Sidcup man encourages people to sign up to organ donor registerNews ShopperMr May has set up organsequallife.co.uk to educate people about organ donation and to encourage them to sign up to the organ donor register. He said: "Don't think it wo…
How Michigan increased organ donation signups – MLive.com
MLive.comHow Michigan increased organ donation signupsMLive.comBy Sue Thoms | sthoms1@mlive.com An organ donor registration campaign first tested in Kent County is credited with jumpstarting a surge in sign-ups for the state registry. The campaign prom…
Otley: Father calls for organ donation change after daughter's death – East Anglian Daily Times
Otley: Father calls for organ donation change after daughter's deathEast Anglian Daily TimesIt is the wrong time to ask if their body could be used for organ donation. “I would urge everyone out there to sign up. It can have a enormous impact on …
Organ Donor Death Raises Questions About Living Donors – ABC News (blog)
ABC News (blog)Organ Donor Death Raises Questions About Living DonorsABC News (blog)John Renz, director of liver transplantation at University of Chicago, says that in spite of the rise of living donor transplants, surgeons can never become complacent….
Organ donors needed – Vancouver Sun
Organ donors neededVancouver SunHélène Campbell has a lot of people rooting for her as she recovers from her lung transplantation. And most have never even met her. Campbell is the 20-year-old Barr-haven woman who was diagnosed with a degenerative lu…
BP drug not tied to death risk among heart patients – Zee News
Zee NewsBP drug not tied to death risk among heart patientsZee NewsCopenhagen: Losartan, prescribed for lowering high blood pressure (BP), may not be linked with higher death risk in heart failure patients, says a new study. Henrik Svanstrom of Statens…
3-minute test could save somebody's life – Sioux Falls Argus Leader
3-minute test could save somebody's lifeSioux Falls Argus LeaderRod and Karen Vietor are watching the improvements made by their son, Grant, in the eight weeks since he received a stem cell transplant, also known as a bone marrow transplant, as tre…
RA Today: The Outlook Improves, A Clinical Context Report – MedPage Today
RA Today: The Outlook Improves, A Clinical Context ReportMedPage TodayNumerous treatment options for RA exist, including non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, methotrexate, plaquenil, sulfasalazine, steroids, tumor necrosis factor inhibitors, and ritu…
Abbott's HUMIRA® (adalimumab) Approved in Europe for Treatment of Ulcerative … – Stockhouse
Abbott's HUMIRA® (adalimumab) Approved in Europe for Treatment of Ulcerative …StockhouseHUMIRA is indicated for treatment of moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis in adult patients who have had an inadequate response to conventional t…
Review of Research with Chimpanzee Models Points to Few Areas of Need – Genetic Engineering News
Review of Research with Chimpanzee Models Points to Few Areas of NeedGenetic Engineering NewsRituximab, which treats B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and Remicaid, approved for several inflammatory and arthritic conditions, were tested in chimpanzees. Asid…