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Elderly mothers donate kidneys to save ailing children
Daily News & Analysis Sixtynine-year-old Malabar Hill resident Lalita Menon didn’t think twice before donating one of her kidneys to her ailing son Sanjay, 49. Both the mother and son underwent a transplant surgery at Nanavati Hospital in Vile Parle last year. But donating … |
Alan's Sports Extravaganza to raise awareness of organ donation – Irish Examiner
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Alan’s Sports Extravaganza to raise awareness of organ donation
Irish Examiner By carrying an organ donor card, the Mayo man ended up saving the lives of five people – six of his organs were donated. After news of this selfless act, the Irish Kidney Association reported a … The daytime event will take place on campus in UL … |
Heart Failure: The Missing 800 Pound Gorilla In Diabetes Trials – Forbes
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Heart Failure: The Missing 800 Pound Gorilla In Diabetes Trials
Forbes Is heart failure the missing 800 pound gorilla in diabetes trials? That’s the argument proposed by a group of prominent cardiovascular and diabetes researchers. It was long believed that by virtue of their glucose-lowering properties diabetes drugs … HF Can No Longer Be Ignored in Diabetes, Say ExpertsMedscape |
Atlanta Braves' Kris Medlen illustrates most elusive baseball metric: pitchers … – Washington Post
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Atlanta Braves’ Kris Medlen illustrates most elusive baseball metric: pitchers …
Washington Post Besides Medlen, Brandon Beachy, who had ligament transplant surgery in 2012, has been shut down because of tightness and inflammation in the joint after many of his fastballs Monday were in the low 80s, and Mike Minor is expected to be out at least … Braves’ Medlen to have more testsThe Albany Herald Braves’ Medlen has damaged elbow ligament (again)Atlanta Journal Constitution |
Black market in human organs on Facebook – 3News NZ
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Black market in human organs on Facebook
3News NZ A journalist working for Scotland’s Sunday Post newspaper posed as the brother of a woman in desperate need of a kidney and placed an ad on Facebook searching for a donor. He received 11 responses in less than a week, with one man offering his kidney … Black Market For Organs Reportedly Alive And Well On FacebookHuffington Post People Are Selling Their Organs on FacebookMotherboard Facebook Used to Buy and Sell Organs on the Black MarketFranchise Herald domain-B all 30 news articles » |
UT System hires search firm to find chancellor – Odessa American
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UT System hires search firm to find chancellor
Odessa American He will remain in his position until a successor is selected and then plans to return to the UT Health Sciences Center–San Antonio to serve as director of pediatric transplant surgery. Before serving as chancellor, Cigarroa served for nine years as … |
1 in 10 adults gets chronic kidney disease, early tests can help: Doctors – Times of India
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1 in 10 adults gets chronic kidney disease, early tests can help: Doctors
Times of India PANAJI: The next time you drop in to visit your family physician for an annual check-up, don’t let him stop with just examining your heart beat, blood pressure and blood sugar. Insist on getting your kidney function tested as well, as the inexpensive … First 3 kidney transplants in Dubai by March-endgulfnews.com World Kidney Day comes to Gloucestershire HospitalsCotswold Journal Free health screenings for World Kidney DayCaymanian Compass |
Ilegal trade in human organs thrives – Republica
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Ilegal trade in human organs thrives
Republica The fact that many rich patients prefer transplantation outside Nepal despite the world-class renal service in the country and huge financial assistance offered by the government clearly hints at illegal trade in human organs. … “Despite all this, a … |
Chronic kidney disease hits one in 10 Indians – The Hindu
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Chronic kidney disease hits one in 10 Indians
The Hindu One in every 10 adults in India suffers from chronic kidney disease (CKD), and at any given point, nearly five lakh patients are in need of life-long dialysis or transplant, according to Sanjay K. Agarwal, Professor and Head of Nephrology, AIIMS. Dr … Chronic kidney disease affects an estimated one in ten adults, says PAHO/WHOMercoPress Chronic Kidney DiseaseGreaterKashmir.com PAHO Warns of Increase in Cases of Chronic Kidney DiseasePrensa Latina Peninsula On-line –Daily News & Analysis –Jamaica Gleaner all 65 news articles » |
Blocking microRNA miR-25 halts progression of heart failure, improves cardiac … – Medical Xpress
Medical XpressBlocking microRNA miR-25 halts progression of heart failure, improves cardiac …Medical XpressA team of cardiovascular researchers from Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham), the Cardiovascular Research Center at I…