Calcium supplements not linked to heart disease riskTimes of IndiaResearchers of a new study have revealed that they have found no evidence of a link between calcium intake and coronary artery calcification, reassuring adults who take calcium supplemen…
Cipla slashes cancer drug prices by up to 64% – Zee News
Zee NewsCipla slashes cancer drug prices by up to 64%Zee NewsDrugs under the brand names Erlocip, Docetax and Capegard are used for treating lung and pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, head & neck cancer, gastric cancer, bladder, colorectal and colo…
Novartis' heart failure drug serelaxin meets targets – PMLiVE
Novartis' heart failure drug serelaxin meets targetsPMLiVEA phase III trial of Novartis' serelaxin has met its primary target of reducing shortness of breath in acute heart failure patients, although there is some debate about the clinical sign…
Lung-on-chip: A new disease-testing model? – India.Com Health
Zee NewsLung-on-chip: A new disease-testing model?India.Com HealthIn a breakthrough research, US scientists at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University have shown that their 'lung-on-a-chip' can mimic pulmo…
PBS documentary explores stories and science behind organ donation and … – News-Medical.net
PBS documentary explores stories and science behind organ donation and …News-Medical.netTransplant: A Gift for Life — a one-hour, Emmy Award-winning PBS documentary that includes Mayo Clinic transplant patients, their families, and doctors — will b…
Blood donation: the neverending cycle of demand – ABC Online
Blood donation: the neverending cycle of demandABC Online"If you don't get the (blood) transfusion, you basically stop. It's like a car running out of petrol." Roger Bond suffers from non-Hodgkins lymphoma and chronic leukemia. Since …
UAMC surgeons perform transplant with use of robots
Robots manufacture cars every single day and roam the surfaces of distant planets, but it’s not as common for mechanical devices to perform complex surgeries.
Potential Treatment For Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease
The cellular pathway that causes lung-damaging inflammation in cystic fibrosis (CF) has not only been identified, but scientists have also discovered that decreasing the pathway's activity can cause the inflammation to reduce. A previous report ind…
Simple biomarker model to predict heart failure risk – News-Medical.net
Simple biomarker model to predict heart failure riskNews-Medical.netBut today Vijay Nambi, M.D., Ph.D., and Christie Ballantyne, M.D., of The Methodist Hospital Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and the Baylor College of Medicine presented n…
Vital organs of brain-dead woman donated – The Hindu
The HinduVital organs of brain-dead woman donatedThe HinduIt is vital to retrieve organs within 24 hours after brain death,” said Dr.Manivaanan. “They ought to be appreciated for taking the decision in a moment of emotional trauma as death in this …