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Fewer ‘brain dead’ patients means drop in organ donations, researchers say
Canada.com The 10-year study of nearly 2,788 brain injured adults in southern Alberta found the proportion who progressed to brain death has fallen dramatically, from eight per cent at the start of the study, in 2002, to four per cent in 2012, and a low of 2.2 … |
Lou Reed, Velvet Underground Singer and Rock Legend, Dies at 71 – Radio.com News
New YorkerLou Reed, Velvet Underground Singer and Rock Legend, Dies at 71Radio.com NewsUpdate: According to the New York Times, the cause of death was liver disease, so said Dr. Charles Miller of the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, where Reed underwent his l…
Putting canines to good use – GreaterKashmir.com
Putting canines to good useGreaterKashmir.comLiver transplantation is an established therapy for both acute and chronic liver failure. However, graft dysfunction remains a problem affecting up to one-third of the recipients, despite reports of good to …
Alberta to introduce new legislation on flood recovery, organ donation … – Sun News Network
Sun News NetworkAlberta to introduce new legislation on flood recovery, organ donation …Sun News NetworkEDMONTON — The provincial government will introduce legislation addressing flood recovery, organ donation and environmental protection this fall,…
Repeat Rituximab Courses Sustain Clinical Efficacy in Patients with RA – Monthly Prescribing Reference
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Repeat Rituximab Courses Sustain Clinical Efficacy in Patients with RA
Monthly Prescribing Reference SAN DIEGO, CA—A sustained improvement of clinical response was seen after each retreatment course with rituximab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), with respect to Treat to Target principles and EULAR/ACR recommendations, presented Catalin … |
Rocky River woman continues to thrive with Clinic's oldest transplanted kidney – Plain Dealer
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Rocky River woman continues to thrive with Clinic’s oldest transplanted kidney
Plain Dealer “I remember waiting a long time (for the transplant surgery) because they didn’t have the tissue matching like they do now. I remember the team coming in and asking me why I wanted this. I told them I was tired of feeling bad.” Her mother’s sacrifice … |
Brain Deaths Down, Ditto Organ Donations? – MedPage Today
MedPage TodayBrain Deaths Down, Ditto Organ Donations?MedPage TodayIn this group, which accounted for more than half of the 2,788 cases in the entire study, the average rate of brain death fell from 6.1% during the first third of the study period compa…
Yoga practice beneficial to patients with COPD – Science Daily (press release)
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Yoga practice beneficial to patients with COPD
Science Daily (press release) Oct. 28, 2013 — Patients with COPD who practice yoga can improve their lung function, according to a study by researchers at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Sleep Disorders. The study, presented at … Yoga May Be Good for COPDMedPage Today |
Brain death rates drop – Toronto Star
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Brain death rates drop
Toronto Star Donation after “brain death” accounts for about half of kidney transplants, three-quarters of liver transplants, 90 per cent of lung and pancreas transplants, and all heart and small bowel transplants. The study: Incidence of neurologic death among … |
Here's what to look in for a township property – Moneycontrol.com
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Here’s what to look in for a township property
Moneycontrol.com In most large Indian cities, real estate development has been reactive rather than proactive, meaning that infrastructure has not stayed abreast with actual real estate development. As a result, the citizens of our larger cities have become victims of … |