DDL blood donationStabroek NewsDDL blood donation: Staff members of Demerara Distillers Limited recently donated 30 units of blood to the National Blood Bank. Blood donor recruiter Shazim Sookram expressed appreciation to the company. In photo a DDL st…
NY driver license law to boost organ donation – Wall Street Journal
WFUV NewsNY driver license law to boost organ donationWall Street JournalALBANY, N.Y. — New Yorkers getting a new driver's license will have to make a choice about whether to be an organ donor, a measure meant to boost sign-ups. A bill signed int…
Antidepressant may prevent heart failure – Health Newstrack
Health NewstrackAntidepressant may prevent heart failureHealth NewstrackA medication usually used to help treat depression and anxiety disorders has the potential to help prevent heart failure. John Tesmer, research professor at the U-M Life Sciences I…
Man leaves to get lung transplant, thieves burglarize his home
A man fighting for his life got a second chance, but just as he readied himself to settle into his renewed life, he received a terrible call.
Watermelon could help prevent heart attack – Times of India
Watermelon could help prevent heart attackTimes of IndiaA new US study has found a daily slice of watermelon could help prevent heart disease by halting the build-up of harmful cholesterol and also be a help in weight control. Scientists who carried ou…
NY driver license law to boost organ donation – San Francisco Chronicle
NY driver license law to boost organ donationSan Francisco ChronicleALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New Yorkers getting a new driver's license will have to make a choice about whether to be an organ donor, a measure meant to boost sign-ups. A bill signed int…
Man claims he got cancer from liver transplant
A Cook County man is suing Rush University Medical Center for medical malpractice, alleging he received a liver with malignant cancer tissue during a transplant in May of 2011. Johnny Sirbu, who claims he now has cancer as a result of the transplant, i…
Lonza et Teva examinent la voie à suivre pour l'homologation du Rituximab – Romandie.com
Lonza et Teva examinent la voie à suivre pour l'homologation du RituximabRomandie.comBâle (awp) – Lonza veut clarifier la situation actuelle du développement de son produit "Rituximab" en raison de rumeurs et d'articles de presse p…
Biobusiness Briefs: Trial watch: Dual-acting combination meets heart failure … – Nature.com
Nature.comBiobusiness Briefs: Trial watch: Dual-acting combination meets heart failure …Nature.comNovartis has announced positive results from the Phase II PARAMOUNT trial of its first-in-class angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitor combination, L…
Transplant recipients and lymphoma patients far likelier to develop melanoma
Melanoma is on the rise nationally, and transplant recipients and lymphoma patients are far likelier than the average person to get that form of skin cancer and to die from it, a Mayo Clinic review has found.