Blood Problem Linked to Transplant LossdailyRxUntil researchers discover the actual cause, said Batani, "for a child with chronic kidney disease who has a low serum albumin level, the presence of a modestly elevated risk of graft failure is someth…
Heart failure drug approved by EU – Matlock Today
Heart failure drug approved by EUMatlock TodaySeveral other newspapers have reported on the drug ivabradine, known by the brand name Procoralan, as European drug regulators have today approved it for the treatment of chronic heart failure. In heart fai…
Patriots wide receiver Welker has hair transplant
CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) — New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker has had a hair transplant and will appear in ads for the Rhode Island doctor who performed it.
Brain deaths increase when helmets not worn – KPCnews.com
Brain deaths increase when helmets not wornKPCnews.comDevastating head injuries resulting in brain death are more common in accident victims without helmets. It seems to be a horrible waste of resources to allow salvageable organs, like hearts, kidneys…
College alumni exceeds blood donation target – New Straits Times
New Straits TimesCollege alumni exceeds blood donation targetNew Straits TimesAccounts executive Syed Mohamad Nazeem Syed Ahmad said: "I came here with my wife Nora Fazira, 26, to do our shopping at AEON when I saw the blood donation booth. "…
Clinical trial seeks to cure advanced Crohn's disease using bone marrow transplant
( Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center ) Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have opened a clinical trial to test the theory that giving a patient a new immune system can cure severe cases of Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammat…
PFT: Pats' Welker gets a hair transplant
Wes Welker didn’t get a contract extension this offseason, but he did get some extensions. The procedure was performed by Dr. Robert Leonard of Leonard Hair Transplant Associates, for whom Welker will become a spokesman.
Nephroplus opens centre in Hyderabad – Business Standard
Nephroplus opens centre in HyderabadBusiness Standard“India now accounts for 1 million kidney failure patients with only 5 per cent of them having access to dialysis,” he said. So far, the start-up has treated 1000 patients and conducted 50000 sess…
New Clinical Trial Seeks to Cure Advanced Crohn's Disease by Replacing a Diseased Immune System with a Healthy One
Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have opened a clinical trial to test the theory that giving a patient a new immune system can cure severe cases of Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammatory condition of the gastrointestinal tract.
UP govt to reimburse Rs 14 lakh for liver transplant – Business Standard
UP govt to reimburse Rs 14 lakh for liver transplantBusiness StandardPress Trust of India / Lucknow July 23, 2012, 21:05. The Uttar Pradesh government today decided to reimburse up to Rs 14 lakh to government employees undergoing liver transplant outsi…