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That’s News: Enhancing Transplantation Outcomes
MD News (press release) New research from Johns Hopkins University has found that lung donor recipients who receive lungs slightly larger than a perfect match have an increased chance of survival after lung transplant surgery. Before a lung transplant, the predicted total … |
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Rituximab offered little therapeutic benefit in Graves’ ophthalmopathy
Healio SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — In a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled trial, rituximab did not effect significant clinical improvement in Graves’ ophthalmopathy and had a 50% success/failure rate in patients with the disease. “In patients with … |
Toronto StarAntibody Treatment Found to Halt Deadly Ebola Virus in PrimatesScientific AmericanBut in a new study, Canadian researchers found that a combination treatment of antibodies and virus-fighting proteins prevented death from Ebola-Zaire in some…
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Moderate to Severe Psoriasis Linked to Chronic Kidney Disease
Science Daily (press release) … to Chronic Kidney Disease. Oct. 15, 2013 — Moderate to severe psoriasis is associated with an increased risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) independent of traditional risk factors, such as diabetes and heart disease, finds a study published on … Psoriasis Linked to Increased Risk of Chronic Kidney DiseaseMonthly Prescribing Reference Psoriasis tied to chronic kidney diseaseInsidermedicine Link between psoriasis and kidney problemsHealth24.com Medscape –HealthCanal.com –MedPage Today all 7 news articles » |
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A first for Safdarjung: kidney transplant by team of six docs
Hindustan Times “The hospital has reached a milestone with this transplant surgery that was envisaged some years ago. Though we had registered for the transplant programme long ago, due to unavoidable reasons it got delayed,” said Dr BD Athani, medical superintendent, … Safdarjung offers kidney transplant practically freeTimes of India |
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Kumar Pallana Dies In Calif At 94
Huffington Post (AP) — Kumar Pallana, an Indian character actor with small parts in movies such as “The Terminal” and “The Royal Tennenbaums,” died suddenly Oct. 10 at the home he shared with his son in Oakland. He was 94. “He lived life to the fullest,” said his … |
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Stem Cell Transplant Repairs Damaged Gut of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Science Daily (press release) Stem Cell Transplant Repairs Damaged Gut of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Oct. 17, 2013 — A source of gut stem cells that can repair a type of inflammatory bowel disease when transplanted into mice has been identified by researchers at the Wellcome … Molecule Increases Growth of Stem Cells, Research SuggestsHarvard Crimson |
Ghrelin, a Stress-Induced Hormone, Primes the Brain for PTSDScience Daily (press release)Ghrelin stimulates the secretion of growth hormone from the brain; the effects of growth hormone from the pituitary gland in organs such as the liver and bones hav…
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Rituximab No Help in Graves’ Eye Disease
MedPage Today Ronald Koenig, MD, PhD, of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, who was not involved in the study, said that although the result is “disappointing, it is a very important finding since there is so much need for an effective therapy, and rituximab … Rituximab offered little therapeutic benefit in Graves’ ophthalmopathyHealio |
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Business Standard The era of “I want it now” and the incessant focus on quarterly results (QSQT, to quote Shobhaa De quoting Arundhati Bhattacharya, the new CMD of State Bank of India, or SBI) had not only brought Lehman down but, far worse, seemed close to bringing … |