Organ donation offers the gift of lifeExpress Advocate GosfordBut Liam's life changed just before Christmas when he underwent a 19-hour transplant surgery. “Within hours of the transplant the liver was working beautifully and things started to fa…
Organ donation offers the gift of life – Express Advocate Wyong
Organ donation offers the gift of lifeExpress Advocate WyongLIAM King is like any other teenager – fighting with his sisters, talking about cars and getting embarrassed when his mum hugs him. You would never know that less than five months ago the Forr…
Tamil Nadu pips Maharashtra in organ transplants – Times of India
Tamil Nadu pips Maharashtra in organ transplantsTimes of IndiaDoctors said declaration of brain death is a gray area. "It is not very clear to ICU doctors and neurologists when a person should be declared brain dead and what should be done in orde…
Organ Donation: Jews Can Learn Something From Atheists – Huffington Post
Organ Donation: Jews Can Learn Something From AtheistsHuffington PostRecently 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 agai…
Work on to evolve dialysis-free kidney treatment – Times of India
Work on to evolve dialysis-free kidney treatmentTimes of IndiaCHANDIGARH: If all goes well, patients suffering with any form of chronic kidney disease may not need dialysis for survival. PGI's nephrology department is working on a mechanism to stud…
Heart Failure Linked To Airflow Obstruction And Reduced Lung Function – Eurasia Review
Heart Failure Linked To Airflow Obstruction And Reduced Lung FunctionEurasia ReviewA large population-based study has found that lung function and obstructive airway diseases are strongly and independently associated with increased risk of heart failur…
Hair transplants get a leg up – Hindustan Times
Hair transplants get a leg upHindustan TimesTransplant surgery involves removing hair from the back of a man's head to the thinning site. I say men because 25% of men in their 20s and 60% in their 40s suffer from hair loss because of a condition ca…
Renal Dysfunction After Radical Nephrectomy Raises Cardiovascular Risks – Renal and Urology News
Renal Dysfunction After Radical Nephrectomy Raises Cardiovascular RisksRenal and Urology NewsInvestigators at Tokyo Medical and Dental University Graduate School and Saitama Red Cross Hospital in Saitama reviewed data from 173 patients who underwent RN…
Airflow obstruction and reduced lung function increase the risk of heart failure – Science Codex
Airflow obstruction and reduced lung function increase the risk of heart failureScience CodexSophia Antipolis, 25 February 2012: A large population-based study has found that lung function and obstructive airway diseases are strongly and independently …
ISSC highlights sensors and semiconductor technology in medicine – Embedded.com
ISSC highlights sensors and semiconductor technology in medicineEmbedded.comEEGs are also the first line of diagnostic tools for coma, encephalopathies (disorder or disease of the brain) and brain death. One of the advantages of EEGs is the millisecond…