China is set to implement a new organ-donation system that officials say will ease the country's dependence on organs taken from executed prisoners. But few Chinese are willing to pledge to donate their organs.
Donated stem cells better for heart attack patients? – Times of India
The NationDonated stem cells better for heart attack patients?Times of IndiaThe study involved 30 patients whose hearts were damaged by an earlier heart attack. Half received heart-muscle injections of their own cells, while the other half received don…
Novartis heart failure drug cuts death by 37 percent: study – Reuters India
Updated NewsNovartis heart failure drug cuts death by 37 percent: studyReuters IndiaLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – An experimental Novartis AG drug to treat hospitalized acute heart failure patients reduced deaths by 37 percent compared with a placebo and app…
From K to KK in 60 days – Times of India
From K to KK in 60 daysTimes of IndiaOn his 60-day journey from Kargil to Kanyakumari, ultra-marathoner Arun Bhardwaj completed 2300km when he reached the heart of India – the Zero Milestone – on Tuesday evening at 5.15. The country's first interna…
Ultrafiltration Fails To Show Benefit In Acute Heart Failure – Forbes
Ultrafiltration Fails To Show Benefit In Acute Heart FailureForbesAlthough ultrafiltration (UF) in recent years has become increasingly popular as an alternative to intravenous diuretics for patients with acute decompensated heart failure with acute ca…
Jim Duquette: Dad gives ten-year-old daughter ultimate gift after she needed urgent kidney transplant
After doctors were forced to remove both of Lindsey Duquette's failing kidneys a year and a half ago, her sports broadcaster father, Jim Duquette was able to give her the ultimate gift.
RELAX-AHF Stirs Interest In Novel Drug For Acute Heart Failure – Forbes
RELAX-AHF Stirs Interest In Novel Drug For Acute Heart FailureForbesA new drug modelled on a hormone active in pregnancy may prove beneficial to patients with acute decompensated heart failure. Serelaxin is a recombinant form of human relaxin-2, which …
India's Yuvraj recovering from lung tumour – Business Recorder (blog)
India's Yuvraj recovering from lung tumourBusiness Recorder (blog)Cricket star Yuvraj Singh has been battling a golf-ball sized non-malignant lung tumour which first affected him during India's triumphant World Cup campaign, his family revealed…
Blood test may spot kidney transplant rejection – San Francisco Chronicle
Blood test may spot kidney transplant rejectionSan Francisco ChronicleKIDNEY TRANSPLANTS. Blood test may help spot rejection. A simple blood test can show whether kidney transplant patients are rejecting their donated organ before symptoms of rejection…
Canadians support paid organ donation: study – News1130
CTV NewsCanadians support paid organ donation: studyNews1130He found 70 per cent of them felt financial incentives were acceptable for the families of deceased donors, while 40 per cent would approve of compensation for living donors. However, medical …