There But For the Grace of God: Surviving Cancer with Adult Stem Cell Transplants
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
A study conducted at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore provides the first direct evidence that cigarette smoke exposure prior to a heart transplant in either the donor, recipient, or both, accelerates the death of a transplanted heart.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
Researchers at the University of Miami School of Medicine compared the outcomes of cirrhotic patients who underwent liver transplants for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) versus alcoholic liver disease (ETOH) and found no statistically significant differences in post-transplant survival rates between the NASH and ETOH groups.
The Inquisitr (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
Miami, FL (AHN) – Researchers with the University of Miami School of Medicine said there is little difference in the survival rate of liver transplant patients who are sick because of alcohol use and those who have non-alcohol-related liver disease. The researchers said in a statement that non-alcoholic steatohepatitis is on the rise in the United [...]
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
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Travelblog (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
Julie Brock-Garcia is embraced by Vickie Lopez after Julie presented a check for $5,000 from the Make-a-Wish Foundation to Lopez's Kansas City-area food pantry last weekend. KANSAS CITY Mo. – Julie Brock-Garcia knows wishes come true. So when she was asked by the Make-A-Wish Foundation what her heart's desire was, she told them: to meet Arnold Schwarzenegger. Not Arnold the governor. Or Arnold...
Battle Diabetes Blog (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
Two recent studies have now been published showing that Obstructive Sleep Apnea increases the sufferer’s chances of developing type 2 diabetes. But what does a sleep disorder have to do with diabetes? For anyone who is not familiar with Obstructive Sleep Apnea, it is a disorder which a person’s upper airway is obstructed during sleep. This [...] Related Posts Double Diabetes – Placing...
Merv Sheppard's Transplant Network (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
AS Americans celebrate Thanksgiving this weekend we are reminded that we have much to be thankful for, especially those of us who have been given a second chance at life by an organ transplant. We thank our donors, our donor families, our families and friends for their love, care and support and our health care providers who brought us through those difficult times in our lives. and A huge thanks to...
taxmanblog (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
One of the most influential pieces I ever read that led to my conversion to a thinking conservative instead of a feeling liberal was a column by Walter Williams regarding the selling of body parts for organ transplants. He's back with this piece on bone marrow transplants....... How many things in our lives would we like to depend upon the generosity and selflessness of our fellow man, and do you think...
David Lindsay (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
In Time , no less, Amy Sullivan writes: The point of the Oct. 21 press briefing was to highlight Senate Democrats' outreach to faith-based organizations. Illinois's Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Senate Democrat, spoke approvingly about all the policy areas that religious leaders have been working on with Democrats before adding, "And not just on negative issues like abortion." Across the room, Bob...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
The University of Southern California (USC) University Hospital received a Heart Transplant Excellence Award from the independent healthcare ratings organization Health Grades, ranking among the top one percent of hospitals in the U.S. that perform heart transplants. The top-rated hospitals for organ transplantation based on patient outcomes were identified for the first time by HealthGrades and are...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Considered a highly risky and controversial medical procedure only 25 years ago, solid organ transplantation is now a life-saving mainstream operation thanks to the extraordinary men and women who gathered at the Winspear Opera House in Dallas on Nov. 11. Leaders came together from medical centers around the world to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Baylor Regional Transplant Institute (BRTI), one...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
People who have kidney transplants need longer-term support than most friends, relatives or even healthcare professionals realise, according to a study of 160 patients published in the December issue of the UK-based Journal of Advanced Nursing. Researchers surveyed 55 patients who had undergone surgery in the last year, together with 105 who had had surgery in the last one to three years at the Vanderbilt...
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
About 90 percent of kidney disease patient groups nationwide believe there will still be a shortage of organs for transplants despite enactment of a revised Organ Transplant Law aimed at increasing donors. Many of the groups say public awareness is insufficient and medical institutions lack both equipment and doctors.
Health Care (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
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bsalmons | 06/05/2009
Connie Culp knew of the Cleveland Clinic's interest in face transplants and approached the medical staff, doctors said at a news conference Tuesday.
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