Dr. Myhill's notes on fatigue, the immune system's energy demands, and RituximabProHealthRituximab is primarily used in cancer chemotherapy. By pure chance a patient who had severe ME received this drug as part of a treatment for her lymphoma a…
MOORE REPORT: Keep religion out of my health care – Anchorage Press
MOORE REPORT: Keep religion out of my health careAnchorage PressHow about transplant surgery where the organ of a dead person is put in the body of someone living? If you're a Jehovah's Witness, a Christian Scientist or Shinto, that's most …
Fort Worth Organ Donor Has Hand In Medical History – CBS Local
CBS LocalFort Worth Organ Donor Has Hand In Medical HistoryCBS LocalAt the hospital, his parents learned their son had also wanted to make the most of death, as an organ donor. “It just put us at peace,” said Rob Heidemann, his father. Doctor at JP…
Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease – Medscape
Treatment of Chronic Kidney DiseaseMedscapeProtective effects of atorvastatin on chronic allograft nephropathy in rats. J Surg Res 2007; 143: 428–436. Sandhu S, Wiebe N, Fried LF et al. Statins for improving renal outcomes: a meta-analysis. J Am Soc …
SMD holds blood donation campaign – Gulf Today
SMD holds blood donation campaignGulf TodaySharjah: The Sharjah Museums Department (SMD) in collaboration with the Sharjah Blood Transfusion and Research Centre organised a blood donation drive at their main offices on Thursday. The blood donation driv…
Screening for adrenal suppression in children lacks standard approach – Endocrine Today
Endocrine TodayScreening for adrenal suppression in children lacks standard approachEndocrine TodayScreening for adrenal suppression in pediatric patients assigned inhaled corticosteroids for asthma can identify adrenal insufficiency and help prevent a…
Ellen highlights Toronto woman's organ donation campaign – Globe and Mail
Ellen highlights Toronto woman's organ donation campaignGlobe and MailA Toronto woman, who has been waiting for a double lung transplant since last fall, got more than she had hoped for on Thursday when talk show host Ellen DeGeneres featured her o…
2002 to 2008 Saw Increase in Partial Nephrectomy Use – Doctors Lounge
2002 to 2008 Saw Increase in Partial Nephrectomy UseDoctors LoungeIn the United States, the use of partial nephrectomy procedures to manage renal masses in patients with renal cell carcinoma increased significantly from 2002 to 2008, according to resea…
2002 to 2008 Saw Increase in Partial Nephrectomy Use – MD News (press release)
2002 to 2008 Saw Increase in Partial Nephrectomy UseMD News (press release)In the United States, the use of partial nephrectomy procedures to manage renal masses in patients with renal cell carcinoma increased significantly from 2002 to 2008, according…
2nd-Gen Stents Square Off – MedPage Today
Forbes2nd-Gen Stents Square OffMedPage TodayThe investigational Resolute zotarolimus-eluting stent proved noninferior to the everolimus-eluting Xience regarding target vessel failure. The overall rate of definite/probable stent thrombosis was low among…