10Jan/14

Scientist finds way to treat deadly malaria – MorungExpress


Drug Discovery & Development

Scientist finds way to treat deadly malaria
MorungExpress
New York, January 10 (IANS): A common but dangerous strain of malaria that hides in the liver, re-emerging years later to trigger new infections and is harder to prevent, diagnose and treat, can soon be treated. According to Niraj Tolia, assistant
Discovery May Aid Vaccine Design for Common Form of MalariaInfection Control Today

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10Jan/14

Mood Stabilizing Drug May Help Treat Acute Kidney Injury – RedOrbit


Counsel & Heal

Mood Stabilizing Drug May Help Treat Acute Kidney Injury
RedOrbit
A mood stabilizer used to treat bipolar affective disorders may also help treat acute kidney injury, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). The findings are significant because
Lithium May Help Treat Acute Kidney InjuryCounsel & Heal

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10Jan/14

Why Hospitals And Families Still Struggle To Define Death – NPR (blog)


NPR (blog)

Why Hospitals And Families Still Struggle To Define Death
NPR (blog)
“Many people confuse brain death with coma, vegetative state or other disorders of consciousness,” says Dr. James Bernat, a neurologist who directs the clinical ethics program at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and serves on the World Health 
Texas Family Will Sue Hospital For Keeping Pregnant, Brain-Dead Woman On ThinkProgress
Ethicists criticize treatment of brain-dead patientsNational Catholic Reporter
Jahi McMath: Expert criticizes keeping girl on ventilatorLos Angeles Times

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10Jan/14

Prez rues poor rate of organ donation in India – Business Standard


Economic Times

Prez rues poor rate of organ donation in India
Business Standard
Observing that the number of people offering to make posthumous donations of organs in India was much less than that in other countries, President Pranab Mukherjee today stressed on the need to encourage such donations and dispel myths and 
‘Need to dispel myths about donation of bodies’IANS

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