Morbidity higher in obese liver transplant recipients with diabetesScience CodexResearchers from New Zealand report that morbidity following liver transplant is highest among obese patients with diabetes, but these risk factors do not influence post-tr…
Laws about life and deathThe EconomistA 2010 review of several countries by researchers at the University of Heidelberg found only 30 reported cases of brain death during pregnancy since 1982. Terminal illness is more common. A woman with advanced canc…
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Cycling’s longstanding, predictable and troubling relationship with depression
The Guardian When l’Equipe published the Index of Suspicion it was accompanied by an article on cortisone abuse by Dr Guillaume, who claimed that the use of corticosteroids was as widespread as it had been in the 1970s and 1980s, when it wrecked the knees of many … |
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STENTYS 2013 Annual Revenues Up 34% From 2012
MarketWatch About the APPOSITION IV Study APPOSITION IV is a prospective, randomized, two-arm, multi-center study designed to compare the apposition of the STENTYS Sirolimus eluting stent with Medtronic Resolute® in 150 patients suffering from ST-elevation … |
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New pill ‘melts away’ leukemia without chemotherapy
UPI.com (blog) … the most common form of the disease. The findings have been published in the New England Journal of Medicine, and show that idelalisib in combination with rituximab could prevent the leukemia from worsening, even in chemotherapy-resistant patients. A Pill ‘Melts Away’ Common Form of LeukemiaHealthNewsDigest.com |
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Nursing faculty member receives funding for heart failure study
Penn State News UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Lisa Kitko, assistant professor of nursing at Penn State, has received a Beginning Grant-in-Aid from the American Heart Association Great Rivers Affiliate for her research on “Transitioning to the Terminal Phase of Heart Failure … |
Times of IndiaHeart Attack music reviewTimes of IndiaEndukila Nannu Vedhisthunnavey, crooned by Kunal Ganjawala, is a typical heart break song. Overall, Puri Jagannadh teaming up with composer Anoop Rubens for the first time has given Tollywood some me…
gulfnews.comA life of giving hope, sharing and caringgulfnews.comManal became a doctor, Nidal a firefighter, Rahma Cinderella, and Ubayid an army officer. Sultan met Ricardo Oliveira, the striker of Al Jazira Club, Abdul Rahman met Hussain Al Jasmi, Mo…
John Theurer Cancer Center Announces Positive Results with New Targeted …Fort Mills TimesThe data presented in NEJM today reports on a single arm open label phase II study, with 125 patients with iNHL refractory to the two most common therapies used …
Biggleswade TodayBlood donation concernsBiggleswade TodayBlood donation concerns. News. Published on the 23 January 2014 14:09. Published 23/01/2014 14:09. Print this. A blood donor has expressed his concern after receiving an urgent request to donate….