Philly.comResearchers report preventing seizures in rare form of epilepsy – Philly.comPhilly.comWhen researchers removed STRADA from cells in a petri dish, they grew out of control. When they did the same in fetal mouse brains, the mice developed malfo…
Lifetime risk of heart failure is one in five – Toronto NewsFIX
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Lifetime risk of heart failure is one in five
Toronto NewsFIX A person aged 40 or over has a lifetime risk of heart failure of one in five, which is doubled if they have high blood pressure. Heart failure is an increasing problem, as the population ages. It’s caused by increasing pressure within the heart which … |
French biotech Hemarina opens Boston office – Boston Business Journal (blog)
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French biotech Hemarina opens Boston office
Boston Business Journal (blog) The company is developing a new product called HEMO2Life®, an organ preservation solution additive designed to enhance and improve organ quality and preservation for transplantation. Hemarina was attracted to the Boston and Cambridge area because … |
Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital raises awareness for organ donation – CTV News
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Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital raises awareness for organ donation
CTV News Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital is raising awareness about the importance of registering to be an organ donor. Windsor has one of the lowest rates of organ and tissue donation in Ontario. At 18 per cent, Windsor ranks 159th out of 179 Ontario communities, … Kidneys from felons? Prisoner organ donation spurs debateDeseret News Video aims to change Windsor’s basement ranking in organ donationWindsor Star (blog) Windsor Has Low Organ Donation rateTopNews United States phillyBurbs.com –BlackburnNews.com –Carrickfergus Times all 17 news articles » |
Young woman died from severe heart failure – The Bolton News
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Young woman died from severe heart failure
The Bolton News A YOUNG woman – found collapsed in a tanning salon – died from severe heart failure, an inquest heard. Experts said 26-year-old Jenna Vickers was “severely overweight” when she collapsed in a tanning cubicle in the Tantastic salon in Bury Road, … Young woman found collapsed in sunbed shop died of heart failure, not banned …Manchester Evening News Bride-to-be ‘obsessed’ with the colour of her skin died after injecting banned …Daily Mail Weight not tanning addiction killed bride-to-be – NinemsnNinemsn Daily Star all 8 news articles » |
Costs to treat heart failure expected to more than double by 2030 – Science Daily – Science Daily (press release)
Times of IndiaCosts to treat heart failure expected to more than double by 2030 – Science DailyScience Daily (press release)The rising incidence is fueled by the aging population and an increase in the number of people with conditions like ischemic hea…
Aging US to drive up heart-related health costs: study – Chicago Tribune
Aging US to drive up heart-related health costs: studyChicago TribuneWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The costs linked to heart failure in the United States are expected to more than double within the next two decades as the population ages and treatments help p…
Back to Hospital after Stem Cell Transplant – dailyRx
Back to Hospital after Stem Cell TransplantdailyRx64 percent of the children returned to the hospital at least once within six months of having a stem cell transplant. Children in the study were readmitted up to 11 times during the course of the study,…
Majority of Children Readmitted to Hospital Following Stem Cell Transplant – Newswise (press release)
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Majority of Children Readmitted to Hospital Following Stem Cell Transplant
Newswise (press release) Newswise — MIAMI–Nearly two-thirds of children receiving stem cell transplants returned to the hospital within six months for treatment of unexplained fevers, infections or other problems, according to a study performed at Dana-Farber/Children’s … Study: Pediatric Readmission Rate 2X Higher After Stem Cell Transplant From …Becker’s Hospital Review Back to Hospital after Stem Cell TransplantdailyRx |
Lupus Drugs in Pregnancy Won't Harm Offspring – MedPage Today – MedPage Today
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Lupus Drugs in Pregnancy Won’t Harm Offspring – MedPage Today
MedPage Today Among nearly 300 children whose mothers had lupus, a total of 14% had been hospitalized for serious infections, and of those hospitalized, 38% had been exposed in utero to azathioprine compared with 62% who had not been exposed, according to Mary … |