Antibiotics joined our growing arsenal of weapons in the fight against disease over seventy years ago. Their target – the bacterial infections that putrefied our wounds, filled our lungs with pneumonia, and made our genitals less than appealing to our lovers. Bacteria were worthy opponents, and with antibiotics, the war against infection seemed ours to win. Byline: Dyani Lewis Abstract: As …
Diseases in fast-track Social Security program
instead of months or years — for people with a select group of diseases or conditions. The agency is adding 35 conditions to the program on Thursday, bringing the total to 200.
Finding faith in organ donation – Washington Post (blog)
This is PlymouthFinding faith in organ donationWashington Post (blog)It's during this time of year that people often reflect on their spirituality, faith and the extent to which they give back to others. For me, it brings me to thoughts of one of t…
Photos/video: Jazz great Dave Brubeck dies of heart failure at 91 – 89.3 KPCC (blog)
NBCNews.comPhotos/video: Jazz great Dave Brubeck dies of heart failure at 9189.3 KPCC (blog)Jazz composer and pianist Dave Brubeck, whose pioneering style in pieces such as "Take Five" caught listeners' ears with exotic, challenging rhyth…
Report: Jazz great Brubeck died of heart failure – ITV News
NBCNews.comReport: Jazz great Brubeck died of heart failureITV NewsJazz great Dave Brubeck died of heart failure at Norwalk Hospital, in Norwalk, Connecticut, according to the Chicago Tribune. The 91-year-old's choice of novel rhythms, classical st…
Awareness needed on organ donation: Experts – Newstrack India
Awareness needed on organ donation: ExpertsNewstrack IndiaNew Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) The number of organ donations is much lower in the country compared to other nations, experts said here Wednesday. "Indians need awareness on organ donation. Nearly …
Penn Medicine Performs 1000th Heart Transplant
PHILADELPHIA — Marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the program, Penn Medicine physicians have completed their 1000th lifesaving heart transplant at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP). The 1000th patient was transplanted on Sunda…
Cyclosporine, infliximab similarly effective in patients with severe … – Healio
Cyclosporine, infliximab similarly effective in patients with severe …HealioClinical response at day 7 resulted in both groups receiving azathioprine. Patients assigned cyclosporine maintained drug blood concentrations of 150 ng/mL to 250 ng/mL, with…
Priyanka Vadra pledges to donate organs – New York Daily News
Priyanka Vadra pledges to donate organsNew York Daily NewsAccording to NGO Mohan Foundation for organ donation, India has 1.4 lakh accident victims who are diagnosed as brain dead annually. Though the country has 80,000 potential organ donors, organs f…
Astellas Announces Acceptance of U.S. New Drug Application for Tacrolimus … – Sacramento Bee
Astellas Announces Acceptance of U.S. New Drug Application for Tacrolimus …Sacramento Bee"The NDA acceptance for tacrolimus extended release capsules marks an important step toward addressing the unmet treatment need for transplant recipients wh…