BBC NewsAcetaminophen: Repeated Use of Slightly Too Much Can Be FatalMedscapeHowever, the effect of a staggered overdose pattern or delayed hospital presentation on mortality or need for emergency liver transplantation was previously unknown. Of 663 pa…
WFMY News 2Spotlight on organ donationBlue Mountains GazetteBlue Mountains Mayor Daniel Myles officially launched the book on Monday, November 21 with Leura resident Carol Ang speaking movingly about her own experience as an organ recipient and her fat…
Blood donation camp for thalassaemic children at KUPakistan Daily TimesKARACHI: A local non-government organisation, Omair Sana Foundation (OSF) has set up a blood donation camp at Dr Abdul Qadir Khan Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering …
Sirolimus reduced skin cancer incidence in renal transplant recipientsEndocrine TodayPHILADELPHIA — The use of sirolimus led to a statistically significant reduction in the number of skin cancers among kidney transplant patients, according to data pr…
Arab NewsStudy confirms sodium-related heart risksCNN(Health.com) — People with heart disease may increase their risk of heart attack, stroke, heart failure, and dying from heart-related causes even more if they consume a diet high in sodium, accordin…
Sirolimus granted orphan drug statusModernMedicineEmeryville, CA—The FDA has granted orphan drug designation to sirolimus (DE-109, Santen) for the treatment of chronic/refractory anterior non-infectious uveitis, non-infectious intermediate uveitis, n…
Valve Surgery Helps Outlook for Infected Failing HeartsMedPage TodayValve replacement improves outcomes for infective endocarditis complicated by heart failure, a prospective observational study determined. Valvular surgery in this population cut inhos…
Selective Screening Before Immunosuppressive Therapy Improves Response Rates …The MDS BeaconMost patients in the study received treatment with cyclosporine (Sandimmune); six patients received treatment first with anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG), follow…
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Organ transplants may start by 2012Khaleej TimesWe are just waiting for the symposium next month to start initiating donation from deceased by 2012,” said Dr Ali Abdulkareem Al Obaidli, Chair of the National Organ Transplant Committee and Consultant …