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Cabell Huntington Hospital pays maximum in settlement
West Virginia Record That put her at an increased risk for brain death, the suit says. Chambers wrote that McCarty’s estate suffered $1,341,254 in future lost wages and future household services. The state law that was applicable to the suit is designed to protect health … |
When Tragedy Strikes: Timing and Honesty Key to Talking About, Dealing with Trauma, Hopkins Children's Experts Say
In the aftermath of the horrendous school shooting in Newtown, Conn., many parents and caregivers may wonder how, or even whether, to discuss such a traumatic event with their children. Johns Hopkins Children’s Center experts urge parents to do so soon after the event, to be honest, yet comforting and to listen to their children.
Restrictions on brain death diagnosis in children relaxed – Focus Taiwan News Channel
Restrictions on brain death diagnosis in children relaxedFocus Taiwan News Channel19 (CNA) An amendment to the guidelines on brain death determination to allow organ donations by children aged under 3 has been put into affect, the Cabinet-level Departm…
Patient dies after receiving smoker's lungs in transplant
A woman born with cystic fibrosis who died after being given a lung transplant from a smoker. Her father is now calling for hospitals to tell patients about a donor’s health history.
Light Smoking Doubles Chances of Heart Failure, Let South Beach Smoke Help – MarketWatch (press release)
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Light Smoking Doubles Chances of Heart Failure, Let South Beach Smoke Help
MarketWatch (press release) Light Smoking Doubles Chances of Heart Failure, Let South Beach Smoke Help. MIAMI, FL, Dec 19, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Smoking is certainly harmful to one’s health. Even “light” smoking takes a vast toll. A new study concluded that women … |
Rigel Recovers On 2013 Hope For Its Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug – Pharmaceutical Processing
Rigel Recovers On 2013 Hope For Its Rheumatoid Arthritis DrugPharmaceutical ProcessingR548 – the JAK3 inhibitor intended to be used to inhibit organ transplant rejection, now entering phase I trials. Shares of Rigel Pharmaceuticals may remain propped u…
'Good Morning America' Inducted into B&C Hall of Fame – mediabistro.com
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‘Good Morning America’ Inducted into B&C Hall of Fame
mediabistro.com ABC News president Ben Sherwood accepted the award and dedicated it to Robin Roberts, who is still recovering from bone marrow transplant surgery. Senior EP Tom Cibrowski and ABC SVPs James Goldston and Barbara Fedida attended. In an email to … |
Intercept Pharmaceuticals Announces Completion of Enrollment in Phase 3 Primary Biliary Cirrhosis POISE Trial
NEW YORK — Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Intercept), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel bile acid therapeutics to treat chronic liver …
Yo-yo diets make you fat, damage heart – Times of India
Times of IndiaYo-yo diets make you fat, damage heartTimes of IndiaResearchers from Wake Forest University in North Carolina looked at risk-factors that contributed to type 2 diabetes and heart problems in post-menopausal women. They found that although…
Chamber award for organizer of organ donor awareness – Northwest Herald
Chamber award for organizer of organ donor awarenessNorthwest HeraldDonna Frett, a 2005 liver transplant recipient and founder of the Donna Frett Organ Donation Foundation, will receive the McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce Frank E. Low Award on Jan. 26…