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New markers for acute kidney injury reported
Medical Xpress Saeed A. Jortani, Ph.D., associate clinical professor in the University of Louisville’s Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, headed up one of three labs in the United States involved in determining two new markers for acute kidney injury (AKI). |
Jipmer doctors perform complex surgery on cancer patient – Times of India
Jipmer doctors perform complex surgery on cancer patientTimes of IndiaPuducherry: A team of doctors in the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research ( Jipmer) has successfully performed a complex keyhole liver surgery on a 59-…
Chronic kidney disease creates 'Island Of Widows' In Nicaragua – VOXXI
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Chronic kidney disease creates ‘Island Of Widows’ In Nicaragua
VOXXI This unfortunate name comes with a morbid backstory: 1-in-3 men, mostly sugar cane workers, suffer, and eventually die, from Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). What’s worse, the disease is absolutely curable yet nothing is being done to prevent these deaths. |
Organ donors asked to inform kin of pledges – Sun.Star
Organ donors asked to inform kin of pledgesSun.StarTHE Department of Health (DOH) and the Philippine Network for Organ Sharing (PhilNOS) asked close to 18,000 individuals who signed up to become organ donors to inform their families about the decision….
Teen stable after being shot by brother in Carter County – WNCT
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Teen stable after being shot by brother in Carter County
WNCT The Blountville boy underwent heart and lung transplant surgery late in 2013. Weston Keeton, 7, was diagnosed with Primary Pulmonary Hypertension.He’s been at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia since July 2011 where he spent two years on a waiting … |
Ears and noses from a test tube? Transplant science takes to lab to 'grow … – The Province
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Ears and noses from a test tube? Transplant science takes to lab to ‘grow …
The Province Experts believe it could be used in many other types of transplant surgery to reduce the risk of the body rejecting a replacement organ. Currently, when facial features of children with severe birth defects need to be rebuilt, surgeons have to take … |
Filipinos set organ donor record but fail to beat India – Inquirer.net
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Filipinos set organ donor record but fail to beat India
Inquirer.net MANILA, Philippines—A total of 17,856 Filipinos pledged to donate their organs to the Department of Health’s organ transplantation campaign during a one-day organ donor registration marathon that the DOH conducted last Friday. The one-day event was … Phl breaks India’s record on organ donation pledgesPhilippine Star Philippines ‘breaks’ India’s record in organ donor pledgesArab News Thousands in Philippines sign up to break organ donor recordSouth China Morning Post |
Oklahoma State football: How Browns quarterback Brandon Weeden's friendship … – NewsOK.com
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Oklahoma State football: How Browns quarterback Brandon Weeden’s friendship …
NewsOK.com Their doctors in Tulsa told Faith and Adam they had three options after Gavin was born in October of 2006: a three-stage surgery, a transplant surgery or hospice care at home. After researching, they decided on Option 1, but needed to go to the … |
Youth rival celebs in organ donation – Times of India
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Youth rival celebs in organ donation
Times of India Paul, a student of the Arts in Sacred Heart College, Kochi, says, “In our college, we conduct massive organ donation campaigns and have managed to enroll several organ donors at the event. Despite initial apprehensions, after the awareness sessions … |
Glitz of The Oscars: Hurray for the world's biggest showbiz bash – Daily Star
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Glitz of The Oscars: Hurray for the world’s biggest showbiz bash
Daily Star Other outrageous products include ARTAS Robotic Hair Transplant surgery and electrolyte pet therapy, complete with a year’s supply of pet supplements worth £955 ($1,591). A host of trips are also on offer such as a five-night stay in a luxury villa at … What’s in the 2014 Oscars goodie bag?Stylist Magazine |