BoldSkyHealth Benefits Of Blood DonationBoldSkyWe all know about blood donation. We have seen many advertisements where people ask to donate blood. Well, donating blood saves a lot of lives. But, we all take this activity as a social task. Very few peo…
Doc Talk: International travelers at greater measles risk – Kansas.com
Kansas.comDoc Talk: International travelers at greater measles riskKansas.comMost people recover without requiring treatment, but some can develop complications such as pneumonia, ear infections, hearing loss and encephalitis (infection around the brai…
First week of NY sees six organ transplants – Daily News & Analysis
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First week of NY sees six organ transplants
Daily News & Analysis After Kapadia was declared brain dead at Fortis Hospital in Mulund, his liver, kidneys, eyes and skin were harvested for transplantation. “The family approached us and volunteered to donate organs which is a welcome step,” said Dr Narayani, medical … |
Greater Nashua blood donation could save a life – Nashua Telegraph
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Greater Nashua blood donation could save a life
Nashua Telegraph BACKGROUND: January is one of those months when the American Red Cross traditionally is in serious need of blood donations. CONCLUSION: If you haven’t donated in at least the past eight weeks, please consider doing so at one of the dozen blood … Give Blood. Get a Cookie.PortageLife Red Cross celebrates National Blood Donor Month -1/5/2013, 9:41 AMHays Daily News National blood donor monthKLKN Patch.com –Fall River Herald News all 49 news articles » |
Father-son duo first laproscopic kidney transplant in SWFL
FORT MYERS, Fla.- One Southwest Florida family is starting 2013 with a new lease on life, after a son gave his father the ultimate gift. The two were part of Gulf Coast Medical Center’s first laparoscopic kidney transplant.
Liver transplant competition leading to lower-quality donor organs, study shows – ReporterHerald.com
Liver transplant competition leading to lower-quality donor organs, study showsReporterHerald.comWhen more than one center has patients on the same donor list, the centers have an incentive to get organs for as many of their own patients as possible, w…
Young artist with Wilson's disease does his bit for fellow sufferers – Daily News & Analysis
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Young artist with Wilson’s disease does his bit for fellow sufferers
Daily News & Analysis Wilson’s disease is an inherited disorder in which excessive amounts of copper accumulate in the body, particularly in the liver, brain, and eyes. Narendra, who hails from Gondia, a small town in Maharashtra, was diagnosed with the disorder when he was … |
Intercept Pharmaceuticals Announces Initiation of Phase 2 NASH Trial of OCA in Japan
NEW YORK — Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Intercept), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel bile acid therapeutics to treat chronic liver …
Modified Antibodies Trigger Immune Response, Point to Novel Vaccine Design … – Newswise (press release)
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Modified Antibodies Trigger Immune Response, Point to Novel Vaccine Design …
Newswise (press release) Newswise — CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (January 7, 2013) – In an approach with the potential to aid therapeutic vaccine development, Whitehead Institute scientists have shown that enzymatically modified antibodies can be used to generate highly targeted, potent … |
Drug-eluting stents may lower reocclusion rates of CTOs – Healio
Drug-eluting stents may lower reocclusion rates of CTOsHealioResearchers of a recent study have found that everolimus-eluting stents and conventional anterograde or retrograde approaches to chronic total occlusion are associated with very low rates of …