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Cd’A man still waiting for organ transplant surgery
Coeur d’Alene Press Cd’A man still waiting for organ transplant surgery – Coeur d’Alene Press: Local News · Advanced Search · Cloudy · 28° · Cloudy · Home; News. Best of 2012 · Local News · National News · Business · Entertainment · Outdoors · Sports · Region 1 Athletics … |
Fighting the fibrous hazard – The Hindu
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Fighting the fibrous hazard
The Hindu The WHO has classified asbestos as a “carcinogen” which causes lung cancer, mesothelioma and asbestosis. “Instead of going about it in phases, India needs to completely ban mining, trade, manufacturing and use of all forms of asbestos-based products,” … |
Time running out for cancer-stricken woman – gulfnews.com
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Time running out for cancer-stricken woman
gulfnews.com “There’s no option for BMT in the UAE and we’re trying to get Sarah treated in either of two hospitals in India or Singapore authorised to accept the match from Sweden and carry out the BMT. “We’re waiting for a quotation from them but we can’t do … |
Boy recovering from transplant gets holiday wish
A 9-year-old Merced boy who recently underwent a bone marrow transplant got his Christmas wish list granted. Sandy Azevedo with the Merced Runabouts adopted Nathaniel Mariano’s family for the holidays. Nathaniel is at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital recovering from his transplant, which took place in early October.
Patient Survival Rises When Drugs Suppress Hepatitis C in Blood: Study – iVillage Entertainment
Patient Survival Rises When Drugs Suppress Hepatitis C in Blood: StudyiVillage EntertainmentThe 10-year rate of liver-related death or liver transplantation was about 2 percent in patients with a sustained viral response but more than 27 percent in tho…
Diabetics tied up as Medicare contractors split on kidney treatment – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Diabetics tied up as Medicare contractors split on kidney treatmentMilwaukee Journal SentinelThe treatment has a higher rate of side effects, including acute rejection. The side effects can be treated but have their own complications. The treatment als…
Tianjin introduces organ donor legislation – China Daily
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Tianjin introduces organ donor legislation
China Daily The Ministry of Health and the Red Cross Society of China launched a nationwide public organ donation system about two years ago to help facilitate organ donations by the Chinese public for lifesaving transplants. “The organ donation regulation … Tianjin passes regulation on organ donationGlobal Times |
'Once Nirbhaya stabilizes, intestinal transplant is the only surgical option' – Times of India
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‘Once Nirbhaya stabilizes, intestinal transplant is the only surgical option’
Times of India The cold ischemia time (time that the intestine is preserved) is critical. We like to keep it below 5 hours. The operation typically takes between 15-20 hours. There is also a question of ‘loss of abdominal domain’ in patients whose total small … |
Chicago donor cleared to give kidney to stranger – Chicago Tribune
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Chicago donor cleared to give kidney to stranger
Chicago Tribune The recent graduate of Roosevelt University has been cleared for organ donation at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, bringing her one step closer to a personal goal: Giving one of her kidneys to a complete stranger. The 21-year-old’s interest in … |
Frugal innovation: Cost of heart surgeries in India at world's cheapest rates – Economic Times
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Frugal innovation: Cost of heart surgeries in India at world’s cheapest rates
Economic Times MYSORE: Narayana Hrudayalaya, a pioneer in low-cost cardiac care, is building a chain of hospitals that will carry out heart surgeries at the cheapest rates in the world, buttressing India’s reputation as the Mecca for frugal innovation. A series of … |