Cytokinetics Announces Heart Failure Program UpdateMelodika.net (press release)Based on the review of these data, the companies have selected oral formulations of omecamtiv mecarbil from this Phase I trial that warrant further evaluation in patients wi…
Liver transplant in India saves Yemeni boy
The Malek family from Yemen had lost all hope when nine-year-old Abdul was diagnosed with the same liver disease that had killed his two siblings.
'Stem-cell cocktail' can take transplant patients off drugs in 2 yrs – Daily News & Analysis
'Stem-cell cocktail' can take transplant patients off drugs in 2 yrsDaily News & Analysis“In India, the kidney hospital is perhaps the only one using this technique. It may or may not be available in developed countries,” said Dr Kamal Gopl…
Blood donation dip puts strain on supply – Zanesville Times Recorder
Blood donation dip puts strain on supplyZanesville Times RecorderEach blood donation has the potential to save three lives. » Individuals can donate blood once every 56 days. » Donors must be at least 17 years old, or 16 with parental consent; weigh …
Whitley Bay grandmother needs a lung transplant
SANDRA Percy is facing a race against time to undergo life-saving surgery. Sandra has spent more than 12 months on the donor waiting list for a double lung transplant which could give her precious time with her grandchildren.
Heart failure center's approach cuts readmissions by 60% – Philadelphia Business Journal
Heart failure center's approach cuts readmissions by 60%Philadelphia Business JournalEstablished five years ago to keep congestive heart-failure patients out of the hospital, the center has reduced readmission rates among the 1500 heart patients wh…
Beware! You may be more vulnerable to hepatitis – Times of India
Wonder WomanBeware! You may be more vulnerable to hepatitisTimes of India"Around 60 percent of liver cancer cases in India is because of hepatitis B," said gastroenterologist Arul Prakash of Chennai's MOIT Hospitals. The good news, howeve…
Apples can lower risk of heart disease in women: study – Business Standard
Apples can lower risk of heart disease in women: studyBusiness StandardApples can lower risk of heart disease in women: study. Press Trust of India / London July 27, 2012, 14:36. Just two apples a day can cut cholesterol levels in women and protect the…
Shift workers at increased risk of heart attack – Times of India
IBNLive.comShift workers at increased risk of heart attackTimes of IndiaIndiatimes|The Times of India|The Economic Times|. More. More …. Among the 2011935 people in the study, more than 17359 had some kind of coronary event, 6598 had myocardial infar…
Aids Cure: Two More Men Declared 'HIV Free' After Bone Marrow Transplant
Late breaking revelation at International AIDs Conference in Washington gives hope that a cure for the disease could be attainable.