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No CV risk reduction with B vitamins posttransplant
TheHeart.Org To be eligible, they had to have a functioning renal allograft for at least six months and have tHcy levels of at least 11 µmol/L for women or 12 µmol/L for … |
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Affordable anti-rejection drug effective
United Press International … antithymocyte globulin, which costs about four times more for its multi-dose treatment than alemtuzumab, and is marketed under the name Thymoglobulin. … |
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Kidney Walk moves to Statehouse for event Sunday
Delaware News Girscht was on dialysis for two years before he received his first call of two from the transplant coordinator on Feb. 26, 2001. "When the first call came … |
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Heart transplant patient gets back to life
Daily News – Galveston County “It's probably the greatest gift,” Dr. Karen Kislingbury, a physician assistant and post heart transplant coordinator at the University of Texas Medical … |
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St. Francis recognized for organ donation efforts
Monroe News Star … Bremer accepted the award on behalf of his staff, some of whom spoke at the ceremony and urged families to have a conversation about organ donation. … |
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New organ donation campaign
Salisbury Journal NHS Blood and Transplant has launched a new campaign to increase awareness of and support for organ donation across the country with the … Donating the gift of life |
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Transplant Surgeon Honored
Washington Informer “And his efforts have led to a dramatic increase in organ donation in the minority community. “The increase of organ donation in the minority community went … |
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Breathe of Life: Double-lung transplant gives Shell Rock native hope
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier He was put on the transplant list in March 2008, which meant he could live no more than 55 miles from the UIHC in case an organ donor was found. … |
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Make a Change urges organ donation
Flemingsburg Gazette Maze is awaiting a double lung transplant. She and her mother will move closer to the hospital where the transplant will be performed. … |
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Jobless Jordanians exploited by organ traffickers
AFP Between five and 10 per cent of kidney transplants performed annually around the world are estimated to be the result of organ trafficking. |