Thanks to a successful lung transplant operation, Natalie Kerr, 31, from Bolton, was able to enjoy Christmas 2012 with her young children after fearing the year before she would never make it.
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Woman gets part of dentist’s drill lodged in her lung
Zee News London: In a horrifying incident, a woman in Sweden ended up with part of a dentist’s drill in her right lung after she swallowed it during surgery. The unnamed woman, said to be in her 60s, was having dental implants when the drill head came loose … |
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A cancer patient shows us how to be happy
Times of India A decade in hospital, 83 chemotherapy sessions, and bartering his left leg, lung and a chunk of his liver — all attacked by cancer — left him equipped to write a survival memoir that’s more about life, less about cancer. Being around the Eggheads … |
MedscapeLesser Degrees of Excess Weight Do Not Increase MortalityMedscapeThe analysis used body mass index (BMI) categories drawn up by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) as follows: underweight, BMI less than 18.5 kg/m 2; normal weigh…
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A chronology of those who died in 2012
680 News Inder Kumar Gujral, 92, a former Indian prime minister who gave a new impetus to improving his country’s relations with its neighbours during a term in office that lasted less than a year, near New Delhi after he was admitted to a hospital with a lung … |
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Sachin Tendulkar to play Ranji quarterfinal against Baroda
Times of India It would be Tendulkar’s second outing for his state this season after having played against Railways in the lung opener here at the Wankhede Stadium in November. The semi finals of the national championship are scheduled from January 16-20 and the … |
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FDA clears J&J drug for tough-to-treat TB
MarketWatch Fewer than 100 Americans have MDR-TB, according to J&J, but FDA approval is likely to strengthen the chances for approval in regions where the disease is more prevalent, including India, China and Eastern Europe. However, the drug’s potential side … FDA backs the first new drug for TB in 40 yearsPress Herald |
Randy Gideon stands by his Fort Worth, Texas home, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. Last year on December 26th, the prominent Fort Worth architect got a late Christmas present, a double lung transplant.
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J&J Tuberculosis Drug Gets Fast-Track Clearance
Wall Street Journal Fewer than 100 Americans have MDR-TB, according to J&J, but FDA approval is likely to strengthen the chances for approval in regions where the disease is more prevalent, including India, China and Eastern Europe. However, the drug’s potential risks … J&J Sirturo Wins FDA Approval to Treat Drug-Resistant TBBloomberg |
The Star-Ledger – NJ.comFDA approves Johnson & Johnson tuberculosis drugThe Star-Ledger – NJ.comJohnson & Johnson won U.S. regulatory approval for its tuberculosis tablet Sirturo, the first drug in 40 years that provides a new way to treat the …