Two Garrison marks week with blood donationGhana News AgencyTakoradi, Nov. 15, GNA – The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has begun its Annual Community Service Week with a number of community activities to promote better military-civilian relations. According…
Newsday (subscription)Low-income elderly at higher risk of heart failureBioScholar NewsSeniors with a low income are at higher risk of having heart failure irrespective of their education level, a new study has found. The study is the first to link low…
Mike London, wife plan to start a charitable foundation centered on bone …Washington Post (blog)The inspiration for the London's idea was twofold: In 2003, their oldest daughter, Ticynn, underwent a successful bone marrow transplant surgery (Mike…
BloombergVitamin D Deficiency Raises Heart-Failure RiskBloombergWomen who don't get enough vitamin D, found in sunshine, fish and fortified foods including milk and orange juice, have a higher chance of heart failure and stroke than those with suff…
Organ Donation Website Registry Names "Everybody Can Save a Life!" Video …GlobeNewsWire (press release)MatchingDonors.com asked participants to create a 30-second video that promotes, celebrates or teaches about being a living organ donor o…
Forecasted Sales of Biosimilar Monoclonal Antibodies for Oncology Indications …MarketWatch (press release)Biosimilar versions of rituximab (Biogen Idec/Roche/Chugai/Zenyaku Kogyo's Rituxan/MabThera) could be approved as early as 2013 in Europe. T…
DAWN.comStem cell therapy works in heart failure trialDAWN.comAP Photo ORLANDO, Fla: A stem cell therapy for treating patients experiencing moderate to severe heart failure showed real promise in preventing serious consequences or death, according to d…
BACOA Executive Director Recovers from Corneal Transplant SurgeryPatch.com“Sometimes you have to take small steps,” said Joyce Palmquist, Barrington Area Council on Aging's (BACOA) Executive Director, describing her recovery from her recent par…
Daijiworld.comAjman: GMC Hospital Conducts Blood Donation Camp in Assn with Ministry of HealthDaijiworld.comAjman, Nov 15: In continuation of the regular humanitarian services to the public, GMC Hospital, Ajman in association with the Ministry of Healt…
MedIndiaN-Acetylcysteine Does Not Improve Survival in Prednisolone-treated Severe …MedIndiaThe patients were divided into two groups: One group was given the steroid prednisolone and the second group received prednisolone plus N-acetylcysteine. Predn…