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Donate Life Month raises awareness of the importance of organ donation
The Times Herald Last week Shannon Shallock stood outside of Children’s Hospital where between 12 and 15 pediatric heart transplants are performed annually, to remind the public of the importance of organ donation as part of Donate Life Month. Because of the generosity … |
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Poor sleep doubles hospitalizations in heart failure patients
Medical Xpress Dr Peter Johansson, first author of the study and a heart failure nurse at the University Hospital of Linköping, Sweden, said: “Sleep is important for everyone and we all have to sleep to feel good. We know that sleep problems are common among patients … Sleeplessness Tied to Heart HealthdailyRx |
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‘Absolute joy’ as Sam is in remission
Impartial Reporter … 14 sessions of radiotherapy; seven hours of surgery to remove a kidney and adrenal gland; two tumour biopsies; one stem cell transplant; blood and platelet transfusions; blood pressure medications; immunotherapy drugs; and morphine drivers for pain. |
Moderate, severe depression ups heart failure risk by 40 pctTech TimesWithin 11 years, nearly 1,500 of the subjects had heart failure. The researchers observed that those who exhibited mild symptoms of depression were five percent more at risk of devel…
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Appealing to India’s Hindu heart
Sydney Morning Herald He is the 63-year-old former chaiwala (tea seller) who is the hot favourite to become India’s next prime minister, and he has just been flown by helicopter to yet another rally in a marathon seduction of the country’s 814 million voters. Many in this … Fear and loathing in India’s Muslim heartland could decide general electionTelegraph.co.uk The Making of a New ModiWall Street Journal (blog) Why voters are not as powerful as they are made out to beIBNLive (blog) |
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MREI organizes Mega Blood Donation Camp
Newstrack India Observing Dr O.P. Bhalla’s Birth Anniversary, The institution inaugurated the Dr. O.P. Bhalla Central Library, organized a Mega Blood Donation Camp and a Spiritual discourse by his Holiness Swami Satyamitranand Giriji Maharaj honouring the legacy of … |
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Poor sleep doubles hospitalizations in heart failure patients
EurekAlert (press release) Stavanger, Norway – 5 April 2014: Poor sleep doubles hospitalisations in heart failure, according to new research in nearly 500 patients presented today at EuroHeartCare 2014. EuroHeartCare is the official annual meeting of the Council on … Sleeplessness Tied to Heart HealthdailyRx |
Boys at computers may develop weaker bonesTimes of IndiaThe associations between BMD and screen time were analysed in a multiple regression model that included adjustment for age, sexual maturation, BMI, leisure time physical activity, smoking, alcohol…
Depression Raises Heart Failure Risk by 40 Percent, Norwegian Study FindsNature World NewsA new study has found that moderate to severe depression raises heart failure risk by as much as 40 percent. The study was based on data from 63 000 people living…
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Omeros’ IND application for OMS721 in thrombotic microangiopathies gets US …
pharmabiz.com … phase 2 clinical trial, planned to begin later this quarter, will evaluate the effects of the drug on patients with TMAs, including atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), and stem cell transplant … |