Transplants / Organ Donations News From Medical News Today:
Sleep apnea is common in individuals who receive a kidney transplant and is associated with increased risk of high blood pressure, heart disease or stroke, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical J (Read More)
Clinical Trials / Drug Trials News From Medical News Today:
The largest national stem cell study for heart disease showed the first evidence that transplanting a potent form of adult stem cells into the heart muscle of subjects with severe angina results in less pain and an improved a (Read More)
FOXNews.com:
Connie Culp, the gunshot victim, who underwent the first face transplant in the U.S. is now able to smell, taste food and breathe through her nose, her surgeons reported in the November/December issue of the Archives of Facia (Read More)
India Times:
Indo-Canadian actress Lisa Ray will undergo a stem cell transplant to treat her multiple myeloma, an incurable form of blood cancer. (Read More)
timesofindia.indiatimes.com:
Indo-Canadian actress Lisa Ray to undergo a stem cell transplant to treat her multiple myeloma, an incurable form of blood cancer. (Read More)
L.A. Times - Science:
A new, more reliable type of device greatly boosts survival rate, researchers find. Tens of thousands in the U.S. could benefit, though the costs to the healthcare system could be huge. (Read More)
Huffington Post:
Designer Sophie Theallet took home one of the fashion world's top honors on Monday night: The CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, pocketing $200,000 and a year of mentoring.Theallet, a French transplant, has been worn by Michelle Obama (Read More)
Scientific Blogging - Clinical Research:
Out of the estimated 1 million people in the U.S. who suffer from chronic, severe angina -- chest pain due to blocked arteries -- about 300,000 cannot be helped by any traditional medical treatment such as angioplasty, bypass (Read More)
TIME:
Twenty-five years after Baby Fae's death following the world's first animal-to-human infant heart transplant, TIME looks back at the history of the procedure. (Read More)
Transplants / Organ Donations News From Medical News Today:
University of Virginia Health System patient Anne Kirchmeir has added new meaning to the expression, "heart of gold." During a recent visit to UVA Medical Center, Kirchmeir surprised her cardiologist, James Bergin, M.D., wi (Read More)
The Age National Headlines:
Australian surgical team on verge of performing the country's first bowel transplant - a risky procedure that could give hope to about 80 children and adults with fatal intestinal failure. (Read More)
Huffington Post:
From Associated Content, by Vonda Sines:Organic vegetables have a wonderful, healthy taste. If you would love to grow your own, here are some helpful tips to do just that.When tempted to compare your first organic vegetable g (Read More)
Transplants / Organ Donations News From Medical News Today:
One of the UK's leading cosmetic surgeons is calling for age restrictions on hair transplant surgery, after seeing an alarming rise in the number of teenage boys wanting to go under the knife. Dr Bessam Farjo, co-founder (Read More)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
Oprah viewers were stunned Wednesday to see the face of Charla Nash, a 56-year-old woman whose face was mauled by a friend's chimpanzee in February. Nash has spent the last nine months in a Cleveland clinic, where she's gone (Read More)