The Express TribuneSister sacrifices part of liver to save brother's lifePakistan ObserverIslamabad—A 12 year old boy, Mohammad Yasin, successfully underwent living-donor liver transplantation by receiving liver graft from his sister Humaira Sadd…
Gilead Pushes Cancer Pipeline; Enters Phase III with PI3K DrugBioWorld OnlineIn the trial, called Study 116, 160 patients at about 70 sites in the US and Europe will be randomized to receive eight infusions of Rituxan (rituximab, Biogen Idec Inc. and R…
Daily MailMixing herbal remedies with conventional GP drugs 'could put lives at risk'Daily MailDr Ulbricht also warned that garlic supplements, which are taken to reduce blood pressure, can interfere with anti-clotting medications and the immun…
AFPAspirin found good for heart failureSky News AustraliaAspirin found good for heart failure Updated: 08:22, Thursday May 3, 2012 Aspirin works as well as the blood thinner warfarin, or Coumadin, in most patients with heart failure when it comes to pr…
Fitness May Help Women with Chronic Kidney Disease Live LongerHealthCanal.comCOLUMBUS, Ohio – Women with chronic kidney disease who also have a high baseline fitness level are likely to live longer, according to a new study at The Ohio State Unive…
New York Daily NewsLike: Facebook feature spurs organ donor signupsSan Francisco ChronicleThe response "dwarfs any past organ donation initiative," said David Fleming, chief executive of Donate Life America, in a statement. The Facebook featu…
The Canberra TimesFacebook likes organ donationThe Canberra TimesUS and UK Facebook users can now enrol as organ donors via links to official registries. 02/05/12 Up next… Obama signs US-Afghan strategic pact Sorry. An error occured when submitting t…
John Maicher of Birdsboro, Berks Co., is waiting for a phone call that could change his life. In 2006, during surgery for a liver transplant, he went into shock on the operating table. "I need a multi-organ transplant, what I should have gotten in…
Lab Values Predict Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure MortalityMedscapeMay 2, 2012 (Barcelona, Spain) — High international normalized ratio (INR), serum creatinine, and serum bilirubin levels independently predict mortality in patients with acute-on-chro…
Kidney racket:Court frames charges against kingpinZee NewsIt said there is material on record to show that Amit along with his other associates was actively involved in illegal kidney transplantation and he was running a hospital where the surgeries we…