Zee NewsStatins prevent cancer in heart transplant recipientsCBS42Cancer is the leading cause of death late after heart transplantation. Now, new research shows that statins, immunomondulatory drugs, may benefit patients beyond their lipid lowering eff…
Pneumonia threat to kidney patients
Antibiotics are being offered to kidney transplant patients in South Australia to help protect them from a potentially fatal infection.
Judge Keeps Sandusky Trial Date as June 5
On Monday, the judge issued several motions that will impact the days right before trial.
Statins May Cut Cancer Risk Post Heart Transplant – MedPage Today
TopNews Arab EmiratesStatins May Cut Cancer Risk Post Heart TransplantMedPage TodayThe risk of incident cancer of any type was roughly halved among statin users in a single center's heart transplantation registry. The cumulative rate at 8 years rea…
Pneumonia threat to transplant patients
Antibiotics are being offered to kidney transplant patients in South Australia to help protect them from a potentially fatal infection.
Study examines effect of prednisolone in patients with Bell palsy – EurekAlert (press release)
Study examines effect of prednisolone in patients with Bell palsyEurekAlert (press release)CHICAGO – Treatment for Bell palsy (a condition involving the facial nerve and characterized by facial paralysis) with the corticosteroid prednisolone within 7…
AIIMS launches organ donation campaign with a human face – Indian Express
AIIMS launches organ donation campaign with a human faceIndian ExpressToday, over a decade later, she has become the face of a massive outdoor campaign launched by the institute to promote organ donation. Two billboards have been put up on Aurobindo Ma…
US Supreme Court puts Utah mother in jeopardy – NECN
Daily MailUS Supreme Court puts Utah mother in jeopardyNECNIn Utah, Gayle Burns has been trying to get survivor's benefits for a son who was conceived with her husband's sperm two years after the husband died of infection caused by a stem-cell …
Combo Treatment for IPF Deadly – MedPage Today
University of Michigan Health System NewsCombo Treatment for IPF DeadlyMedPage TodayNote that this study evaluated the effects of a combination of prednisone, azathioprine, and N-acetylcysteine in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and mild-to…
One Agent Better for RAS Blockade – MedPage Today
One Agent Better for RAS BlockadeMedPage TodayNote that the only benefit of dual therapy was a decrease in hospitalization for heart failure patients, which came with an increased risk of renal failure; other adverse events for all patients included hy…