Health NewstrackRegular moderate coffee drinking may reduce heart failure riskHealth NewstrackResearchers, analyzing previous studies on the link between coffee consumption and heart failure, found that moderate coffee drinking as part of a daily routi…
Widnes man Mark Allen to compete in European Transplant Games despite knee surgery
A TRANSPLANT recipient has defied the odds to fly out for a major sporting event, only days after being struck down with a crippling injury.
Nora Ephron Leukemia: Explaining The Iconic Writer's Illness – Huffington Post
Nora Ephron Leukemia: Explaining The Iconic Writer's IllnessHuffington PostThe disease is treated with chemotherapy, radiation therapy, stem cell transplants to replace disease bone marrow with healthy bone marrow, biological therapy to boost the i…
Child-donor transplants still testing the water – The Japan Times
The Japan TimesChild-donor transplants still testing the waterThe Japan TimesOn June 14, statutory brain death was declared on a boy under age 6 at Toyama University Hospital to pave the way for transplanting his organs. A stricter set of brain death c…
Presidency couple improve anti-cancer drug – Calcutta Telegraph
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Burns survivor recovers with skin transplant – Stuff.co.nz
MiamiHerald.comBurns survivor recovers with skin transplantStuff.co.nzBedtime for 3-year-old Isabella Kruger now includes a bottle and a massage. This ritual has become possible again as the toddler recovers from surgery that transplanted cloned skin o…
Kane coroner in serious condition after surgery, can’t attend court
ST. CHARLES TOWNSHIP — Kane County Coroner Chuck West’s health remains the focus of his criminal misconduct case. West had not been able to attend court hearings while he waited for a liver transplant, prompting uncertainty about his ability to sta…
Pancreatic, lung transplants soon – Chandigarh Tribune
Pancreatic, lung transplants soonChandigarh Tribunearmy hospitals. Pancreatic, lung transplants soon. Vijay Mohan/TNS. Chandigarh, June 26. After a series of successful liver transplants at the Army's Research and Referral (RR) Hospital in New Delh…
Coffee in Moderation May Lower Heart Failure Risk – WebMD
Coffee in Moderation May Lower Heart Failure RiskWebMDDrinking coffee in moderation may reduce your risk of heart failure as you age, according to a new analysis.
Steroid-free regimen post-pediatric renal transplant safe – Medical Xpress
Steroid-free regimen post-pediatric renal transplant safeMedical XpressThe rates of biopsy-proven acute rejection at three years post-transplant were similar in both groups (16.7 in SF versus 17.1 in SB; P = 0.94). Patient survival was …