23Dec/13

Brain Death Not so Simple: Family Wins Right to Keep Daughter Alive – Guardian Express


Guardian Express

Brain Death Not so Simple: Family Wins Right to Keep Daughter Alive
Guardian Express
Brain death is proving to be not so simple after a family have won the right to keep their daughter alive with a breathing tube. The Californian teen went into hospital for a routine procedure, but the surgery did not quite go to plan. During her
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23Dec/13

ACEI/ARB Rx Safe, Beneficial in Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease – Monthly Prescribing Reference

ACEI/ARB Rx Safe, Beneficial in Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease
Monthly Prescribing Reference
(HealthDay News) – For patients with stable hypertension and advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD), angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) or angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) use is associated with renal benefits, according to a study 

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23Dec/13

Teen left "brain dead" after tonsillectomy to stay on life support, judge rules – CBS News

Teen left “brain dead” after tonsillectomy to stay on life support, judge rules
CBS News
The Chief of Pediatric Neurology at Stanford Children’s Hospital, Dr. Paul Fisher, is a known expert on brain death and has performed many such examinations,” Children’s chief of pediatrics Dr. David Durand, said in an emailed statement. “We have the