BloombergNovartis posts sharp drop in 1st-qtr profit; challenges UK off-label Avastin useThe Pharma LetterAfinitor (everolimus), an oral inhibitor of the mTOR pathway used across multiple diseases, made a strong contribution to pharmaceuticals growth i…
Christie's Stance on Organ Donation and "Death Race 2012" – Patch.com
The Star-Ledger – NJ.comChristie's Stance on Organ Donation and "Death Race 2012"Patch.com“As an organ donor you can have a major impact on multiple lives across this country. We hear startling statistics that demonstrate the importance…
Lung transplant recipient thrives nearly 20 years later – Phys.Org (press release)
Lung transplant recipient thrives nearly 20 years laterPhys.Org (press release)The medical center, which began its lung transplantation program in 1990, has an 86 percent survival rate one year after surgery and a 75 percent survival rate three years a…
No evidence of God (1) – Times of Malta
No evidence of God (1)Times of MaltaWhile some try to justify NDE's by claiming, on suppositions, that it is the effect of elevated levels of CO2 (also blamed for global warming incidentally) in the blood stream during brain death or close to this,…
Organ donor registration rate lags – Windsor Star
Organ donor registration rate lagsWindsor StarThey were there to tell people how important it is to register as an organ donor, a topic they know a lot about after their son Julien's organs helped five people when he died in a car accident less tha…
Heart failure patients have a new online source to help them find pharmacies … – NorthJersey.com
Heart failure patients have a new online source to help them find pharmacies …NorthJersey.comBY BARBARA WILLIAMS Heart failure patients now have a new online resource to help them better manage their conditions, seek advice and find information on fo…
Pharmaceuticals and Alcon performed strongly in the first quarter; overall … – Reuters
Pharmaceuticals and Alcon performed strongly in the first quarter; overall …ReutersAfinitor (everolimus), an oral inhibitor of the mTOR pathway used across multiple diseases, made a strong contribution to Pharmaceuticals growth in the first quarter w…
Boise girl with rare disease celebrates a healthy eight-year anniversary of … – KIVI-TV
Boise girl with rare disease celebrates a healthy eight-year anniversary of …KIVI-TVEight years ago to the day, Monday, Annabelle lay in a hospital bed at Duke University – her hair the victim of chemotherapy, her body the recipient of an experiment …
Organ donations save lives, time of 'death' debatable – Kansas State Collegian
Organ donations save lives, time of 'death' debatableKansas State CollegianBut what about brain death? In the transcript, the host, Terry Gross, said, “If you have opted to be an organ donor and are declared brain dead, you may be placed back…
Event to help kidney transplant patient
Friends and family of Kenny Cox, a Southwest Florida man who needs a kidney transplant, will hold a fundraiser Sunday on Sanibel to help offset his…