Kansas City StarMom seeks heart transplant for autistic sonKansas City Star… success of the surgery itself and over the longer term, as well as the potential interaction between a patient's existing drug therapies and the drugs that would be nece…
Heart failure drug approved by EU – Fleetwood Today
Heart failure drug approved by EUFleetwood TodaySeveral other newspapers have reported on the drug ivabradine, known by the brand name Procoralan, as European drug regulators have today approved it for the treatment of chronic heart failure. In heart f…
Calls for more organ donations made as Harrison remembers clerk Joseph Acocella
It was a too-long wait for a kidney that killed former Harrison Town Clerk Joseph Acocella in August of last year. It was the timely transplant of several organs that saved 10-year-old Acacia Puleo.
Researchers identify molecular and protein signatures that predict HCV virus-induced liver injury
Researchers have discovered molecular and protein signatures that predict rapid onset of liver damage in hepatitis C patients following a liver transplant. The markers appeared soon after transplant and well before clinical evidence of liver damage.
Scout To Promote The Importance Of Organ Donation – Yankton Daily Press
Scout To Promote The Importance Of Organ DonationYankton Daily PressTo gain his Eagle Scout ranking, Iverson will be completing a project this weekend, bringing the attention of Yankton and the surrounding areas to the importance of organ donation. Ive…
Apple overstates its damages: Samsung expert – Times of India
Apple overstates its damages: Samsung expertTimes of IndiaIndiatimes|The Times of India|The Economic Times|. More. More … SAN JOSE: A financial expert said Apple has overstated Samsung Electronics Ltd's profit margins for mobile products, an issu…
Chinese researcher tries new treatment for Parkinson's disease – People's Daily Online
Chinese researcher tries new treatment for Parkinson's diseasePeople’s Daily Online16 (Xinhua) — A Chinese researcher has achieved initial success in trying to find new methods for the treatment of Parkinson's disease through xenotransplantati…
No certainty that Fiza died of heart failure, say doctors – IBNLive.com
IBNLive.comNo certainty that Fiza died of heart failure, say doctorsIBNLive.comIndia | Updated Aug 17, 2012 at 07:59am IST. No certainty that Fiza died of heart failure, say doctors. Press Trust of India … A team led by the head of the department at …
Chronic kidney disease under the radar – New Zealand Doctor Online
Chronic kidney disease under the radarNew Zealand Doctor OnlineConsultant nephrologist Rob Walker told doctors at the South GP CME in Dunedin they needed to identify and treat chronic kidney disease earlier to reduce the number of patients reaching end…
Explainer: what is tissue donation? – SBS
Explainer: what is tissue donation?SBSBrain death is linked to organ donation because it's the only instance when, despite confirmed death (no blood flow to the brain or brain function), critical care experts can keep organs functioning until every…