in private cord blood banks (paid for) or government cord blood banks (normally free).
h2>Why is umbilical cord blood stored?
The umbilical cord blood is a rich source [...]