Facebook connects local man needing kidney with donorPalladium-ItemSupplied • Three treatment options are available for people suffering from kidney failure: hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and kidney transplantation. Many patients feel that a succ…
Double arm transplant recipient: 'I want to hold my children's hands' – Today's Zaman
Today’s ZamanDouble arm transplant recipient: 'I want to hold my children's hands'Today’s Zaman(Photo: AA) Atilla Kavdır, who is now recovering after a double-arm transplant surgery in January, has said he wants to hold the hands of his ch…
Gut cells transformed into insulin factories `could help to treat type I diabetes` – Zee News
Zee NewsGut cells transformed into insulin factories `could help to treat type I diabetes`Zee NewsLondon: A new study conducted by scientists suggests a new approach that could give patients the ability to make their own insulin-producing cells without…
Help save lives through organ donation – South Bend Tribune
Help save lives through organ donationSouth Bend TribuneDue to a shortage in organ donation, her doctors have suggested she begin looking for Living Lobar donors. A set of lungs in comprised of 5 sections or lobes; a Living Lobar transplant requires tw…
Basilea's Eczema Drug Alitretinoin Meets US Late-stage Study Goals – NASDAQ
Basilea's Eczema Drug Alitretinoin Meets US Late-stage Study GoalsNASDAQPK) on Monday said a US phase 3 study with its investigational compound oral alitretinoin in patients with severe chronic hand eczema refractory to potent topical corticosteroi…
ID cards likely to include organ donation consent – Times of Malta
Gozo NewsID cards likely to include organ donation consentTimes of MaltaNew ID cards are likely to indicate whether the holder consents to organ donation, according to the Transplant Support Group that has been lobbying for this over the past year. The…
KHUH opens the door to blood donation – Bahrain News Agency
Bahrain News AgencyKHUH opens the door to blood donationBahrain News AgencyManama, March 12 (BNA) — Commander of the King Hamad University Hospital ( KHUH) Brigadier Doctor Shaikh Salman bin Ateyatalla Al Khalifa declared today that the KHUH has opene…
Basilea's US phase III HANDEL study with investigational compound oral … – Reuters
Basilea's US phase III HANDEL study with investigational compound oral …ReutersIn this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled multicenter study, 596 adult patients with severe chronic hand eczema unresponsive to potent topical corticosteroi…
Kidney transplant performed at global – IBNLive.com
Kidney transplant performed at globalIBNLive.comIn tune with this year's theme of promoting organ donation and transplantation, a kidney transplantation was performed at the hospital at Lakadikapul. The living donor, Naga Kumari (30), donated one o…
Two pegs of whisky a day for 10 yrs will scar your liver – Daily News & Analysis
Two pegs of whisky a day for 10 yrs will scar your liverDaily News & AnalysisBy Deepthi MR | Place: Bangalore | Agency: DNA One in every five persons in India has some or the other liver disease, say doctors of Medanta Institute of Liver Transplantatio…