San Francisco ChronicleOlympic gold medalist, MMA pioneer dies of heart failureNew York Post (blog)Jeff Blatnick, who overcame cancer to win a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics, died in upstate New York at age 55. Ellis Ho…
Haunted Blood Donation Station on Friday at KmartManisteenewsFILER TOWNSHIP — Michigan Blood and the Manistee County 2-1-1 Action Team are urging everyone in the Manistee County community to attempt to give blood at the Haunted Blood Donation Station…
Five years ago almost to the day Wednesday, Herbert Wooten and his wife Barbara were inside their home watching the evening news when Herbert answered a knock at the door. A neighbor teen wanted to but a piece of exercise equipment.
The renewal of a $650,000 grant at UAMS will allow the medical school in Little Rock to continue its research for new ways to treat kidney disease. The five-year grant is from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
What's worse than diarrhea? Recurring diarrhea, not to mention abdominal pain and a colon so inflamed it could kill you.
Milestone blood donation in BurnabyBurnaby NowIf there were an Olympics for blood donation, Sylviane Jones would be in the running for a gold medal this week. The quality assurance tester at Pacific Blue Cross is donating her 100th pint of blood on Oct…
Clinical Oncology NewsRituximab Maintenance for Elderly With Mantle Cell LymphomaClinical Oncology NewsA one–two punch against mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) in older patients has demonstrated the potential to improve an otherwise dismal prognosis. Resea…
The International Myeloma Foundation – the oldest and largest foundation dedicated to improving the life and care of myeloma patients – said pomalidomide, an investigational drug for multiple myeloma, has demonstrated overall survival even in patie…
FMCNA Launches UFComplete, a Collaborative Fluid-Management Program for …Renal Business TodayWALTHAM, Mass.—Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMCNA) announced the launch of UFComplete, a complete fluid-management program for congestive heart fa…
Kidney transplantation surgery performed in Gomel.TVRKidney transplantation surgery performed in Gomel. The patient was a 40-year-old Gomel resident. Today his condition is satisfactory and in one week the doctors will start preparing him for release. …