ABC News (blog)Organ Donor Death Raises Questions About Living DonorsABC News (blog)John Renz, director of liver transplantation at University of Chicago, says that in spite of the rise of living donor transplants, surgeons can never become complacent….
Organ donors needed – Vancouver Sun
Organ donors neededVancouver SunHélène Campbell has a lot of people rooting for her as she recovers from her lung transplantation. And most have never even met her. Campbell is the 20-year-old Barr-haven woman who was diagnosed with a degenerative lu…
BP drug not tied to death risk among heart patients – Zee News
Zee NewsBP drug not tied to death risk among heart patientsZee NewsCopenhagen: Losartan, prescribed for lowering high blood pressure (BP), may not be linked with higher death risk in heart failure patients, says a new study. Henrik Svanstrom of Statens…
3-minute test could save somebody's life – Sioux Falls Argus Leader
3-minute test could save somebody's lifeSioux Falls Argus LeaderRod and Karen Vietor are watching the improvements made by their son, Grant, in the eight weeks since he received a stem cell transplant, also known as a bone marrow transplant, as tre…
RA Today: The Outlook Improves, A Clinical Context Report – MedPage Today
RA Today: The Outlook Improves, A Clinical Context ReportMedPage TodayNumerous treatment options for RA exist, including non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, methotrexate, plaquenil, sulfasalazine, steroids, tumor necrosis factor inhibitors, and ritu…
Abbott's HUMIRA® (adalimumab) Approved in Europe for Treatment of Ulcerative … – Stockhouse
Abbott's HUMIRA® (adalimumab) Approved in Europe for Treatment of Ulcerative …StockhouseHUMIRA is indicated for treatment of moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis in adult patients who have had an inadequate response to conventional t…
Review of Research with Chimpanzee Models Points to Few Areas of Need – Genetic Engineering News
Review of Research with Chimpanzee Models Points to Few Areas of NeedGenetic Engineering NewsRituximab, which treats B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and Remicaid, approved for several inflammatory and arthritic conditions, were tested in chimpanzees. Asid…
Organ donor gave Colin life – Byron Shire News
Fox 13 Now – Salt Lake CityOrgan donor gave Colin lifeByron Shire NewsNor would he have seen his daughter grow into a beautiful young woman now attending university, had it not been for one family's decision to fulfil their loved one's wish of …
Cadaver organ donation – DAWN.com
Cadaver organ donationDAWN.comLAST week, the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplant and the Transplant Society of Pakistan observed Organ Donation Day in an appeal to people to give others a new lease of life. Doctors estimate that up to 50000 lives…
Biologic Fails in Kidney Disorder – MedPage Today
Biologic Fails in Kidney DisorderMedPage TodayThe addition of rituximab (Rituxan) to a standard immunosuppressive regimen failed to increase the overall response rate among patients with lupus nephritis. Note that adverse event rates overall were simil…