The SunTeenager's organ donations have helped save eight other livesThis is CornwallJemima Layzell had already discussed her own mortality in the months prior to her death and said she wished to be an organ donor if ever the worst should happen. Je…
Friends come through for ailing Davis artist Gay Powers – Modesto Bee
Modesto BeeFriends come through for ailing Davis artist Gay PowersModesto BeeBy Anita Creamer At 66 and desperately ill with the recurrence of an aggressive form of non- Hodgkins lymphoma, Davis artist Gay Powers needed to move closer to the Sutter Can…
Study: Exercise Slows Muscle Wasting from Age, Heart Failure – Occupational Health and Safety
Men’s FitnessStudy: Exercise Slows Muscle Wasting from Age, Heart FailureOccupational Health and SafetyExercise can counteract muscle breakdown, increase strength, and reduce inflammation caused by aging and heart failure , according to new research in…
Cell Therapeutics' lymphoma drug, Pixuvri gets EU conditional marketing approval – pharmabiz.com
Cell Therapeutics' lymphoma drug, Pixuvri gets EU conditional marketing approvalpharmabiz.comThe EMA's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has accepted PIX306, CTI's ongoing randomized controlled phase 3 clinical trial, wh…
First, Second Kidney Transplants Have Similar Success: Study
FRIDAY, May 11 (HealthDay News) — One failed kidney transplant doesn't mean a second transplant is likely to fail, according to a new study that found similar kidney survival, rejection and infection rates in people who undergo repeat transplants …
Man sues UCSD over cancerous kidney transplant
A San Diego County man who received a cancerous kidney during a transplant goes to court next week against the doctor who performed the operation.
UPMC-led Study Finds Improvements in Pacemaker Lead Placement Get Better … – HealthCanal.com
UPMC-led Study Finds Improvements in Pacemaker Lead Placement Get Better …HealthCanal.comNearly 6 million people in the US suffer from heart failure, which occurs when the heart cannot pump enough blood and oxygen to support other organs. Some patien…
Dead UK girl saves 8 lives through organ donation – IBNLive.com
IBNLive.comDead UK girl saves 8 lives through organ donationIBNLive.com"She had spoken of her wish to be an organ donor when she died. It is so sad and we all miss her terribly," they said. In addition two adults aged 19 and 24 received her k…
Scientific discovery sheds light on a genetic cause of heart failure – HealthCanal.com
Scientific discovery sheds light on a genetic cause of heart failureHealthCanal.comHOUSTON – – Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have shown how a finely tuned genetic mechanism protects mice from the onset of heart failure. In a study in the cu…
Mom wakes up to new heart after surprise transplant
A Kingsport woman in desperate need of a heart transplant received the gift of life and didn't even know it.