HorsetalkMinimum withdrawal times for corticosteroids set in US racingHorsetalkThe Racing Medication and Testing Consortium in the US has approved minimum withdrawal time recommendations for corticosteroids in racehorses. The recommendations were based…
An experiential portable artificial heart system is giving patients awaiting transplant surgery some extra time with their families around the holidays. Bigad Shaban reports.
Five Safety Precautions to Look For Before a Hair Transplant SurgeryMarketWatch (press release)Five Safety Precautions to Look For Before a Hair Transplant Surgery. ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Finding the right hair transpla…
ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Finding the right hair transplant doctor involves much consideration: the costs, experience and expertise or doctor personality. One basic factor that is often …
Independent OnlineOrgan donors give life giftIndependent Onlinel Brain death could be due to a variety of causes, including gunshot wounds or a heart attack. Transplants by numbers. l About 4 300 people are on the list of patients waiting for an organ …
Cultural, Social Factors Identified as Barriers to Minority Participation in …Science Daily (press release)During this stage of the donation process (called the CT stage), in which potential donors are contacted for confirmatory HLA typing blood test…
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 21 (UPI) — A 35-year-old California man is walking around today with a total artificial heart as he waits for a heart transplant, his physicians say.
January blood donation opportunitiesQuad-Cities Online2 from 2-6 p.m. at Rock Falls Blood Donation Center, 112 W. Second St. in Rock Falls, Ill. Jan. 8 from 8-11 a.m. at River Bend Senior Center, 912 Fourth St. in Fulton, Ill. Jan. 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 …
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$3.36 Million UNMC Study to Examine Exercise Adherence in Heart Failure …
Newswise (press release) Newswise — The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Lincoln Division has received a $3.36 million grant to study long-term adherence to exercise in heart failure patients. Funding comes from the National Institutes of Health. |
Extending Steroid Treatment Does Not Benefit Children With Hard-To-Treat …Science Daily (press release)Steroids such as prednisolone induce remission in 90-95% of patients; however relapses occur in 60-90% of initial responders. Prolonged prednisolon…