MedscapeNot Clear: Best Use of Rituximab in Follicular LymphomaMedscapeThe opinion piece, from Stephen Ansell, MD, from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, accompanies the published final results of a phase 3 trial that compared 2 different regime…
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Organ donation fund established
Pioneer Tribune MARQUETTE – The Superior Health Foundation, in cooperation with U.P. Run for Life, has established a “Run for Life Organ Donation Fund” to assist qualifying organ transplant patients and organ donors in the Upper Peninsula with out-of-pocket expenses. April is donate life monthWayne Post |
The HinduIndigenous malaria vaccine shows promise in mice studiesThe HinduThe new vaccine candidate, created by a team at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), contains live malaria sporozoites (an immature stage of the parasite Plasmodium berghei) w…
Life partner provides better heart failure outcomesThe Oncology ReportMajor finding: Having a current life partner was independently associated with a 12% reduction in the risk of all-cause mortality or hospitalization among patients with heart failure…
Brain scans may predict if patients will wake upCNN (blog)Both conditions are different from brain death, where the brain has stopped functioning altogether. Patients who are brain dead cannot recover. Doctors have difficulty distinguishing between min…
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Local Family Finds Music, Heart in India and Nepal
Malibu Times If you’re Frankie Blue, you take your kids to India and Nepal, where they can not only perform for children in state orphanages whose early life might have included being sold into sexual slavery, they can sit and listen—really listen—to people whose … |
Atlanta Medical Center Recognized for Outstanding Heart Failure CarePatch.comThe American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology Foundation have recognized the Atlanta Medical Center for outstanding heart failure care for the eighth y…
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From kidnapped, castrated boys to men with deformed genitals, eunuchs get …
The American Bazaar From kidnapped, castrated boys to men with deformed genitals, eunuchs get legal acceptance in India. April 16, 2014 … Deuteronomy 23:1- “No one whose testicles are crushed or whose male organ is cut off shall enter the assembly of the Lord.” Eunuchs … |
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UN-FAO-backed lab finds chemicals in Bangladeshi food
Bangladesh News 24 hours Senior National Advisor Prof Hossain said bacterial contaminations can cause food poisoning, diarrhoea, but those chemicals can cause kidney failure, liver damage and cancer. “We are seeing kidney failure patients almost in every family in … Citing … |
Caffeine Actually Impacts Your Body In Four Different WaysBusinessinsider IndiaWhen caffeine enters the body, it can be broken down by the liver into three molecules: paraxanthine (80%), theobromine (10%) and theophylline (4%). These compounds can have…