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26Aug/13

Julie Harris Dies at 87 of Heart Failure – AceShowbiz

August 26, 2013Organ Failureadmin

Julie Harris Dies at 87 of Heart Failure
AceShowbiz
Broadway Julie Harris, 87, passed away at her home in Chatham, Mass. due to congestive heart failure, family friend Francesca James confirmed. Harris scored 10 Tony nominations and won Best Actress five times leading to her being awarded special …
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26Aug/13

Eye donation fortnight commences – Times of India

August 26, 2013Organ Donor, Organs, Other Transplantationadmin

Eye donation fortnight commencesTimes of IndiaAccording to Dr Sah, the government has also made amendments in the Organ Transplant Act on the request of the Eye Bank Association of India according to which the attendants of the patients admitted in the…

26Aug/13

Nanotherapy for liver cancer – Nature.com

August 26, 2013Liveradmin

Nanotherapy for liver cancerNature.comResearchers have found that copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) can be used to kill human liver cancer cells 1. The nanoparticles initiate controlled death of the cancer cells, raising the prospect of a new therap…

26Aug/13

Father's liver successfully transplanted into 4 year-old-boy Rishi – India.Com Health

August 26, 2013Liveradmin

Father’s liver successfully transplanted into 4 year-old-boy Rishi
India.Com Health
A four-year-old boy, whose mental and physical growth was retarded by a rare metabolic genetic disorder, was successfully treated with a complex liver transplant procedure, doctors treating the boy in Gurgaon said on Sunday. Rishi suffered from …
Four-year-old gets better with father’s liverNewstrack India

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26Aug/13

Obit: Broadway star Julie Harris dies of heart failure – ABQ Journal

August 26, 2013Organ Failureadmin

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Obit: Broadway star Julie Harris dies of heart failure
ABQ Journal
Harris died at her West Chatham, Mass., home of congestive heart failure, actress and family friend Francesca James said. Harris won five Tony Awards for best actress in a play, displaying a virtuosity that enabled her to portray an astonishing gallery …
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25Aug/13

Organ-donation group to hold info meetings – Toledo Blade

August 25, 2013Organ Donoradmin

Organ-donation group to hold info meetingsToledo BladeOrgan-donation group to hold info meetings. BLADE STAFF. Life Connections of Ohio, a nonprofit organ-procurement group, plans a series of informational meetings to find new volunteers and publicize …

25Aug/13

Surgeon's heart beats for the poor – Times of India

August 25, 2013Heartadmin

Surgeon’s heart beats for the poor
Times of India
In UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research, every evening nearly 50-odd poor people and their relatives who have undergone heart surgery get home-made food for free. These people are so poor, they can hardly afford treatment. Spending Rs 35-55 …

25Aug/13

Caveat for blood pressure treatment in chronic kidney disease – medwireNews

August 25, 2013Organ Failureadmin

Caveat for blood pressure treatment in chronic kidney diseasemedwireNewsmedwireNews: Physicians should keep a close eye on diastolic blood pressure (DBP) when attempting to reduce systolic blood pressure (SBP) in patients who have chronic kidney diseas…

25Aug/13

Over 64000 hospitals and clinics unregistered in Punjab – Pakistan Daily Times

August 25, 2013Transplantationadmin

Over 64000 hospitals and clinics unregistered in PunjabPakistan Daily Times4 patients, 2 donors infected after liver transplant: Four patients and two donors were infected on Sunday after a liver transplant in the Liver Transplantation Unit at the Kidn…

25Aug/13

Congestive heart failure affects body's fluid volume – SouthCoastToday.com

August 25, 2013Organ Failureadmin

Congestive heart failure affects body’s fluid volume
SouthCoastToday.com
DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband was hospitalized with congestive heart failure. He returned home, grew weaker, and after three days was diagnosed with severe dehydration and passed away the following day. How can that happen so quickly?

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