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How England’s fringe players fared
Times of India The 33-year-old looked solid in defence and also proved he is still capable of those trademark lung-bursting surges, with one incisive run ending with the cross that produced England’s best chance of the first half for Raheem Sterling. Raheem Sterling … |
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Subcutaneous rituximab noninferior to IV formulation in follicular lymphoma
Healio Subcutaneous rituximab appeared noninferior to the IV formulation in patients with follicular lymphoma, conferring similar outcomes without increased safety issues, according to preliminary study results. The SABRINA study — a two-stage, randomized, … |
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UA Medical Center hires new heart and lung transplant surgeon
Arizona Daily Star (blog) There’s no word yet when the heart and lung transplant programs at the University of Arizona Medical Center will re-open. But UA officials today announced they have hired a new director of heart and lung transplant surgery. Both programs went on hiatus … |
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Reg Green, Author of “The Gift that Heals,” Highlighted by Author Solutions …
PR Web (press release) Green, who self-published through AuthorHouse, has spent nearly 20 years raising awareness for organ donation through speeches and fundraising around the world. His tireless advocacy for the cause began with heartbreaking tragedy when in 1994 his … |
Montgomery County community events, March 6 -13, 2014Washington PostThursday, March 6. Washington Jewish Film Festival, Israeli feature-length films, documentaries and short films celebrating the diversity of Jewish history and culture at continued scr…
Lung transplantation: A treatment option in end-stage lung diseaseEurekAlert (press release)In the past five years, the number of lung transplantations carried out has increased by about 20%. In the end stage of various lung diseases, transplantation i…
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Meeting held in Knesset to encourage organ donation in Arab sector
Jerusalem Post “I call for boosting awareness of the importance of organ donation in both the Jewish and Arab communities,” said German. The event was attended by Arab leaders including mayors and heads of local authorities, transplant surgeons and the director of … |
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B-cells aggravate autoimmune diseases
Science Codex In cases of rheumatoid arthritis in which conventional treatments are ineffective, patients can be treated with the drug Rituximab. The drug destroys all B-cells in the body and will thus at least halt the progress of the disease. “The B-cells produced … |
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Response to: “Cash for Kidneys: The Case for a Market for Organs”
Social Work Helper And, in light of the authors’ statement that “today, the rich often don’t wait as long as others for organs since some of them go to countries such as India, where they can arrange for transplants in the underground medical sector,” I see evidence of … |
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Heart failure unknowns a roadblock to managing health
Medical Xpress It hasn’t been easy, both in terms of symptoms—emergency doctors stopped and restarted Al’s heart eight times over the years—or finding answers to their questions about how to best manage his illness, recently diagnosed as congestive heart failure … |