20Jan/10

Rituximab May Adversely Affect Immune Function Studies show the drug decreases … – ModernMedicine

January 20, 2010Uncategorizedadmin

ModernMedicine

Rituximab May Adversely Affect Immune Function Studies show the drug decreases … ModernMedicine 14 (HealthDay News) — In patients with rheumatoid arthritis, treatment with rituximab may adversely affect the response to vaccines, according to two …

09Jan/10

Kidney disease info blitz intensified – Philippine Information Agency

January 9, 2010Uncategorizedadmin

Kidney disease info blitz intensified Philippine Information Agency In such stage the sick person either undergoes dialysis or organ transplant. Dialysis costs P3,000 per session which may be done three times a week while … and more »

09Jan/10

Media Moguls Wins NHS Organ Donation Campaign, UK – Medical News Today (press release)

January 9, 2010Uncategorizedadmin

Media Moguls Wins NHS Organ Donation Campaign, UK Medical News Today (press release) Media Moguls has been appointed by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) to raise awareness about organ donation amongst South Asian and Black communities in the …

09Jan/10

Professional roper riding on the wings of a heart transplant – Denver Post

January 9, 2010Uncategorizedadmin

Professional roper riding on the wings of a heart transplant Denver Post Rochlitz is trying to start a foundation, Cowboys for Life, to promote organ donation to rodeo fans. (Craig F. Walker, The Denver Post) He is trying to … and more »

08Jan/10

Stem cell donors needed – TopNews

January 8, 2010Uncategorizedadmin

Stem cell donors needed TopNews The family checked with the Marrow Donor Registry (India) — a database of unrelated donors that was started at Parel's Tata Memorial Hospital nine months …

08Jan/10

Israel prevents 19 sight-impaired Gazans from leaving for cornea implants – Palestine Note (blog)

January 8, 2010Uncategorizedadmin

Israel prevents 19 sight-impaired Gazans from leaving for cornea implants Palestine Note (blog) According to the appeal, a large group of 14 patients from Gaza, who were invited to Ramallah for cornea transplants from Sunday to Wednesday this week …

08Jan/10

Annual meeting of the European Group for Blood Marrow Transplantation, Vienna … – Cordis News

January 8, 2010Uncategorizedadmin

Annual meeting of the European Group for Blood Marrow Transplantation, Vienna … Cordis News … with a main emphasis on graft–versus–host disease and late effects, indications for stem cell transplantation in various diseases and disease stages, …

07Jan/10

Iran Develops Artificial Trachea Using Patient's Own Stem Cells – Fars News Agency

January 7, 2010Uncategorizedadmin

Fars News Agency

Iran Develops Artificial Trachea Using Patient's Own Stem Cells Fars News Agency He added that Iran is now updated in kidney transplantation and has started liver transplantation since a few years ago. Velayati stated that the country is … and more »

07Jan/10

Nelson County man arrested in donation jar theft – Lynchburg News and Advance

January 7, 2010Uncategorizedadmin

Lynchburg News and Advance

Nelson County man arrested in donation jar theft Lynchburg News and Advance A Schuyler man was arrested Tuesday after authorities say he stole a donation jar from the Nelson Food Mart in Lovingston that contained … and more »

07Jan/10

Man's unexpected new heart leads him into new decade – Delaware News

January 7, 2010Uncategorizedadmin

Man's unexpected new heart leads him into new decade Delaware News Whaley, 66, received a new heart as he underwent heart transplant surgery Nov. 23 at the Ross Heart Hospital at the Ohio State University Medical Center. … and more »