New way to predict prognosis in heart failure patientsSpire HealthcareA new way to predict which heart failure patients are likely to worsen and which have a better prognosis has been discovered by researchers at the John Hopkins University. The study …
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Cricket in 2013 – Play back – Part One
Sportskeeda (blog) … Lankan wicket keeper Guy de Alwis, Indian cricketer Rusi Surti, former test umpire Hanumantha Rao and Desh Prem Azad, Kapil Dev’s coach passed away. International cricket umpire Des Raj dies of cardiac arrest. As per his wish his organs were donated. |
Times of India |
Don’t wait for a heart attack!
Times of India Don’t wait for a heart attack, says Dr Lekha Pathak, cardiologist. One in 10 Indians suffer from hypertension. And most aren’t aware of it. For people above 40, I suggest a twice-a-year check up. This should include Electrocardiography (ECG), cardiac … |
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JS?FBLA promotes awareness of organ donation
Lock Haven Express The Jersey Shore Chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America held a school assembly recently to promote organ donation awareness. Chapter members are seen with … Eight lives can be saved by one organ donor. – While alive, an individual can … St. Elizabeth Medical Center recognized for organ donation outreachHerkimer Evening Telegram Linthorpe man signed organ donor register to help others… but now he’s the …Gazette Live 800 on waiting list to get organ transplantexpressandstar.com Haverhill Echo –TheChronicleHerald.ca all 11 news articles » |
Veloxis Pharmaceuticals submits NDA to US FDA to market Envarsus for kidney …pharmabiz.comIn the two pivotal trials, Envarsus given once-daily met the primary endpoint of demonstrating comparable efficacy and safety compared to twice-daily tacrolimus…
Court order to keep brain-dead girl on ventilator is extendedLos Angeles TimesThere is broad medical and legal consensus that whole brain death constitutes one of two legal definitions of death. A Harvard Medical School panel first put forth the standa…
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Gay marriage, Gettysburg anniversary marked 2013 in Pa.
The Mercury PHILADELPHIA — A Gettysburg anniversary, a fight over gay marriage and a young girl who challenged national organ transplant rules were among the major headlines in Pennsylvania this year, each with a different outcome: One was re-enacted, one rages … |
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Many notable people passed in 2013
Pittsburgh Post Gazette … founding director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute; and George Magovern (Nov. 77, 1923-Nov. 4, 2013), a pioneer of open heart and transplant surgery. Stan Musial. A Donora native nicknamed “Stan the Man,” Stan Musial (Nov. 20, 1920-Jan. |
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Final goodbye: Roll call of some who died in 2013
Clarksville Leaf Chronicle India’s legendary actor who played some of Bollywood’s most memorable villains in a career that spanned six decades. July 12. Pneumonia. Amar Bose, 83. … Lung cancer. Bert Lance, 82. Georgia banker who served as President Jimmy Carter’s first budget … |
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Achievement and Anticipation
The New Indian Express For the first time, the state government formed a network named ‘Deceased Donor Organ Transplantation Programme Kerala’, to monitor cadaver organ retrieval in the state. With this, organ … India first played against England in January and won by 127 … |