My Face And Tummy Are SwollenNigerian TribuneSir, sometimes ago, I took a drug called dexacortine which contains corticosteroids for sometime in large quantities and I noticed that I put on additional weight around my tummy and my face. So when I went …
San Diegans Join International Organ Donation ChainKbpsBy Nicholas McVicker, Claire Trageser Two San Diegans are part of an international organ donation chain. It started last December when a woman in Oklahoma gave her kidney to a man in Greece. Two Sa…
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CTV.caBloodletting might cut some health risks of obesityCTV.caBrent Adamoski used to be afraid of needles but after his 450th blood donation, he doesn't think anything of giving blood anymore. Jan. 5, 2012. (CTV) The practice of bloodletting — re…
Via Christi Health officials said today that they are suspending their kidney transplant program after learning that four patients who had transplants died in April.
Reasons for Hope in Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Clinical Context ReportMedPage TodayBANKHEAD: What about the class of drugs known as the mTOR inhibitors? There has also been a considerable amount of interest in those. ANDERS: Sure. So the class of mTOR…
Study: African Americans Hit by Lack of Living Kidney DonationsThe Skanner“First, we must make an effort to increase living donation for everyone who is eligible for kidney transplantation,” he said. “Second, we have to explore different ways to …
At every transplant center in the nation, African Americans are the least likely to receive a kidney from a living organ donor.
In the United States, approximately 1 in 200 are affected by vitiligo – a skin disease that causes the skin to lose color and develop white patches. Now dermatologists at Henry Ford Hospital state that skin transplant surgery is safe and effective for …
FDA issues alert on Reumofan PlusFDA.govAccording to FDA adverse events reports, consumers reported symptoms suggesting that some lots of Reumofan Plus may contain corticosteroids. At least one report from a health care professional treating a patient …