Editorial: Blood donation urgedEgyptian GazetteAlthough blood donation campaigns have been organised for many years, a donation culture still seems absent from a society where the illiteracy rate reaches around 30 per cent. The suspension of blood impo…
Doctor lends helping hand in transplant – Cherry Hill Courier Post
Doctor lends helping hand in transplantCherry Hill Courier PostDr. David Steinberg, pictured with a ceramic hand in his Moorestown home, took part in hand-transplant surgery in September. / Chris LaChall/Courier-Post The waiting wasn't easy. After …
Health of Recipients and Quality of Donor are Greater Factors in Survival than … – Stock Markets Review
Health of Recipients and Quality of Donor are Greater Factors in Survival than …Stock Markets ReviewIt is also growing as an indication for liver transplantation. Researchers from the University of California – San Francisco concluded in their stud…
Cord blood donation a gift of selflessness – The Daily News Online
Cord blood donation a gift of selflessnessThe Daily News OnlineBill and Deanna Wallace of Warsaw hold their daughter Vivian. The couple are the first to donate umbilical cord blood at Wyoming County Community Hospital. WARSAW — Bill and Deanna Wallac…
Family of Eleni Wilson honor her memory through organ donation – WDAY
Family of Eleni Wilson honor her memory through organ donationWDAYGeoff and Maria Wilson were not aware of how organ donation works—- how families should discuss it, and take the step to have it noted on a driver's license. Today, just days after…
FDA Warning: Rare Cancer Linked to TNF Blockers Used for Arthritis – About – News & Issues
FDA Warning: Rare Cancer Linked to TNF Blockers Used for ArthritisAbout – News & IssuesThe rare cancer has mostly affected adolescents and young adults being treated for Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis with TNF blockers (also known as tumor n…
Leg Muscle Exercise Leads to Recovery of Heart Failure – MedIndia
MedIndiaLeg Muscle Exercise Leads to Recovery of Heart FailureMedIndiaby Nancy Needhima on November 05, 2011 at 7:01 AM Heart Disease News The dysfunctioning of leg muscle is conjoined to the severity of symptoms in heart failure patients, states a new…
First liver transplant centre to be functional soon – Pakistan Observer
First liver transplant centre to be functional soonPakistan ObserverAccording to sources, Hospital administration has purchased equipment for liver transplantation and hired Surgeons from abroad. He said transplant centre is being established with gran…
FDA touts number of drugs approved in FY 2011 – Nurse.com
RTT NewsFDA touts number of drugs approved in FY 2011Nurse.comAlmost half of the drugs were judged to be significant therapeutic advances over existing therapies for myocardial infarction, stroke and kidney transplant rejection. • Ten are for rare or…
Many riders before body donation – Times of India
Many riders before body donationTimes of IndiaNAGPUR: Organ donation in India still remains a distant reality. It is a formidable obstacle more in the minds of relatives and friends of donors than the donors themselves. Though many people have begun to…