27Sep/13

VIDEO: 'Little miracle' from Plymouth survived heart failure at three weeks old – This is Plymouth


This is Plymouth

VIDEO: ‘Little miracle’ from Plymouth survived heart failure at three weeks old
This is Plymouth
A COUPLE have described the horror of nearly losing their three-week-old “little miracle” to heart failure. Charlotte and Simon Uff, from Plympton, were celebrating their first wedding anniversary last June when their son Christopher-James, who was

27Sep/13

YOU MUST SEE THIS! Doctors grow NEW NOSE on man's forehead – Malaysia Chronicle


Malaysia Chronicle

YOU MUST SEE THIS! Doctors grow NEW NOSE on man’s forehead
Malaysia Chronicle
Guo Zhihui, head of plastic surgery at Xiehe Hospital said that the hardest step has been completed, and he does not foresee and complications regarding the transplant surgery. The surgeons said that the new nose is in good shape and the transplant 
Chinese doctor builds new nose on man’s foreheadNew Straits Times
Surgeons grow new nose on patient to replace old oneVancouver Sun
Why Build a Nose on a Forehead?The Atlantic
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27Sep/13

Everolimus Slows Disease Progression in Advanced Kidney Cancer Patients – Science Daily (press release)

Everolimus Slows Disease Progression in Advanced Kidney Cancer Patients
Science Daily (press release)
Sep. 27, 2013 — The first Phase II study to investigate the use of the anti-cancer drug, everolimus, for the initial treatment of advanced papillary kidney cancer has shown that it is successful in slowing or preventing the spread of the disease

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27Sep/13

Organ donation brings families together – The Advocate

Organ donation brings families together
The Advocate
Nelson and her husband, Hans, met Friday with Marshall and his family at Ochsner Medical Center during an emotional event that highlighted the transformative effect that an organ donation can have not just on the recipient, but on the donor’s family as
One heart brings two families togetherFOX 8 News WVUE-TV
Heart transplant recipient Kaylon Marshall meets donor’s familyNOLA.com (blog)
Lafayette teen’s heart still beating strong months after his deathThe Daily Advertiser

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