Mass High TechZalicus slumps after ending Synavive developmentBusinessweekTHE BIG PICTURE: The main ingredients of Synavive are prednisolone, a synthetic steroid that is used to fight inflammation and other conditions, and dipyramidamole, which reduces…
Heart Societies Refine CRT Guidance – MedPage Today
Heart Societies Refine CRT GuidanceMedPage TodayA focused update on cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has clarified which patients gain the most benefit from the device, and also includes lowering the threshold for those with milder heart failure…
Robin Roberts Checks Into Hospital for Bone Marrow Transplant, Will "Focus on Healing"
After being sadly sidetracked by the unfortunate passing of her mother, Robin Roberts checked herself into the hospital on Monday to prepare for her bone marrow transplant. But before…
Long-Term Survival High With Living Donor Liver Transplants – Doctors Lounge
Long-Term Survival High With Living Donor Liver TransplantsDoctors LoungePatients with acute liver failure who receive a living donor liver transplantation in Japan have excellent short- and long-term survival rates, according to a study published in t…
Heart Failure Society of America Annual Meeting to Feature Late Breaking News – Business Review India (press release)
Heart Failure Society of America Annual Meeting to Feature Late Breaking NewsBusiness Review India (press release)SEATTLE, Sept.10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) 16th Annual Scientific Meeting will include a Late Brea…
The Lasker Foundation Awarded Seven Scientists With Prestigious Medical … – Medical Daily
Medical DailyThe Lasker Foundation Awarded Seven Scientists With Prestigious Medical …Medical DailyThe Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation awarded seven scientists with esteemed medical awards for pioneering development for liver transplantation, break…
Thickening of the Heart's Right Ventricle Could Foreshadow Heart Failure and … – Bioscience Technology
Thickening of the Heart's Right Ventricle Could Foreshadow Heart Failure and …Bioscience TechnologyResearchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania report in a new study that thickening of the heart's right ven…
Lasker awards: Stanford scientist shares in prestigious medical prize – San Jose Mercury News
CBC.caLasker awards: Stanford scientist shares in prestigious medical prizeSan Jose Mercury NewsNEW YORK (AP) — Seven scientists– including two from the Bay Area — have won prestigious medical awards for development of liver transplantation, discove…
Lung transplant mum's Facebook group wins support
A MOTHER needs a life-saving lung transplant costing £800,000 and has to raise the money by October 1.
Winchester schoolgirl wins in British Transplant Games
WINCHESTER schoolgirl Elspeth French has taken a trophy for best child competitor in her age group at the 2012 British Transplant Games.