(Reuters) – Drugmakers racing to develop medicines and vaccines to combat a germ that ravages the gut and kills thousands have a new challenger: the human stool. For patients hit hardest by the bacterium Clostridium difficile, getting a "stool tra…
FEATURE-Human stool treatment upends race to treat colon germ
Nov 30 (Reuters) – Drugmakers racing to develop medicinesand vaccines to combat a germ that ravages the gut and killsthousands have a new challenger: the human stool. For patients hit hardest by the bacterium Clostridiumdifficile, getting a "stool…
Stephens County Baby In Need of Heart Transplant
STEPHENS CO, Okla_Most people will be spending the next couple of weeks focusing on Christmas and finding ways to get their family together, but in the town of Central High in Stephens County, there's
Burbage businessman has a heart for Indian children in need – Hinckley Times
Burbage businessman has a heart for Indian children in needHinckley TimesA PETROL station owner from Burbage has helped form a charity which has saved 205 children with heart problems in India. Jitesh Chandarana, who owns the Texaco garage on London Ro…
More concerns surround Texas transplant programs
AUSTIN — Rodney Parrish considers himself lucky. About twenty years ago, both of his kidneys failed. Doctors put him on a transplant waiting list and dialysis to keep him alive. Less than a year later, the husband and father got good news. “It took …
Kimberly woman 'in good spirits' after transplant surgery – Appleton Post Crescent
Kimberly woman 'in good spirits' after transplant surgeryAppleton Post CrescentA Kimberly woman who drew nationwide media attention for using a billboard to find a kidney donor finally received a new organ Wednesday during a successful four-hou…
Eastday-9 convicted in illegal kidney transplant
Nine people were convicted on Nov 29 in the illegal transplant and sale of a teenager's kidney. Seven of those convicted face one to five years in prison, and two others face fines, according to Xinhuanet.com.
Recovering Bean to skip OC KROQ event – OCRegister
Recovering Bean to skip OC KROQ eventOCRegisterGene (Bean) Baxter is recovering from kidney transplant surgery in which one of his kidneys was donated to KROQ engineer Scott Mason. Recovery is going slow, so Bean decided to pass on being in Fullerton N…
Insulin free for two years after new procedure
A ground-breaking procedure has radically altered the life of a Port Alberni man who struggled with Type 1 diabetes.
Trinidad hunger striker vows to continue protest over highway as doctor warns … – Washington Post
Trinidad GuardianTrinidad hunger striker vows to continue protest over highway as doctor warns …Washington PostPORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad — An environmental activist who has been on a hunger strike for more than two weeks vowed Thursday to press on ev…