COPD linked with increased heart failure riskNursing TimesChronic obstructive pulmonary disease is strongly and independently linked with an increased risk of heart failure, according to a study in the European Journal of Heart Failure. You now need to…
Gift of life arrives for cystic fibrosis patient – KHOU
Houston ChronicleGift of life arrives for cystic fibrosis patientKHOUHe was frail and time was growing short, but Tyler wanted to spread the message about the worldwide need for organ donation. "God is gonna bless me with a lung and liver pretty s…
Alexion, Zoll Lead Medical Sector In Market Rally – Investor's Business Daily
Alexion, Zoll Lead Medical Sector In Market RallyInvestor’s Business DailyAlexion, which focuses on cancer, transplant rejection and blood disease, was last featured on Page A1 on Feb. 10. Zoll Medical (ZOLL) also has been making multiple appearances i…
Organ donor registry numbers surging – Southgate News Herald
WSJMOrgan donor registry numbers surgingSouthgate News HeraldLANSING — Nearly 41000 residents joined the state's organ donor registry last month, an increase of 89 percent from February 2011 and further evidence that Michigan is improving the odd…
Intracranial Hypertension Can Cause Headaches in Lupus – Medscape
Intracranial Hypertension Can Cause Headaches in LupusMedscapeCorticosteroids are reasonable, especially if the patient presents other indications for this treatment (eg, renal disease). Acetazolamide might also be beneficial," said Dr. Hershko. H…
Velcade Followed By Thalidomide As Maintenance Therapy Yields Positive Initial … – The Myeloma Beacon
Velcade Followed By Thalidomide As Maintenance Therapy Yields Positive Initial …The Myeloma BeaconAll 45 patients received a stem cell transplant, and 40 subsequently started maintenance therapy. Within six to eight weeks of the transplant, patients …
Blood Donation is Critically Low in China – The Women's International Perspective
Blood Donation is Critically Low in ChinaThe Women’s International PerspectiveIn spite of the fact that China's Blood Donation Law was enacted in 1998, encouraging all citizens between the age of 18 and 55 to donate blood, only 84 out of 10000 peop…
Amylin oligomers may predict heart failure in obese and diabetic patients – Endocrine Today
Amylin oligomers may predict heart failure in obese and diabetic patientsEndocrine TodayThe other key conclusion is that “the detection and disruption of amylin oligomers circulating from pancreas to heart may be both a novel predictor of heart failu…
Leader team leads the way on blood donation – Liverpool Leader
Liverpool LeaderLeader team leads the way on blood donationLiverpool LeaderFriendly staff brought us fruit juice boxes and checked that we were okay, but the nerves, anxiety and fear had passed when we read the signs telling us that every blood donatio…
Sara Powell to mark one- year anniversary of transplant – Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune
Sara Powell to mark one- year anniversary of transplantKeyser Mineral Daily News TribuneBy Anonymous KEYSER – A special celebration to mark the one-year anniversary of Sara Powell's double lung transplant surgery has been scheduled for Saturday, …