Little Risk With Leflunomide in Early Pregnancy?MedscapeThose with active disease can be switched to safer medications like hydroxychloroquine, sulfasalazine, or azathioprine, which have more human data to back up their safety. Corticosteroids can be u…
Comment on "Trends in the Incidence of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients … – Archives of Internal Medicine
Comment on "Trends in the Incidence of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients …Archives of Internal MedicineWhile acute kidney injury (AKI), a newer term for acute renal failure, has long been recognized as a common and serious complication of hospital…
Derryn Hinch to sing for organ donation awareness – NEWS.com.au
BigPond NewsDerryn Hinch to sing for organ donation awarenessNEWS.com.auThe "human headline" will team up with five other organ transplant recipients in a performance by The Transplants to raise awareness of organ donation. Liver transplant r…
Watertown Resident Spreads the Word About Organ Donation – Patch.com
Watertown Resident Spreads the Word About Organ DonationPatch.comContributed Danielle Allain saw what impact an organ donor can make when a friend died and his organs help dozens of people. Today, the 25-year-old Watertown resident volunteers with the …
Heart failure patients have new hope – Medical Xpress
SeniorJournal.comHeart failure patients have new hopeMedical Xpress"Despite the increasing number of people affected, the prognosis for patients with heart failure has steadily improved," said Gregg C. Fonarow, MD, chairman of American Heart …
Vitamin E Tocotrienol Supplement Delays Progression of Advanced Liver Disease – HealthNewsDigest.com
HealthNewsDigest.comVitamin E Tocotrienol Supplement Delays Progression of Advanced Liver DiseaseHealthNewsDigest.com… Center suggests an alternate form of natural vitamin E delays the progression of disease in patients awaiting liver transplantation…
19 year-old transplant patient sees new face for the first time – msnbc.com
19 year-old transplant patient sees new face for the first timemsnbc.comThe real impediment would have to be major transplant rejection… "95% chance you'll love your new hair… 4% chance you'll hate the lifelong rejection meds… 1% cha…
Four-Factor Model Predicts Post-Heart Transplant Mortality – Doctors Lounge
Four-Factor Model Predicts Post-Heart Transplant MortalityDoctors LoungeA risk-prediction tool using four factors at the time of transplant can help predict post-transplant mortality for children undergoing heart transplantation, according to a study p…
Organ donation rates go flat – CBC.ca
CBC.caOrgan donation rates go flatCBC.caOrgan donation rates have stagnated in Canada since 2006, according to a new report. The Canadian Institute for Health Information released its annual report on end-stage organ failure on Monday. A kidney transpl…
Memorial Offers Health Briefs For March – The Chattanoogan
Memorial Offers Health Briefs For MarchThe ChattanooganMarch 1 Cardiac: Congestive Heart Failure Education. Free education for patients with congestive heart failure. Chattanooga Heart Institute, 2nd floor. Call 495-7764 for more information. March 2 D…