US regulator rejects Novartis heart failure drugReutersAbout five million people in the United States are living with chronic heart failure, a progressive weakening of the heart, according to Novartis. About one million are hospitalized with episodes o…
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Sugar is the culprit behind heart diseases
Times of India Researchers have uncovered evidence that sugar has a direct effect on risk factors for heart disease, and is likely to impact on blood pressure, independent of weight gain. Research Fellow with Otago’s Department of Human Nutrition Dr Lisa Te Morenga, … Sugar may be the culprit behind heart diseasesBusiness Standard |
FDA issues Complete Response Letter for RLX030 for acute heart failureFierceBiotechBasel, May 16, 2014 – Novartis announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Complete Response Letter (CRL) regarding the Biologics License…
Liver transplant bonds two Staten Islanders for lifeSILive.comPannoh, 28, donated part of his liver to Gray, 33, on March 18, saving his life after a four-year battle with Hepatitis B. The liver transplant surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan l…
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Poughkeepsie Journal Cappella Festiva is directed by Christine Howlett with James M. Fitzwilliam, organ. $15 for general admission; …. $5, donation. 845-462-4200. Fairy Tale Theatre’s “Sing a Song of Sixpence” — The Beacon, 445 Main St, Beacon. 1 and 3 p.m. May 17, This … |
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Scientists reveal how and why immune system’s B cells respond only to true …
News-Medical.net The immune system’s B cells protect us from disease by producing antibodies, or “smart bullets,” that specifically target invaders such as pathogens and viruses while leaving harmless molecules alone. But how do B cells determine whether a threat is … |
Grantham JournalHeart attack killed Grantham man, aged 26, but family comforted by organ donationGrantham JournalFriends and family of Luke have taken to Facebook and Twitter to further raise awareness of organ donation. Sharran said she is thankful th…
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Heart failure: “There is still a huge problem, and a lot to do”
The Voice of Russia Awareness of heart disease and heart failure among the general public and healthcare professionals is alarmingly poor, according to the Heart Failure Association (HFA) and the European Society of Cardiology. VoR’s Simon Parker spoke to Professor Stefan … |
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Kidney Racket: OSCW Team Visits Victim’s Kin
The New Indian Express It has been alleged that Padmini, wife of a rickshaw puller Bhabagrahi Nayak, had donated her kidney to a CISF officer Ajay Swain after being promised `3 lakh. However, the family has been paid only `50,000 till date. Padmini’s brother-in-law had … |
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Kyoto surgeons successfully transplant right lung of husband to wife
The Japan Daily Press A transplant surgery in the Kyoto University Hospital was successful in transplanting a man’s right lung into his wife’s left lung. This is the first time such living donor transplant was completed and the first for a lung from a different side to be … |