This is Hull and East RidingFirefighter Raises Awareness about Organ Donation as He Waits for TransplantFOX43.comThe Slussers and their friends reached out to Penn State Hershey Medical Center to provide community information sessions on living organ d…
US meningitis investigation widens
Two more drugs from a US pharmaceutical firm may be linked to an outbreak of meningitis that has killed 15 people, officials warn.
Fatal disease halts academics for student
Six days after returning from the salt-sprayed sands of South Carolina, Amanda Binion said she felt a pain like nothing she ever felt before. …
Millions of productive years lost to cancer – Times of India
CBC.caMillions of productive years lost to cancerTimes of IndiaIt said that about 6% of all deaths in India are from cancer, and 70% of cancer deaths happen between the productive 30-69 age group. There were an estimated 5.6 lakh cancer deaths in India…
FDA Warns About Fungal Meningitis In Transplant Patients Who Received NECC Cardioplegia Solution
The FDA said on Monday that it had identified two transplant patients with Aspergillus fumigatus infection who received cardioplegia solution during surgery. The solution was manufactured by the New England Compounding Center (NECC), which has been at …
Memorial Offers Health Briefs For November – The Chattanoogan
Memorial Offers Health Briefs For NovemberThe ChattanooganCardiac: Congestive Heart Failure Education. Free education for patients with congestive heart failure. Chattanooga Heart Institute, 2nd floor. Call 495-7764 for more information. November 2. Di…
Three infections from other medications
ATLANTA, Oct. 15 (UPI) — Three more infections have been linked to medications created by the same pharmacy linked to 15 deaths and 214 cases of meningitis, U.S. officials said.
Schoolboy Obama crams for debate – Times of India
Schoolboy Obama crams for debateTimes of IndiaNEW YORK: Millions of students in India, and indeed across the world, can take heart and derive inspiration by the hard slog that US presidential candidates put in as part of their preparation for White Hou…
Campaign To Get Kidney Transplant For D.H. Conley Coach Pays Off
It appears D.H.Conley High School Coach William Knight had a successful transplant.
More drugs may be linked to meningitis outbreak: FDA
CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two other drugs made by the Massachusetts pharmacy at the center of a deadly meningitis outbreak may be linked to the disease, U.S. health regulators said on Monday, potentially widening the scope of the health crisis. The …