Donor groups praise Calgary tot's sacrificeToronto SunOrgans can be donated if a patient suffers brain death but their body is still healthy, which Kramer said only happens in about 1% or 2% of deaths in hospital. Last year in Calgary, 19 organ don…
BloombergFacebook's Organ Donation Success Needs Follow-UpBloombergHe plans to analyze the demographics of people who now join state organ-donor registries. Organ-donation groups are rightly thrilled with Facebook's initiative. Yet it's imp…
What Is Vitiligo? What Causes VitiligoMedical News TodayCorticosteroids ointments or creams contain steroids. Some studies have concluded that topical corticosteroids when applied in the white patches can stop the spread. In other cases, experts have r…
Experts for joint ventures in pharma industryThe News InternationalSpeaking on the occasion, Dr Neelam Mohan, director of Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Liver Transplantation, Medanta Medicity Hospital, Gurgaon, called for col…
Lill-Karin Skaret, a 67-year-old grandmother from Namsos, Norway, was traveling to a lakeside vacation villa near India’s port city of Kochi in March 2010 when her car collided with a truck. She was rushed to the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences,…
Pair plans walk in stadium that holds half as many people as have died from Pulmonary Fibrosis since his death
Zee NewsExercise Can Help Fight Heart FailureU.S. News & World ReportMONDAY, May 7 (HealthDay News) — Exercise can slow muscle wasting, boost strength and reduce inflammation caused by aging and heart failure, a new study confirms. In heart failure –…
TopNews Arab EmiratesAspirin is as 'good as warfarin' for most heart failure patientsGreaterKashmir.comLondon, May 7: Aspirin could be as effective as more expensive drugs for heart failure patients with a normal heart rhythm, according to rese…
Summer vacations hit blood donation drives in the cityHindustan TimesThe on-going summer vacations have hit city blood donation camps. Low donor turnout has particularly affected the number of blood platelets available in the city. The State Blood Tran…
Zee NewsExercise Slows Muscle Wasting From Age and Heart FailureGlobeNewsWire (press release)A four-week exercise program for heart-failure patients slowed muscle-wasting and improved their exercise capacity, regardless of age. The study confirms that …