|
Umbilical cord blood transplants become standard
Insurance News Net (press release) More than 80 cancers and disorders, including leukemia, can be treated with a blood stem-cell transplant. The usual source of such stem cells is bone marrow from a donor. The National Marrow Donor Program , the country’s largest network of public blood … |
Indian election spoofs get voters laughingBBC NewsIn a spoof watched by over three million viewers since February, the former Delhi chief minister fights for honesty in Bollywood, complaining that a film called Ship of Theseus, an allegorical take on o…
|
Bangalore doctors’ bloodless coup in operation theatre
Times of India According to Dr Rajiv Lochan, senior liver transplant surgeon, there is no medical literature found in India about a previous case of liver transplant done without blood transfusion. “This may be the first of its kind in India. While most liver … |
|
Metairie’s Craig Denny nears a different finish line at the Crescent City Classic
The New Orleans Advocate Finally, in June 2013, he had a stem cell transplant, receiving his own harvested cells over a three-week hospital stay — during which he still managed to service his clients remotely. He also kept a blog (craig.handsfreehelp.com) about his … |
|
Family vow to find dad a cancer cure
Swindon Advertiser The cancer came back in July 2013 and he started intensive chemotherapy in August and stem cell transplant in December. He has tried everything you can imagine. “He was poorly and was just starting to improve when we found out two weeks ago that it … |
|
5k run planned to remember Brad Baddeley
Lincoln Journal Star Within hours, doctors told them there was no hope, and they started the organ donation process, his mom said. Today, a woman in her 50s has Brad’s heart, a 26-year-old man has one of his kidneys, a 55-year-old man has the other kidney and his liver and … |
Research and Markets: Global Bone Marrow Transplantation Therapeutic …Business Wire (press release)This report provides comprehensive information on the therapeutic development for Bone Marrow Transplantation, complete with comparative analysis at va…
Lax laws help kidney racket thrive in south AsiaTimes of IndiaIn India, kidneys can only be donated to a person with renal failure by his family members or relatives. The sale of kidney is strictly prohibited and it was to prevent illegal practices tha…
|
Downers Grove woman organizes motorcycle fundraiser for cancer victims
Suburban Life Publications She was struggling after a recent stem cell transplant and was too sick to make the ride the first year. “I was in wheelchair, I had to wear a mask,” she said, recalling the first ride, when the succession of bikes rode by her home. “I could hear this … |
|
Doctors to get cadaver organ transplant lessons
Times of India Chennai-based liver transplant surgeon Dr Mohamed Rela will also conduct the programme. … Doctors from institutions such as Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Science, Chandigarh’s PGI will participate in the programme. While Chennai and Mumbai … |