Early introduction of biologic therapy improves Crohn's disease outcomesScience CodexThere is no known cure for Crohn's disease, and traditional treatment is focused on a "step-up" strategy of managing inflammatory symptoms, starting …
Raising awareness about the need for organ donation – WKTV
Raising awareness about the need for organ donationWKTVBy HILARY LANE UTICA, NY (WKTV) – In honor of National Organ Donor Month, St. Elizabeth Medical Center is joining forces with the Center for Donation and Transplant to raise awareness throughout th…
Vitamin E Supplements May Not Lower Risk for Heart Failure – Natural Standard Blog (blog)
Vitamin E Supplements May Not Lower Risk for Heart FailureNatural Standard Blog (blog)A new study suggests that vitamin E supplementation may not reduce the risk for heart failure in women. Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin with antioxidant properties…
Thoratec Surpasses 10000 HeartMate II® Implants Worldwide – Sacramento Bee
Thoratec Surpasses 10000 HeartMate II® Implants WorldwideSacramento Bee"Every year, millions of people worldwide develop chronic heart failure, and many will progress to an advanced, debilitating stage of the disease," said Gary Burbach, Pre…
EHRs Often Lack Clinical Best Practices – InformationWeek
EHRs Often Lack Clinical Best PracticesInformationWeekClinical decision support vendor Zynx Health finds electronic health records fall short in treating heart failure, pneumonia. By Neil Versel InformationWeek Hospitals with electronic health records …
Young kidney transplant recipient from Wallington's artwork picked for calendar cover
Wallington youngster wins contest.
SPK Transplants May Offer No Advantage for Type 2 Diabetes – Renal and Urology News
SPK Transplants May Offer No Advantage for Type 2 DiabetesRenal and Urology NewsSimultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) transplantation offers no patient or survival advantage over deceased-donor kidney transplantation alone (DDKA) for selected patients wit…
Orgenesis Inc. Appoints Biotech Veteran to Board of Directors – SYS-CON Media (press release)
Orgenesis Inc. Appoints Biotech Veteran to Board of DirectorsSYS-CON Media (press release)The Company believes that converting the diabetic patient's own tissue into insulin-producing cells overcomes the problem of donor shortage and removes the ri…
Orgenesis Inc. Appoints Biotech Veteran to Board of Directors – MarketWatch (press release)
Orgenesis Inc. Appoints Biotech Veteran to Board of DirectorsMarketWatch (press release)The Company believes that converting the diabetic patient's own tissue into insulin-producing cells overcomes the problem of donor shortage and removes the risk…
Role of Screening, Monitoring in Early Kidney Disease Unclear – U.S. News & World Report
Role of Screening, Monitoring in Early Kidney Disease UnclearU.S. News & World ReportBy Serena Gordon TUESDAY, April 17 (HealthDay News) — At least one in 10 US adults is estimated to have chronic kidney disease, but whether screening and monitoring p…