Clinical Oncology NewsIn Follicular Lymphoma, Rituximab 'Retreatment' Better Than …Clinical Oncology NewsSan Diego—In previously untreated patients with low tumor burden (LTB) follicular lymphoma (FL), new Phase III data suggests that maint…
Edwin Poots criticised over African blood donation remark – BBC News
BBC NewsEdwin Poots criticised over African blood donation remarkBBC NewsNorthern Ireland's health minister Edwin Poots is facing fresh criticism over his comments about blood donation, this time from the African community. On Sunday …
‘My heart transplant joy’
A MOTHER from York who was given only weeks to live has told how a heart transplant saved her life – and has urged others to join the Organ Donor Register.
Survival rates lower for heart transplant patients whose arteries reclose after stenting
( University of California – Los Angeles Health Sciences ) New research by UCLA researchers and colleagues has found that heart transplant patients who develop restenosis after receiving a stent have poor long-term survival.
Digoxin (made from foxgloves) is used to treat heart disease – NHS Choices
NHS ChoicesDigoxin (made from foxgloves) is used to treat heart diseaseNHS ChoicesAn “extract from poisonous Foxglove can protect against high blood pressure and heart failure”, the Daily Mail has reported. It does this by enhancing the …Herb fox…
India institute campaigns for organ donation – gulfnews.com
India institute campaigns for organ donationgulfnews.comNew Delhi In a sudden twist of events, a decade ago, Harish Awasthi, 31, lost both his eyes. Unable to fend for his family, including both parents, wife and a child …
More Hospitalizations, Higher Charges, for Kids With High Blood Pressure
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Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Announces Outstanding ZEVALIN … – Business Wire (press release)
Proactive Investors USA & CanadaSpectrum Pharmaceuticals Announces Outstanding ZEVALIN …Business Wire (press release)The ZEVALIN therapeutic regimen consists of two components: rituximab, and Yttrium-90 (Y-90) … Most (80%) fatalities occurred with …
Donating loved one's organs can bring solace amidst grief of loss, families say
On one side, there is joy: up to eight people and their families whose prayers for a life-saving or life-altering transplant have been answered. On the other is sorrow: a family grieving the loss of a loved one who made all those miracles possible.
Organ transplant from child marks new era for donations – The Daily Yomiuri
BU TodayOrgan transplant from child marks new era for donationsThe Daily YomiuriDifficult to judge brain death … The number of medical institutions capable of making brain death judgments with the highest degree of reliability should be …SPH Ethici…