School of Medicine becomes center to treat heart failureThe Daily PennsylvanianBy Laura Cofsky · March 14, 2012, 10:49 pm Penn is now a part of a national network of hospitals that collaborate on heart failure research. The Perelman School of Medicine…
Couple makes special dinner even better – Peoria Journal Star
Couple makes special dinner even betterPeoria Journal StarThis is an especially important celebration for us as he was diagnosed with leukemia last May and has had a very hard battle against the disease, which culminated in a stem cell transplant last …
BioCardia and Juventas Announce Phase II Development Program of JVS-100 … – MarketWatch (press release)
BioCardia and Juventas Announce Phase II Development Program of JVS-100 …MarketWatch (press release)The previous Phase I trial enrolled 17 NYHA Class III heart failure patients and showed promising safety and signals of clinical benefit to the patien…
Some Patients Too Obese For Transplant Surgery – CBS Local
CBS LocalSome Patients Too Obese For Transplant SurgeryCBS LocalDALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A growing number of patients are too obese to become candidates for life saving transplants. For them, desperate times call for drastic measures and a surgery that he…
Chronic kidney disease may improve with lower blood pressure – Medill Reports: Chicago
Medill Reports: ChicagoChronic kidney disease may improve with lower blood pressureMedill Reports: Chicagoby Anuja Vaidya Diabetes and hypertension are two possible causes of chronic kidney disease. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevent…
Hispanics, whites differ in heart failure outcomes – Nurse.com
MD NewsHispanics, whites differ in heart failure outcomesNurse.comThe odds of surviving a hospital stay for heart failure differ between Hispanic and non-Hispanic white patients even when they have comparable levels of heart function and receive equal …
HHS Considers Revisiting Gay-Male Ban On Blood Donation – Queerty
HHS Considers Revisiting Gay-Male Ban On Blood DonationQueerty“As a result, questions have been raised about the need to continue an indefinite deferral of all MSM and whether there could be blood donation by MSM who may not be at increased risk.” …
Rare Gesture: Husband donates kidney to wife – GreaterKashmir.com
GreaterKashmir.comRare Gesture: Husband donates kidney to wifeGreaterKashmir.comBashir Ahmad, according to the doctors who performed the successful kidney transplantation at the premier tertiary care SK Institute of Medical Sciences here, has achieved …
Nile Therapeutics Announces Upcoming Data Presentation at the American College … – MarketWatch (press release)
Nile Therapeutics Announces Upcoming Data Presentation at the American College …MarketWatch (press release)SAN MATEO, Calif., March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Nile Therapeutics, Inc. (otcqb:NLTX), a biopharmaceutical company that develops no…
Legacy Donor Foundation's Soul Revival raises awareness about organ donation – NOLA.com
NOLA.comLegacy Donor Foundation's Soul Revival raises awareness about organ donationNOLA.comBy Nell Nolan As she has done before, Danielle Kavanagh opened her home and gardens for Legacy Donor Foundation's Soul Revival, which funds the foundati…