Tata Memorial Hospital study on papaya pill raising platelet count during chemotherapy under scrutiny | Mumbai News

Mumbai: A new research article by Tata Memorial Hospital (TMH) claiming that papaya leaf extract pills help raise platelet count in chemotherapy patients has come under global scrutiny.The Journal of Global Oncology, a peer-reviewed medical journal that published TMH’s paper a few days ago, is “investigating” the study after Kochi-based hepatologist Dr Cyriac Abby Philips…

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World Migratory Bird Day: Activist Hold Silent March to Save Flamingo Lakes | Mumbai News

Navi Mumbai: Environmental groups and citizen activists will organise a silent march in Navi Mumbai on Saturday, May 9, on the occasion of World Migratory Bird Day, to demand urgent protection of the city’s flamingo wetlands and fragile biodiversity. The march, themed #SaveFlamingoLakes, will begin at NRI Lake near Vanashree Building in Seawoods, NRI Phase-2,…

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