NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Hooking seriously-ill children to a pump that assists the heart helps them live longer than those hooked to a heart-lung machine while they await a heart transplant, doctors report in a new study. "The device did well; …
Patterns in Adolescent Brains Could Predict Heavy Alcohol Use – HealthCanal.com
Patterns in Adolescent Brains Could Predict Heavy Alcohol UseHealthCanal.comIn a study published in August in Clinical Cancer Research, they show that eight ounces a day of grapefruit juice can slow the body's metabolism of a drug called sirolimus,…
Guidelines for organ donation – Gulf Times
Gulf TimesGuidelines for organ donationGulf TimesDaily Newspaper published by Gulf Publishing & Printing Co. Doha … As the number of people needing an organ transplant continues to rise faster than the number of organ donors, it is crucial to cre…
Children waiting for new hearts live longer on pump
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Hooking seriously-ill children to a pump that assists the heart helps them live longer than those hooked to a heart-lung machine while they await a heart transplant, doctors report in a new study. "The device did well; …
Unprecedented Study shows Berlin Heart device provides life-saving "bridge" for young children and babies
HOUSTON, Aug. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — A tiny heart pump that maintains blood flow in babies and small children with serious heart failure proved effective and life-saving in a pioneering study involving …
Olympic female boxer Mary Kom captures India's heart – Times of India
NDTVOlympic female boxer Mary Kom captures India's heartTimes of IndiaKom, the 29-year-old mother of 5-year-old twin boys, was guaranteed at least a bronze medal with a victory on Monday and many were hoping she might bring back the first ever gold…
Grapefruit Juice Helps Anti-Cancer Drug Work Better
A new clinical trial published in the August edition of Clinical Cancer Research has revealed that cancer patients who drink one glass of grapefruit juice per day achieve the same benefits from an anti-cancer drug as they would get from more than three…
Grapefruit Juice Helps Anti-Cancer Drug Work Better – Medical News Today
Grapefruit Juice Helps Anti-Cancer Drug Work BetterMedical News TodaySirolimus was one of the first mTOR inhibitors developed to prevent rejection of transplanted organs, which also has anti-cancer effects. Being the first drug of its class it was ther…
Corticosteroids 'ineffective for acute sinusitis' – TruthDive
Corticosteroids 'ineffective for acute sinusitis'TruthDiveWashington, August 8 (ANI): Corticosteroids, frequently prescribed to alleviate acute sinusitis, show no clinical benefit in treating the condition, scientists found in a randomized cont…
Grapefruit juice could increase efficacy of cancer drug – TruthDive
Grapefruit juice could increase efficacy of cancer drugTruthDiveSirolimus was the first of a series of drugs, known as mTOR inhibitors, that were developed to prevent rejection of transplanted organs but that also have anti-cancer effects. Patients who…