Pancreatic islets infusion for diabetes patient being readied for procedure in …Medical XpressThey said that donated pancreatic islets usually do not have any problems and can be used for the transplantation even if the donor's pancreas contain t…
Andrew Breitbart died of heart failure, narrowing of artery, coroner finds – Los Angeles Times
WPTVAndrew Breitbart died of heart failure, narrowing of artery, coroner findsLos Angeles TimesConservative commentator and website editor Andrew Breitbart died of heart failure and had up to a 60% narrowing of a major artery, a Los Angeles County coro…
Autopsy: Breitbart died of heart failure, had enlarged heart – CNN International
Autopsy: Breitbart died of heart failure, had enlarged heartCNN InternationalBy Stan Wilson and Michael Martinez, CNN Andrew Breitbart died of heart failure as a result coronary artery disease and an enlarged heart, coroner officials said. Los Angeles …
Stem cell donors needed for former schools superintendent – Napa Valley Register
Stem cell donors needed for former schools superintendentNapa Valley RegisterHe is in need of a second stem cell transplant, his supporters said. Potential donors can request a cheek swab kit online, and mail the swab in to be registered in the worldwi…
Honoring a pioneer in heart-transplant medicine – Scope (blog)
Scope (blog)Honoring a pioneer in heart-transplant medicineScope (blog)When Sharon Hunt, MD, arrived at Stanford as a first-year medical student in the fall of 1967, it was just months before the late cardiac surgeon Norman Shumway, MD, and his team wo…
FDA-Approved Drug Makes Established Cancer Vaccine Work Better – Newswise (press release)
FDA-Approved Drug Makes Established Cancer Vaccine Work BetterNewswise (press release)The team proposed that daclizumab, already used for kidney transplantation, would be effective in depleting regulatory T cells (Tregs) and restoring the immune system…
Is medication causing your patient's insomnia? – Clinical Advisor
Is medication causing your patient's insomnia?Clinical AdvisorCorticosteroids are also thought to disrupt sleep, but study findings on this topic are inconsistent. However, polysomnogram studies have shown marked decrease in REM sleep in patients t…
#CureForCourtney Twitter Campaign Takes Off – Shalom Life
Shalom Life#CureForCourtney Twitter Campaign Takes OffShalom LifeShe has previously undergone two cycles of chemotherapy, four weeks of radiation, an autologous stem-cell transplant and a trial drug in Detroit, but none of these treatments have managed…
B/R Exclusive with PGA Pro and 2-Time Heart Transplant Recipient Erik Compton
Nothing about Erik Compton's story is common. One successful heart transplant is often considered a miracle in its own right, which makes the fact that Compton's had two nearly unfathomable. But what may be more remarkable is that despite his a…
Liberty Dialysis Celebrates Milestone 1,000th Patient in Peritoneal Dialysis Program
MERCER ISLAND, Wash., May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Liberty Dialysis ( www.libertydialysis.com ), owner and operator of more than 260 dialysis clinics nationwide, is celebrating its 1,000th patient to participate …