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Organ donations from deceased donors up 17% over past decade
CTV News TORONTO — There’s a spot of needed good news in the arena of organ transplant as donations from deceased donors rose by 17 per cent in the 10 years leading up to 2012, according to a new national report. The number of deceased donors surpassed the … Organ donations from deceased donors up 17 per cent in CanadaToronto Star Organ donations rise, but the need continues to outstrip supplyThe Globe and Mail Organ transplants in Canada see ‘moderate’ increaseCBC.ca Canada.com all 155 news articles » |
Good reception for Receptos – U-T San Diego
Good reception for ReceptosU-T San DiegoMoussatos says Receptos is likely to be an even bigger success for MS than daclizumab, sold as by Roche as Zenapax. An estimated 400,000 people in the United States and 2.5 million people worldwide have multiple …
Tough Bargain on Organs – The New Indian Express
The New Indian ExpressTough Bargain on OrgansThe New Indian ExpressBut the dismal figures of organ donation in Karnataka demonstrates the utter lack of awareness in the society. According to their records, in 2012, there were only 12 organ donors in th…
Depression can cause heart attacks – Times of India
Depression can cause heart attacksTimes of IndiaThe recommendations were made by a 12-member panel of experts including Robert M Carney and Kenneth E Freedland, both professors of psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine, to the American …
Patients With Rare Lung Disease Plead For Drug Funding – The Epoch Times
Patients With Rare Lung Disease Plead For Drug FundingThe Epoch TimesThis is the case for thousands of Canadians who suffer from a little-known disease called Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF), a rare and progressively fatal lung disease that scars t…
Beard Transplant Surgery Is Booming, Thanks To Sad Hairless Hipsters – MTV.com (blog)
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Beard Transplant Surgery Is Booming, Thanks To Sad Hairless Hipsters
MTV.com (blog) Beard Transplant Surgery Is Booming, Thanks To Sad Hairless Hipsters. Posted 02/25/2014 5:15:34 pm by Marty Beckerman in News. beard transplant. Many guys deal with male-pattern baldness by growing a goatee to compensate, but what if you’ve got the … Facial Hair Transplant Surgery Rising Because Of New Big Beard CrazeHip-Hop Wired Beard Transplants: How Much Do They Cost and How do They Work?International Business Times UK Beard-envy prompts surge in facial transplant surgeries among young peopleNew York’s PIX11 / WPIX-TV |
Partial nephrectomy may offer younger renal cancer patients survival advantage – News-Medical.net
Partial nephrectomy may offer younger renal cancer patients survival advantageNews-Medical.netPartial nephrectomy may offer younger patients with localized renal cancer a distinct survival advantage compared with the complete removal of the kidney, US …
KIR4.1 Antibodies in Blood May Precede MS by Years – Medscape
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KIR4.1 Antibodies in Blood May Precede MS by Years
Medscape Antibodies against the inward rectifying potassium channel (KIR4.1) protein may be present in blood of healthy patients destined to develop multiple sclerosis (MS), results of a small study suggest. “If our results can be replicated in larger … |
Wonder drug blasted my 70 tumours in two weeks – Metro
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Wonder drug blasted my 70 tumours in two weeks
Metro Despite a stem cell transplant, the cancer came back again and spread throughout his body, giving him only weeks to live. Dr Adam Gibb, clinical research fellow in lymphoma at The Christie, said: ‘This is probably the most impressive set of scans I’ve … ‘Cure’ for cancer? Patient with 70 tumours in remission after testing new …Daily Star Bolton man becomes first patient in Europe to try groundbreaking new cancer drugThe Bolton News Medical miracle: Cancer patient with 70 TUMOURS and given weeks to live now …Mirror.co.uk Daily Mail –Manchester Evening News all 7 news articles » |
The Newest Treatment Options for Congestive Heart Failure – Philadelphia Magazine (blog)
The Newest Treatment Options for Congestive Heart FailurePhiladelphia Magazine (blog)Dr. Rohinton J. Morris, Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Dr. Donald C. Haas, Medical Director of the Ventricular Assist Device Program at Abington Health, sat down …