Organ donation fits faithSt. Catharines StandardThe network works hard to dispel the myths and help people understand that in most religions, organ donation, both from living and deceased donors, is encouraged. "It's a big issue," Gavsie …
The Christian InstituteSir Richard Branson: Why my friend is dying for a change in organ donor lawMirror.co.ukFiona told me that, while 90% of the population support organ donation, just 29% are officially registered. As I stood chatting to her in the …
Cleric charges Nigerians on blood donationNigerian TribunePresident, Ahmadiya Moslem Jama'at, Oyo State wing, Mr Dauda Diko, has called on Nigerians to get more involved in blood donation, saying this was important in ensuring that people do not di…
FDA Advisory Committee Supports Proposed Clinical Trial Design to Evaluate …MarketWatch (press release)… (Azathioprine) Tablets, USP, 75/100 mg, ANUSOL-HC(R) 2.5% (Hydrocortisone Cream, USP), ANUSOL-HC(R) 25 mg Suppository (Hydrocortisone Acetate),…
The Diabetic Foot menace!Modern GhanaAmong the events leading to failure of a tissue, or 'Organ-transplant-rejection', is usually an infection. Dr. Washkansky had a diabetic foot, which was infected in addition, even at the time of the transpla…
Disease Stability Affects Transplant Outcomes In Myeloma Patients Unresponsive …The Myeloma BeaconThe 80 patients were diagnosed between 1999 and 2004, and all of them received multiple cycles of initial (“induction”) chemotherapy followed by at …
PGI does second liver transplant, 30-yr-old can now lead normal lifeIndian ExpressA 30-YEAR-OLD woman, Upasna (name changed), has got a new lease on life, thanks to PGI doctors who performed a successful liver transplant surgery. Suffering from cirrhos…
TechnoratiStudy Shows Risk of Heart Failure Reduced By Stem Cell TreatmentTechnoratiHeart failure affects nearly 6 million Americans, according to the Center for Disease Control. Promising results of a Phase II studies were presented Monday at an Ameri…
AHA: Pharmacists Help Improve Heart Failure CareMedPage TodayORLANDO — A pharmacist intervention program modestly improved prescribing of evidence-based medications for community-based heart failure patients but did not improve clinical outcomes, acco…
Heritage NewspapersOrgan donation sign-up drive at U-M's Big House gives patients 'a second …AnnArbor.comHer mother, who died in a car accident last year, was an organ donor whose skin and tissue donations helped seven people. “She was a ve…