BBC NewsOne organ donor can save up to eight livesWindsor Star (blog)According to figures released by Trillium Gift of Life Network, the organ and tissue donation agency of the Ministry of Health, organ donation registration rates in the province leave…
Scottish News: Recipient backs new donor campaign
A young woman who underwent a life-saving heart transplant has called on more Scots to join the organ donor register.
New heart patient backs donor bid
A young heart transplant patient helps launch organ donor plea
Black cohosh pills leave woman suffering from liver failure – The New Age Online
Black cohosh pills leave woman suffering from liver failureThe New Age OnlineAccording to DailyMail.co.uk the anonymous woman developed a liver failure just after starting to use black cohosh and the doctors could not confirm how much se consumed. “I…
Recipient backs new donor campaign
A young woman who underwent a life-saving heart transplant has called on more Scots to join the organ donor register.
Survey: Many docs will be slow to switch to biosimilar mAbs – FierceBiotech
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How chemotherapy drug causes heart failure – Times of India
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Peer mentoring boosts physical activity in kids – Times of India
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Mums should lose weight before giving birth – Times of India
Mums should lose weight before giving birthTimes of India"Our research found that maternal obesity affects the genes of the offspring," said Dr. Frederic Guenard, a post-doctoral fellow under the supervision of Dr. Marie-Claude Vohl of the Fu…
Sports make middle-aged people smarter – Times of India
Sports make middle-aged people smarterTimes of IndiaHigh-intensity interval training not only makes middle-aged people healthier, it can also boost their mental ability, according to a Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) study. Dr. Anil Nigam of the MHI and…