The Express TribuneFindings: Saheli died of heart failure, says autopsyThe Express TribuneThe heart of an elephant weighs up to 28 kilograms but beats much slower than that of other mammals. By APP An elephant's heart produces a strong, prolonged b…
Quote of the day – Peninsula On-line
Quote of the dayPeninsula On-lineDOHA: At least 41 Indians have died in Qatar this year of heart failure alone and many of them were young low-income workers who perished due to heat stroke. Figures released by the Indian embassy here yesterday suggest…
UCLA launches first face transplant program in western United States
UCLA is launching the first face transplant program in the western United States. Doctors are now seeking patients to participate in clinical trials.
Blood donation camp at IIUI women campus – Pakistan Daily Times
Blood donation camp at IIUI women campusPakistan Daily TimesIslamabad: In order to save the lives of thalassemic patients, the Pakistan Thalassemia Welfare Society on Friday held a blood donation camp at International Islamic University's women cam…
Face Transplant UCLA: New Program Replaces Devastated Faces (GRAPHIC PHOTOS)
Imagine going from having no face to having someone else's face. Face transplantation is the process of removing part or all of a donor's face and attaching it onto a patient who has suffered devastating facial injury.
U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Arizona (May 25) – Targeted News Service (subscription)
U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Arizona (May 25)Targeted News Service (subscription)ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 25 — Genomics USA, Hoffman Estates, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8183360) developed by four co-inventors for a "population scale HL…
Double-lung transplant recipient Hélène Campbell ‘dances’ on Ellen DeGeneres show
In a Skype interview from her Toronto apartment where she is recovering from her double lung transplant, Campbell thanked DeGeneres for her support and surprised her with a “Dance Dare” video.
Immune Therapy Tames Colitis Flares – MedPage Today
Immune Therapy Tames Colitis FlaresMedPage TodayExplain that oral tacrolimus was equally effective as cyclosporine A for patients with steroid-unresponsive ulcerative colitis. Point out that rates of remission induction and maintenance of remission did…
HeartWare Product Makes Headway
HeartWare receives extended CE Mark label and reports results from the ADVANCE trial for its HeartWare Ventricular Assist System.
Obesity Ups Kidney Injury in Heart Surgery – MedPage Today
Obesity Ups Kidney Injury in Heart SurgeryMedPage TodayExplain that a study found that obesity was independently associated with acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery. Note that F2-isoprostanes, a marker of oxidative stress, were also associate…