September 3, 2010

Quick Recovery After Double Transplant

A 55-year old man who underwent a rare double transplant has displayed a faster than normal recovery and can wiggle his fingers just a week after the surgery.

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New Warning Signs That may Predict Kidney Transplant Failure Revealed

A new study has suggested that kidney transplants that show a combination of fibrosis (scarring) and inflammation after one year are at higher risk of long-term transplant failure.

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August 26, 2010

Azad to Inaugurate Standalone Dialysis Unit at CGHS Clinic in Delhi

In a pioneering initiative and first of its kind in Central Government Health Scheme(CGHS), Minister of Health and Family WelfareShri Ghulam Nabi Azad

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Religious Leaders Urge People to Donate Eyes

Religious leaders joined hands in India to dismiss the myth that people will be born blind in their next birth if they donate their eyes when they die.

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August 24, 2010

Organ Rejection Possibility May End With Killer White Blood Cells

A type of killer white blood cell, scientists reveal, could make organ rejection by the body history.

The cells suppress the immune response in

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Combined Heart-and-Liver Transplant Performed in Honk Kong

In a first for Hong Kong, a hospital in the city has completed the region’s first-ever combined heart and liver transplant in a 20-hour operation involving almost 70 medical staff.

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August 22, 2010

Liver Transplants Less Likely in Hispanics and Asians

Geographic variation has been identified as a key factor accounting for disparities in access to liver transplantation among racial and ethnic groups

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Biologists Find Ways to Extend Shelf Life of Harvested Organs

A team of Rutgers-Camden biologists is working to engineer cold tolerant fruit flies and ultimately human cells within the next three years.

The research

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August 21, 2010

Kidney Donations Possible from Cardiac Death Donors

A new study from Cambridge University has shown that kidneys from donors who died from heart-related ailments are suitable for donation. The study of

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August 15, 2010

Man Dies After Donating Part of His Liver to Brother

In a tragic incident, a 34-year old American died in a Colorado hospital just four days after donating a part of his liver to his elder brother who was suffering from an incurable liver disease.

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