Putting canines to good useGreaterKashmir.comLiver transplantation is an established therapy for both acute and chronic liver failure. However, graft dysfunction remains a problem affecting up to one-third of the recipients, despite reports of good to …
Sun News NetworkAlberta to introduce new legislation on flood recovery, organ donation …Sun News NetworkEDMONTON — The provincial government will introduce legislation addressing flood recovery, organ donation and environmental protection this fall,…
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Repeat Rituximab Courses Sustain Clinical Efficacy in Patients with RA
Monthly Prescribing Reference SAN DIEGO, CA—A sustained improvement of clinical response was seen after each retreatment course with rituximab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), with respect to Treat to Target principles and EULAR/ACR recommendations, presented Catalin … |
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Rocky River woman continues to thrive with Clinic’s oldest transplanted kidney
Plain Dealer “I remember waiting a long time (for the transplant surgery) because they didn’t have the tissue matching like they do now. I remember the team coming in and asking me why I wanted this. I told them I was tired of feeling bad.” Her mother’s sacrifice … |
MedPage TodayBrain Deaths Down, Ditto Organ Donations?MedPage TodayIn this group, which accounted for more than half of the 2,788 cases in the entire study, the average rate of brain death fell from 6.1% during the first third of the study period compa…
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Yoga practice beneficial to patients with COPD
Science Daily (press release) Oct. 28, 2013 — Patients with COPD who practice yoga can improve their lung function, according to a study by researchers at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Sleep Disorders. The study, presented at … Yoga May Be Good for COPDMedPage Today |
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Brain death rates drop
Toronto Star Donation after “brain death” accounts for about half of kidney transplants, three-quarters of liver transplants, 90 per cent of lung and pancreas transplants, and all heart and small bowel transplants. The study: Incidence of neurologic death among … |
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Here’s what to look in for a township property
Moneycontrol.com In most large Indian cities, real estate development has been reactive rather than proactive, meaning that infrastructure has not stayed abreast with actual real estate development. As a result, the citizens of our larger cities have become victims of … |
Biogen Idec Inc (BIIB): Biogen Idec Management Discusses Q3 2013 Results …Seeking AlphaAlso in mid-2014, we look forward to seeing Phase III data for daclizumab in relapsing-remitting MS. Data from the daclizumab Phase IIb registrational study point …
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Fewer ‘brain dead’ patients means drop in organ donations
The Province With brain death, the patient is declared brain dead and families are approached about the possibility of organ retrieval. With cardiac death, “the decision for the patient to be a potential organ donor happens before the patient is actually dead … |