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11Apr/13

`Smart` stem cells repair damage from heart failure – Zee News

April 11, 2013Organ Failureadmin

`Smart` stem cells repair damage from heart failure
Zee News
Patients in the control group received standard care for heart failure in accordance with established guidelines. Patients in the cell therapy arm received, in addition to standard care, cardiopoietic stem cells – a first-in-class biotherapeutic. In …
Phase II study suggests stem cells heal heart, Phase III study startsPost-Bulletin
Vatican stem cell conference hopes to overcome ‘prejudice,’ promote adult stem …Lifesite

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11Apr/13

Tamiflu sales boost Roche results despite efficacy concerns – PMLiVE

April 11, 2013Monoclonal Anti-CD20 Antibodiesadmin

ABC News

Tamiflu sales boost Roche results despite efficacy concerns
PMLiVE
… but there were solid gains for the firm’s blockbuster cancer drugs, with Herceptin (trastuzumab) and Avastin (bevacizumab) both rising 11 per cent to 1.57bn Swiss francs and 1.53bn Swiss francs respectively, and MabThera/Rituxan (rituximab) up 6 …
Roche sales rise thanks to oncology drugs and TamifluPharmaTimes
Roche 1st-qtr 2013 sales grow 6%, driven by cancer drugsThe Pharma Letter

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11Apr/13

Q&A: Organ Donation – BBC News

April 11, 2013Organ Donoradmin

BBC NewsQ&A: Organ DonationBBC NewsThere has been a boom in organ donation in the UK according to figures by NHS Blood and Transplant. The number of people donating … Nearly a third of people in the UK, 20 million people, are on the NHS Organ Don…

11Apr/13

“I feel like I'm dead inside”: Rehteah's father – globalnews.ca

April 11, 2013Brain Death Declarationadmin

globalnews.ca

“I feel like I’m dead inside”: Rehteah’s father
globalnews.ca
The post describes how Rehtaeh was taken off life support, before brain death, so her organs could be donated to four people. “My daughter saved the life of a young woman with her heart,” wrote Canning. “She also gave someone a new liver, a kidney, …

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11Apr/13

Carmona holds blood donation activity – Philippine Information Agency

April 11, 2013Organ Donoradmin

Carmona holds blood donation activity
Philippine Information Agency
With the theme: “Dugo mong Iaalay, Pantawid Buhay,” the quarterly blood donation which was held at the Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy (PT/OT) Clinic of the main health center aimed to ensure that enough supply of blood will be available to those …

11Apr/13

Mayo study: 'Smart' stem cells help heart failure patients – Minnesota Public Radio

April 11, 2013Organ Failureadmin

Mayo study: ‘Smart’ stem cells help heart failure patients
Minnesota Public Radio
All of the 45 patients in the clinical trial who received the “smart” stem cells saw more improvements in heart health than another group of patients who were given the standard treatments for heart failure. Dr. Andre Terzic, who led the research and …

11Apr/13

About 3000 to 4000 kids being born with thalassaemia in Pakistan: paediatrician – GlobalPost

April 11, 2013Other Transplantationadmin

About 3000 to 4000 kids being born with thalassaemia in Pakistan: paediatricianGlobalPostAbout Thalassaemia, she said that it is a blood disorder and a common inherited disease with no cure, except bone marrow transplantation and a costly procedure ent…

11Apr/13

Martin County Community Calendar, updated April 11 – TCPalm

April 11, 2013Organ Donor, Organs, Other Transplantationadmin

Martin County Community Calendar, updated April 11TCPalmIndian RiverSide Park, 1707 N.E. Indian River Drive, Jensen Beach. $15-$25. Register: 772-530-1504; NancySwanson@Comcast.net. Selecting Plants For Your ….. $65. Register: 772-286-0576; debbie@St…

11Apr/13

Chronic Kidney Disease: A Growing Problem – The Hillsdale Daily News

April 11, 2013Organ Failureadmin

Chronic Kidney Disease: A Growing Problem
The Hillsdale Daily News
But chronic kidney disease (CKD)—a potential killer that initially is largely silent—affects more than 26 million Americans, and the numbers are rising. According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, CKD doubled …

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11Apr/13

Ask Area 51 – Horizons Newspaper, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

April 11, 2013Organ Donor, Organs, Other Transplantationadmin

Ask Area 51
Horizons Newspaper, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
We’re helping bring a woman helicopter pilot to campus in April, as well as sponsoring the Pocket Change Art Show and the Jessie Hill Memorial Organ Donor Drive. The University is on track to admit a higher percentage of women for next year. The …

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