Kostadin “Kay” Stoyanov and Petar Guetzov, best friends (11 years) since Chicago Mather High School days, are Northbrook Walgreens employees who proudly wear corporate blue. While Petar, an assistant store manager, sports long-sleeved pressed shirt…
60-yr-old undergoes first re-replacement heart surgery in Pune – Times of India
60-yr-old undergoes first re-replacement heart surgery in PuneTimes of IndiaPUNE: The city recently witnessed the first re-replacement operation of a previously degenerated bio-prosthetic valve using the fourth generation tissue valve. A 66-year-old do…
Liver Cancer News: Beta-Carotene May Prevent Hepatocellular Carcinoma – Food Consumer
Liver Cancer News: Beta-Carotene May Prevent Hepatocellular CarcinomaFood ConsumerDr. Campbell says in his book titled China Study that in India, rich people were more likely to develop liver cancer and Indian researchers found an association between e…
Lab-made jellyfish to fix heart illness – Times of India
Lab-made jellyfish to fix heart illnessTimes of IndiaIndiatimes|The Times of India|The Economic Times|. More. More … Then I saw a jellyfish at the New England Aquarium , and I immediately noted both similarities and differences between how the jellyf…
Draining two gallons of fluid from my body left me a new woman – Daily Mail
Daily MailDraining two gallons of fluid from my body left me a new womanDaily MailComments (0); Share. Nearly one million people in the UK suffer from heart failure, and a common symptom is fluid retention, which leaves patients breathless and immobile…
A licence to live after death – Times of India
A licence to live after deathTimes of IndiaIndiatimes|The Times of India|The Economic Times|. More. More … BANGALORE: To breathe life into someone even in death – the green heart driving licence will help many a willing motorist do exactly the same. …
Heart failure drug approved by EU – West Sussex Gazette
Heart failure drug approved by EUWest Sussex GazetteA pill costing £1.40 a day “could save the lives of thousands of heart disease patients”, according to the Daily Mail. Several other newspapers have reported on the drug ivabradine, known by the …
Lung transplant didn't come from Colo. victims
Despite widely circulated news reports, lungs transplanted Friday into a man in Dallas did not come from victims of the Colorado movie theater shootings. The timing was a coincidence that highlights how any donation can turn tragedy into hope, Greg Muz…
No guts, no glory
I've had almost constant diarrhea since I got out of the hospital. They say I picked up an infection from a bug called C. difficile – difficult isn't the half of it. Help. – Susan P., Moline, Ill. That's a dangerous and draining infection.
CT man on ABC show NY Med
The first HIV heart transplant in New England tells his story on national television. John Rankl's story underscores a deeper issue of which only four hospitals in the country are addressing: a short list that includes Hartford Hospital.