New York Daily NewsLike: Facebook feature spurs organ donor signupsSan Francisco ChronicleThe response "dwarfs any past organ donation initiative," said David Fleming, chief executive of Donate Life America, in a statement. The Facebook featu…
Facebook likes organ donation – The Canberra Times
The Canberra TimesFacebook likes organ donationThe Canberra TimesUS and UK Facebook users can now enrol as organ donors via links to official registries. 02/05/12 Up next… Obama signs US-Afghan strategic pact Sorry. An error occured when submitting t…
Facebook gives hope to young man awaiting organ transplant
John Maicher of Birdsboro, Berks Co., is waiting for a phone call that could change his life. In 2006, during surgery for a liver transplant, he went into shock on the operating table. "I need a multi-organ transplant, what I should have gotten in…
Lab Values Predict Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure Mortality – Medscape
Lab Values Predict Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure MortalityMedscapeMay 2, 2012 (Barcelona, Spain) — High international normalized ratio (INR), serum creatinine, and serum bilirubin levels independently predict mortality in patients with acute-on-chro…
Kidney racket:Court frames charges against kingpin – Zee News
Kidney racket:Court frames charges against kingpinZee NewsIt said there is material on record to show that Amit along with his other associates was actively involved in illegal kidney transplantation and he was running a hospital where the surgeries we…
The American Association of Heart Failure Nurses (AAHFN) Celebrates National … – MarketWatch (press release)
The American Association of Heart Failure Nurses (AAHFN) Celebrates National …MarketWatch (press release)MOUNT LAUREL, NJ, May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — The American Association of Heart Failure Nurses (AAHFN), along with the American Nurses…
Novel Biologic Targets Lupus – MedPage Today
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6 Actions to Conrol Asthma – KULR-TV
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No Adverse Effect of Weekend, Nighttime Liver Transplants – Doctors Lounge
No Adverse Effect of Weekend, Nighttime Liver TransplantsDoctors LoungePerforming liver transplantation procedures at night or on weekends does not appear to affect patient or liver graft survival, according to research published in the May issue of Li…
Country's first paediatric liver transplant surgery performed – Business Recorder (blog)
The Express TribuneCountry's first paediatric liver transplant surgery performedBusiness Recorder (blog)ISLAMABAD: The country's first pediatric living donor liver transplant surgery has been successfully performed by a 30-member team of surgeo…