Spectrum Begins Phase III ZEST Study – Analyst BlogNASDAQThe study aims to evaluate the product in patients suffering from diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and who are in remission after R-CHOP chemotherapy (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubici…
Implantable heart devices become compatible with MRI scan – Times of India
Implantable heart devices become compatible with MRI scanTimes of IndiaTake the case of Ranjan Das, the 42-year-old CEO of SAP India who collapsed with cardiac arrest and died at his Bandra home in December, 2009, shortly after returning from the gym. …
72% urban Indians prone to heart disease – Times of India
Zee News72% urban Indians prone to heart diseaseTimes of IndiaBANGALORE: Catching them young perhaps best sums up the growing incidence of heart diseases among young Indians. Now, a survey has put a rough estimate to the numbers affected by cardiovascu…
Lombard soccer star died from heart failure – Chicago Daily Herald
Lombard soccer star died from heart failureChicago Daily HeraldRookie Columbus Crew midfielder Kirk Urso died of a preexisting heart condition that he likely did not know he had, Franklin County coroner Dr. Jan Gorniak told The Columbus Dispatch Friday…
Robin Roberts gets bone marrow transplant
'Good Morning America' co-anchor Robin Roberts underwent a bone marrow transplant to treat a blood disease.
70% of Mumbaiites prone to heart disease – Hindustan Times
70% of Mumbaiites prone to heart diseaseHindustan TimesAbout 70% of Mumbaiites in the age group of 30 to 40 years are prone to cardiovascular or heart diseases, according to a nationwide online survey released on Friday. The main reasons for this are l…
Regina woman recalls emotional meeting with organ donor's family – StarPhoenix
Regina woman recalls emotional meeting with organ donor's familyStarPhoenixTrish Craven plans to celebrate the 10th anniversary of her kidney and pancreas transplants on Saturday – a celebration of life made possible by an organ donor and one of se…
Waco: Blood Donation Opportunity Sunday – KWTX
Illinois State University StoriesWaco: Blood Donation Opportunity SundayKWTXWACO (September 21, 2012)—The American Red Cross is looking for blood donors Sunday during Sickle Cell Awareness Month. A blood donation opportunity is Sunday at St. Francis …
Fresh lease of life for lung transplant patient – Times of India
Hindu Business LineFresh lease of life for lung transplant patientTimes of IndiaHYDERABAD: Nearly two months after the first successful single lung transplant was performed on an Indian at a Mumbai-based hospital, a city hospital performed the second s…
275K Facebook Users Have Posted Organ Donor Status on Website – iHealthBeat
275K Facebook Users Have Posted Organ Donor Status on WebsiteiHealthBeatSince May, about 275,000 U.S. residents have posted their organ donor status on Facebook, according to data from the social networking website, NPR's "Shots" reports …