WEDNESDAY, April 11 (HealthDay News) — Additional chemotherapy may a better option than bone marrow transplant for some children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who don't respond to an initial intense regimen of chemotherapy called "inducti…
Hoye, Taunton advocate organ donation with proclamation – Taunton Daily Gazette
MLive.comHoye, Taunton advocate organ donation with proclamationTaunton Daily GazetteIf the answer is yes, a small red heart with the words “organ donor” is embossed in the lower right corner of the driver's license. Boger said there currently …
Study Evaluates Losartan Efficacy in Heart Failure – Forbes
Study Evaluates Losartan Efficacy in Heart FailureForbesThe angiotensin II-receptor blocker (ARB) losartan has labored under the perception that it is not as potent as other ARBs, and some evidence has suggested that it may not confer the same clinical…
Symposium on organ donation held – Times of India
Symposium on organ donation heldTimes of IndiaCHANDIGARH: A symposium on organ donation awareness was organized by Mohan Foundation in collaboration with World Health Organization at the English department auditorium, Panjab University on Wednesday. Pa…
Deadly Potential of Live Organ Donation Should Preclude Market Approach – First Things (blog)
First Things (blog)Deadly Potential of Live Organ Donation Should Preclude Market ApproachFirst Things (blog)Some people believe that all of us have an obligation to participate in live organ donation, that is, giving one of our two kidneys or a lobe o…
Life sweet for Marblehead recipient of pancreas transplant
When it comes to dealing with the unpredictable, day after day, year after year, it’s human nature to crave the predictable. And when it comes to quelling anxiety because the unpredictable element is life threatening, it’s natural to crave somethin…
Stinging Words on Bug Bite Remedies – MedPage Today
Stinging Words on Bug Bite RemediesMedPage TodayAlthough antihistamines, topical corticosteroids, analgesics, antiseptics, cooling agents and other over-the-counter products are available and sometimes advocated, "there is a lack of evidence for t…
Organ donation campaign extended – PakistanToday.com.pk
Organ donation campaign extendedPakistanToday.com.pkKARACHI – An organ donation campaign initiated by the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) has gained momentum with an overwhelming response received from various sections of the soci…
Patients with Diabetes Benefit from Higher Glucose Levels – Biomed Middle East
Patients with Diabetes Benefit from Higher Glucose LevelsBiomed Middle EastBy jamal, on April 12th, 2012 The study by UCLA researchers compared levels of glycosylated haemoglobin, a marker used to track glucose levels, in advanced heart failure patient…
Refractory ALL Needs Tailored Treatment – MedPage Today
MedPage TodayRefractory ALL Needs Tailored TreatmentMedPage TodayNote that children and adolescents with T-cell disease had better outcomes when treated with allogenic stem-cell transplant whereas patients who have precursor B-cell leukemia without oth…