QoL up for live liver donors versus general populationMedical Xpress(HealthDay)—Living liver donors from Japan have higher health-related quality of life (HRQOL) than the Japanese norm population, according to a study published in the November issue …
Positive results from Phase 1/2 stem cell trial reportedScience CodexSan Carlos, CA; November 6, 2012 – BioCardia, Inc., focused on regenerative biologic therapies for cardiovascular disease, today announced positive results from a Phase 1/2 heart fa…
Dead yet? Science, scaremongering and organ donationThe ConversationAccording to the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society, whole brain death is required for the legal determination of death in Australia and New Zealand. A patient must be d…
Quacks (mis)treat in the heart of IndiaDaily PioneerWith Government healthcare providers often failing to reach the rural poor in Chhattisgarh, jholachaap doctors who do not have a medical degree, are flourishing. This has exposed the locals to risks a…
India Inc rides high on operational gainsBusiness StandardThe slowdown clouds are still hovering, as reflected in slowing sales growth. But India Inc can still take heart from its September quarter performance. Net profit has gone up 32 per cent, compa…
QoL Up for Live Liver Donors Versus General PopulationDoctors Lounge6 (HealthDay News) — Living liver donors from Japan have higher health-related quality of life (HRQOL) than the Japanese norm population, according to a study published in the Novembe…
Sports broadcaster and ex-Orioles exec Jim Duquette donates kidney to 10-year-old daughter who needed organ transplant to live
Blood donation sessionsSleaford TodayThe next blood donation session will be held at the New Life Conference Centre on Mareham Lane, Sleaford. The sessions will be from 1pm-3.30pm and 5pm-8pm on Wednesday November 28. New donors are always needed by th…
Ayesha Ahmed, 19, from Newcastle, suffers from Wegener's disease, an inflammation of the blood vessels which attacks her lungs. She received a double lung transplant last year.
Depression Treatment Gives Heart Failure Patients a BoostdailyRx(dailyRx News) Depression can affect the health of heart failure patients, even impacting the quality of their lives. New research suggests managing depression may give patients a health b…