Facts you should know about your liverIndia.Com HealthLiver disease Your liver is a one and a half kg organ that sits behind your right rib cage. If you did not have your liver, you would not be able to process nutrients like carbohydrates, proteins, f…
Scientists develop alternative to gene therapy
Scientists have discovered a surprisingly simple and safe method to disrupt specific genes within cells. The scientists highlighted the medical potential of the new technique by demonstrating its use as a safer alternative to an experimental gene thera…
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Double-lung transplant patient Justine Laymond. Credit: PA A double-lung transplant patient has taken on more than 2,000 miles of ocean in one of the toughest legs of a round-the-world yacht race.
A bowel transplant gave me the chance to live again – The Guardian
The GuardianA bowel transplant gave me the chance to live againThe GuardianMy immune system was shot to pieces as a result of the drugs needed to stop the organ being rejected. I still had "mild acute rejection" and picked up numerous infecti…
Poor fall prey to body part black market in Europe – Business Standard
Sydney Morning HeraldPoor fall prey to body part black market in EuropeBusiness StandardPavle Mircov and his partner, Daniella, nervously scan their e-mail in-box every 15 minutes, desperate for economic salvation: a buyer willing to pay nearly $40000 …
QualityStocks News – CytoSorbents Blood Purification System Data Featured at … – Virtual-Strategy Magazine
QualityStocks News – CytoSorbents Blood Purification System Data Featured at …Virtual-Strategy Magazine“While the vast majority of organ transplants rely on cadaveric donors, it's long been appreciated that brain death creates an environment ho…
631 bottles of blood collected in Bhavnagar mega donation camp – Times of India
631 bottles of blood collected in Bhavnagar mega donation campTimes of IndiaAccording to Mansinh Chauhan, a founding member of the group said, the organization held 16 blood donation camps since July 2011. "This was our sixteenth and we collected …
Covington Who's Who Selects George Chaux as an Honored Member of the … – Melodika.net (press release)
Covington Who's Who Selects George Chaux as an Honored Member of the …Melodika.net (press release)George Chaux, Medical Director for the Lung and Heart-Lung Transplantation Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, has been selected as an Honored M…
Exercise and dieting cuts heart disease risk – Times of India
Exercise and dieting cuts heart disease riskTimes of IndiaAdding exercise to a weight loss program like dieting has more benefit for obese older adults who want to reduce their chances of developing the metabolic syndrome, scientists say.and more …
Healthy Living: Organ Donation – Rochester YNN
Healthy Living: Organ DonationRochester YNNAlthough organ donation involves risk, there are still men and women who willingly donate their organs to those in need. YNN's Casey Bortnick has more on a Syracuse woman's kind act.and more »