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Organ donation is a matter of life or death
Morehead News April 26, 2013 — Morgan McCalvin, 26, from Ashland, said organ donation gave her a second chance at life. She was diagnosed with diabetes as a nine-year-old and now awaits her third pancreas transplant. “About four years ago I became insulin resistant … |
Autism hope in drug trial – ITV News
ITV NewsAutism hope in drug trialITV NewsA drug called Everolimus has been shown to shrink tumours in people with TSC and there is also anecdotal evidence that it improves their autism too. Trystan James, 26, from Cross Hands in Carmarthenshire has the…
Pacemaker pioneer now lives with device – CNN International
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Pacemaker pioneer now lives with device
CNN International Dr. Shumway really worked out the technique of heart transplantation (but) wasn’t able to perform it as soon as Dr. Barnard because of our restrictions here in this country on brain death. We did our first heart transplant, it was in ’67, and was … |
Pacemaker pioneer now lives with device – CNN
Pacemaker pioneer now lives with deviceCNNAnd I remember, we had the donor in one room and the recipient in the adjacent room. In those days, of course, we had restrictions as far as taking the heart from the donor, there had to be brain death before y…
Our View: Sign up to be an organ donor and save a life – Rockford Register Star
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Our View: Sign up to be an organ donor and save a life
Rockford Register Star Driver’s license facilities across the state use countertop photo displays to illustrate the local effect of organ donation. The displays feature an organ recipient, family member of a donor or other people affected by donation. April is Organ Donor … Plan ahead to save lives: Be an organ donorDavidsonNews.net (blog) Risks of living organ donation not ‘sinking in,’ researcher saysnwitimes.com Beth Piraino is the president of the National Kidney Foundation.New York Times vtdigger.org –AberdeenNews.com –The Doings La Grange all 41 news articles » |
TransMedicsĀ® Announces Interim Results From The International INSPIRE … – PharmiWeb.com (press release)
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TransMedicsĀ® Announces Interim Results From The International INSPIRE …
PharmiWeb.com (press release) April 25 2013 /PRNewswire/ –Ā Interim results from the International INSPIRE Trial presented today at the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) 33rd Annual Meeting in Montreal are indicating significant improvement in post … Post Approval Study Confirms Clinical Trial Results for HeartMate II® in …Marketwire (press release) Hearts From Donation After Circulatory Death (DCD) Could Potentially Increase …MarketWatch (press release) |
Vitamin D could cure liver fibrosis – Times of India
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Vitamin D could cure liver fibrosis
Times of India “Because there are currently no effective drugs for liver fibrosis, we believe our findings would open a new door for treatment,” said senior author Ronald M. Evans, a professor in Salk’s Gene Expression Laboratory and lead researcher in the Institute … |
Spot that hole, doctor – Times of India
Spot that hole, doctorTimes of IndiaCan lead to enlarged heart, abnormal heart rhythms, heart failure. Birth pangs 1 in 100 babies born with CHD 1.7 lakh new cases a year in India; 60% need medical intervention Warning signals: Bluish skin tinge, poor …
Roundworm infection fights obesity – Times of India
Times of IndiaRoundworm infection fights obesityTimes of IndiaMice that were already obese when infected lost roughly 13 per cent of their body weight within 10 days. Infection also drastically lowered fasting blood glucose, a risk factor for diabetes,…
Perceived barriers of heart failure nurses and cardiologists in using clinical … – 7thSpace Interactive (press release)
Perceived barriers of heart failure nurses and cardiologists in using clinical …7thSpace Interactive (press release)Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSSs) can support guideline adherence in heart failure (HF) patients. However, the use of CDSSs is…