Cytoreductive Nephrectomy in Untreated Metastatic RCCOncLiveThe effectiveness of cytoreductive nephrectomy as a standard of care for untreated patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) has been drawn into question with the introduction of ta…
2 Minute MedicineSpironolactone not beneficial in heart failure with preserved ejection …2 Minute Medicine1. There was no significant difference in the primary composite outcome (death from cardiovascular causes, aborted cardiac arrest, and hospitali…
Inter Press ServiceMalignant Growth: Battling a New Cancer PandemicInter Press ServiceA patient being treated at the Regional Cancer Centre in Thiruvananthapuram, India. Credit: K.S. Harikrishnan/IPS. UNITED NATIONS, Apr 9 2014 (IPS) – Few people in th…
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Study may help heart failure through Parachute Device
HealthCanal.com Zachary Gertz, M.D., of Virginia Commonwealth University’s Pauley Heart Center is leading a new study at VCU to monitor the effects of the Parachute™ Ventricular Partitioning Device, which may help in the treatment of heart failure. The trial will … |
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Student with 2 knives stabs 21 at US school
Calcutta Telegraph “Apparently it was a large knife of some sort, because it was a large injury to his abdominal wall and went through his liver, diaphragm and major blood vessels,” said Dr Louis Alarcon of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre. “Fortunately for … |
AT THE HEARTCalcutta TelegraphWhy is everyone saying the battle for India will be won on the dusty plains of Uttar Pradesh? What else will they say if eight of the 13 Prime Ministers independent India has had trace their political roots to Uttar Prades…
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HEALTHWATCH: Organ donation program
WEAR HEALTHWATCH: Organ donation program. Updated: Wednesday, April 9 2014, 07:10 PM CDT Eighteen people die each day in the US, waiting for an organ donation. April is National “Donate Life” month. A woman who has made it her mission to get folks to … |
2 Minute MedicineSpironolactone not reduce primary outcome, did reduce hospitalizations for …Science CodexLooking at the components of the primary outcome separately, only hospitalizations, specifically for heart failure, had a significantly lower in…
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Teacher Saves Student by Donating Kidney
WZTV “It brings tears to my eyes whenever I think of that.” The transplant surgery in February was declared a success, and both are due back after the Easter break. Follow us on Twitter @wztv_fox17 and LIKE us on Facebook for updates. Teacher Saves Student … |
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Formerly a laggard, Vt. now praised for organ donation sign-ups
WPTZ The Champlain Valley Gov. Peter Shumlin, D-Vt., declared April “donate life month” and urged Vermonters to sign up to become organ donors. The New England Organ Bank, based in Waltham, Mass., applauded the state of Vermont for turning around what it said had been an … |