NephroLife forays into Chennai marketIBNLive.comThe aim is to bring relief to patients suffering from Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in Chennai, that had had limited options so far. With its top-of-the-line networked dialysis machines, superior specifica…
Valvular Surgery Tied to Reduced Mortality in Endocarditis – Doctors Lounge
MedIndiaValvular Surgery Tied to Reduced Mortality in EndocarditisDoctors LoungeFor patients with infective endocarditis complicated by heart failure, valvular surgery is strongly associated with lower in-hospital and one-year mortality, according to a…
Beyond the Abstract – Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy in patients with … – UroToday
Beyond the Abstract – Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy in patients with …UroTodayBERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) – It is a commonly held notion that patients with end stage renal disease and prostate cancer are not considered surgical candidates for …
Boston Scientific Receives FDA Nod For Promus Element Plus Stent – Update – NASDAQ
DAWN.comBoston Scientific Receives FDA Nod For Promus Element Plus Stent – UpdateNASDAQ"This approval marks an important milestone for Boston Scientific — the beginning of a transition to higher margins on our everolimus stent offering in the US …
Acetaminophen: Repeated Use of Slightly Too Much Can Be Fatal – Medscape
BBC NewsAcetaminophen: Repeated Use of Slightly Too Much Can Be FatalMedscapeHowever, the effect of a staggered overdose pattern or delayed hospital presentation on mortality or need for emergency liver transplantation was previously unknown. Of 663 pa…
Spotlight on organ donation – Blue Mountains Gazette
WFMY News 2Spotlight on organ donationBlue Mountains GazetteBlue Mountains Mayor Daniel Myles officially launched the book on Monday, November 21 with Leura resident Carol Ang speaking movingly about her own experience as an organ recipient and her fat…
Blood donation camp for thalassaemic children at KU – Pakistan Daily Times
Blood donation camp for thalassaemic children at KUPakistan Daily TimesKARACHI: A local non-government organisation, Omair Sana Foundation (OSF) has set up a blood donation camp at Dr Abdul Qadir Khan Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering …
Sirolimus reduced skin cancer incidence in renal transplant recipients – Endocrine Today
Sirolimus reduced skin cancer incidence in renal transplant recipientsEndocrine TodayPHILADELPHIA — The use of sirolimus led to a statistically significant reduction in the number of skin cancers among kidney transplant patients, according to data pr…
Study confirms sodium-related heart risks – CNN
Arab NewsStudy confirms sodium-related heart risksCNN(Health.com) — People with heart disease may increase their risk of heart attack, stroke, heart failure, and dying from heart-related causes even more if they consume a diet high in sodium, accordin…
Sirolimus granted orphan drug status – ModernMedicine
Sirolimus granted orphan drug statusModernMedicineEmeryville, CA—The FDA has granted orphan drug designation to sirolimus (DE-109, Santen) for the treatment of chronic/refractory anterior non-infectious uveitis, non-infectious intermediate uveitis, n…