Duffy lends name to organ donor driveIrish IndependentBy Ken Sweeney Entertainment Editor BROADCASTER Joe Duffy is to feature in an Organ Donor Awareness Week campaign in tribute to his late friend, screenwriter Frank Deasy. In September 2009, a record…
Organ donation and transplantation – DAWN.com
Organ donation and transplantationDAWN.comSince deceased organ donation (retrieval of organs after brain death) can solve the problem, we need to lay emphasis on this particular issue. Organ donation to a person who is dying from organ failure is like …
JACC: SES beats cutting balloons, ties newer stents for treating DES restenosis – Cardiovascular Business
JACC: SES beats cutting balloons, ties newer stents for treating DES restenosisCardiovascular BusinessSirolimus-eluting stents (SES) proved to be more effective than cutting balloon angioplasty for treatment of drug-eluting stent (DES) in-stent resteno…
Three prospective donors for toddler fighting leukemia – NG News
NG NewsThree prospective donors for toddler fighting leukemiaNG NewsPICTOU – Three perfect matches have been found for a stem cell transplant for a Pictou toddler battling cancer. Reese Hawkins is fighting leukemia for the second time, but no one in …
A look at Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – KHAS-TV
A look at Chronic Fatigue SyndromeKHAS-TVThey used a drug called Rituximab which is a beta lymphocyte depleting agent. It's a substance that blocks the antibody on the surface of the cells thus killing off the lymphoma cells. They treated the patie…
Ezdan holds blood donation drive – Gulf Times
Ezdan holds blood donation driveGulf TimesEmployees of Ezdan Real Estate, as well as workers from neighbouring towers in the West Bay area, yesterday participated in a blood donation drive organised at the Ezdan Towers in collaboration with the blood d…
Questions Raised About Antiplatelet Therapy in Chronic Kidney Disease – Forbes
Questions Raised About Antiplatelet Therapy in Chronic Kidney DiseaseForbesMany people develop chronic kidney disease (CKD) as they grow older, and many people with CKD take antiplatelet agents to prevent cardiovascular events. However, the efficacy of…
A man's persistent headache proves hard to diagnose and harder to treat – Washington Post
A man's persistent headache proves hard to diagnose and harder to treatWashington PostHe had taken multiple courses of antibiotics and corticosteroids as well as over-the-counter pain relievers, and he had even undergone sinus surgery, all to no av…
Ulceration of Abdominal Striae Distensae (Stretch Marks) in a Cancer Patient … – Archives of Dermatology
Ulceration of Abdominal Striae Distensae (Stretch Marks) in a Cancer Patient …Archives of DermatologyUlcerated striae distensae in patients receiving concurrent systemic corticosteroids and bevacizumab was first described in 4 patients by Peters et a…
Ulcers and Stellate Scars on Bilateral Ankles—Diagnosis – Archives of Dermatology
Ulcers and Stellate Scars on Bilateral Ankles—DiagnosisArchives of DermatologyIn addition, anticoagulation (heparin, low-molecular-weight heparin, warfarin, or aspirin), topical or systemic steroids, topical nitroglycerine paste, hyperbaric oxygen th…