Zion committee to hold blood donationThe Borneo PostSIBU: Zion Methodist Church Community Caring Committee will hold a blood donation campaign at the church next Sunday (Nov 18) from 8.30am to 12pm. It is being held together with a medical team from th…
After double lung transplant, Benedict continues to improve
ASHEBORO — Patti Benedict, the Asheboro woman who recently had a double lung transplant, is well on the road to recovery, according to family and friends. Benedict had the transplant surgery on Nov. 3 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill.
Plenty to celebrate for Hannah, Dombrowski family
Heart transplant patient turns 1
Iranian specialists highly capable for tissue, organ transplant: Dr. Katayoun Najafizadeh
Zanjan, IRAN- Head of the Iran Transplant Organ Procurement (Iran-TOP) Dr. Katayoun Najafizadeh said on Saturday that Iranian specialists have necessary knowledge and expertise for tissue and organ transplant.
Pak-India semi was fixed, says UK journalist – International News Network
The NationPak-India semi was fixed, says UK journalistInternational News NetworkHe leveled these allegations in his upcoming book BOOKIE GAMBLER FIXER SPY: A JOURNEY TO THE CORRUPT HEART OF CRICKET'S UNDERWORLD by Ed Hawkins, to be published by Blo…
You really can die of a broken heart – Times of India
You really can die of a broken heartTimes of IndiaDr Alexander Lyon, a senior lecturer at London's Imperial College and consultant cardiologist at the Royal Brompton Hospital, said this may have been a case of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, a condition …
Helping lungs breathe easier in smoggy air – Hindustan Times
Helping lungs breathe easier in smoggy airHindustan TimesThis year, with smoke and fumes choking most of north and central India with smog that resembles a brown cloud, even people with healthy lungs are considering a day or two away from the town. Ast…
Japan's live organ donors enjoy better health than 'normal' citizens do
At age 56, Toshinobu Horiuchi was a desperate man. He had suffered kidney failure and needed a transplant. As a doctor, based in Tokyo, he knew better than most that he faced a long wait. In Japan, nearly 13,000 people, according to the Japan Organ Tra…
AHA: HF Tied to Higher Risk for Fatal Cancer – MedPage Today
AHA: HF Tied to Higher Risk for Fatal CancerMedPage TodayA cohort of patients diagnosed with heart failure at baseline were significantly more likely than participants in a control population without heart failure to develop cancer at follow-up (HR 1.5…
Boehringer Ingelheim to start late-stage hepatitis C drug trial
BOSTON (Reuters) – Boehringer Ingelheim said on Saturday it plans to initiate a late-stage clinical trial of its experimental hepatitis C treatment following promising results from earlier studies. The company announced final data from a mid-stage tria…