Zee NewsChronic Kidney Disease Screening: Is It Worth It?The InquisitrChronic kidney disease affects approximately one in eight Americans and some 82000 die from it each year. Some scientists nonetheless are questioning whether screening for the illnes…
A complex domino liver transplant has been performed on two patients using one donated liver at a city hospital.The procedure was performed at the Apollo Hospitals on a 34-year-old patient w…
Early introduction of biologic therapy improves Crohn's disease outcomesHealthCanal.comThere is no known cure for Crohn's disease, and traditional treatment is focused on a "step-up" strategy of managing inflammatory symptoms, startin…
Beyond the Abstract – Long-term risk of end stage renal disease in patients …UroTodayFollow up data on patients treated with dialysis or kidney transplantation were collected from patient records and the Finnish Kidney Transplantation Registry, and t…
Life Tech Looks to Develop HLA Typing Assays for PGMGenomeWebAdditionally, the company has submitted a separate HLA typing assay for its 3500 Dx capillary electrophoresis sequencer to the US Food and Drug Administration for 510(k) clearance. Laird said…
TTU announces blood donation drive at residence hallsKCBD-TVBy Brendan Lauritzen – email Texas Tech residence halls will host the first Battle for Blood donation. Students living on campus are encouraged to donate blood with United Blood services. The …
Embattled Kane County Coroner Chuck West needs a liver transplant and might not be able to stand trial on misconduct charges that he was responsible for taking a television from the home of a dead Carpentersville man in May 2007.
Colloquium: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Named First Pediatric Heart Failure …MarketWatch (press release)COLUMBUS, Ohio, Apr 18, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — The Healthcare Accreditation Colloquium announced today that the Heart Institute at Cincinn…
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated today announced data from a retrospective subanalysis of the Phase 2 PROVE 2 study that showed that 100 percent of patients with the IL28B CC genotype who were new to treatment achieved a viral cure with a total of 1…
The Epoch TimesDick Clark reportedly died of heart failure Wednesday.Chicago Daily HeraldAP/2001 By AP LOS ANGELES — Dick Clark, the ever-youthful television host and producer who helped bring rock 'n' roll into the mainstream on "Americ…