RedOrbitWest Nile Virus May Cause Chronic Kidney DiseaseRedOrbitPatients who have a history of infection with West Nile virus (WNV) should be screened for chronic kidney disease (CKD), after US researchers have found varying degrees of the life-threate…
Vitamin D deficiency associated with poor lung function in child asthmatics – Drug Store News
Vitamin D deficiency associated with poor lung function in child asthmaticsDrug Store NewsNEW YORK — Vitamin D deficiency is associated with poor lung function in asthmatic children treated with inhaled corticosteroids, according to a new study from …
$2 million to study role-switching cells in heart failure – Washington University in St. Louis News
Washington University in St. Louis News$2 million to study role-switching cells in heart failureWashington University in St. Louis NewsScientists at Washington University in St. Louis have just won an NIH grant to study heart failure. Repeated injury t…
NB organ donation program suspension lifted – CBC.ca
CBC.caNB organ donation program suspension liftedCBC.caNew Brunswick's organ donation program is returning to regular operations, just one week after a Health Canada inspection raised some quality assurance concerns, Health Minister Madeleine Dubé…
Loyola Establishes New Division of Hepatology
Loyola has recruited five physicians and three researchers to focus on liver diseases and transplant, taking a leadership role in this area of expertise.
Vitamin D Deficiency Associated with Poor Lung Function in Asthmatic Children – news Stories
Vitamin D Deficiency Associated with Poor Lung Function in Asthmatic Childrennews StoriesThe deficiency was associated with poorer lung function in asthmatic children treated with inhaled corticosteroids.and more »
Loyola Establishes New Division of Hepatology – Newswise (press release)
Loyola Establishes New Division of HepatologyNewswise (press release)They will become part of the newly established Division of Hepatology, focused on the care of patients with liver disease, liver transplantation and liver research. Scott Cotler, MD, …
Racine County woman makes 289th blood donation – WTAQ
KSTP.comRacine County woman makes 289th blood donationWTAQMOUNT PLEASANT, WI (WTAQ) – Can you imagine giving up 36 gallons of your blood? A Racine County woman did it – and she's very happy about it. 83-year-old Dorothy …Racine County woman, 83…
Rare heart surgery performed – Times of India
Rare heart surgery performedTimes of IndiaIn a first of its kind surgery in Andhra Pradesh, doctors implanted a 'Heart Assist Device' to save the life of a 63-year-old heart patient.
Organ donation: UK officials warned Welsh government – BBC News
Organ donation: UK officials warned Welsh governmentBBC NewsDocuments show the Welsh government would fund the extra cost of introducing a system of presumed consent for organ donation from its own budgets.