Man organises blood camp to mark his 101st blood donationDaily BhaskarAhmedabad: He has been donating blood for years now. And when Binit Modi donated it for the 100th time, he decided to celebrate the occasion by holding a blood camp, where he would d…
High-dose rosuvastatin reduced risk for contrast-induced acute kidney injury – Healio
High-dose rosuvastatin reduced risk for contrast-induced acute kidney injuryHealioThis finding persisted after application of different criteria for acute kidney injury and in higher-risk patients, such as those with baseline estimated creatinine clear…
NEXT: Biolimus-eluting stent noninferior to Xience/Promus – TheHeart.Org
NEXT: Biolimus-eluting stent noninferior to Xience/PromusTheHeart.OrgSan Francisco, CA – A biolimus-eluting coronary stent lined with a biodegradable polymer (Nobori, Terumo) was statistically noninferior to an everolimus-eluting stent (Xience V/Promus…
Heart Failure Progression Delayed with Metformin Treatment – Monthly Prescribing Reference
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Heart Failure Progression Delayed with Metformin Treatment
Monthly Prescribing Reference SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Metformin may delay progression during early stages of heart failure, a retrospective observational study conducted in patients with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) presented at ACC.13, the American College of Cardiology’s 62nd … |
Man has 3rd kidney transplant – Times of India
Man has 3rd kidney transplantTimes of IndiaNot many people knew about kidney transplant in India then. My father … Of the roughly 3,600 kidney and liver transplants conducted at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital to date, the number of female donors is 2,162, wh…
Cancer-ravaged organs being saved – Times of India
Cancer-ravaged organs being savedTimes of IndiaSo even though health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad recently said in the Rajya Sabha that India is set to see a steady rise in cancer cases, doctors are gifting almost normal organs back to their patients. The…
'Suicide is the biggest killer of young women' – Times of India
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‘Suicide is the biggest killer of young women’
Times of India Suicide is the biggest killer of women between 15-49 years of age in India. Maternal disorders related to child birth, which earlier used to top the killer list, have been pushed to the third place, going by the absolute number of deaths. The second … |
Donor wombs: Giving women without uteruses a chance to carry a baby stirs … – Edmonton Journal
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Donor wombs: Giving women without uteruses a chance to carry a baby stirs …
Edmonton Journal “If the goal of the (uterus) transplant is to have a child, then ethically we should ensure that that person is capable of caring for a child.” © Copyright (c) Postmedia News. Original source article: Donor wombs: Giving women without uteruses a chance … |
Eplerenone May Help Prevent Heart Failure In Acute Heart Attack Patients – Forbes
Eplerenone May Help Prevent Heart Failure In Acute Heart Attack PatientsForbesA new trial presented at the ACC in San Francisco suggests that the mineralocorticoid receptor agonist eplerenone Pfizer, Inspra) may help prevent the development of heart fa…
Certain Diabetes Medications May Lower Heart Failure Risk – Health.com
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Certain Diabetes Medications May Lower Heart Failure Risk
Health.com SUNDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) — A newer class of diabetes drugs may offer an extra benefit: A new study suggests these medications lower the odds of suffering heart failure. Researchers from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit found that patients … Study: Diabetic medication may protect patients from developing heart failureEurekAlert (press release) Long-Term Benefits, Risks of Newest Diabetes Drugs Still UnclearEveryday Health |