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Partially blind harpist, 21, ‘excited’ by debut single
BBC News ‘Completely unique’. The 21-year-old has undergone corneal eye transplant surgery and refractive surgery in recent years but so far both have been unsuccessful. “The surgery has set me back a bit with my studies but it doesn’t affect the way I play my … |
Stem cell therapy may help severe congestive heart failure – EurekAlert (press release)
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Stem cell therapy may help severe congestive heart failure
EurekAlert (press release) Augusta, Ga. – Researchers want to know whether patients with debilitating heart failure can benefit by having their own stem cells injected into their ailing heart muscle. The severe condition is ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy, a currently incurable … |
Small victories over cancer – Business Standard
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Small victories over cancer
Business Standard The two researches, coming within a span of less than a month, are being watched closely by oncologists in India where cancer has become one of the ten topmost causes of death. The World Cancer … Many of these are for lymphoma, lung and liver cancer.”. |
David Harewood on organ donation: I've signed up – and here's why you should … – Mirror.co.uk
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David Harewood on organ donation: I’ve signed up – and here’s why you should …
Mirror.co.uk It’s partly because there are not enough people from BAME communities agreeing to donate their organs. So tell your family you want to be an organ donor and make sure that if the time comes, they are in no doubt as to your decision. I’ve signed up to … |
Mediterranean Diet May Mitigate Heart Failure Risk Factors – Olive Oil Times
Mediterranean Diet May Mitigate Heart Failure Risk FactorsOlive Oil TimesNew results from the PREDIMED study, the ongoing intervention study carried out by Spanish researchers, has found evidence that a Mediterranean diet may improve certain measuremen…
Patient with advanced bladder cancer shows complete response to everolimus … – News-Medical.net
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Patient with advanced bladder cancer shows complete response to everolimus …
News-Medical.net A patient with advanced bladder cancer experienced a complete response for 14 months to the drug combination everolimus and pazopanib in a phase I trial, and genomic profiling of his tumor revealed two alterations that may have caused this exceptional … Exceptional Responder Provides Treatment Clues in Bladder CancerOncLive Genomic Testing Links “Exceptional” Drug Response to Rare Mutations in …Newswise (press release) Genomic test ‘exceptional’ drug response for bladder cancerHealth and Beauty News (blog) |
UT Hires Search Firm, Seeks Suggestions for Chancellor – Texas Tribune
UT Hires Search Firm, Seeks Suggestions for ChancellorTexas TribuneCigarroa, who is stepping down from the post after five years, plans to take over as the head of pediatric transplant surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Ant…
Lasting memories on basketball championships Saturday – azcentral.com (blog)
Lasting memories on basketball championships Saturdayazcentral.com (blog)She has fought cystic fibrosis her life, played on a state championship team at Chandler High, and had lung transplant surgery a few years ago to stay alive. Now she is in another…
Consider anonymous organ donation – Hamilton Spectator
Consider anonymous organ donationHamilton SpectatorConsider anonymous organ donation. Hamilton Spectator. Raising the bar on neighbourliness (Mar. 11). I was happy to see the gift of a kidney from Debbie Katrynuk to her neighbour highlighted on the fro…
World Kidney Day 2014: After a 15 year wait, man gets donor kidney – India.Com Health
India.Com HealthWorld Kidney Day 2014: After a 15 year wait, man gets donor kidneyIndia.Com HealthDespite awareness, the wait for kidney donors is the longest among all organs that are donated. According to ZCCK, 910 persons undergoing dialysis current…