Telegraph.co.ukNeed stressed to promote cadaver organ donationPakistan ObserverKarachi—Pakistan will celebrate World Kidney Day 2012 on Thursday with the theme, Donate – Kidneys for Life – Receive, amidst its efforts to promote the culture of cadaver…
Simple Steps to Improving Aid Effectiveness – Inter Press Service
Inter Press ServiceSimple Steps to Improving Aid EffectivenessInter Press ServiceGENEVA, Mar 7 2012 (IPS) – As donors struggle to meet their aid commitments, and the number of people around the world in need of direct humanitarian and development assis…
Bone marrow transplantation – DAWN.com
Bone marrow transplantationDAWN.comBone marrow transplantation has been a treatment modality in many haematological disorders in our country for the last 15 years. The most common indications are aplastic anaemia and beta-thalassaemia major in our coun…
Heart failure drug approved by EU – Carrickfergus Times
Daily MailHeart failure drug approved by EUCarrickfergus TimesSeveral other newspapers have reported on the drug ivabradine, known by the brand name Procoralan, as European drug regulators have today approved it for the treatment of chronic heart failu…
New Organ Donation System to Go National – CRIENGLISH.com
New Organ Donation System to Go NationalCRIENGLISH.comChina is to extend a pilot program of organ donations after cardiac death to enable more life-saving transplant surgery. Deputy Minister of Health, Huang Jiefu, a CPPCC member and an Australian-trai…
New organ donation system to go national – China Daily
Indian ExpressNew organ donation system to go nationalChina Daily"Given that the concept of brain death remains controversial and unclear among the Chinese public, and even some medics, we can only invite the organ donation after cardiac death,&qu…
Hot Dogs, Bacon May Worsen COPD – MedPage Today
Hot Dogs, Bacon May Worsen COPDMedPage TodayThe association appeared to be weaker in patients who were taking inhaled corticosteroids and in those with mild-to-moderate disease, the researchers reported online in the European Respiratory Journal. "…
Nimer named new director for University of Miami's cancer center – MiamiHerald.com
MiamiHerald.comNimer named new director for University of Miami's cancer centerMiamiHerald.comDr. Stephen Nimer, one of the world's premier leukemia and stem cell transplant researchers, will lead the University of Miami's Sylvester Compreh…
AKUH to hold seminar on World Kidney Day today – Pakistan Daily Times
Gulf TodayAKUH to hold seminar on World Kidney Day todayPakistan Daily TimesKidney transplantation provides a better quality of life for patients with chronic kidney disease. As the number of living kidney donations increases across the world, it is be…
Hospital Reporting Initiative Does Not Reduce Mortality – Medscape
Kaiser Health NewsHospital Reporting Initiative Does Not Reduce MortalityMedscapeMarch 7, 2012 — Hospital Compare, Medicare's public reporting initiative for hospitals, which was initiated in 2005, appears to have had little effect on patient mor…