Unified approach to blood and organ donation stressedThe HinduSecretary of Indian Red Cross Blood Bank P. Venugopal and Medical Director of AS Raja Blood Bank A. Sugandhi focussed on the need for more voluntary blood donation against the generally prev…
Blood donation camp held – IBNLive.com
BellevisionBlood donation camp heldIBNLive.comBANGALORE: A blood donation camp, aimed at creating awareness about the importance of donating blood, was today organised by Bangalore Khandelwal Digamber Jain Samaj at Wilson Garden Jain temple. Anil Ji Se…
Breakthrough in Diabetes Treatment – Technorati
TechnoratiBreakthrough in Diabetes TreatmentTechnoratiThere is new hope for diabetics, according to the Neural Stem Cell Transplant May Tackle Diabetes report on October 14, 2011. Researchers in Japan have found a way to regenerate the beta cells of th…
Organ Donation Unites Two Families – KSAT San Antonio
Organ Donation Unites Two FamiliesKSAT San AntonioMore than 112000 people are waiting for a life-saving organ, according to the Texas Organ Sharing Alliance. In Texas, more than 10800 people are waiting. For more information on organ donation , you can…
Better kidney disease diagnostic kit in the works – Channel News Asia
Better kidney disease diagnostic kit in the worksChannel News AsiaSINGAPORE: A new spin-off company from the National University of Singapore (NUS), called Nephron Dx, plans to develop a more accurate diagnostic kit for the earlier detection of diabeti…
Hospital offers little hope for girl's survival – China Daily
Hospital offers little hope for girl's survivalChina DailyThe girl was critically injured, with no spontaneous respiration and close to brain death when she arrived at the hospital, said Wen Qiang, deputy director of the intensive care unit of the …
Patients with renal failure choose spouses from the same blood group – Ennahar
Patients with renal failure choose spouses from the same blood groupEnnaharThese people generally recourse to wedding announcements by requiring that the spouse must be of the same blood group … to ensure the success of kidney transplantation. Accord…
Robot-assisted hair restoration? – Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles TimesRobot-assisted hair restoration?Los Angeles Times(Business Wire / October 17, 2011) Hair-transplant surgery could become cheaper and more accessible with a new robot that plucks hair follicles from the back and sides of the head so the…
Health briefs for the Grand Strand – Myrtle Beach Sun News
Health briefs for the Grand StrandMyrtle Beach Sun NewsChronic kidney disease education | Varying schedule, varying locations in Horry and Georgetown counties. Free. (866) 647-9396 or ultracare-dialysis.com/TOPS To have your local health events and inf…
Culture limits lifesaving organ donor numbers – Kuwait Times
Culture limits lifesaving organ donor numbersKuwait TimesThis is a particularly efficient system because in any case in which brain death is confirmed in a patient, the doctor is immediately able to inform the unit and liaise with families to request c…