ABC NewsMultivitamins don't lower heart riskTimes of IndiaResearchers then compared the group that took the multivitamin with the group that took the placebo and found no significant impact on risk of heart attack, stroke, or cardiovascular mortali…
New probiotic lowers bad cholesterol – Times of India
New probiotic lowers bad cholesterolTimes of IndiaSuch treatments are drawing increasing medical attention as researchers unravel how supplementing gut bacteria (microbiome) with probiotics can play a role in health and certain chronic diseases such as…
Recreational cocaine use causes heart attack – Times of India
Recreational cocaine use causes heart attackTimes of IndiaPeople who regularly use cocaine socially have stiffer arteries, higher blood pressure and thicker heart wall muscle than non-users ā all of which can cause a heart attack ā an Australian st…
UTMB transplant center earns award – Daily News – Galveston County
UTMB transplant center earns awardDaily News – Galveston CountyGALVESTON ā The Texas Transplant Center at the University of Texas Medical Branch was recently recognized by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for stellar achievements in l…
Baltimore Broadcaster Gives His Daughter The Ultimate Gift
Many people know former Orioles executive Jim Duquette, who now broadcasts on WJZ-FM The Fan. But few know the pain his family has lived with for years. Like so many others in this country, Duquette's little girl needed a kidney transplant to live.
European Commission approves Novartis' Votubia to treat renal … – pharmabiz.com
European Commission approves Novartis' Votubia to treat renal …pharmabiz.comThe European Commission (EC) has approved Novartis' Votubia (everolimus) tablets for the treatment of adult patients with renal angiomyolipoma associated with tuberou…
Topeka girl doing 'good' after double-lung transplant
Madison Taliaferro, a 12-year-old Topekan diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at age 2, underwent a double-lung transplant Monday at St. Louis Children's Hospital. "Madison has two functioning lungs!!!," her family wrote on a Facebook page.
30s are the new 40s for killer heart attacks – Times of India
30s are the new 40s for killer heart attacksTimes of IndiaBANGALORE: If you love junk food, junk it. It's one of the primary reasons why heart diseases are striking the young. Thirty is the new 40, where cardiac ailments are concerned, according to…
Demopolis woman gets kidney transplant
Atlay Phillips-Nelson of Demopolis was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes at age 5. A couple of years ago, Nelson was told her kidneys were failing and after 6-months of being placed on a recipients list she underwent surgery to receive a new kidney and …
Topeka Girl Undergoing Double Lung Transplant
(WIBW) – Some hopeful news about a young girl whose journey has been followed by many people in northeast Kansas. Family friends say 12-year-old Madison Taliaferro's family got the call late Sunday night that donor organs were available.