NEW YORK, Aug. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Board of Directors of the American Liver Foundation has named Donna R. Cryer, JD, as President and CEO. Cryer is the first patient to head the national organization and has vowed to use both her p…
Kidneys, liver fail, Vilasrao Deshmukh on life support – Times of India
Kidneys, liver fail, Vilasrao Deshmukh on life supportTimes of IndiaMUMBAICHENNAI: Union science and technology minister Vilasrao Deshmukh was admitted to hospital in Chennai on Monday in a critical condition. "Deshmukh is on life support. His co…
Rituxan May Help With Kidney Disorder – dailyRx
Rituxan May Help With Kidney DisorderdailyRxIdiopathic membranous nephropathy patients taking rituximab experienced remission. While medications can help people with kidney problems, they are no magic bullet. In some cases, the drugs used to treat kidn…
Vilasrao hospitalised
Union Minister of Science and Technology Vilasrao Deshmukh was flown to Global Hospitals in Chennai, from Mumbai on Monday afternoon, in an air ambulance. The former Chief Minister of Ma…
Vilasrao may undergo liver transplant op: Cong sources
Mumbai, Aug. 7 — Union minister for science and technology Vilasrao Deshmukh, 67, was rushed to Global Hospital at Chennai by a special flight on Monday. Unconfirmed reports said Deshmukh was likely to undergo a liver transplant operation at the Chenn…
Vilasrao Deshmukh on life support after liver, kidney failure
Chennai, Aug. 7 — A critically ill Union science and technology minister and former Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh was rushed to a Chennai-based super specialty hospital and admitted there late on Monday evening.He was brought to Chennai…
Berlin Heart's EXCOR® Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Post Approval Study Protocol Approved
THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Aug. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The Berlin Heart Group announced today that the FDA has granted approval for their Post Approval Study, a condition of the "Humanitarian Device Exemption" …
Blood donation ban meant to curb West Nile virus – Kathimerini
KathimeriniBlood donation ban meant to curb West Nile virusKathimeriniHealth authorities have banned residents of sixteen districts in greater Athens from donating blood in a bid to avert the spread of West Nile virus, a disease carried by mosquitoes w…
Researchers identify link between nephrectomy, ED – ModernMedicine
Researchers identify link between nephrectomy, EDModernMedicine"What we are seeing is a dramatic yet delayed effect. Approximately 6 years after surgery, patients who had a total nephrectomy were 3.5 times more likely to develop erectile dysfuncti…
Undiagnosed Chronic kidney disease is estimated to cross one million in England – Health(Y) Destination
Daily MailUndiagnosed Chronic kidney disease is estimated to cross one million in EnglandHealth(Y) DestinationNHS Kidney care published to-day that the cost spent on kidney disease in England is more than £1.4bn each year and this amount is more than …