Zee News`Pregnancy ups vulnerability to Hepatitis E-induced liver failure`Zee NewsNew Delhi: In one of the widest single-centre studies conducted by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here, it was found that water-borne Hepatitis E was…
'No regrets' about donating kidney, says Hudsonville man competing in Transplant Games of America
A veteran marathon runner, he hopes to show giving a kidney to his wife's cousin has not held him back.
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Announces Publication Demonstrating Enhanced … – MarketWatch (press release)
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Announces Publication Demonstrating Enhanced …MarketWatch (press release)The data, published in Blood, the journal of the American Society of Hematology, showed that addition of ZEVALIN following fludarabine, cyclophosphamide…
National Kidney Registry Facilitates 500th Transplant
BABYLON, NY– – The National Kidney Registry announced the successful completion of their 500th paired exchange transplant. The surgery was completed yesterday, just before midnight, at UCLA's Ronald Regan …
500-year-old mummy suffered lung infection at time of death – Business Standard
500-year-old mummy suffered lung infection at time of deathBusiness StandardPress Trust of India / New York July 26, 2012, 16:06. Scientists using a novel proteomics method have discovered that a 500-year-old frozen Incan mummy suffered from a bacteria…
Indo-Canadian teen wins Miss Teen Canada-World 2012 title – Hindustan Times
Hindustan TimesIndo-Canadian teen wins Miss Teen Canada-World 2012 titleHindustan TimesJobs in India … She has performed various acts and has also learnt Indian classical dancing, Bharat Natyam. "I am looking forward to … Megha's father wa…
Study finds disparities in the assessment of patients for kidney transplant
Young black patients and patients without private health insurance are less likely to be assessed for a kidney transplant when they start dialysis, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of N…
Response good, but many volunteers found unfit for blood donation – The Hindu
NorthJersey.comResponse good, but many volunteers found unfit for blood donationThe HinduHalf of the voluntary blood donors, mostly college-going students, who turned up at camp to donate and were found to be ineligible for the blood donation. This int…
Race, Insurance Status Related to Likelihood of Being Assessed for Kidney Transplantation
* Young black patients and patients without private health insurance are less likely to be assessed for a kidney transplant when they start dialysis. * These patients are also less likely to be put on the transplant waiting list and to receive a kidney…
High blood pressure: What is high blood pressure? – Times of India
High blood pressure: What is high blood pressure?Times of IndiaPopulation-wide decrease in Blood Pressure can prevent 1,51000 stroke and 1,53000 coronary heart disease deaths in India each year. 95% of patients with high blood pressure have 'Primar…