Women fare better than men, but need more blood after kidney cancer surgeryMedical Xpress"While the effects of gender on the outcome of many types of surgery, including removal of the bladder, have been demonstrated and widely debated, the associa…
Safer kidney cancer surgery under-used for poorer, sicker Medicare, Medicaid …Medical XpressThe treatment, partial nephrectomy (PN), involves surgically removing only the diseased portion of a cancerous kidney, leaving the unaffected part to continue…
Peter C. NissilaNRToday.comPeter C. Nissila, age 60, a former Michigan area businessman owner of the Nissila Greenhouses in Ripley, died on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at the Oregon Health and Sciences Hospital in Portland, OR from post stem cell transplant c…
“Modern Family” actress Sarah Hyland expressed thanks on Twitter for the positive reaction she has received since revealing in a Seventeen magazine cover story that she underwent a kidney transplant last month. Read full article >>
Peptide level ups diagnosis of heart failure in primary careMedical Xpress(HealthDay) — For patients presenting with dyspnea, the additional measurement of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels increases the certainty of diagnosis of heart failure a…
Small Benefit of Inhaled Corticosteroids for SinusitisDoctors LoungeFor patients with acute sinusitis, inhaled corticosteroids provide a small benefit over placebo but only after several weeks, according to a study published in the May/June issue of th…
The NIH Is Going to Discover Drugs… Really?ForbesA JAK inhibitor was hypothesized to be effective in diseases where the immune system is overactive, such as organ transplant rejection, psoriasis, and RA. When a brand new agent has been discovered by …
RICHMOND, Va., May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Donate Life America (DLA) announced today that it has partnered with PGA TOUR golfer and two-time heart transplant recipient Erik Compton on a new educational …
One-Year EVOLVE Trial Clinical Results Confirm Comparable Safety And …MarketWatch (press release)NATICK, Mass., May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX) announces that the SYNERGY(TM) Everolimus-Eluting Bioabso…
Stem cell therapy hope for heart failure patients after small clinical trialBioNewsThe trial involved 22 patients with progressive heart failure or an enlarged heart and whose current medication was no longer effective. They received either an injectio…