Scottish Government urges people to 'have a chat' about organ donation in …The DrumGillian Govan, chief marketing officer at the Scottish Government, said: “Whilst Scotland has made huge strides in increasing sign-ups to the NHS Organ Donor…
Blood donation drive by school students – Times of India
Blood donation drive by school studentsTimes of IndiaMUMBAI: Keeping up its annual tradition, students of Ecole Mondiale World School in Juhu organised a blood donation camp in their school premises early last week. Launched seven years ago by two of t…
Steroids speed sore throat recovery – Pulse
Steroids speed sore throat recoveryPulseThe Cochrane analysis of results from eight randomised trials of almost 750 adults and children showed those taking corticosteroids were three times more likely to have no pain 24 hours later. The data showed tha…
How chemotherapy drug causes heart failure – Zee News
Zee NewsHow chemotherapy drug causes heart failureZee News… Anderson's Department of Cardiology and senior author of the study. “However, its use is limited by its cardiotoxicity, which can lead to heart failure. We're excited because we…
How chemotherapy drug causes heart failure – Daily News & Analysis
How chemotherapy drug causes heart failureDaily News & AnalysisDoxorubicin, a 50-year-old chemotherapy drug still in widespread use against a variety of cancers, has long been known to destroy heart tissue, as well as tumours, in some patients. A team …
This Week in PLOS
In an essay in PLOS Biology , a team from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory argues that high-throughput DNA sequencing may offer a window into the connections between neurons in the mouse brain.
Cuts at Pfizer in Canada
Pfizer is laying off 300 people from its Canadian workforce , reports The Globe and Mail . That represents about 11 percent of its workers in that country, the paper adds.
One organ donor can save up to eight lives – Windsor Star (blog)
BBC NewsOne organ donor can save up to eight livesWindsor Star (blog)According to figures released by Trillium Gift of Life Network, the organ and tissue donation agency of the Ministry of Health, organ donation registration rates in the province leave…
Scottish News: Recipient backs new donor campaign
A young woman who underwent a life-saving heart transplant has called on more Scots to join the organ donor register.
New heart patient backs donor bid
A young heart transplant patient helps launch organ donor plea