Dr. James W. West stood on the cutting edge of medicine in the middle of the 20th century and recognized that "it sounded bizarre to remove an organ from a dead person and expect it to work."
Pluristem stem cells save second patient with bone marrow failure
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Pluristem Therapeutics said another patient suffering from bone marrow failure was saved using its placenta-based stem cell treatment. This is the second time in three months that a patient suffering from bone marrow failure was su…
Jism 2: I'm not ashamed of my past, says Sunny Leone – Times of India
TwitchJism 2: I'm not ashamed of my past, says Sunny LeoneTimes of IndiaDon't get me wrong. My life is not that sad. They say home is where the heart is. And my husband is with me wherever I go. So I am happy. Wherever we are – LA, Italy or Ind…
I'm not ashamed of my past, says Sunny Leone – Times of India
TwitchI'm not ashamed of my past, says Sunny LeoneTimes of IndiaDon't get me wrong. My life is not that sad. They say home is where the heart is. And my husband is with me wherever I go. So I am happy. Wherever we are – LA, Italy or India – he&…
Udupi: Blood Donation Camps Held Across City – Daijiworld.com
Udupi: Blood Donation Camps Held Across CityDaijiworld.comUdupi, Aug 6: Mogaveera Yuva Sangatane, Kallianpur in association with G Shankar Family Trust Ambalpady, Udupi and KMC Manipal conducted voluntary blood donation camp at Milagres Tri-Centunary H…
With Topics Like Dietary Supplements, Perinatal Care, Liver Transplantation … – Melodika.net (press release)
With Topics Like Dietary Supplements, Perinatal Care, Liver Transplantation …Melodika.net (press release)Gastroenterology Continuing Medical Education: Liver Disease: Part 2, Ascites and Transplantation to improve the management of refractory ascites…
Novartis Gets Immune-Cell Cancer Therapy in UPenn Pact
Novartis AG will fund a $20 million research center at the University of Pennsylvania in a deal in which the drugmaker gains technology that uses manipulated immune-system cells to fight cancer.
'Step-up' for power infrastructure – The Hindu
'Step-up' for power infrastructureThe HinduKSEB Chief Engineer (Corporate Planning) Vikraman Nair told The Hindu here on Sunday that 25 per cent of the programme funds would be a loan from the Union government, and the rest would have to be tak…
Heart transplant recipient brings home medals from Transplant Games
LAKE WYNONAH – Ron Boris Jr., who received a heart transplant in 2009, brought home three medals that he won in the Transplant Games of America in Grand Rapids, Mich. Boris, 51, said Thursday he competed on July 29, 30 and 31 and won a silver in mixed-do
Transplant Centers Struggle With Donors' Obesity
Add one more unexpected consequence of Americans' expanding waistlines: A growing number of potential organ donors are ineligible to donate because of their weight.