Sun News NetworkPrevalence estimates of chronic kidney disease in Canada: results of a …CMAJBackground: Chronic kidney disease is an important risk factor for death and cardiovascular-related morbidity, but estimates to date of its prevalence in Cana…
Kidney disease in Canada: 12.5 percent of adults afflicted, yet many unaware – Medical Xpress
Sun News NetworkKidney disease in Canada: 12.5 percent of adults afflicted, yet many unawareMedical XpressAn estimated 12.5% of Canadians in Canada have evidence of chronic kidney disease, including people without risk factors such as high blood pressu…
Indian watchdogs pull J&J plant's license on baby-powder sterilization issue – FiercePharma
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Indian watchdogs pull J&J plant’s license on baby-powder sterilization issue
FiercePharma Exposure to the substance, used to make industrial chemicals and sterilize medical equipment, can cause a variety of health problems, including lung damage and nausea. Typically, baby powder is sterilized using steam, J&J spokeswoman Peggy Ballman … India regulators pull J&J plant licence on baby powder concerns – The Star OnlineThe Star Online |
Organ donation in Scotland — a special Courier series – The Courier
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Organ donation in Scotland — a special Courier series
The Courier Organ donation in Scotland — a special Courier series. By Stefan Morkis, 6 May 2013 3.39pm. The Courier’s special series starts on Tuesday. More Scots than ever before have signed up to the Organ Donor Register – but it’s still not enough. More than … |
Families connected through an organ donation meet for the first time in … – wtkr.com
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Families connected through an organ donation meet for the first time in …
wtkr.com Two families connected because of an organ donation met for the first time Sunday. Five years ago, Robert Harmon received a … Even at a young age, Michelle says her son knew he wanted to be an organ donor. “Even though he’s not physically here, he’s … |
Why do we have a Heart Failure Awareness Day? – OUPblog (blog)
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Why do we have a Heart Failure Awareness Day?
OUPblog (blog) How would you feel if you were told you had heart failure? Once you had recovered from the shock, what are the questions you’d ask? European Heart Failure Awareness Days aim to combat all those blank looks in doctors’ offices. So you have heart failure … |
Rabbi okays HIV-positive organ donation – Ynetnews
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Rabbi okays HIV-positive organ donation
Ynetnews Receiving an organ donation from an HIV-positive patient is permitted according to Halacha: Following an appeal from Israel’s AIDS Task Force through the Puah Institute, former Chief Rabbi Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron has ruled that a life-saving organ … |
Obama's opponents want to 'cut his heart out and throw his liver to dogs … – Newstrack India
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Obama’s opponents want to ‘cut his heart out and throw his liver to dogs …
Newstrack India During an appearance on NBC’s ‘The Chris Matthews Show’, he said that his opponents politically want to cut his heart out and throw his liver to the dogs. According to the Washington Times, Rather’s comments came after Obama embarked on a so-called … |
Everolimus Can Overcome Trastuzumab Resistance In HER-2 Positive Early … – Big News Network.com
Everolimus Can Overcome Trastuzumab Resistance In HER-2 Positive Early …Big News Network.combreast cancers can develop to trastuzumab has left researchers contemplating a puzzle. The study showed a statistically non-significant benefit in clinical re…
New antiviral treatment could significantly reduce global burden of hepatitis C – University of Bristol
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New antiviral treatment could significantly reduce global burden of hepatitis C
University of Bristol Around 150 million people globally are chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) – a major cause of liver disease and the fastest growing cause of liver transplantation and liver cancer.1 New prevention strategies are urgently required as … |