Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA; Analysis of Agreement Containing Consent …Middle East North Africa Financial NetworkKidney transplantation is the only alternative to dialysis for ESRD patients. However, the wait-time for donor kidneys–duri…
Biliary Atresia Linked to Food Allergy Post Liver TransplantMedscapePatients who require transplantation for biliary atresia have higher rates of new-onset food allergy than patients with other indications for liver transplantation, said Tetsuo Shoda, …
Research Team Discovers Four-Fold Improvement in Ability to Restore Lymphatic …MarketWatch (press release)"Although the research is still early, the preliminary data show a remarkable improvement in the ability to successfully conduct lymph node…
Ultrasound IDs Post-Transplant Recurrent Hep C CirrhosisClinical AdvisorHealthDay News — Ultrasound-based transient elastography (TE) has excellent diagnostic accuracy in detecting cirrhosis due to recurrent hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection after liv…
Torch relay to raise awareness of organ donation starts in KenoraDaily Miner and NewsJON THOMPSON PHOTO By Jon Thompson Palestinian Khaled Khatib's family has found a special kind of compassion in organ donation and Kenora was the city where his to…
Rigel Announces Fourth Quarter and Year End 2011 Financial ResultsBradenton HeraldIn the fourth quarter of 2011, Rigel initiated Phase 1 clinical studies of R548 with a focus on its potential to treat transplant rejection and other immune system disord…
Laboratory EquipmentDark Chocolate Good For Those With Advanced Heart FailureMedical News TodayBoth heart failure and type 2 diabetes impair these power cells, resulting in abnormalities in skeletal muscle. In individuals with diabetes and heart failur…
USA TODAYHeart Failure Tx Needs Teamwork, AHA SaysMedPage TodayClinicians should engage their advanced heart failure patients in the process of shared decision making, according to a statement from the American Heart Association. One key component incl…
MD NewsObese children with asthma need higher corticosteroid dosesClinical AdvisorHealthDay News — Overweight and obese children with asthma do not respond as well to corticosteroids as normal weight children and require higher daily doses of the medi…
Organ-sharing network instead of organ sellingPhilippine StarTo be detailed are not only case histories but also physical makeup, for best donee-donor matching against transplant rejection. Doctors will be trained to excise and preserve organs and tiss…