Heart pills as good as statins minus side-effectsTimes of IndiaLONDON: A new finding by scientists showing how the immune system reduces cholesterol levels could lead to heart pills as good as statins without its potentially dangerous side-effects. A d…
'Fourth kidney transplant on Friday' – Times of India
'Fourth kidney transplant on Friday'Times of IndiaPANAJI: Health minister Laxmikant Parsekar has said that the fourth kidney transplant will be performed at the Goa Medical College Hospital and College at Bambolim on August 31. The case papers …
Research and Markets: Lung Transplantation – Pipeline Review, H2 2012 … – Business Wire (press release)
Research and Markets: Lung Transplantation – Pipeline Review, H2 2012 …Business Wire (press release)Global Markets Direct's, 'Lung Transplantation – Pipeline Review, H2 2012', provides an overview of the Lung Transplantation therapeutic p…
Robin Roberts Announces Medical Leave Will Begin After ‘GMA’ Show Friday
Robin Roberts announced on Monday that her last day with ABC’s Good Morning America show will be Friday. After that, she will begin her lengthy medical leave to undergo a bone marrow transplant from her sister. Roberts, co-host of GMA, was recently d…
Renal denervation gives better outcomes than drugs in advanced heart failure – HealthCanal.com
Renal denervation gives better outcomes than drugs in advanced heart failureHealthCanal.comMunich, Germany – Renal denervation leads to better outcomes than standard drug treatment in patients with advanced heart failure, according to research presen…
Team Utah Idaho brings 2012 Transplant Games Cup home
Team Utah Idaho brings 2012 Transplant Games Cup home By justina mccandless The Salt Lake Tribune Published Aug 27, 2012 04:07PM MDT Kidney transplant recipient Rick Lilly held a sign reading, “One down. 80,000 to go,” pleading for organ donors at …
Veteran Indian actor A.K. Hangal dies at 95 – KRQE
The HinduVeteran Indian actor A.K. Hangal dies at 95KRQENEW DELHI (AP) — Veteran Indian actor A. K. Hangal, whose Bollywood career spanned nearly five decades, has died. He was 95. Avtaar Kishan Hangal had suffered from lung and kidney problems and o…
Stopping Controversial Asthma Drugs Could Have Downside: Study – U.S. News & World Report
Stopping Controversial Asthma Drugs Could Have Downside: StudyU.S. News & World ReportInhaled corticosteroids, which come in inhalers and are known by brand names such as Azmacort and Flovent, are often prescribed by themselves to reduce wheezing and o…
Leading tissue bank joins global campaign for breast reconstruction
EDISON, N.J., Aug. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation (MTF) today announced its partnership with the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) and the Plastic Surgery …
Health issues: Robin Roberts, Nick Rhodes
Duran Duran was forced to call off two weekend concerts because of the illness of keyboard player Nick Rhodes. Doctors believe it’s a viral infection, according to DD’s website.