To Your Health: VAD therapy can improve lives for those with heart failureMontgomery NewspapersFor more than two decades, the 61-year-old Southampton man has been treated for congestive heart failure, a condition in which the heart fails to pump enough…
Cells may spare kidney transplant rejection drugs – Chicago Defender
Telegraph.co.ukCells may spare kidney transplant rejection drugsChicago Defenderby Lauran Neergaard WASHINGTON (AP) — An experimental technique seems to be freeing some kidney transplant patients from having to take anti-rejection drugs. Researchers …
To boost organ donation, Govt lauches online registration – Deccan Herald
To boost organ donation, Govt lauches online registrationDeccan HeraldDelhi Government today launched an on-line registration system for voluntary organ donation in brain death cases. Institute of Liver and Billiary Sciences has been given the responsi…
Govt launches online registration to boost organ donation in India – Daily News & Analysis
Govt launches online registration to boost organ donation in IndiaDaily News & AnalysisPlace: New Delhi | Agency: PTI Delhi Government today launched an on-line registration system for voluntary organ donation in brain death cases. Institute of Liver a…
Bone health remains vital link in overall health – Connellsville Daily Courier
Bone health remains vital link in overall healthConnellsville Daily CourierHave you ever taken corticosteroids like Prednisone or some anti-seziure medicines like Dilantin or high-dose thyroid replacement drugs? 9. Have you been treated for breast or p…
HIV and black women, alcohol and stroke, spotting snakes – USA TODAY
USA TODAYHIV and black women, alcohol and stroke, spotting snakesUSA TODAYHeart failure deaths: Women with heart failure survive longer than men with heart failure of the same age, even when the pumping of their hearts seems similarly impaired — and e…
Family seeks help for Merced boy with bone marrow condition – Merced Sun-Star
Merced Sun-StarFamily seeks help for Merced boy with bone marrow conditionMerced Sun-StarCyclosporine, the only medication to treat his disease, stopped working for him, and he suffered kidney failure. Now his family is holding a blood and bone marrow …
Doctors' 'union' calls for debate on organ donation – Glasgow Evening Times
BBC NewsDoctors' 'union' calls for debate on organ donationGlasgow Evening TimesBy CAROLINE WILSON THE British Medical Association wants the Scottish Government to launch a public debate on organ donation policy. The UK doctors' 'un…
Opt-out organ donation a step closer in Wales – South Wales Argus
TopNews New ZealandOpt-out organ donation a step closer in WalesSouth Wales ArgusShe said: “I am very pleased with the excellent number of responses to the consultation on this important piece of legislation which will save lives. “The Welsh Govern…
Women have lower risk of dying from heart failure – Times of India
Zee NewsWomen have lower risk of dying from heart failureTimes of IndiaWomen with chronic heart failure survive longer as compared to their male counterparts, researchers have said. The large analysis of studies comprising data on more than 40000 subje…