Mumbai, Aug. 7 — Union minister for science and technology Vilasrao Deshmukh, 67, was rushed to Global Hospital at Chennai by a special flight on Monday. Unconfirmed reports said Deshmukh was likely to undergo a liver transplant operation at the Chenn…
Vilasrao Deshmukh on life support after liver, kidney failure
Chennai, Aug. 7 — A critically ill Union science and technology minister and former Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh was rushed to a Chennai-based super specialty hospital and admitted there late on Monday evening.He was brought to Chennai…
Berlin Heart's EXCOR® Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Post Approval Study Protocol Approved
THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Aug. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The Berlin Heart Group announced today that the FDA has granted approval for their Post Approval Study, a condition of the "Humanitarian Device Exemption" …
Blood donation ban meant to curb West Nile virus – Kathimerini
KathimeriniBlood donation ban meant to curb West Nile virusKathimeriniHealth authorities have banned residents of sixteen districts in greater Athens from donating blood in a bid to avert the spread of West Nile virus, a disease carried by mosquitoes w…
Researchers identify link between nephrectomy, ED – ModernMedicine
Researchers identify link between nephrectomy, EDModernMedicine"What we are seeing is a dramatic yet delayed effect. Approximately 6 years after surgery, patients who had a total nephrectomy were 3.5 times more likely to develop erectile dysfuncti…
Undiagnosed Chronic kidney disease is estimated to cross one million in England – Health(Y) Destination
Daily MailUndiagnosed Chronic kidney disease is estimated to cross one million in EnglandHealth(Y) DestinationNHS Kidney care published to-day that the cost spent on kidney disease in England is more than £1.4bn each year and this amount is more than …
Lung transplant recipient completes 214-mile trek
A recipient of a double lung transplant has completed a 214-mile trek across Michigan.
Mandi Lusby Wins BIG at Transplant Games of America
HOUSTON—(August 3, 2012)— Spearman resident Mandi Lusby, who received a heart/lung transplant at the Methodist J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center in Houston in 2009, took home six medals in swimming at this year’s Transplant Games of America in Gr…
Equity Briefing: Pluristem's PLX Cell Therapy in Failed Bone Marrow Transplant Proven Successful a Second Time
Last month we examined emerging biotech Pluristem Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PSTI), whose cell therapy treats vascular disease with a novel intramuscular injection that restores patency to damaged arteries. …
Organ donation keeps daughter's memory alive – San Francisco Chronicle
Organ donation keeps daughter's memory aliveSan Francisco Chronicle(AP) — Two years before she died, 19-year-old Cristina Hadley became an organ donor. According to her mom, it was the natural extension of her giving nature. "She would'v…