Pixantrone Progresses Toward Approval in the European UnionMedscapeIn addition, the CHMP noted that the benefit of pixantrone appeared to be lower in patients who had used rituximab in the past, and that its benefit was not established when used as a f…
Organ and tissue donation light in a tragedy – KXII-TV
Organ and tissue donation light in a tragedyKXII-TV"Organ donors have to be on a ventilator so they have to be either have to be brain dead, or very close to brain death, but with tissues that's not required so someone who dies for instance in…
Health minister urged to change organ donor scheme – BBC News
BBC NewsHealth minister urged to change organ donor schemeBBC NewsThe Northern Ireland Assembly has urged the health minister to consult on an organ donation scheme where everyone is included, unless they opt out. Between April 2010 and last April, 17 …
Pay It Forward With Blood Donation – WKSR
Pay It Forward With Blood DonationWKSRThis month, pay it forward by pulling up your sleeve. “When someone gives blood they join the Red Cross,” said Tim Ryerson, CEO, Tennessee Valley Blood Services Region. “We want to thank everyone who supports…
Jebel Ali Racecourse to hold blood donation drive – gulfnews.com
Jebel Ali Racecourse to hold blood donation drivegulfnews.comThe Jebel Ali Racecourse is teaming up with the Dubai Ministry of Health for a unique Blood Donation Drive which will be held on Friday at the racecourse. Dr Ameen Al Amiri, head of the Natio…
Topical Cyclosporine Proves Beneficial For Ocular Rosacea – Skin and Allergy News Digital Network
Skin and Allergy News Digital NetworkTopical Cyclosporine Proves Beneficial For Ocular RosaceaSkin and Allergy News Digital NetworkWAIKOLOA, HAWAII – Topical cyclosporine 0.05% ophthalmic emulsion significantly outperformed artificial tears for the t…
Longest organ donor chain links 60 people in US – BBC News
BBC NewsLongest organ donor chain links 60 people in USBBC NewsThe world's longest chain of organ donations has been completed in the US, with 30 patients receiving a kidney from 30 living donors. The chain connected people who had wanted to donate…
Take two aspirin and text me in the morning – NJBIZ
Take two aspirin and text me in the morningNJBIZAfter a year of using the texting service, only 2 of the 41 study participants had an acute rejection episode, compared to 12 the previous year. Dr. Jeffrey Carson, the Richard C. Reynolds Professor of Me…
How 30 Kidneys Linked 60 Lives – Kaiser Health News
ThirdAgeHow 30 Kidneys Linked 60 LivesKaiser Health NewsMany of the most prominent names in the field of kidney transplantation agree that the way to maximize the number of transplants through paired exchanges is to create a single, nationwide registry…
Simple test for kidney transplant outcome – Jerusalem Post
Simple test for kidney transplant outcomeJerusalem PostBy JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE 02/21/2012 15:54 Johns Hopkins researchers find gauge of patients' physical reserve best way to predict transplant surgery success. By Thinkstock/Imagebank Newswise