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FMC group, TWIG 9 buy scales for heart failure patients
Lancaster Eagle Gazette LANCASTER — TWIG 9 and the Fairfield Medical Center Foundation, in collaboration with Christina Siemer-Harley, BSN, RN, CV-BC, FMC cardiovascular nurse navigator, recently bought 50 scales for patients who have congestive heart failure but cannot … |
Helene Campbell On Ellen: Organ Donation Advocate Finally Makes It To … – Huffington Post Canada
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Helene Campbell On Ellen: Organ Donation Advocate Finally Makes It To …
Huffington Post Canada Helene Campbell is discovering that being Canada’s most high-profile organ donor advocate allows her to get up close with some celebrities and very personal with others. Campbell appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres show Tuesday nearly a year after … Ottawa’s Helene Campbell dances with EllenCANOE Double lung transplant recipient Helene Campbell dances on The Ellen ShowMacleans.ca Hélène Campbell dances, chats with Ellen DeGeneresMetroNews Canada |
Nothing to fear from organ donation – The Star Online
French TribuneNothing to fear from organ donationThe Star OnlinePETALING JAYA: Malaysians must not fear organ donation as it will only be considered after the patient suffers brain or cardiac death, said National Transplant Resource Centre head Dr Lela…
Sars-like virus claims its first victim in UK – Times of India
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Sars-like virus claims its first victim in UK
Times of India “The new coronavirus that has emerged in the Middle East is well-adapted to infecting humans but could potentially be treated with immunotherapy. The study indicates that the virus HCoV-EMC can penetrate the lining of the passageways in the lung and … |
Getting smokers to have a change of heart – NorthFulton.com
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Getting smokers to have a change of heart
NorthFulton.com … would want to smoke something that contains more than 4,000 noxious chemicals. When I practiced medicine in India, the patients who continued to smoke despite all sorts of cessation approaches frustrated me. I felt I wasn’t doing something right … |
How My iPad Saved a Life: A Personal Story About the Power of Technology – Huffington Post (blog)
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How My iPad Saved a Life: A Personal Story About the Power of Technology
Huffington Post (blog) … are high rates of chronic illnesses such as breast cancer, prostate cancer, skin cancer, depression, obesity and Alzheimer’s disease in North America and Western Europe, while there are relatively low rates in places like China, Japan, Bhutan … |
Bay Area woman inspired by Roberts' MDS battle – abc7news.com
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Bay Area woman inspired by Roberts’ MDS battle
abc7news.com “One of the treatments for this disease is bone marrow transplantation. One of the difficulties there is to find an appropriate donor, which isn’t always possible,” said Dr. Greenberg. MDS is a rare disease. It strikes 10,000 to 15,000 people a year … |
Maja's picks for family entertainment February 22 and beyond – Pioneer Press (blog)
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Maja’s picks for family entertainment February 22 and beyond
Pioneer Press (blog) You’ll see world champion fancy dancer Yazzie perform contemp orary pan-Indian dances popular on the pow-wow circuit. There will also be … A donation of bird seed or suet is welcome. … Playwright Christina Ham imagines Ruby’s first year, inspired … |
Study of Nearly 1000 Children Found Excess Weight Affects Lung Function In … – Newswise (press release)
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Study of Nearly 1000 Children Found Excess Weight Affects Lung Function In …
Newswise (press release) Newswise — NEW YORK (February 19, 2013) – Even small amounts of excess weight can adversely affect lung function in Hispanic and African-American children who have a higher prevalence of asthma compared to their Caucasian counterparts, according to a … |
The limits of growth – StandardNet
The limits of growthStandardNetLast year, the American Lung Association declared that the air quality in Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Salt Lake, Uintah, Utah and Weber counties was unacceptable. If you ventured outside in December, January, or February you…