Mother Nature NetworkIllini, Hoosiers go pint-to-pint in Red Cross blood donation contestDaily IlliniThe University of Illinois and Indiana University have long been competitors in athletics and academics, but the two are participating in a different k…
States of mind – PennLive.com
States of mindPennLive.comBrain death is a complete lack of electrical activity and is synonymous with physical death, according to Brody's book. “It is now the universally accepted definition of death used, for example, in determining when it is…
LAURA BATTLES ON – Gulf Weekly
Gulf WeeklyLAURA BATTLES ONGulf WeeklyThe 10-year-old from Saar has recently received a revolutionary umbilical cord stem cell transplant after being struck down by an aggressive form of leukaemia after the disease flared up again following what appear…
Commit to organ donation with Facebook app – MetroNews Canada
ITBusiness.caCommit to organ donation with Facebook appMetroNews CanadaA Sudbury-based company launched a new Facebook application Monday to help raise awareness about organ donation after high-profile figures, such as Justin Bieber and Tom Brady, rece…
Suing the state? – Greenwich Time
Suing the state?Greenwich Time11, 2011 showing Nash after face transplant surgery, right. Nash was mauled by a chimpanzee in 2009 and received the transplant in May 2011 at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Massachusetts. Nash, 57, said in a statemen…
Heart Failure Linked to Mental Decline; Exercise Improves Health, Quality of … – Insidermedicine
Heart Failure Linked to Mental Decline; Exercise Improves Health, Quality of …InsidermedicineFrom Australia – A new report published in the European Heart Journal finds that heart failure may cause mental decline. Researchers used MRI scans to study …
Mother Pleads for Justice in Son's Death As She Plans to Help Others – NBC New York
Mother Pleads for Justice in Son's Death As She Plans to Help OthersNBC New YorkAccording to Yolany Veliz, she and her son had discussed organ donation before his death. Now, she has created a foundation to promote organ donation in the Hispanic co…
Heart failure is associated with loss of brain cells and a decline in mental … – PhysOrg.com
Heart failure is associated with loss of brain cells and a decline in mental …PhysOrg.comAustralian researchers have found evidence that heart failure is associated with a decline in people's mental processes and a loss of grey matter in the brai…
Don't Fret About Taking Advair – dailyRx
Don't Fret About Taking AdvairdailyRxIn a new study, a combined treatment of Long-acting β-agonists (LABAs) and inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) were shown to be as safe as inhaled corticosteroids. The combined LABAs/ICS therapy was proven to be as e…
Lung transplant system often skips over those most in need – Medical Xpress
Family Practice News Digital NetworkLung transplant system often skips over those most in needMedical XpressThe current system for allocating donated lungs based on proximity and not on need appears to decrease the potential benefits of lung transplant…