FDA Approves Plan for Organ-Transplant Drugs to Warn of Birth Defects
East Texas teen hopes sister can provide kidney transplant
GILMER — Courtney Reid is hoping for an early Christmas present from her older sister, Casey Reid.
Health matters: Heart Camp – Indian Express
Health matters: Heart CampIndian ExpressThe Poona Diagnostic Society CT scan centre and Poona Hospital have announced a heart check up camp as part of the World Heart Day celebrations. The camp will be held between September 29 and October 6. Dr Pooja …
The Gift Of Life – Indian Express
The Gift Of LifeIndian ExpressThe liver is a multi-tasking organ : it metabolises fats and carbohydrates, eliminates toxins, synthesises various proteins and secretes bile to aid digestion. All in all the liver probably has more than 500 different type…
After Tonsillectomy, Steroids May Not Increase Bleeding – U.S. News & World Report
MedPage TodayAfter Tonsillectomy, Steroids May Not Increase BleedingU.S. News & World ReportCorticosteroids, which are similar to a natural hormone produced by the adrenal glands, have been used for many years to prevent postoperative nausea and vomiti…
Why You Can't Prove that Jello is Legally Brain-Dead – io9
Why You Can't Prove that Jello is Legally Brain-Deadio9… with an EEG, determine blood flow in the brain with an MRI, and end by figuring out the overall pressure in the brain. Brain death is, essentially, the declaration that all systems are not …
After Tonsillectomy, Steroids May Not Increase Bleeding – Doctors Lounge
After Tonsillectomy, Steroids May Not Increase BleedingDoctors LoungeCorticosteroids, which are similar to a natural hormone produced by the adrenal glands, have been used for many years to prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting and to decrease airw…
Pre-op steroids to prevent nausea do not significantly increase post-op bleeding – Medical Xpress
Pre-op steroids to prevent nausea do not significantly increase post-op bleedingMedical XpressCorticosteroids are often given to children undergoing tonsillectomy to reduce postoperative nausea and vomiting; however, previous research has suggested tha…
Egypt refers man who tore Bible to trial
A report says a nurse who accidentally disposed of a kidney during an Ohio transplant didn't realize the organ was in cold slush that she removed from the operating room and took down a hallway to a "dirty…
Chronic kidney disease a warning sign independent of hypertension or diabetes – Medical Xpress
Chronic kidney disease a warning sign independent of hypertension or diabetesMedical XpressTwo new studies from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Chronic Kidney Disease Prognosis Consortium found that the presence of chronic k…