The Graedons: Hypervigilance can avert deadly drug interactionsFlorida TodayThey included azathioprine, cyclosporine and prednisone. His primary-care physician detected high uric-acid levels and prescribed allopurinol. This landed the 52-year-old in th…
ST2 more specific than BNP for heart failure diagnosis – News-Medical.net
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)ST2 more specific than BNP for heart failure diagnosisNews-Medical.netCritical Diagnostics today announced publication in the latest issue of the Journal of Heart Failure results of a study involving 995 patient…
Dr. Allan Unger, who started the MCV dialysis program, dies – Richmond Times Dispatch
Dr. Allan Unger, who started the MCV dialysis program, diesRichmond Times DispatchTwo days later, the brothers were rushed into two operating rooms, where eight doctors, led by kidney transplantation pioneer and MCV surgery chief David M. Hume, perform…
Dr. Allan Unger, who started the MCV dialysis program, dies
Unger, a Petersburg native who helped perform Virginia's first kidney transplant, died in California March 29.
Study Shows New Option for Kids With Tough-to-Treat Leukemia
WEDNESDAY, April 11 (HealthDay News) — Additional chemotherapy may a better option than bone marrow transplant for some children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who don't respond to an initial intense regimen of chemotherapy called "inducti…
Hoye, Taunton advocate organ donation with proclamation – Taunton Daily Gazette
MLive.comHoye, Taunton advocate organ donation with proclamationTaunton Daily GazetteIf the answer is yes, a small red heart with the words “organ donor” is embossed in the lower right corner of the driver's license. Boger said there currently …
Study Evaluates Losartan Efficacy in Heart Failure – Forbes
Study Evaluates Losartan Efficacy in Heart FailureForbesThe angiotensin II-receptor blocker (ARB) losartan has labored under the perception that it is not as potent as other ARBs, and some evidence has suggested that it may not confer the same clinical…
Symposium on organ donation held – Times of India
Symposium on organ donation heldTimes of IndiaCHANDIGARH: A symposium on organ donation awareness was organized by Mohan Foundation in collaboration with World Health Organization at the English department auditorium, Panjab University on Wednesday. Pa…
Deadly Potential of Live Organ Donation Should Preclude Market Approach – First Things (blog)
First Things (blog)Deadly Potential of Live Organ Donation Should Preclude Market ApproachFirst Things (blog)Some people believe that all of us have an obligation to participate in live organ donation, that is, giving one of our two kidneys or a lobe o…
Life sweet for Marblehead recipient of pancreas transplant
When it comes to dealing with the unpredictable, day after day, year after year, it’s human nature to crave the predictable. And when it comes to quelling anxiety because the unpredictable element is life threatening, it’s natural to crave somethin…