Pittsburgh Doctors Investigate Implantable Device Designed to Improve …Equities.comHeart disease specialists at Allegheny General Hospital (AGH) today announced that they have joined a first-of-its-kind clinical trial exploring use of a new, implanta…
Sister knows pain of kidney transplantAuckland stuff.co.nzIt's evidence that in 2008 she donated one of her kidneys to her sister Neeraja Shivuni in India. Mrs Shivuni's decline from being a happy active mother to needing the life-saving proced…
Who is gagging Google?Indian ExpressThe Indian Express has protested government censorship firmly and dramatically. In 1942, it had suspended publication altogether, at great cost, after its founder Ramnath Goenka wrote an editorial “Heart-Strings an…
It was supposed to be a life-changing organ transplant. But the pancreas given to patient Rashia Wimley at the University of Chicago Medical Center in the summer of 2008 was cancerous, a lawsuit filed Monday alleges. Now Wimley, 39, says she’s been d…
Protest against nursing collegeTimes of IndiaMore than 160 members of the CPI, SFI (Students Federation of India) and the parents of students studying at the St Sacred Heart Nursing College in Kumbakonam, staged a daylong hunger strike on Monday, seeki…
Liver stiffness predicts liver failure, cancer and mortality in cirrhotic patientsMedical XpressResearchers from Spain established that liver stiffness, measured by transient elastography (TE), is an independent predictor of liver failure, hepatocellul…
Portugal court's heart bleeds for Abu SalemDaily PioneerPortugal's Constitutional Court on Tuesday turned down India's plea challenging the order of the Supreme Court of that country cancelling the extr…and more »
After the House Ethics committee decided to move forward its investigation of alleged ethics violations by Rep. Shelley Berkley, the Nevada Democratic maintained a cool composure while insisting that her actions were motivated not by personal gain, but…
The House ethics committee announced late Monday afternoon that it would launch a formal investigation into Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-Nev.). At issue is whether her legislative actions were meant to help her husband’s business. Read full article >>
Lower Risk of Adverse Outcomes Seen in Obese With Heart FailureDoctors LoungeFor both women and men with advanced heart failure, having a high body mass index or waist circumference is associated with a reduced risk of adverse outcomes, according to a …