Health briefs: Organ donation, eye health, laughter as medicineThe TennesseanMt. Juliet resident Johnny Black's life was saved by an organ donor. That's why he created the new nonprofit organization Tennessee Organ Donation Foundation. Through …
Sudden BP drop tied to greater chances of heart failure – Daily Pioneer
Telegraph.co.ukSudden BP drop tied to greater chances of heart failureDaily PioneerPeople who suffer from a sudden drop in blood pressure (BP) when they stand up from a lying position, may face greater chances of heart failure. The link between this co…
Mangalore: Pangal Sethu Madhava Rao, Wife Sumati Honour Renowned Artistes – Daijiworld.com
Mangalore: Pangal Sethu Madhava Rao, Wife Sumati Honour Renowned ArtistesDaijiworld.comThen they started organizing cataract operations, corneal transplant surgery and distributing intra-ocular lenses. Besides the visually impaired have been helped in …
PATHS to examine needs of heart failure patients and primary caregivers – News-Medical.net
PATHS to examine needs of heart failure patients and primary caregiversNews-Medical.netLess than 10 percent of people with heart failure receive supportive or palliative care beyond basic medical services, but a new research project, funded by a $1.7 m…
Duffy lends name to organ donor drive – Irish Independent
Duffy lends name to organ donor driveIrish IndependentBy Ken Sweeney Entertainment Editor BROADCASTER Joe Duffy is to feature in an Organ Donor Awareness Week campaign in tribute to his late friend, screenwriter Frank Deasy. In September 2009, a record…
Organ donation and transplantation – DAWN.com
Organ donation and transplantationDAWN.comSince deceased organ donation (retrieval of organs after brain death) can solve the problem, we need to lay emphasis on this particular issue. Organ donation to a person who is dying from organ failure is like …
JACC: SES beats cutting balloons, ties newer stents for treating DES restenosis – Cardiovascular Business
JACC: SES beats cutting balloons, ties newer stents for treating DES restenosisCardiovascular BusinessSirolimus-eluting stents (SES) proved to be more effective than cutting balloon angioplasty for treatment of drug-eluting stent (DES) in-stent resteno…
Three prospective donors for toddler fighting leukemia – NG News
NG NewsThree prospective donors for toddler fighting leukemiaNG NewsPICTOU – Three perfect matches have been found for a stem cell transplant for a Pictou toddler battling cancer. Reese Hawkins is fighting leukemia for the second time, but no one in …
A look at Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – KHAS-TV
A look at Chronic Fatigue SyndromeKHAS-TVThey used a drug called Rituximab which is a beta lymphocyte depleting agent. It's a substance that blocks the antibody on the surface of the cells thus killing off the lymphoma cells. They treated the patie…
Ezdan holds blood donation drive – Gulf Times
Ezdan holds blood donation driveGulf TimesEmployees of Ezdan Real Estate, as well as workers from neighbouring towers in the West Bay area, yesterday participated in a blood donation drive organised at the Ezdan Towers in collaboration with the blood d…