A meeting of hearts if not mindsMiddle East North Africa Financial NetworkDuring Lill's rounds one recent morning at Cedars-Sinai, he washed his hands and went into the room of Kyle Hester, a 21-year-old Jehovah's Witness from Fresno who was wa…
Living Cell Technologies awarded exclusive pig cell patent for treatment of … – Proactive Investors Australia
Proactive Investors AustraliaLiving Cell Technologies awarded exclusive pig cell patent for treatment of …Proactive Investors AustraliaThis type of treatment is known as xenotransplantation. The patent, issued on January 3, 2012 by the United States …
LCT Granted USA Patent for Auckland Island Pigs – irasia.com (press release)
LCT Granted USA Patent for Auckland Island Pigsirasia.com (press release)The patent, which was issued on 3 January 2012 and expires on 10 November 2028, provides exclusive rights to the use of cells and tissue derived from Auckland Island pigs for xeno…
Good Samaritan Recognized For Stroke, Heart Failure Treatments – Patch.com
Good Samaritan Recognized For Stroke, Heart Failure TreatmentsPatch.comGWTG provides hospital staff with proven protocols to use when caring for heart failure patients. According to the AHA, 5.7 million Americans suffer from heart failure annually, and…
Dr Mandeep Mehra leaves Baltimore for post at the Brigham – TheHeart.Org
Dr Mandeep Mehra leaves Baltimore for post at the BrighamTheHeart.Org… before the region was slammed by Hurricane Katrina. He is also editor in chief of the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation and was president of the International Society of H…
Heart Failure Linked to Loss of Gray Matter – Everyday Health
Daily MailHeart Failure Linked to Loss of Gray MatterEveryday Health1, 2012 (MedPage Today) — People with heart failure lose gray matter in regions of the brain that are important for cognitive function, researchers reported. They also have worse imm…
“Wide-ranging applications for pluripotent stem cells” – The Hindu
The Hindu“Wide-ranging applications for pluripotent stem cells”The HinduHowever, despite the immense possibilities of that, embryonic cells are a mixed blessing: there are issues with post-transplant rejection (since they cannot be used from a pati…
New Device for Congestive Heart Failure – WHIZ
New Device for Congestive Heart FailureWHIZGenesis is the first hospital in Central Ohio to implant a new cardiac pacing device – giving new options to patients affected by congestive heart failure. The Food and Drug Administration recently approved us…
Dying during delivery: Heart failure kills moms-to-be – KSAT San Antonio
KSAT San AntonioDying during delivery: Heart failure kills moms-to-beKSAT San AntonioHEART FAILURE AND PREGNANCY: Cardiac diseases complicate one percent to four percent of pregnancies in women without preexisting cardiac abnormalities. If a woman has …
Athersys Announces Positive Results of MultiStem(R) Clinical Trial for … – MarketWatch (press release)
Athersys Announces Positive Results of MultiStem(R) Clinical Trial for …MarketWatch (press release)The study results are being presented at the annual American Society for Bone Marrow Transplantation Tandem meeting in San Diego, California. "We …