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08Mar/14

Chronic kidney disease – do you have it? World Kidney Day is March 13 – Cape Gazette

March 8, 2014Organ Failureadmin

Chronic kidney disease – do you have it? World Kidney Day is March 13
Cape Gazette
On World Kidney Day, March 13, the National Kidney Foundation urges everyone over the age of 60 to be screened for kidney disease. One in nine adults has chronic kidney disease, and most don’t know it. Chronic kidney disease is a condition in which the …
Raising kidney awarenessJamaica Gleaner
Controlling other health issues reduces kidney disease riskNew Pittsburgh Courier

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08Mar/14

3D technique brings hope for lung regeneration – Times of India

March 8, 2014Lungadmin

3D technique brings hope for lung regenerationTimes of IndiaDaniel Weiss, a professor of medicine at the University of Vermont, has developed lung tissue bioengineering technique that involves scaffold – or framework – of lungs from human corpse to eng…

08Mar/14

Misplaced protein causes heart failure: Study – Times of India

March 8, 2014Heartadmin

Misplaced protein causes heart failure: Study
Times of India
The study published in journal Circulation said that it is known that JP2 protein is important for normal functioning of the heart muscle membrane network called Transverse-tubules or T-tubules. “T-tubules help transmit electrical and chemical signals …

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08Mar/14

Is Eating Your Boogers Good for You? – Gizmodo India

March 8, 2014Lungadmin

Is Eating Your Boogers Good for You?Gizmodo IndiaOf course, as you might expect, finding a large sample size of volunteers is something of a hurdle. Another name that comes up whenever the subject of eating boogers is mentioned is lung specialist Dr. F…

08Mar/14

COMMUNITY NEWS – Kirkby – Mansfield Chad

March 8, 2014Organ Donor, Organs, Other Transplantationadmin

Mansfield Chad

COMMUNITY NEWS – Kirkby
Mansfield Chad
Len Fox entertained on the organ. Bingo was played in the afternoon. New players welcome. Games start at 1.30pm. Members played carpet bowls on Tuesday week. Thursday and Friday week’s line and sequence dances were by Walter Jones and Joan Peel …

08Mar/14

Obinutuzumab Superior to Rituximab in CLL – Pharmacy Practice News

March 8, 2014Monoclonal Anti-CD20 Antibodiesadmin

Pharmacy Practice News

Obinutuzumab Superior to Rituximab in CLL
Pharmacy Practice News
New Orleans—In previously untreated patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and comorbidities, the novel CD20-targeted monoclonal antibody obinutuzumab is more active than rituximab, according to results of a Phase III trial that paired both with …

08Mar/14

Early antiviral therapy failed to improve SVR in HCV patients after liver … – Healio

March 8, 2014Transplantationadmin

Early antiviral therapy failed to improve SVR in HCV patients after liver …HealioEarly antiviral treatment for recurrent hepatitis C virus after liver transplantation was safe but provided no increased sustained virological response compared with def…

07Mar/14

Former British No.1 Baltacha fighting liver cancer – Zee News

March 7, 2014Liveradmin

Former British No.1 Baltacha fighting liver cancer
Zee News
Britain`s Heather Watson, playing at the hard court tournament at Indian Wells in California, was dismayed by the news about her former Fed Cup teammate. “It must be so tough for her,” Watson said. “I just wish her all the best. “I have been around her …

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07Mar/14

Parents back opt-out organ donor system after transplant saves baby – Herald Scotland

March 7, 2014Organ Donoradmin

Parents back opt-out organ donor system after transplant saves babyHerald ScotlandTHE parents of a three-year-old girl who received a life-saving liver transplant when she was just six months old are backing calls for an opt-out system of organ donatio…

07Mar/14

Stem Cell Transplant Shows "Landmark" Promise for Treatment of Degenerative … – Newswise (press release)

March 7, 2014Other Transplantationadmin

Stem Cell Transplant Shows “Landmark” Promise for Treatment of Degenerative …
Newswise (press release)
Newswise — March 7, 2014, Phoenix, AZ — Stem cell transplant was viable and effective in halting or reversing degenerative disc disease of the spine, a meta-analysis of animal studies showed, in a development expected to open up research in humans.

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