Galectin Therapeutics Provides Corporate UpdateMarketWatch (press release)Currently, nearly 500000 patients have cirrhosis with nearly 50000 losing their lives yearly in the United States; while only 6200 were saved by liver transplantation at a cost o…
Pharmacist Fired After Giving Notice of Kidney Transplant SurgeryJobmouseThe US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced Thursday the simultaneous filing and $70000 settlement of a disability discrimination lawsuit brought against Gemme…
Lethbridge organ donor honoured at Rose ParadeCalgary HeraldBut for Lethbridge resident Jared Heidinger, the annual event offers a means to both raise awareness about organ donation and cope with a devastating loss. He has constructed a placematsized &…
Teva recalls Prednisolone after contamination fearsChemist+DruggistBy James Bloodworth Drug recall Teva has recalled all remaining Prednisolone EC 2.5mg and 5mg tablets in blister pack batches, after high levels of related substances were… You must b…
Blood donation: Mission 10000 comes a cropperIBNLive.comDHENKANAL: Mission 10000 has missed its target by almost half with only 5039 units of blood collected so far. And the December-end deadline leaves little time to complete the task. The district bl…
BBC NewsNorth Korea in mourning as country's 'Dear Leader' Kim Jong Il dies of heart …Scottish Daily RecordIn a "special broadcast" today from the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, state media said Kim died of a heart ailment on …
Tucson CitizenGet Phoenix Open pass with blood donationTucson Citizenby Lisa Kennell on Dec. 18, 2011, under Arizona Republic News United Blood Services and the Thunderbirds are teaming to bring in blood donations this holiday season. Anyone who donate…
'Cadaveric liver donation can save thousands of lives'Times of IndiaDr Soin was in the city on Saturday to attend a continuing medical education (CME) programme on 'liver transplantation and hepatobiliary surgery' jointly organised by I…
Novel Compound Improves Stem Cell TransplantsCalorieLab Calorie Counter NewsA phase I trial involving 12 patients undergoing reduced-intensity chemotherapy and a subsequent umbilical cord blood stem cell transplant found that a compound from zebrafish …
North Korean TV reports 'Dear Leader' died from heart failure, the Associated …The Tokyo ReporterTOKYO (TR) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Il apparently died from heart failure Dec. 17, two days before his death was officially announced, th…