Organ donation catching onChatham Daily NewsBy Ellwood Shreve, Chatham Daily News George Marcello's efforts to walk thousands of kilometres across several countries to raise awareness about organ and tissue donation, is bearing fruit. "It'…
Of Georgetown and, Ah!, Bright Wings – Catholic Culture
Of Georgetown and, Ah!, Bright WingsCatholic CultureThere are, apparently, two ways of looking at the controversy over brain death as well. Phil introduces a response to a rebuttal in his ongoing discussion of this thorny topic. Will he eventually dare…
Robot-assisted surgery now favored treatment for kidney cancer – Medical Xpress
Robot-assisted surgery now favored treatment for kidney cancerMedical XpressWhile the study shows that robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPD), available only since 2004, may also offer fewer complications than laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN),…
Veloxis Pharmaceuticals announces financial results for the first quarter 2012 … – MarketWatch (press release)
Veloxis Pharmaceuticals announces financial results for the first quarter 2012 …MarketWatch (press release)The primary endpoint of the study, a composite endpoint (biopsy proven acute rejection, graft failure, loss to follow up or death), will be eva…
Veloxis Pharmaceuticals announces financial results for the first quarter 2012 in line with expectations, Phase III …
HORSHOLM, Denmark, May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –Highlights: Enrolment has been completed in the pivotal LCP-Tacro 3002 Phase III study in de novo kidney transplant patients. The LCP-Tacro 3002 study is …
Brandon is drumming up new life
NOT only is Raceview teenager Brandon Sanewski breathing a lot easier since a double lung transplant saved his life, but he is also free to chase his passion.
Urine Dipstick Helps Predict Acute Kidney Injury – Medscape
Science CodexUrine Dipstick Helps Predict Acute Kidney InjuryMedscapeMay 15, 2012 (Washington, DC) — A commonly used urine dipstick can predict acute kidney injury (AKI), according to findings presented here at the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) 20…
Women fare better than men, but need more blood after kidney cancer surgery – Medical Xpress
Women fare better than men, but need more blood after kidney cancer surgeryMedical Xpress"While the effects of gender on the outcome of many types of surgery, including removal of the bladder, have been demonstrated and widely debated, the associa…
Safer kidney cancer surgery under-used for poorer, sicker Medicare, Medicaid … – Medical Xpress
Safer kidney cancer surgery under-used for poorer, sicker Medicare, Medicaid …Medical XpressThe treatment, partial nephrectomy (PN), involves surgically removing only the diseased portion of a cancerous kidney, leaving the unaffected part to continue…
Peter C. Nissila – NRToday.com
Peter C. NissilaNRToday.comPeter C. Nissila, age 60, a former Michigan area businessman owner of the Nissila Greenhouses in Ripley, died on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at the Oregon Health and Sciences Hospital in Portland, OR from post stem cell transplant c…