Telegraph.co.ukDocs warn of mixing grapefruit and drugsToronto Sun… doses of the drug. Drugs that can interact badly with grapefruit include cholesterol-lowering statin drugs such as Zocor or Lipitor, blood pressure-lowering drugs such as Nifediac an…
Dr. Joseph E. Murray, who performed first successful organ transplant, dies at 93
Dr. Joseph E. Murray, the Nobel laureate who conducted the world's first successful organ transplant, died Monday at the Boston hospital where the pioneering surgery was performed. He was 93.
Vein to Vein: The Blood Donation – KULR-TV
Vein to Vein: The Blood DonationKULR-TVShe's taking Will's whole blood donation that they say will save three lives. "It's just a public service that you and I could do and it's a very easy thing to do," Blood Donor Will Sural…
Ottawa heart institute reaches 500 transplants with three-operation ‘heart trick’
Talk about an exclamation mark. Late last week, the University of Ottawa Heart Institute performed the 500th heart transplant in its history.
Texas Transplant Center earns national silver medal for lung transplantation – Ultimate Clear Lake
Texas Transplant Center earns national silver medal for lung transplantationUltimate Clear LakeThe Texas Transplant Center of the University of Texas Medical Branch has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for its achieve…
Pharma legend IA Modi passes away, legacy lives – Times of India
Pharma legend IA Modi passes away, legacy livesTimes of IndiaInterestingly, doctors said that despite the lung disease, his heart remained 'rock solid'. "It continued to beat till an hour after the ventilator support was pulled out," …
Shield your heart from cold – Times of India
Shield your heart from coldTimes of IndiaCHANDIGARH: The seasonal viral infections has found its way among many children and adults in the city, leaving them suffering with cough, cold and fever. But, the affect of cold weather could be a troublesome f…
In Type 1 Diabetes, Cardiac Measures Improved After Pancreas Transplant – Family Practice News Digital Network
In Type 1 Diabetes, Cardiac Measures Improved After Pancreas TransplantFamily Practice News Digital NetworkThe majority (77%) had induction therapy with basiliximab; the rest had antithymocyte globulin (rabbit) induction. The maintenance immunosuppress…
In Type 1 Diabetes, Cardiac Measures Improved After Pancreas Transplant – Clinical Endocrinology News Digital Network
In Type 1 Diabetes, Cardiac Measures Improved After Pancreas TransplantClinical Endocrinology News Digital NetworkThe majority (77%) had induction therapy with basiliximab; the rest had antithymocyte globulin (rabbit) induction. The maintenance immunos…
Organ Transplant Pioneer Talks About Risks and Rewards
In the 1950s Sir Roy Calne found ways to stop the human immune system from rejecting implanted hearts, livers and kidneys.