Boston Scientific claims patent victoryIrish TimesJohnson & Johnson in the 2008 suit alleged that BostonScientific's Promus Everolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent System infringed two patents, known as the Morris patents, relating to the use of the …
Transplantation, Innate Alloimmunity: Primary Allograft Injury Leads to …openPR (press release)Part 2: Innate Immunity and Allograft Rejection. Baskent University/Pabst Science Publishers, 2011, 760 pages hardcover, ISBN 9783-89967-738-6 Pabst Scienc…
Zee NewsACT Announces Europe's First Human Embryonic Stem Cell Transplant in Patient …MarketWatch (press release)MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Jan 23, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. ("ACT"; OTCBB: ACTC), a leader in the fi…
A spike in demandSydney Morning HeraldEather uses the Japanese ike jime method of killing fish, inserting a spike directly into the brain causing immediate brain death. It is said to be more humane and results in less-stressed, better-tasting fish. Bor…
Lung transplants save lives of two teenagers with cystic fibrosisPhysOrg.com“Lung transplantation is extremely rare,” said Conrad. “That's why I always try to connect patients pre-operatively to provide support for one another.” The girls b…
Specialist calls for a change of heartThe Northern EchoProfessor Stephan Schueler, from the Freeman Hospital, in Newcastle, believes many North-East heart failure patients are denied access to potentially life-extending treatment because of outdated el…
ZEVALIN Plus High Dose Chemotherapy (Z-BEAM) Highly Effective in Aggressive …MarketWatch (press release)In the era of rituximab-containing frontline regimens, it is becoming more challenging to salvage patients with ASCT in this setting, and novel ap…
www.worldbulletin.netTurkish doctors succeed in face transplantwww.worldbulletin.netIn August 2011, Ozkan and his team performed the world's first ever uterus transplant from a cadaveric donor. Speaking to AA correspondent, Akdeniz University Recto…
ShareLife responds: organ donation rates should be much higherCrikey (blog)All are committed to ensuring organ donation goes up and that Australia moves into the top tier of organ donor and recipient countries. Each and every person is involved because…
The Hindu'Everyone should be an organ donor'The HinduIn some European countries everyone is considered a potential organ donor. In New Zealand everyone taking a driver's licence is asked to give their preference about being an organ donor, …