3News NZOrgan donor permission on Facebook3News NZNew Zealanders can now state on their Facebook profiles that they want to be organ donors.Facebook's 'life saving' feature for organ donation awareness hits IrelandThe Next Web (blog)Faceboo…
Director 'did not know about transplants at Royal Children's site' – BBC News
BBC NewsDirector 'did not know about transplants at Royal Children's site'BBC NewsA former director of the former Royal Hospitals Trust has said he was not aware that transplant surgery was being performed at the Royal Belfast Hospital for …
Acute kidney injury after major elective surgery more common than … – EurekAlert (press release)
CBC.caAcute kidney injury after major elective surgery more common than …EurekAlert (press release)The number of patients receiving acute dialysis after cardiac and vascular surgery has increased three-fold since 1995. In a new study, researchers at …
Similar Outcomes for Robot-Aided, Conventional Nephrectomy – MD News (press release)
MD News (press release)Similar Outcomes for Robot-Aided, Conventional NephrectomyMD News (press release)Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy showed significant improvements in estimated blood loss and warm ischemia time compared to the conventional …
Aspirin vs warfarin: which is better? – Melton Times
Aspirin vs warfarin: which is better?Melton TimesHeart failure occurs when the heart can't pump enough blood around the body to … During the study, 2305 people with heart failure but no clear need to take …and more »
Vidaza Treatment Before Stem Cell Transplant Is Feasible In MDS … – The MDS Beacon
Vidaza Treatment Before Stem Cell Transplant Is Feasible In MDS …The MDS BeaconResearchers from France have found that myelodysplastic syndromes patients receiving Vidaza at any time before stem cell transplantation may achieve …
I want to come back and play for India: Yuvraj Singh – Times of India
ESPNcricinfo.comI want to come back and play for India: Yuvraj SinghTimes of IndiaBANGALORE: Eying a return to international cricket at the World Twenty20 to be held in Sri Lanka this September, cricketer Yuvraj Singh kick-started his fitness drills at…
Winnetka resident honored for diabetes research fundraising
For the past two years the top individual fundraiser for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon has been honored with the Richard and Maggie Daley award for their efforts in raising money for charities associated with the race. Winnetka resident Dr. Jose…
Alexion Sales Could Hit $1B; Who Gets The Jobs?
Imagine a disease in which a part of your immune system runs wild, destroying red blood cells and causing blood clots, strokes and, often, death within a few years. Now imagine a treatment that can curb that runaway process, saving the red blood cells …
Struggling to find a live kidney donor
Thousands in the U.S. are waiting for a kidney transplant, but African-Americans have a harder time finding a donor, a new study says.