Donohue: Heart failure is quite treatableAlexandria Town TalkDear Drs. Donohue and Roach: I am 71 years old and have been diagnosed with chronic heart failure. In October of last year, I had triple bypass surgery, but now I'm in good health. Some t…
Services set for woman who died awaiting lung transplant
STOCKTON – Yolunda Barquet, 41, a Stockton woman who struggled from the age of 3 with a rare lung disorder that led to the critical need for a double-lung transplant earlier this year, died the morning of Nov. 15.
Blood Donation Camp – AOL
Blood Donation CampAOLWho knew Mumbai would be struck by terror so bad? Four years down, the scars of that terrific day have not yet healed. The friends and families of the ones who lost their lives on 26/11/2008 are still traumatized by the death of t…
Chronic heart failure is quite treatable – STLtoday.com
Chronic heart failure is quite treatableSTLtoday.comDear Drs. Donohue and Roach • I am 71 years old and have been diagnosed with chronic heart failure. In October of last year, I had triple bypass surgery, but now I'm in good health. Some things …
Caution urged on grapefruit – Scranton Times-Tribune
CTV NewsCaution urged on grapefruitScranton Times-Tribune- Certain cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, such as Zocor (simvastatin), Lipitor (atorvastatin) and Pravachol (pravastatin). - Some drugs for lowering blood pressure, such as nifed…
First ever in AP – wives' kidney swapped in transplant procedure – India.Com Health
First ever in AP – wives' kidney swapped in transplant procedureIndia.Com HealthDoctors feel that swap kidney transplants could also help in overcoming organ shortage in India. Dr Rajsekhar Chakravarthy said that 228 kidney transplants were conduct…
Via Christi Health aiming to restart kidney transplants after suspension
On March 14, Kristen Jacobs got the call that she thought would save her life.
First ‘swap kidney’ transplant in Hyderabad
The first ever swap kidney transplant in Andhra Pradesh was conducted on two couples belonging to different communities at CARE Hospital in Hyderabad.
McKinley: Being an organ donor could be the best gift this holiday season – University of Pittsburgh The Pitt News
McKinley: Being an organ donor could be the best gift this holiday seasonUniversity of Pittsburgh The Pitt NewsBecome an organ donor. Last year, 14,145 American organ donors contributed a total of more than 28,000 transplants. Nevertheless, nearly 7,00…
As adopted daughter awaits new heart, family prays for miracle | VIDEO
Child adopted from China to receive heart transplant as family, school ask for the late pope's intercession Born with half a heart and abandoned in a village west of Beijing, nobody believed Liu Fang would survive long after being adopted by a Balt…