Make everyone an organ donor by lawMalaysia StarREADING the letter by Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye on organ donation “Shortage of donated organs a major challenge” (The Star, Dec 8) an idea popped into my mind, one that can save millions of lives if implem…
Blood donation camp by HDFC on Friday – Times of India
Blood donation camp by HDFC on FridayTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: HDFC Bank will organize its annual blood donation camps all across the country on Friday. Of the 640 camps at 500 locations, Delhi will have 16 donation centres. Most of the reputed hospital…
Romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) – Food Poison Journal
Romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)Food Poison JournalRenal replacement therapy can be in the form of dialysis (peritoneal dialysis or hemodialysis) or renal transplantation. If the patient does not have a living relate…
Kidney Injury: A Serious Risk to the Health and Survival of Today's Soldiers – Newswise (press release)
Kidney Injury: A Serious Risk to the Health and Survival of Today's SoldiersNewswise (press release)Newswise — Washington, DC (December 8, 2011) — Acute kidney injury (AKI), an abrupt or rapid decline in kidney function, is a serious and increa…
Patients with persistent kidney injuries rarely see specialists – PhysOrg.com
Patients with persistent kidney injuries rarely see specialistsPhysOrg.comAcute kidney injury (AKI), an abrupt or rapid decline in kidney function, is an increasingly prevalent condition that can seriously affect individuals' health and survival. S…
'State needs cadaver transplant facilities' – Times of India
'State needs cadaver transplant facilities'Times of IndiaGUWAHATI: Lakhmina Azmi a 19-year-old girl from Rangiya, underwent a cadaver renal transplant surgery in which she was transplanted with a kidney from a deceased person at a private hospi…
Women With Previously Treated Advanced Breast Cancer Benefit From Addition Of … – Medical News Today
abc13.comWomen With Previously Treated Advanced Breast Cancer Benefit From Addition Of …Medical News TodayThe mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor everolimus given with the aromatase inhibitor exemestane markedly boosts progression-free sur…
MetLife Securities' Largest Q3 Healthcare Stock Investments: ABT, JNJ, PFE, NVS – Wall St. Cheat Sheet
MetLife Securities' Largest Q3 Healthcare Stock Investments: ABT, JNJ, PFE, NVSWall St. Cheat SheetThe Company's products and experimental therapies address cancer, heart disease, HIV/AIDS, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, hepatitis, organ trans…
Transplant surgeon has a lifelong commitment to the organ recipient: Dr Mukut Minz – Times of India
Transplant surgeon has a lifelong commitment to the organ recipient: Dr Mukut MinzTimes of IndiaBHUBANESWAR: Renowned surgeon Dr Mukut Minz, head of transplant surgery at Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research ( PGIMR), Chandigarh, i…
Transesophageal Echocardiogram Appears Safe in Patients With Varices – Internal Medicine News Digital Network
Transesophageal Echocardiogram Appears Safe in Patients With VaricesInternal Medicine News Digital NetworkIn a retrospective case series, 75 patients with varices had undergone 78 transesophageal echocardiograms (TEEs), most of which were done to rule …