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7 Ways to Be Dead
Medscape First, there is the potential for organ donation: Because brain death is considered legal death, surgeons can harvest organs and save other lives. The criteria also affect resuscitation: When a patient’s heart has stopped, how long do you keep … |
Brain Death: You're Legally Dead Despite Your Beating Heart – Medscape
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Brain Death: You’re Legally Dead Despite Your Beating Heart
Medscape Eban Alexander, MD, a neurosurgeon, recently described a visit to heaven in his book Proof of Heaven. Dr. Alexander reports that he suffered from a severe case of bacterial meningitis and was in a coma. He wrote, “During my coma my brain wasn’t working … |
Persistence of bactericidal antibodies following early infant vaccination with … – CMAJ
Telegraph.co.ukPersistence of bactericidal antibodies following early infant vaccination with …CMAJBackground: The multicomponent serogroup B men in gococcal (4CMenB) vaccine was recently licensed for use in Europe. There are currently no data on the…
Shabbir Ali suffers heart attack, in critical condition – Times of India
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Shabbir Ali suffers heart attack, in critical condition
Times of India KOLKATA: Former Indian football captain Shabbir Ali suffered a massive heart attack and he has been kept under “artificial machine support” at a local hospital in critical condition on Monday. Ali, who played for India for over 50 matches between 1974 … Indian football legend Shabbir Ali in critical condition after suffering a …Goal.com India |
How To Manage End Of Life Care In Heart Failure – PR Newswire (press release)
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How To Manage End Of Life Care In Heart Failure
PR Newswire (press release) ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — The Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) 17th Annual Scientific Meeting will feature a How-To Session entitled “Managing End-of-Life Care in Heart Failure,” a one hour interactive conference focused on … HFSA’s Annual Scientific Meeting focuses on ways to prevent heart failureNews-Medical.net Heart Failure Society Of America Annual Meeting To Feature Late Breaking NewsMarketWatch (press release) The Prevention of Heart FailureSYS-CON Media (press release) |
Why Brain Death Should Be a Legal Fiction – Medscape
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Why Brain Death Should Be a Legal Fiction
Medscape In 1968, a committee of Harvard physicians published a report that transformed how death is determined, proposing a definition of “irreversible coma” as a criterion for brain death. By describing the characteristics of a “permanently nonfunctioning … |
BioLineRx Ltd.'s BL-8040 Receives Orphan Drug Designation for Treatment of … – Lifescience-online
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BioLineRx Ltd.’s BL-8040 Receives Orphan Drug Designation for Treatment of …
Lifescience-online Pre-clinical studies show that BL-8040 is efficient, both alone and in combination with the anti-cancer drug Rituximab, in reducing bone marrow metastasis of lymphoma cells and stimulating lymphoma cell death. BL-8040 was licensed by BioLineRx from … |
Spirit of Dakota introduces 2013 nominees – Plainsman
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Spirit of Dakota introduces 2013 nominees
Plainsman Arlis Doeden is director for the Groton Community Transit Program, choir director and church organist at Emmanuel Church, music and piano teacher, and directed the Christmas cantata for years. … Purintun’s dedication inspired and encouraged many to … |
Epilepsy Has Immune Origin in Some Patients – MedPage Today
MedPage TodayEpilepsy Has Immune Origin in Some PatientsMedPage TodayEleven of the IgG-positive patients were offered immunotherapies based on intravenous methylprednisolone plus other treatments — donor immunoglobulins, rituximab (Rituxan), or plasma…
The Impact Of Healthcare Reform – The Providence Journal
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The Impact Of Healthcare Reform
The Providence Journal 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — The Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) 17(th) Annual Scientific Meeting will feature a How-To Session entitled “Managing End-of-Life Care in Heart Failure,” a one hour interactive conference focused on this specific group … |