CBC.caWomen's heart failure risk unaffected by vitamin E supplementationPakTribune.comBoston: Taking vitamin E supplements does not increase or decrease heart failure risk among women, according to a study. The study is the first to investigate the…
China to Phase Out Prisoner Organ Donation – Wall Street Journal
Wall Street JournalChina to Phase Out Prisoner Organ DonationWall Street JournalHuang Jiefu, China's vice minister of health, said on Thursday that Chinese officials plan to abolish the practice within the next five years and to create a national o…
HCC patients have reduced risk of waitlist mortality – News-Medical.net
HCC patients have reduced risk of waitlist mortalityNews-Medical.netNew research shows increasing disparity in mortality among candidates with and without hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who are on the waiting list for liver transplantation. The study a…
Repeat cortisone injections not uncommon in patients with chronic inflammatory … – Chicago Tribune
Repeat cortisone injections not uncommon in patients with chronic inflammatory …Chicago TribuneInjecting corticosteroids into the inflamed area helps to calm the inflammation. As the inflammation subsides, the pain does, too. Cortisone is naturally p…
China to phase out prisoner organ donation – Newsday
China to phase out prisoner organ donationNewsdayClick here Print Aa China to phase out prisoner organ donation Originally published: March 23, 2012 12:06 AM Updated: March 23, 2012 12:58 AM By The Associated Press (AP) — China will abolish the transp…
Stem Cell Transplant Program Offered at UVA Medical Center – NBC 29 News
Stem Cell Transplant Program Offered at UVA Medical CenterNBC 29 NewsDenise Mariconda, a nurse within the stem cell transplant program, stated, "It looks like a blood transfusion." Dr. Laughlin added, "It is in many ways like a cancer va…
How you can donate and save more lives with Moffitt Cancer Center and the bone … – ABC Action News
ABC Action NewsHow you can donate and save more lives with Moffitt Cancer Center and the bone …ABC Action NewsFinally, in November of 2009, a stem cell transplant came from an unknown donor. “The success of any stem cell transplant as well as the r…
Tax firm to hold blood donation – New Straits Times
Tax firm to hold blood donationNew Straits TimesJOHOR BARU: Ernst & Young Johor Baru's Sport Club is organising a blood donation drive with the cooperation of Sultanah Aminah Hospital on Monday. Ernst & Young's tax supervisor Hoe Chiu F…
Driving home the message for public's organ donation – New Straits Times
New Straits TimesDriving home the message for public's organ donationNew Straits TimesLocals and tourists participated in the organ donation campaign at the shopping mall. The day after, 16 vintage VW Beetles joined the NKF convoy to Seremban town….
Large Meta-Analysis Finds Very Low Thrombosis Rates for Xience Stent – Forbes
Large Meta-Analysis Finds Very Low Thrombosis Rates for Xience StentForbesA large new meta-analysis published in the Lancet provides the best evidence yet that the cobalt-chromium everolimus eluting (CoCr-EES) stents (Xience and Promus) have a signific…