Support for PennyBelper NewsPenny Wheeler, of Beaurepaire Crescent, who has scleroderma and pulmonary fibrosis, should get rituximab on the health service according to Belper's Conservative MP Pauline Latham. Derbyshire County Primary Care Trust sa…
Walk test predicts heart-lung health – UPI.com
Walk test predicts heart-lung healthUPI.comClinical worsening was defined as death, lung transplantation, hospitalization for worsening pulmonary hypertension or escalation of pulmonary hypertension therapy. The study enrolled 75 patients diagnosed wit…
Florida is Second in the Nation in Organ Donor Registries – WCTV
Florida is Second in the Nation in Organ Donor RegistriesWCTVShe's also an organ donor. She says, "One person, if I had the stats, can save up to 8 people. When my mom needed a kidney 20 years ago, I was actually a perfect match." More th…
No HIV Disease Progression in Transplant Recipients – Medscape
No HIV Disease Progression in Transplant RecipientsMedscapeHIV does not progress in HIV-positive transplant recipients, according to findings from a study titled "Opportunistic Infections and Neoplasms Following Liver and Kidney Transplantation in…
Blood donation awareness week commences Sunday – Nyasa Times
Blood donation awareness week commences SundayNyasa TimesThe Malawi Blood Transfusion Service (MBTS) in conjunction with Ministry of Health will conduct a Blood Donation Awareness Week from Monday November 21 to Sunday 27, 2011. According to a statemen…
Hospital, govt dept served notices in liver transplantation case – PakistanToday.com.pk
Hospital, govt dept served notices in liver transplantation casePakistanToday.com.pkISLAMABAD – The Islamabad High Court (IHC) issued notices on Friday to Sheikh Zayed Hospital Lahore and Human Organs Transplant Authority (HOTA) on a petition filed aga…
Heart Failure Risks Higher in Low-income Elderly – MedIndia
MedIndiaHeart Failure Risks Higher in Low-income ElderlyMedIndiaby Nancy Needhima on November 18, 2011 at 11:22 PM Heart Disease News Low income seniors face a higher risk of having heart failure regardless of their educational qualification findings o…
Holiday Gift Card Fundraiser to Benefit Children's Hospital Boston – Fenway News Online
Holiday Gift Card Fundraiser to Benefit Children's Hospital BostonFenway News OnlineThis is something that executive chef/owner of Tryst, Paul Turano, knows all too well, having spent time with his son on the 6th Floor of Children's Hospital Bo…
OrbusNeich's New Stent Combines Drug Elution with Agent to Promote Healing – Medgadget.com
Medgadget.comOrbusNeich's New Stent Combines Drug Elution with Agent to Promote HealingMedgadget.comThe product combines abluminal sirolimus drug elution for the control of neointimal proliferation with the company's proprietary Genous Pro-heal…
Wales consultation on organ donation opt-out – News Wales
Glasgow Evening TimesWales consultation on organ donation opt-outNews Wales“When people die, donation of their organs and tissues is often possible but currently does not happen, not because they did not wish to donate, but because they never got rou…