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Wales organ donor changes campaign launched
South Wales Argus Mark Drakeford, health minister said: “I’d urge everyone to take a look at our new organ donation Wales website and see for themselves how organ donation can, and does, impact on people’s lives. He said: “With the launch of this website, we have … |
Cardiovascular Institute: Unfolded protein response contributes to sudden … – Science Codex
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Cardiovascular Institute: Unfolded protein response contributes to sudden …
Science Codex PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A researcher at the Cardiovascular Institute (CVI) at Rhode Island, The Miriam and Newport hospitals has found a link to human heart failure that if blocked, may reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death. The paper, written by Samuel C. |
Hepatitis a silent killer: Experts – Indileak
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Hepatitis a silent killer: Experts
Indileak The NLF is a voluntary, non-profit organisation promoting awareness and prevention of liver diseases in India. It offers help, information and support to those suffering from liver diseases and their families. “Inadequate education and awareness about … |
'Gays' push to end 30-year blood-donation ban – WND.com
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‘Gays’ push to end 30-year blood-donation ban
WND.com ‘Gays’ push to end 30-year blood-donation ban. ‘This policy is discriminatory and inadequate’. Published: 6 hours ago. (WASHINGTONTIMES) — A push by activists to ease the 30-year-old blanket ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men faces a … |
Mom says doctors denied her baby heart transplant over disability – wtvr.com
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Mom says doctors denied her baby heart transplant over disability
wtvr.com We want hearts to go to people who we think will benefit the most from them,” said Dr. David Taylor, immediate past president of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. These decisions are, to some extent, subjective, as doctors … |
Uniform Protocols, Standards for Determining Brain Death Needed – Science Daily (press release)
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Uniform Protocols, Standards for Determining Brain Death Needed
Science Daily (press release) Dec. 2, 2013 — Process variations related to brain death have far-reaching implications beyond delaying an official declaration of death, including added stress for the patient’s family, missed opportunities for organ donation and increased costs of … |
Association between First Nations ethnicity and progression to kidney failure … – CMAJ
Association between First Nations ethnicity and progression to kidney failure …CMAJBackground: Despite a low prevalence of chronic kidney disease (estimated glomerular filtration rate [GFR] < 60 mL/min per 1.73 m2), First Nations people have high …
Do Steroids Prevent Nephropathy in Henoch-Schönlein Purpura? – AAP Grand Rounds (registration)
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Do Steroids Prevent Nephropathy in Henoch-Schönlein Purpura?
AAP Grand Rounds (registration) Question: Among children with new-onset Henoch-Schönlein purpura, does a 2-week course of prednisolone compared to placebo decrease the presence of proteinuria at 1-year follow-up? Question type: Intervention. Study design: Randomized controlled. |
Cadila to launch new affordable lung cancer drug soon – Moneycontrol.com
Business StandardCadila to launch new affordable lung cancer drug soonMoneycontrol.comIndia has nearly 50,000 new cases of lung cancer every year and Cadila hopes the competitively priced Mycidac-C, which is available at almost one-tenth the cost of ex…
Posthumous award for life-saving organ donor – Clacton and Frinton Gazette
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Posthumous award for life-saving organ donor
Clacton and Frinton Gazette The new award, created by the Order of St John alongside NHS Blood and Transplant, has been presented to the families and loved ones of those who saved and improved people’s lives through organ donation. Katrina, who was a semi professional singer … |