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Giving up alcohol for January `not enough to revive liver`
Daily News & Analysis Giving up alcohol for January is seen by many as the ideal way to begin a healthier new year, but liver experts has warned that it is not enough to undo the long-term damage caused by regular drinking. According to the British Liver Trust, year-round … |
IVF for womb transplant woman gives hope to British women
British women born without a womb will be given fresh hope this year when scientists attempt to help the woman who had the world’s first successful womb transplant to conceive a baby.
2012 In The Rear-View Mirror: What You Liked – Wired
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2012 In The Rear-View Mirror: What You Liked
Wired An exploration of the under-counted, under-appreciated tropical disease Chagas, which has moved over the border from Latin America to become endemic in Texas and threaten the blood supply and organ donation — and which, in addition, exposes how we … |
Paired CT scans catch chemo-killing of liver tumors in real time – Medical Xpress
Paired CT scans catch chemo-killing of liver tumors in real timeMedical XpressHalf of such liver cancer patients succumb within nine months, and liver transplantation is only an option for a quarter of those whose tumors have not spread outside the liv…
Womb Transplant Woman Could Conceive In 2013
British women born without a womb will be given fresh hope this year when scientists attempt to help the woman who had the world’s first…
IVF help for womb transplant woman
Medics in Sweden have also performed four uterus transplants, including the first ever mother-to-daughter womb transplant.
FDA clears J&J drug for tough-to-treat TB – MarketWatch
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FDA clears J&J drug for tough-to-treat TB
MarketWatch Fewer than 100 Americans have MDR-TB, according to J&J, but FDA approval is likely to strengthen the chances for approval in regions where the disease is more prevalent, including India, China and Eastern Europe. However, the drug’s potential side … FDA backs the first new drug for TB in 40 yearsPress Herald |
Kidney transplant mother is urging more Scots to join the organ donor register
A MOTHER-OF-FOUR whose life was transformed by a kidney transplant on New Year’s Day has backed a call for more Scots to become organ donors.
Kidney transplant mother is urging more Scots to join the organ donor register – Scottish Daily Record
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Kidney transplant mother is urging more Scots to join the organ donor register
Scottish Daily Record “It’s not just the recipient that benefits from the NHS Organ Donor Register, it’s everyone around them which is why it’s so important that people sign up to help those waiting. I’m very grateful to have been given the opportunity to have this life and … Life savers back organ donor appealMotherwell Times Organ Receiver Urges Scots to Join NHS Organ Donor RegisterFrench Tribune When Lindsey’s daughter died, her organs saved FOUR lives. And if the pain …Daily Mail Paisley Daily Express –Postcode Gazette all 31 news articles » |
Limerick family in plea for organ donors
A father and daughter who are both waiting for a kidney transplant have made a heartfelt plea for people to give the gift of life and carry a donor card.