College blood donation idea wins awardHindustan Times“Although a number of blood donation camps are held at railway stations, people are in too much of a hurry to stop and donate blood. It is more convenient for students to donate blood during colleg…
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Former Argentine international Luciano Galletti has received a kidney transplant from his father, a retired professional footballer who played in Argentina in the 1970s and 80s.
RedOrbitCommon Anxiety Drug Has Benefits For Heart Failure PreventionRedOrbitPeople who suffer from depression and are on a common medication used to treat such conditions could have the added benefit of heart failure prevention, according to a new stu…
indiatvnews.comDelhi HC seeks info on organ donationDeccan ChronicleJustice Rajiv Shakdher issued direction to the director-general of health services and some others to file an affidavit on the policy which has been put in place by the Government of I…
After a donated kidney was accidently thrown away during a surgery last month, the University of Toledo Medical Center hopes new safety systems will prevent this incident from happening ever again.
Do take it to heartHindustan TimesNon-infectious diseases such as heart disease and cancers kill more people in India than all other causes of death put together, with heart disease taking the lead with 2.5 million deaths annually. It shows no bias and…
Researchers Harness the Immune System to Improve Stem Cell Transplant …Bioscience TechnologyA novel therapy in the early stages of development at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center shows promise in providing lasting protection agai…
A novel therapy in the early stages of development at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center shows promise in providing lasting protection against the progression of multiple myeloma following a stem cell transplant by making the cancer …
TOWSON, Md., Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The Florida Department of Health has added Severe Combined Immune Deficiency Disease (SCID), known as bubble boy disease, to the list of conditions that all newborns …
Questcor: What's Really Changed?Seeking AlphaAccording to its FDA labeling for multiple sclerosis (MS) relapses, corticosteroids are front-line therapy for acute exacerbations of MS. Acthar is used for those patients who cannot tolerate the side ef…