Brain death determination to be allowed for infantsFocus Taiwan News ChannelThe department has drafted an amendment to the Brain Death Determination Guideline, in which such a pronouncement will be allowed on full-term infants (born after 37 weeks of p…
CBC.caOpt out organ donation considered by Health PEICBC.caUnder the current system, a person has to indicate on their driver's licence or heath card if they want to be an organ donor in the event of their death. A recent CRA survey found the major…
Simple blood to detect heart disease riskTimes of India"Many people think of heart disease as something that happens suddenly, but the truth is that it often develops over years, or even decades," the Paper quoted study leader Professor Allan…
Cancer drug mark-ups bring in big money for NC nonprofit hospitalsKansas City StarCarolinas Medical Center-NorthEast in Concord was paid about $19,000 for a one-gram dose of rituximab, used to treat lymphoma and leukemia. That was roughly three times t…
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Provides Update on Belinostat Registrational Trial …MarketWatch (press release)The ZEVALIN therapeutic regimen consists of two components: rituximab, and Yttrium-90 (Y-90) radiolabeled ZEVALIN for therapy. ZEVALIN builds on t…
BBC NewsHyponatraemia inquiry hears of death of Claire RobertsBBC NewsHer parents Alan and Jennifer were told she had suffered brain death but that incident was never reported to the coroner. Seizures. Claire's death is one of five children's d…
India TodayIndian women cricket team loses warm-up tie but not heartIndia TodayIndia women's skipper Mithali Raj believes the team is well prepared for the World Twenty20. That didn't look to be the case as they surrendered to New Zealand in th…
NaharnetCuba Launches First NanopharmaceuticalNaharnetCuba has unveiled its first manufactured nanopharmaceutical drug — a tweaked variety of cyclosporine, used to help prevent transplant rejection — official media reported Saturday. "Its main a…
A new 'SARS-like' virus, Scotland's resignation to heart failure and 'bed …PulseA gloomy morning and some suitably doom-filled headlines, as the Telegraph and the BBC warn that a new 'SARS-like' virus has been identified in th…
People with severe heart failure can feel 'as though they are drowning'Indian ExpressSevere heart failure can cause the lungs to fill with fluid and leave patients feeling like they are drowning, according to a new campaign by the British Heart…