Organ donation and family mattersBBC NewsThe Welsh Government's just released two documents as part of its consultation on legislation to bring in a soft opt out system of organ donation. Our recent BBC Wales poll found support for this policy runn…
Ride to raise awareness about organ donation – WJXT Jacksonville
Ride to raise awareness about organ donationWJXT JacksonvilleBicyclists will put on their gear and ride to raise awareness about organ donation on Saturday. The Katie Ride and Walk for Life will be held in Amelia Island. There's something for every…
73% of drug stores illegally sell medicine: poll – China Post
73% of drug stores illegally sell medicine: pollChina PostThe THRF completed a telephone survey of 70 drug stores in the five municipalities in March, finding that such prescription medicines as antibiotics and corticosteroids (類固醇) can be easily…
INTERMACS Data Shows Progress Using MCS Devices in Destination Therapy as a … – MarketWatch (press release)
INTERMACS Data Shows Progress Using MCS Devices in Destination Therapy as a …MarketWatch (press release)PRAGUE, Czech Republic, Apr 18, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) — Today researchers will report initial findings of a post-FDA-approval study usi…
INTERMACS DATA SHOWS PROGRESS USING MCS DEVICES IN DESTINATION THERAPY AS A … – CisionWire (press release)
INTERMACS DATA SHOWS PROGRESS USING MCS DEVICES IN DESTINATION THERAPY AS A …CisionWire (press release)This report is part of today's Concurrent Session 5 during the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) 32ndAnnual Meet…
£450k appeal to save neuroblastoma sufferer Niamh Curry – Echo
£450k appeal to save neuroblastoma sufferer Niamh CurryEchoShe has since has spent numerous days and nights in hospital for treatment, including a four-hour operation to remove a tumour, high-dose chemotherapy, radiotherapy and a stem cell transplant….
Video: Opera singer gets second double lung transplant
Thousands of Americans are waiting for new organs and many will not live long enough to get them. One young patient is raising her voice to bring attention to the need for organ donors. CBS News correspondent Seth Doane reports.
No relief for bug bites – Philadelphia Inquirer
No relief for bug bitesPhiladelphia InquirerAs for topical corticosteroids such as Cortaid, "no studies have been found to support their use specifically for insect bites." Ditto for oral corticosteroids. Same thing for simple pain relievers …
Soprano sings about importance of organ donation – CBS News
CBS NewsSoprano sings about importance of organ donationCBS NewsTillemann-Dick said of organ donation, "It brings us closer to immortality because literally, a part of us goes on living after we're gone." If she hadn't received the se…
Hemolytic uremic syndrome, or HUS: what is it, how is it treated, and what are … – Food Poison Journal
Hemolytic uremic syndrome, or HUS: what is it, how is it treated, and what are …Food Poison JournalRenal replacement therapy can be in the form of dialysis (peritoneal dialysis or hemodialysis) or renal transplantation. If the patient does not have a…