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Fighting the FDA’s Antiquated Policy on Blood Donation
Huffington Post On July 12, 2013, documentarian Ryan James Yezak championed the first National Gay Blood Drive in order to combat the outdated and antiquated Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidance document that has banned men who have sex with men … Gay Men Can’t Donate Blood, but Some Are Trying AnywayVICE Across the Nation, Protests Call for End to Gay Blood BanEDGEOnTheNet Gay blood drive demonstration held in Lincoln ParkWindy City Times |
Exercise, endurance sports increase arryhthmia and heart failure risk in … – Medical Xpress
Exercise, endurance sports increase arryhthmia and heart failure risk in …Medical XpressA Johns Hopkins study finds that healthy people who carry a genetic mutation for arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C) are at much hi…
Johns Hopkins Medicine – Newswise (press release)
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Newswise (press release) “The results of this study reveal for the first time that the amount and intensity of exercise among people who carry a mutation increase the likelihood of developing ventricular arrhythmias — a very serious heart rhythm disturbance, and heart failure … |
Liver transplant leads to healthy childhood for Cape boy – Island Reporter
Liver transplant leads to healthy childhood for Cape boyIsland ReporterBetsy Edwards, senior public affairs coordinator for the LifeLink Foundation, said after an individual suffers an irrecoverable brain injury and is declared brain dead or is rapidly…
Young techies battle infertility, sexual disorders – The Hindu
Young techies battle infertility, sexual disorders
The Hindu “A major reason for erectile dysfunction is lack of proper blood flow to the male organ. If the underlying reason is left untreated it can result in heart attacks or brain strokes,” Dr. Acharya warned. He also advised that couples should seek medical … |
Exercise, endurance sports increase arryhthmia and heart failure risk in … – EurekAlert (press release)
Exercise, endurance sports increase arryhthmia and heart failure risk in …EurekAlert (press release)A Johns Hopkins study finds that healthy people who carry a genetic mutation for arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C) ar…
Tylenol-induced liver failure presents own set of problems: study – Medical Xpress
Tylenol-induced liver failure presents own set of problems: studyMedical XpressFor the study, published online in the journal Liver Transplantation, the researchers analyzed data from more than 280 patients who were diagnosed with acute liver failure b…
Splitting donated livers shown to be safe, allowing doctors to save 2 lives … – ScienceBlog.com (blog)
Splitting donated livers shown to be safe, allowing doctors to save 2 lives …
ScienceBlog.com (blog) Split liver transplantation carries no increased risk of failure in either recipient, allowing surgeons to safely save two lives from a single donated organ (graft), according to new research from Boston Children’s Hospital published online in the … |
Targeting Malaria: Engineered Liver Tissue Could Help Scientists Test New … – Science Daily (press release)
Targeting Malaria: Engineered Liver Tissue Could Help Scientists Test New …Science Daily (press release)Obtaining enough P. vivax samples to test the system took several years, but the team eventually acquired samples, flown in from Thailand, India a…
Empty Decoys Divert Antibodies from Neutralizing Gene Therapy in Cell, Animal … – Science Daily (press release)
Empty Decoys Divert Antibodies from Neutralizing Gene Therapy in Cell, Animal …
Science Daily (press release) July 17, 2013 — Gene therapy researchers have produced a bioengineered decoy that fools the immune system and prevents it from mistakenly defeating the benefits delivered by a corrective gene. The decoy was effective in animal studies, and if the … |