Alcohol-Inflamed Livers Benefit from Early TransplantMedPage TodayNote that many programs restrict the use of liver transplantation alcoholic liver disease to those meeting a requirement of a six-month period of abstinence from alcohol. …and more&nbs…
HBV, HCV Reactivation During Chemotherapy of Concern – Medscape
HBV, HCV Reactivation During Chemotherapy of ConcernMedscapeRecommendations from ASCO are less comprehensive: Only those about to undergo "highly" immunosuppressive regimens (ie, stem cell transplants or treatment with rituximab) and patients…
City hospital launches website for organ donation – Hindustan Times
The HinduCity hospital launches website for organ donationHindustan TimesIn a country where a dismal 0.1 organ donation happens per million population, there is a strong need for awareness among masses. On Thursday, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital's t…
EC-MPS, MMF Similar in Efficacy in Tacrolimus-Treated Transplant Patients – Renal and Urology News
EC-MPS, MMF Similar in Efficacy in Tacrolimus-Treated Transplant PatientsRenal and Urology News… showed that patients treated with EC-MPS or MMF had no significant differences with respect to concomitant immunosuppression, the incidence of biopsy-pro…
Fewer Transplants in Minority Children With Kidney Disease – Medscape
Family Practice News Digital NetworkFewer Transplants in Minority Children With Kidney DiseaseMedscapeKidney transplantation is the preferred treatment for pediatric ESRD, and preemptive transplantation can reduce the amount of morbidity and mortality….
Renal Function Declines in Living Kidney Donors – Renal and Urology News
Renal Function Declines in Living Kidney DonorsRenal and Urology NewsPHILADELPHIA—Substantial proportions of living kidney donors have diminished renal function one year following their nephrectomy, investigators reported at Kidney Week 2011. In a st…
Warning Label Urged for St. John's Wort – CSPI Newsroom
Warning Label Urged for St. John's WortCSPI Newsroom… former FDA Commissioner Jane E. Henney warned that St. John's wort “interacts with many drugs that are used to treat heart disease, depression, seizures, certain cancers, as well as drug…
The future of xenotransplantation – Guilfordian
The future of xenotransplantationGuilfordianThe biological term for using nonhuman animal cells, tissues or organs in human bodies is xenotransplantation. This is not new research, but until recently the use of stem cells and mechanical organ replaceme…
Merck Rewards Shareholders with First Dividend Increase in 7 Years – Wall St. Cheat Sheet
Merck Rewards Shareholders with First Dividend Increase in 7 YearsWall St. Cheat SheetThe Company's products and experimental therapies address cancer, heart disease, HIV/AIDS, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, hepatitis, organ transplant rejection a…
Gambhir pledges to donate organs – Hindustan Times
Gambhir pledges to donate organsHindustan Times"It is now more than 15 years since the law declaring brain death came into effect in India, yet there is limited awareness that one individual can gift lives to atleast eight patients with organ fail…