Obama signs bill for HIV organ donationNewstrack IndiaWashington, Nov 22 (IANS) US President Barack Obama signed into law Thursday a bill that allows scientists to carry out research into organ donations from one person with HIV to another. In a statem…
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Transplant: How research is improving lives now
Globalnews.ca The transplant surgery may be the first big hurdle patients have to get through, but it’s certainly not the last. For all transplanted organs, the definitive way to check for rejection is with an invasive biopsy. This is a catheter procedure done under … |
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Judge Rules In Favor Of Organ Donation In Possible Shaken Baby Case
CBS Local This past weekend she was taken to Children’s Hospital with suspected shaken baby syndrome; although, no charges have been filed against anyone. The toddler was declared brain dead; and according to the Clearfield County District Attorney William … Toddler’s Death Sparks Investigation, ControversyWTAJ |
New law allows HIV-infected organ donationBaltimore Sun (blog)President Barack Obama signed into law Thursday legislation that would allow HIV-infected people to donate their organs to other HIV-infected people for research aimed at eventually making s…
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Biocon ups generic war with nod for Roche’s cancer drug clone
Economic Times However, following India’s decision to grant its first compulsory licence on liver cancer drug Sorafenib (Nexavar), Roche in March 2012 announced a cut of over 15% in the price of Herceptin per dose to 92,000. It also tied up with Indian drug maker … |
Ancestor of TB germ to fight lung cancerCalcutta TelegraphNew Delhi, Nov. 21: An Indian drug company has received government approval to launch a therapeutic product that tweaks the immune system and has been shown to prolong the lives of late-stage lu…
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Toddler’s Death Sparks Investigation, Controversy
WTAJ Court documents show the toddler, Sophia, had some symptoms, that could be associated with Shaken Baby Syndrome, before she died the morning of November 17th from what doctors call a “brain death” at Pittsburgh Children’s Hospital. When Sophia died … |
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Fundraiser to benefit Archdale man in need of stem cell transplant
High Point Enterprise After an intense regimen of chemotherapy, Steve has been declared cancer-free again, and he’s preparing for a stem cell transplant sometime next month at Duke University Medical Center, in hopes of preventing a recurrence of the lymphoma. |
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Living organ donor program needs change, says family 0
Alberta Daily Herald Tribune Though new legislation passed by the Alberta government earlier this month is making positive strides to increase organ and tissue donation with the creation of the province’s first registry, living donor programs continue to fall short, says one … |
YSR Congress leader dies of heart attackTimes of IndiaVIJAYAWADA: Former Krishna Zilla Parishad chairman and YSRCP leader Kukkala Nageswara Rao died after he suffered a massive heart attack at his guesthouse in Machilipatnam in the early hours of Thurs…