Organ Donation: Jews Can Learn Something From AtheistsAlgemeinerRecently while renewing my driver's license, the DMV attendant looked surprised when I requested organ donor designation. She remarked how she thought being an organ donor is against t…
So you want to be… a cadaver? – Corvallis Gazette Times
So you want to be… a cadaver?Corvallis Gazette TimesWhen photographer Mark Ylen and I visited OHSU in January to gather information for this story, one thing we learned is that a decent percentage of organ donors are people who've suffered catast…
New Pills Gain In Cancer Fight, Till Cost Gets In Way – Insurance News Net (press release)
New Pills Gain In Cancer Fight, Till Cost Gets In WayInsurance News Net (press release)A stem cell transplant at Duke University . Chemotherapy, multiple times. When lab work showed the blood cancer's levels creeping up again in 2008, his doctor su…
3 get new lease of life under govt health insurance scheme – IBNLive.com
3 get new lease of life under govt health insurance schemeIBNLive.comPTI | 03:02 PM,Feb 26,2012 Coimbatore, Feb 26 (PTI): Three poor patients needing immediate kidney transplantation have got a new lease of life after surgeries at a city hospital throu…
Study: Partial Nephrectomy Complications Mostly Minor – Renal and Urology News
Study: Partial Nephrectomy Complications Mostly MinorRenal and Urology NewsPARIS—Nearly one quarter of patients undergoing partial nephrectomy (PN) experience complications, but most are minor, a researcher reported at the 27 th Annual Congress of th…
Partial Nephrectomy Rates Rise, but Disparities Exist – Renal and Urology News
Partial Nephrectomy Rates Rise, but Disparities ExistRenal and Urology NewsPARIS—Partial nephrectomy (PN) rates have increased dramatically, but this surgical approach is underused in certain patient populations, according to data presented at the 27…
Extra-Fine Inhalers Ineffective Against COPD – dailyRx
Extra-Fine Inhalers Ineffective Against COPDdailyRxUsing extra-fine inhaled corticosteroids, Beclomethasone Oral Inhalation (BOI) marketed as Qvar, Beclovent and Vanceril, or oral corticosteroids, did not aid in reducing nitric oxide in the lungs. Nitr…
Secondhand Smoke Causes Transplant Rejection – dailyRx
Secondhand Smoke Causes Transplant RejectiondailyRxIn a recent study presented by the American Journal of Transplantation, researchers found that mice that were exposed to secondhand smoke (SHS) four weeks before receiving a graft transplant rejected t…
Shirva: Blood donation is the greatest donation – Dr. Sudha – Bellevision
Shirva: Blood donation is the greatest donation – Dr. SudhaBellevisionBy Pundalika Marathe Shirva, 26 February 2012: In the modern world, among all the donations, the blood donation is the greatest one, because it will save life and also can save a f…
Vhi Healthcare launches heart failure pilot – Private Healthcare UK
Vhi Healthcare launches heart failure pilotPrivate Healthcare UKVhi Healthcare has launched a new pilot programme available to customers in Dublin who have been admitted to hospital with heart failure. The project will provide patients with a comprehen…