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New company applies regenerative medicine to corneal transplantation
EurekAlert (press release) WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Jan. 8, 2013 – Ocular Systems, Inc. (OSI), Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and the North Carolina Eye Bank have formed a new company based on a promising new technology aimed at engineering replacement corneas in the … |
AHG launches a blood donation campaign in support of 'My Blood for My … – Al-Bawaba
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AHG launches a blood donation campaign in support of ‘My Blood for My …
Al-Bawaba The Al Habtoor Group has launched a blood donation campaign in collaboration with Dubai Blood Donation Centre (DBDC), part of the Dubai Health Authority. The initiative, “My Blood for My Country” was launched by HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin … |
India to supply life-saving medicines to Iran – Rediff
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India to supply life-saving medicines to Iran
Rediff The request from Iran is mainly for bulk drugs, active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and generic formulations to treat lung and breast cancers, brain tumours, heart ailments and other key diseases. “The Indian pharmaceutical industry is known for … |
New pump for advanced heart failure patients – TODAYonline
New pump for advanced heart failure patientsTODAYonlineIn September last year, the National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS) successfully implanted the first HVAD in 57-year-old Mdm Helen Tan, who has suffered from heart failure since 2006. Led by senior …
Health Benefits Of Blood Donation – BoldSky
BoldSkyHealth Benefits Of Blood DonationBoldSkyWe all know about blood donation. We have seen many advertisements where people ask to donate blood. Well, donating blood saves a lot of lives. But, we all take this activity as a social task. Very few peo…
Doc Talk: International travelers at greater measles risk – Kansas.com
Kansas.comDoc Talk: International travelers at greater measles riskKansas.comMost people recover without requiring treatment, but some can develop complications such as pneumonia, ear infections, hearing loss and encephalitis (infection around the brai…
First week of NY sees six organ transplants – Daily News & Analysis
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First week of NY sees six organ transplants
Daily News & Analysis After Kapadia was declared brain dead at Fortis Hospital in Mulund, his liver, kidneys, eyes and skin were harvested for transplantation. “The family approached us and volunteered to donate organs which is a welcome step,” said Dr Narayani, medical … |
Greater Nashua blood donation could save a life – Nashua Telegraph
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Greater Nashua blood donation could save a life
Nashua Telegraph BACKGROUND: January is one of those months when the American Red Cross traditionally is in serious need of blood donations. CONCLUSION: If you haven’t donated in at least the past eight weeks, please consider doing so at one of the dozen blood … Give Blood. Get a Cookie.PortageLife Red Cross celebrates National Blood Donor Month -1/5/2013, 9:41 AMHays Daily News National blood donor monthKLKN Patch.com –Fall River Herald News all 49 news articles » |
Father-son duo first laproscopic kidney transplant in SWFL
FORT MYERS, Fla.- One Southwest Florida family is starting 2013 with a new lease on life, after a son gave his father the ultimate gift. The two were part of Gulf Coast Medical Center’s first laparoscopic kidney transplant.
Liver transplant competition leading to lower-quality donor organs, study shows – ReporterHerald.com
Liver transplant competition leading to lower-quality donor organs, study showsReporterHerald.comWhen more than one center has patients on the same donor list, the centers have an incentive to get organs for as many of their own patients as possible, w…