Gulf TodayNationwide blood donation drive kicks offGulf TodayQadhi Saeed Al Murooshid, director general of the DHA, said the campaign will create awareness on the benefits of blood donation and its importance in saving lives of patients. “The humanit…
'Mini' Stem Cell Transplant May Help Seniors With Blood CancerU.S. News & World ReportTUESDAY, Nov. 1 (HealthDay News) — Age in itself should not be a factor in deciding whether blood cancer patients are candidates for stem cell transplantatio…
Nature's Bioceuticals Tears Into the Multi-Billion Dollar Chronic Kidney …PR Newswire (press release)Chronic kidney disease is a growing health problem in the United States. A report by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) determined that 16.8% …
gulfnews.comLifestyle diseases can add to expats' burdengulfnews.comIf the identification papers like driving licence have a provision to mark the willingness of the holder to donate his or her organs, the hospitals can do it immediately in the eve…
Ivanhoe Broadcast NewsPredicting Heart Failure with a Blood TestIvanhoe Broadcast NewsWASHINGTON DC (Ivanhoe Newswire) –More than five million Americans have heart failure – it's when the heart can't pump enough blood to the body. Many pati…
A Heart for Jordan Merecka: Texas Children's Hospital's First Total Artificial …PR Newswire (press release)After a 12-hour heart transplant surgery at Texas Children's Hospital, Merecka and his family are celebrating his amazing gift of a…
Philadelphia Magazine (blog)Philly's First Hand Transplant Surgery Performed at Penn (Video)Philadelphia Magazine (blog)A team of 30 doctors and nurses performed the region's first hand transplant surgery in September, the University of Pennsyl…
Zee NewsLegs – vital clues in heart failureBioScholar NewsHeart failure causes breathlessness and fatigue that severely limits normal daily activities such as walking. A University of Leeds research team has, for the first time, shown that leg muscle d…
New hands, new hope for woman who lost her limbsRichmond Times DispatchIt's just another of the side effects — such as the risk of transplant rejection for which she must take medication for the rest of her life — that go with the territory of …
Duke Study Examines the Role of Vitamin D in Treating AsthmaHealthCanal.comInhaled corticosteroids are currently the most effective treatment for targeting persistent asthma in children and adults. However, despite the success of this therapy, many pat…