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Victoria community rallies for Molly, family
Saanich News Molly underwent a second stem cell transplant there Jan. 30, with doctors harvesting her mother’s bone marrow as part of an experimental treatment protocol. The return of the disease last November, following Molly’s first transplant in 2011 at B.C … |
Alberta Health Services expands use of blood tests that diagnose heart failure – Beacon News (blog)
Alberta Health Services expands use of blood tests that diagnose heart failureBeacon News (blog)A simple blood test now enables Alberta emergency department staff to quickly diagnose if a patient losing breath is undergoing heart failure, said Alberta …
UT neurologist to study how antibodies attack – WBBJ-TV
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UT neurologist to study how antibodies attack
WBBJ-TV Dr. Michael Levin will use the $650,000 in funding to study how an MS patient’s own antibodies attack nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. Traditionally, the immune response was thought only to destroy the protective coating of nerve cells, known … |
Roche dropping Herceptin price in India by 30% – FiercePharma
Business StandardRoche dropping Herceptin price in India by 30%FiercePharmaHe said Roche would drop the price of trastuzumab in India from its current 110,700 rupees ($2,000) to 75,000 rupees, a 31% drop. Rituximab would be reduced from about $1,456 a …
SYMPHONY X Drummer Jason Rullo Suffers Heart Failure – KNAC.com
KNAC.comSYMPHONY X Drummer Jason Rullo Suffers Heart FailureKNAC.comNew Jersey power metallers SYMPHONY X have revelaed that drummer Jason Rullo was admitted to a hospital last week after suffering heart failure and has been subsequently released. He w…
Bikers battle in Medina for blood donation honors – Sun Star Courier
Sun Star CourierBikers battle in Medina for blood donation honorsSun Star CourierThe bikers were ready to battle. And Century Harley Davidson in Medina was more than willing to set the stage. The dealership once again this year competed in the Battle o…
Fashion Designer Renuka Malhi Participates in SAPNA South Asian Princess … – Washington Bangla Radio
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Fashion Designer Renuka Malhi Participates in SAPNA South Asian Princess …
Washington Bangla Radio She is also involved with women health moments, and is a registered organ donor and regular blood doner. “I believe that there is no bigger religion than Humanity”, says Renuka. She discovered the meaning of the word AMBITION at the age of 8 when she … |
Stephen's pride at 75th blood donation award – Oxford Mail
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Stephen’s pride at 75th blood donation award
Oxford Mail Stephen’s pride at 75th blood donation award. 3:10pm Friday 1st March 2013 in News. Stephen Smith. TWENTY-five years ago Stephen Smith was persuaded by work colleagues to give blood. And earlier this month Mr Smith, from Bicester, collected an … |
Provincial-level organ donation enters into force – China Daily
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Provincial-level organ donation enters into force
China Daily The release of the regulation will standardize the process of organ donation and promote the public’s awareness of the humanitarian act, said Wang Hesheng, director of the city’s health bureau, adding it will also place donations under tighter … |
A Mother's Death Tested Reporter's Thinking About End-Of-Life Care – NPR (blog)
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A Mother’s Death Tested Reporter’s Thinking About End-Of-Life Care
NPR (blog) But a nursing supervisor’s examination found that the 47-year-old man displayed a strong gag-and-cough reflex and slightly moved his head, all inconsistent with brain death. A neurosurgeon confirmed her findings. No one was suggesting that my mom was … |