A MOTHER from York who was given only weeks to live has told how a heart transplant saved her life – and has urged others to join the Organ Donor Register.
Survival rates lower for heart transplant patients whose arteries reclose after stenting
( University of California – Los Angeles Health Sciences ) New research by UCLA researchers and colleagues has found that heart transplant patients who develop restenosis after receiving a stent have poor long-term survival.
Digoxin (made from foxgloves) is used to treat heart disease – NHS Choices
NHS ChoicesDigoxin (made from foxgloves) is used to treat heart diseaseNHS ChoicesAn “extract from poisonous Foxglove can protect against high blood pressure and heart failure”, the Daily Mail has reported. It does this by enhancing the …Herb fox…
India institute campaigns for organ donation – gulfnews.com
India institute campaigns for organ donationgulfnews.comNew Delhi In a sudden twist of events, a decade ago, Harish Awasthi, 31, lost both his eyes. Unable to fend for his family, including both parents, wife and a child …
More Hospitalizations, Higher Charges, for Kids With High Blood Pressure
Study Highlights:
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Announces Outstanding ZEVALIN … – Business Wire (press release)
Proactive Investors USA & CanadaSpectrum Pharmaceuticals Announces Outstanding ZEVALIN …Business Wire (press release)The ZEVALIN therapeutic regimen consists of two components: rituximab, and Yttrium-90 (Y-90) … Most (80%) fatalities occurred with …
Donating loved one's organs can bring solace amidst grief of loss, families say
On one side, there is joy: up to eight people and their families whose prayers for a life-saving or life-altering transplant have been answered. On the other is sorrow: a family grieving the loss of a loved one who made all those miracles possible.
Organ transplant from child marks new era for donations – The Daily Yomiuri
BU TodayOrgan transplant from child marks new era for donationsThe Daily YomiuriDifficult to judge brain death … The number of medical institutions capable of making brain death judgments with the highest degree of reliability should be …SPH Ethici…
Kidney's 25 years life saver for Anita
To celebrate 25 years with her donated kidney, Outram woman Anita Lloyd took it home to Wellington. read more
ORGAN DONATION: WNY kidney websites helps others give of … – Niagara Gazette
ORGAN DONATION: WNY kidney websites helps others give of …Niagara GazetteIt felt like all hope was gone when Florida resident Seema Ure was put on dialysis for 14 hours a day due to a failing kidney. That hope was restored.