University of Rochester NewsroomScientists Look to Immune System to Handle Follicular LymphomaUniversity of Rochester NewsroomIt builds on previous work by this team at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at the UR, in which they proved that the drug Rit…
High BMI and Kidney Transplant WaitlistingRenal and Urology NewsIf dialysis patients are labeled as morbidly obese based on BMI, they they may not be allowed to be actively waitlisted for kidney transplantation according to most, but not all, transplan…
donation awareness targets not reachedThe AustralianTHE nation's organ donor authority has dramatically revised down some of its key performance indicators and still failed to meet them as criticism mounts about Australia's organ donation perfo…
Nurse earns heart-failure-nurse designationThe ColoradoanMissy Jensen, nurse practitioner, with the CardioVascular Institute of North Colorado at North Colorado Medical Center and McKee Medical Center, has been named a certified heart failure nurse by …
Acton Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces Publication of AEROSPAN(R) (Flunisolide …MarketWatch (press release)Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are the preferred long-term therapy for patients with persistent asthma. However, concerns remain about potential …
NICE provisional OK for RoActemra in RAPharma TimesIn August 2010, NICE issued guidance TA198, which recommends RoActema as an option for people with RA if there has been an inadequate response to one or more tumour necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors and…
Laparoscopic versus open radical nephrectomy in T1-T2 renal carcinoma …UroTodaySince 1990 when it was firstly performed, radical laparoscopic nephrectomy has gained wide popularity because of its less morbidity and adequate oncologic outcome. The aim…
Doctor relives experience of first stem cell transplantThe Nation NewspaperNow, to prepare Mathew, the patient and Emmanuel, the donor for bone marrow transplantation, we first did what is called a donor search. So, in the case of Mathew Ndik, the seve…
'Hypertension causes heart failure'The NationOthers are medicines, such as birth control pills, genetics and a family history of hypertension, chronic kidney disease (CKD) and adrenal and thyroid problems or tumours. Oke urged: "It is most…
BBC NewsOrgan donor funeral expenses callBBC NewsIt said in a statement: "This interest will help to increase awareness of the need for people to sign up to the Organ Donor register and discuss their wishes with their friends and families. "C…