Transgender community elated as mother, daughter accept offer of blood donationTimes of IndiaMADURAI: It is not easy for the transgender community to gain acceptance among others. Usually, people tend to keep off from transgender people, but a 24-year-…
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Living Better With Heart Failure by Changing What You Eat
Science Daily (press release) Sep. 24, 2013 — Diet can dramatically lower hypertension and improve heart function in patients with a common type of heart failure, according to research presented at today’s Heart Failure Society of America meeting in Orlando, Fla. |
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Combining Drugs Cures Some With Hepatitis C
Voice of America “Chronic hepatitis C infection is the leading reason why we have liver transplantation in the United States,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci from the National Institutes of Health. Fauci headed a study that focused on patients who lived in poor, urban areas … |
Software company Ushahidi uses open source skills to help during Kenya mall …opensource.comThis new Nairobi blood donation center map lets users quickly identify places to donate, see what blood types are in demand, and identify whether equipment or …
Immune marker prognostic after non-clear cell RCC surgeryNews-Medical.netThe current study included 281 patients (79 women), of whom 55.5% underwent radical and 44.5% partial nephrectomy. Prior to surgery, an increasing NLR was associated with a higher…
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Inflammatory marker may highlight aggressive RCC treatment need
News-Medical.net “The introduction of molecular-targeted agents following cytoreductive nephrectomy may result in the improved survival of patients with mRCC compared with cytokine therapy alone,” the researchers conclude. But they stress that it may be “necessary to … |
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Iannuzzi hopes donation of brain after death will aid concussion research
Yahoo! Canada Sports The B.C. Lions receiver hopes the commitment to donate his brain after death for medical research will lead to more knowledge about how football and other contact sports affect the vital organ — and help reduce concussions. “I’ve been living this life … |
ScientistPeculiar Brain Signals Found in ?Flat-Lined? PatientScientific AmericanThat includes most coma patients who have become unresponsive through some sort of traumatic event. For them, Amzica says, a flat line on the EEG probably represents true b…
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Chronic Kidney Disease on Rise Among US Seniors, Study Shows
U.S. News & World Report TUESDAY, Sept. 24 (HealthDay News) — The rate of chronic kidney disease in Americans aged 80 and older is increasing, a new study finds. Previous research showed that the rate of chronic kidney disease in the general U.S. population increased from … |
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Middletown blood donation center to close
Hamilton Journal News (subscription) Middletown’s Community Blood Center branch will close Dec. 20, meaning local residents who want to donate blood will have to seek out mobile blood drives or use the West Chester Twp. location. The Community Blood Center is closing the Middletown … |