The cellular pathway that causes lung-damaging inflammation in cystic fibrosis (CF) has not only been identified, but scientists have also discovered that decreasing the pathway's activity can cause the inflammation to reduce. A previous report ind…
Simple biomarker model to predict heart failure risk – News-Medical.net
Simple biomarker model to predict heart failure riskNews-Medical.netBut today Vijay Nambi, M.D., Ph.D., and Christie Ballantyne, M.D., of The Methodist Hospital Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and the Baylor College of Medicine presented n…
Vital organs of brain-dead woman donated – The Hindu
The HinduVital organs of brain-dead woman donatedThe HinduIt is vital to retrieve organs within 24 hours after brain death,” said Dr.Manivaanan. “They ought to be appreciated for taking the decision in a moment of emotional trauma as death in this …
Family contemplates heart and home as boy, 6, awaits transplant
IF GOD IS in prayer-answering mode, 6-year-old Weston Keeton will soon be sleeping in something other than a hospital bed.
India's Cipla cuts prices of 3 cancer drugs by up to 64 pct – Reuters
India's Cipla cuts prices of 3 cancer drugs by up to 64 pctReutersNov 8 (Reuters) – Indian drugmaker Cipla cut prices of three cancer drugs between 50 percent and 64 percent with immediate effect, after it announced similar price cuts for three dru…
Disgraced ex-council boss Steven Purcell collapses with liver failure – Scottish Daily Record
Disgraced ex-council boss Steven Purcell collapses with liver failureScottish Daily RecordSHAMED ex-council chief Steven Purcell was taken to hospital with suspected liver failure after he collapsed at his luxury flat. The former Labour politician – …
Benefit planned for lung transplant patient
Friends and family are planning a benefit for Robin Jastorff of Council Bluffs, who underwent lung transplant surgery Monday evening.
Paul G. Donohueand Keith Roach: Kidney failure may be overstating issue
Dear Drs. Donohue and Roach: I am a 60-year-old woman who has always have been extremely healthy. I decided to get a checkup. I did have a high cholesterol level, but I wasn't expecting the doctor to say I am in stage 3 kidney failure. Am I destine…
Organ-donation case in Erie federal court settled for $1.2M – GoErie.com
Organ-donation case in Erie federal court settled for $1.2MGoErie.comUPMC Hamot and two other parties paid a total of $1.2 million to settle a federal civil suit over the harvesting of the organs of an 18-year-old Ohio man who suffered a fatal injury i…
Study: New heart failure drug cuts death by 37 percent – Catholic Online
Updated NewsStudy: New heart failure drug cuts death by 37 percentCatholic OnlineAn experimental drug, called serelaxin from the Novartis AG drug group to treat hospitalized acute heart failure patients has reported remarkable success. The death rate w…