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.
Delhi government doubles financial aid for critically ill – Times of India
Delhi government doubles financial aid for critically illTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: The Delhi government on Monday relaxed norms for providing financial assistance to poor patients suffering from serious kidney, liver and heart ailments, hiking the maxim…
Transplant rule not implemented – Times of India
Transplant rule not implementedTimes of IndiaMUMBAI: The state government may seem enthusiastic about promoting organ donation since former chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh passed away last fortnight, but it has done little to pursue an amendment that …
Study Helps Define Treatment Options in Children With Hard-to-Treat Leukemias
For some children with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) who don’t improve after initial induction therapy, more chemotherapy may work better than a stem cell transplant, according to a study.
Trenton man receives kidney transplant from childhood friend
Growing up in West Trenton, Gerald Brown and Troy Harden shared everything. After a the successful transplant, they have now shared a kidney.
AMERICA STEM CELL, INC. Initiates a Phase I/II Trial of ASC-101 in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies Undergoing …
America Stem Cell, Inc. announced today the initiation of a single-center study at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center evaluating ASC-101 in dual-umbilical cord trans