Award for organ donor campaignIllawarra MercuryThe Discovering and Discussing Organ Donation Together project was announced the winner of the government category at the National Multicultural Marketing Awards at a gala event in Sydney on Thursday night…
Diana gets out of bed, walks around the hospital – Mid-Hudson News
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Diana gets out of bed, walks around the hospital
Mid-Hudson News NEW YORK – Orange County Executive Edward Diana continues to make progress in recovery from liver transplant surgery last Saturday at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York, his family reports. Diana has begun working with a physical therapist … |
TB: 'There is a clearly higher risk of mortality in children of 0-4 years' – The Hindu
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TB: ‘There is a clearly higher risk of mortality in children of 0-4 years’
The Hindu This is despite the fact that we know one third of the global population (and nearly 40 per cent of the Indian population) is estimated to be latently infected with TB. Since 5-20 per cent of these latently infected people develop … The global health … |
Asan leading medical 'hallyu' – Korea Times
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Asan leading medical ‘hallyu’
Korea Times “In some transplant surgery, we are on a par with Johns Hopkins or MD Anderson while the treatment expense is less than one-third of the top global hospitals,” said Prof. Kim who specializes in gynecological cancer. Around 10,000 foreign patients were … |
Verfiying grandma's pearls of wisdom – Times of India
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Verfiying grandma’s pearls of wisdom
Times of India Cod liver oil can help reduce pain in joints. According to researchers at Cardiff, 86 per cent of patients who took 2,000 mg of cod liver oil capsules every day had reduced levels of one of the enzymes that cause cartilage damage, compared to only 26 … |
'A little Poland in India' rejoices India, Poland historical bond – IANS
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‘A little Poland in India‘ rejoices India, Poland historical bond
IANS New Delhi, Nov 7 : “A Little Poland in India“, a heart-warming documentary about a historical bond between India and Poland, tries to convey that “there are no boundaries and no continents between human hearts“, says Anu Radha, executive producer and … |
Gum disease may lead to heart problems: Study – Times of India
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Gum disease may lead to heart problems: Study
Times of India According to a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, researchers from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health found an association between gum disease and progression of atherosclerosis, which is the hardening … Healthy Teeth, Gums Mandatory to Ward off Heart ProblemsIBTimes India |
Improving survival in heart failure – Telemanagement
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Improving survival in heart failure
Telemanagement Heart failure is the leading cause of hospitalization for those over 65. It causes breathlessness, fatigue and swelling of the legs – and often results from pre-existing heart problems. As the population ages, the incidence of heart failure is bound to … |
Bone marrow drive searches for donors – RU Daily Targum
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Bone marrow drive searches for donors
RU Daily Targum At the drive, after swabbing people’s mouths, they transfer the DNA to a cotton swab to put in a national registry, Burns said. From the registry they can match donors’ HLA typing, which is a protein found on most cells in the body, with those who need … |
UC researchers receive FDA grant to study generic tacrolimus in high-risk … – News-Medical.net
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UC researchers receive FDA grant to study generic tacrolimus in high-risk …
News-Medical.net Tacrolimus is a “cornerstone drug” in post-transplant immunosuppression, used after transplant to reduce the activity of the patient’s immune system and lower the risk of rejection. Generic versions were introduced in 2009. Currently Alloway estimates … $2.3M grant to University of Cincinnati could help organ transplant patientsCincinnati Business Courier |