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New clot-busters are on the way.
Byline: Vithal C Nadkarni
: Since Reliance chairman Dhirubhai Ambani had his first stroke in the mid-80s, significant advances have been made in the treatment of strokes. Earlier, doctors had little to offer to stroke victims except rehabilitation after the damage had been done.
In 1996 came TPA or tissue plasminogen activator, the genetically engineered drug that revolutionised the treatment of blocked vessels in what is known as ischaemic stroke. TPA whichs dissolves clots promptly has to be administered within three hours of the onset of the stroke.
Says Dr P M Dalal, research director at Lilavati Hospital and honorary fellow of the stroke council of the American Heart Association, "TPA cannot be used for the other main type of brain attack called haemorrhagic stroke which is ...
- SC dismisses plea for police probe in Lilavati hospital row.
- News wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd. February 19, 2007 700+ words
...dismisses plea for police probe in Lilavati hospital row New Delhi, Feb 19 (PTI) The...false bank account' in the name of Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai. A division bench of Justice...account in the name of the charitable Lilavati Hospital. Earlier, the apex court on February...
- Dispute over Lilavati Hospital reaches SC.
- News wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd. January 21, 2007 700+ words
Dispute over Lilavati Hospital reaches SC New Delhi, Jan 20...the Rs 850-crore prestigious Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai. Kishore Kirtilal...LKMMT) that runs the charitable Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai, has along with his...
- SC issues notice in Lilavati hospital row.
- News wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd. February 2, 2007 700+ words
SC issues notice in Lilavati hospital row New Delhi, Feb 2 (PTI...control of the charitable Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai. While issuing...Trust (LKMMT) that runs the Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai, along with his...
- Lilavati hospital row: SC dismisses trustee's plea.
- News wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd. September 28, 2007 700+ words
Lilavati hospital row: SC dismisses trustee's...Trustees of the Rs 850-crore Lilavati Hospital that restrained her from carrying...the employees of the hospital. Lilavati Hospital has been witnessing a fight for...
- SC appoints administrators to run Lilavati Hospital.
- News wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd. March 26, 2007 700+ words
...SC appoints administrators to run Lilavati Hospital New Delhi, Mar 26 (PTI) The Supreme...the administrators of Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital -- a cause of dispute between the...Medical Trust (LKMMT) that runs the Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai, along with his wife Charu...
- SC appoints two doctors to run Lilavati Hospital.
- News wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd. March 26, 2007 700+ words
...appoints two doctors to run Lilavati Hospital New Delhi, Mar 26 (PTI...850-crore prestigious Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai, following a...disputed documents concerning Lilavati Hospital. Later, it had modified...
- Lilavati hospital row: SC moved to replace administrator.
- News wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd. July 24, 2007 700+ words
Lilavati hospital row: SC moved to replace administrator New Delhi, July 24 (PTI...replacement of one of the administrators of Rs 850-crore prestigious Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai. Acting on an application moved by Charu Kishore Mehta...
- Chhatisgarh government to have tie-up with Lilavati Hospital.
- News wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd. December 30, 2005 700+ words
Chhatisgarh government to have tie-up with Lilavati Hospital Mumbai, Dec 30 (PTI) Chhatisgarh government has initiated a dialogue for a tie-up with city-based Lilavati Hospital for `high-end surgical work', mainly for economically...