Eight Professors: Penn FellowsUPENN AlmanacKim M. Olthoff, Donald Guthrie Professor of Surgery in the Perelman School of Medicine and director of the Liver Transplant Program at the Penn Transplant Institute, focuses on adult and pediatric liver transp…
Left ventricular assist devices are usually only available as a last resort for patients with congestive heart failure, but a new study will examine the benefits of using heart devices before patients reach late-stage heart failure.
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REVIVE-IT Study to Examine Earlier Device Use for Patients with Heart Failure
Newswise (press release) Newswise — ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center will gain a new partner as it commences its study of earlier device use for patients with congestive heart failure. |
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Tripura governor DY Patil suffers heart attack, hospitalised
Times of India AMRAVATI(MAHARASHTRA): Tripura governor DY Patil was hospitalised here on Tuesday after he suffered a heart attack and his condition is stated to be “serious,” doctors said. Deputy collector Sachin Kalantre told mediapersons that Patil “has developed … |
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India’s cancer burden: Why the govt’s CL ruling is so important
Firstpost Early last year, when the Union government allowed the production of Nexavar, a liver and kidney cancer drug, by an Indian company against the wishes of multinational pharma major Bayer, the prices of several indigenously made cancer drugs tumbled. NGOs welcome DoP’s move to issue CL for 3 cancer drugs Trastuzumab …pharmabiz.com |
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Economist Intelligence Unit Report Calls for Global Policy Innovation to …
Canada NewsWire (press release) HCV is also the leading cause of liver transplantation worldwide and in the US the disease now accounts for more deaths than HIV. “The report highlights that worldwide, despite the significant burden of HCV, governments have failed to get a grip on the … |
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Dubai Islamic Bank employees participate in blood donation drive
Al-Bawaba Reflecting its ongoing commitment to corporate social responsibility, Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) recently organised a blood donation drive for its employees. The drive was held in coordination with the Dubai Health Authority’s Dubai Blood Donation Center … |
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Strawberries, blueberries good for women’s heart
Times of India During the study, 405 heart attacks occurred. Women who ate the most blueberries and strawberries had a 32-percent reduction in their risk of heart attack compared to women who ate the berries once a month or less – even in women who otherwise ate a … Eat strawberries and blueberries to stave off heart attackZee News |
Times of IndiaExercise may be harmful to the heartTimes of IndiaGreg Whyte, author of the study from Liverpool John Moores University, said the research found that 50 percent of long-term endurance and ultra-endurance runners, some of whom had been tra…
Shortly before Christmas, Will Pope, a desperately ill 20-year-old needed an urgent heart transplant. His mother Rosie reveals what happened next…