Watch Miss World 2009 Live Stream (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
my aunt recently passed away from lung failure. she had TWO heart and lung transplants and then had a son, she had her lungs for nearly 15 years.. she was amazing. she was strong enough to decide this was it and made the decision to become DNR which means they just made her comfortable until [...]
VitaBeat (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Belgian scientists who used embryonic stem cells to create lung tissue say this technique could provide an alternative to lung transplants for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cystic fibrosis. This is the first time it's been shown that embryonic stem cells can be converted into airway epithelial-like cells without the use of specific growth factors or embryoid body formation....
CloningResources.com: Cloning News, (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Scientists in Belgium have successfully differentiated human embryonic stem cells (hESC) into major cell types of lung epithelial tissue using a convenient air-liquid interface. The technique, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Respiratory Research, could provide an alternative to lung transplants for patients with lung injury due to chronic pulmonary disease and inherited genetic diseases...
advanced nanotechnology (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
In a pilot study of two patients monitored for two years, an international team of researchers slowed the onset of the debilitating brain disease X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) using a lentiviral vector to introduce a therapeutic gene into patient's blood cells. Although studies with larger cohorts of patients are needed, these results suggest that gene therapy with lentiviral vectors, which...
CloningResources.com: Cloning News, (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
For the first time, scientists in the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University Health Network have successfully used gene therapy to repair injured human donor lungs, making them potentially suitable for transplantation into patients. This technique could significantly expand the number of donor lungs by using organs that are currently discarded, and improve outcomes after transplantation....
A Georgia Lawyer (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
You may have seen more information about Levaquin®, which is an Ortho-McNeil-Janssen pharmaceutical, also called a fluoroquinolone, prescribed for the treatment of lung, sinus, skin and urinary tract infections in adults. Levaquin® has been associated with medical complications serious enough to have required FDA involvement. Reports of Levaquin® Complications Although the increased risk...
Toronto Sun - News (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
A Toronto doctor has found a way to regenerate damaged lungs donated for transplant, opening the door to one day triple the number of the operations in Canada and worldwide.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
WASHINGTON - Call it a genetic patch job for worn lungs: Canadian researchers took donated lungs deemed too damaged to transplant and repaired them with outside-the-body gene therapy.
bioethics.com (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
New procedure could sharply increase the supply of functional lungs by preventing and possibly repairing organs damaged during harvesting. The process also may decrease rejection by the recipient. (Los Angeles Times)
H5N1 (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
Thanks to the reader who sent the link to this report from UPI.com: H1N1 advisory for heart/lung transplants. Excerpt:There are additional challenges for cardiopulmonary transplant recipients and donors if they catch H1N1 flu, U.S. researchers say. Physicians representing the International...
The Age (Free subscription) | 18/09/2009
Marg Pratt, the first person in Australia to have three double lung transplants and who became an inspiration to many through her tireless work on behalf of other sufferers, has died from organ rejection at her home in Toorak. She was 49.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 06/07/2009
Three people in Northern Ireland died waiting for heart and lung transplants last year, the charity NI Chest Heart and Stroke has said.
Living on the frontlines (Free subscription) | 30/01/2009
The following story appeared in the Washington Post. As lung transplants are a topic of interest to many in the Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome community, I thought some of you might be interested in this information. Donna pointed the study out to me. Happy reading: Lung Transplant Outcomes Better at High-Volume Hospitals » Links to this article Wednesday, January 28, 2009; 12:00 AM WEDNESDAY, Jan....
A Hearty Life (Free subscription) | 24/12/2008
The research on lung transplants being developed in Toronto CA. is one of the most exciting developments in transplant research in years. Dr. Shaf Keshavjee, and his colleagues at the Toronto General Hospital created a bubble to place damaged lungs in. The lungs can keep breathing for 12 to 18 hours at normal body temperature. The [...]
Wizbang Pop! (Free subscription) | 31/10/2007
A spokesman for actor/singer Robert Goulet confirmed to the AP that the singer has died in a Los Angeles hospital while awaiting a lung transplant. He was 73....
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