TopNews United StatesNovartis' heart failure drug faces hurdles despite upbeat PhIII resultsFierceBiotechNovartis has detailed the hits and misses from a late-stage trial of its potential blockbuster therapy for acute heart failure, serelaxin, call…
Orgenesis Presents Technology Update To FDA/CBER Experts – Equities.com
Orgenesis Presents Technology Update To FDA/CBER ExpertsEquities.comThe Company believes that converting the diabetic patient's own tissue into insulin-producing cells overcomes the problem of donor shortage and removes the risk of transplant rejec…
PBS Documentary 'Transplant: A Gift for Life' Explores Stories, Science Behind Transplants
Transplant: A Gift for Life — a one-hour, Emmy Award-winning PBS documentary that includes Mayo Clinic transplant patients, their families, and doctors — will be distributed to public television stations nationwide this month. On Nov. 8, more than 60…
IRMC's heart failure management clinic first in region – TCPalm
IRMC's heart failure management clinic first in regionTCPalmVERO BEACH — While there is not yet a cure for heart failure—when the heart has difficulty pumping enough blood to meet the body's needs—managing the symptoms of this common prob…
Welsh organ donation revamp could place huge pressure on hospitals – The Information Daily
The Information DailyWelsh organ donation revamp could place huge pressure on hospitalsThe Information DailyThe Welsh government is looking at changing organ donation from an opt-in system to an opt-out system. This would automatically enrol people in …
Organ donation and registration on the increase – Londonderry Today
Londonderry TodayOrgan donation and registration on the increaseLondonderry TodayHealth Minister Edwin Poots has today welcomed statistics from NHS Blood and Transplant highlighting an increase in organ donors and an increase in the number of people ad…
Fish, marine n-3 fatty acid use may reduce heart failure risk – Food Consumer
Fish, marine n-3 fatty acid use may reduce heart failure riskFood ConsumerWednesday Nov 7, 2012 (foodconsumer.org) — Eating fish and taking marine omega-3 fatty acid supplements may help lower risk of heart failure (HF), according to a study in the Am…
Signs of ageing may predict heart disease risk – Times of India
Signs of ageing may predict heart disease riskTimes of IndiaThe study found that those who had three to four aging signs — receding hairline at the temples, baldness at the head's crown, earlobe crease, or yellow fatty deposits around the eyelid …
Zoe starts treatment for bone marrow ailment – Cambridge News
Cambridge NewsZoe starts treatment for bone marrow ailmentCambridge NewsDoctors are treating the Impington Village College student with anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) – an infusion of horse antibodies as they have not found a bone marrow donor that ma…
New technique to save kids born with 'half a heart' – Business Standard
New technique to save kids born with 'half a heart'Business StandardNew technique to save kids born with 'half a heart'. Press Trust of India / Washington November 07, 2012, 18:15 … "Many of the children who reach adulthood event…