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Organ donation saves many lives
OCRegister (subscription) Eric was a declared organ donor, as evidenced on his driver’s license, and Beth had received a tissue and bone donation for a knee injury five years earlier. Beth knows how much the gift of life has meant to the 64 people whose lives were saved or … |
Kidney Cancer Mortality Lower with SurgeryRenal and Urology NewsElderly patients with localized kidney tumors have a lower risk of cancer-specific mortality (CSM) if they undergo nephrectomy rather than nonsurgical management (NSM), according to resear…
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Research Analysts’ Ratings Reiterations for April, 29th (ABBV, BJRI, CNA, GPK …
Zolmax In the meantime, the pipeline is advancing well, with a number of meaningful data readouts expected later this year (e.g., ABT-199 at ASCO, initial Hep-C phase-3 at AASLD in November) and in 2014 (e.g., Daclizumab phase-3).” BJ’s Restaurants (NASDAQ: … |
Iraqi national undergoes liver transplantTimes of IndiaZaidan developed liver cirrhosis, long term damage to the organ, due to his long standing habit of drinking alcohol. The patient used to run a transport company in Iraq and was leading a normal lif…
Are we doing enough to protect right to clean air?Media For FreedomDr Rana J Singh, Senior Technical Advisor (tobacco control) at the South-East Asian office of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) said that India n…
MedscapeHope on Horizon for Type 1 Diabetes Reversal – MedscapeMedscapeDr. Pozzilli said that cyclosporine is being reexamined as a possible immune-tolerance agent. It had fallen out of favor in type 1 trials due to concerns about renal toxicity, but s…
CBS NewsWoman Who Received Uterus Transplant Now PregnantLiveScience.comA 22-year-old woman in Turkey is now pregant after receiving a transplanted uterus, according to an Associated Press report. The woman, Derya Sert, was born without a uterus, recei…
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Blackburn mum’s plea for Muslims to join organ donor list
This Is Lancashire A MUM whose son had to undergo a double kidney transplant is urging the Muslim community to join the organ donor register to give others the gift of life. Faizan Awan, 27, was diagnosed with kidneys problems six weeks after he was born. At the age of … |
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Donors Are Heroes Party
Philadelphia Magazine (blog) … with mom Barbara Jackson, and La Shawna Darty. Alisa is going in for a kidney transplant surgery on May 14th, and her donor is mom Barbara. They’d love it if you could send prayers and warm thoughts on the big day to help them through it. Thanks … |
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New doping investigation in British horse racing
San Francisco Chronicle “There are two different types of steroid — anabolic steroids that build muscle and corticosteroids that are anti-inflammatory,” Berry said. “Corticosteroids are legal for horses, although obviously you can’t use them in close proximity to races. “You … |