Organ Transplants

With little discussion, NY crosses a stem cell threshold

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:45:04 GMT

Cloning and anything involving embryonic stem cells inhabit a frontier of modern science with an unparalleled capacity to make people queasy.

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Market Facts

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:55:36 GMT

Veterinarians and breeders would rather err on the side of caution as the foaling season nears in Kentucky, after 20 percent of mares in the region lost their foals last year.

Charity Spotlight: Medical Research

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:15:24 GMT

We all know somebody affected by cancer. Some of us might even know people affected by AIDS.

Burnley athlete off to Oz for World Transplant Games

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:04:30 GMT

A YOUNG woman from Burnley has been selected to compete in the World Transplant Games in Australia.

US pigs to aid research into transplants

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:54:20 GMT

FOUR genetically engineered pigs from Harvard University in the United States are to be sent to a Chinese hospital in the southwestern Sichuan Province for use in pig-to-monkey organ transplant experiments, a doctor said yesterday.

US pigs to aid research into transplants

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:54:20 GMT

US pigs to aid research into transplants

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:54:20 GMT

Stem Cell Transplantation For Cardiac Repair And Limb Ischemia

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:28:08 GMT

The frontiers of cell transplantation for cardiac repair are discussed in the current issue of Cell Transplantation , now available on-line without charge at . Two studies are highlighted, one by a Brazil-based research team who looked at two different bone marrow cell delivery methods following ...

Lung transplant recipient now fighting another battle

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:17:30 GMT

Since University of Iowa Hospitals brought back its transplant program, all 27 patients that have received lung transplants are still living.

Clue To Normal-Tension Glaucoma; Herpes Infection And Corneal Transplants

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Main Category: Eye Health / Blindness Also Included In: Stroke ; Transplants / Organ Donations Article Date: 03 Jul 2009 - 0:00 PDT The July issue of Ophthalmology , the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, includes two studies that may influence clinical treatment of serious eye conditions.

Stem Cell Transplantation For Cardiac Repair And Limb Ischemia

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Main Category: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Also Included In: Transplants / Organ Donations ; Stem Cell Research ; Vascular Article Date: 03 Jul 2009 - 0:00 PDT The frontiers of cell transplantation for cardiac repair are discussed in the current issue of Cell Transplantation , now available on-line without charge at ...

Newest frontier for social media: transplants

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Robert Imes, a painter and mechanic at Johns Hopkins Hospital , had been too sick to work for nearly a year.

Don't deny anyone a much-needed organ

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT

David Undis' letter regarding organ donation reminds me to check and be sure I have signed my driver's license as a donor .

China to use Harvard gene pigs for tranplant test

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:59:03 GMT

CHENGDU: A Chinese hospital in southwestern Sichuan Province will import four genetically-engineered pigs from Harvard University to carry out pig-to-monkey organ transplant experiments, a doctor said Friday.

China to use Harvard gene pigs for tranplant test

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:59:03 GMT

China to use Harvard gene pigs for tranplant test

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:59:03 GMT

Gujarat has maximum Kidney transplant in the World

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:24:44 GMT

Government run Kidney Hospital has one kidney transplant a day which makes it number one hospital in the world.

Dave Cabana has a heart

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:13:20 GMT

Editor's Note: Thanks to the folks at the Chowan Herald, we've been following the progress of heart transplant candidate Dave Cabana.

Newest frontier for social media: transplants - Baltimore Sun

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:33:00 GMT

Robert Imes, a painter and mechanic at Johns Hopkins Hospital , had been too sick to work for nearly a year. When he came back, he ran into Pamela Paulk, the hospital's vice president for human resources, outside her office. "I said, 'Robert, I ...

Tale is flawed, fun

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:07:09 GMT

Publisher: William Morrow, 305 pages, $25.99. Review: Rose's book has flaws aplenty: It may not all be literally true, and it's not very politically correct in its depiction of the way Chinese people speak English.

Ezzell Trucking opens its own heart to rolling billboards campaign for organ donors

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:32:28 GMT

Ken Burkel, organ donation committee chairman for Rotary Club of Clemmons, presents Grover Ezzell, CEO of Ezzell Trucking, with a plaque of appreciation for his participation in the club's moving billboards program - Have A Heart, Give a Part - encouraging people to sign up as organ and tissue donors.

Ezzell Trucking opens its own heart to rolling billboards campaign for organ donors

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:32:28 GMT

Ezzell Trucking opens its own heart to rolling billboards campaign for organ donors

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:32:28 GMT

Ezzell Trucking opens its own heart to rolling billboards campaign for organ donors

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:32:28 GMT

Ezzell Trucking opens its own heart to rolling billboards campaign for organ donors

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:32:28 GMT

Ezzell Trucking opens its own heart to rolling billboards campaign for organ donors

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:32:28 GMT

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Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:14:12 GMT

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Biotech company opens unit to breed pigs for human transplants

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:09:30 GMT

The first pig farm dedicated to breeding animals for human cell transplants has opened in Invercargill.

Chinese hospital to use genetically-engineered pigs for organ ... - Xinhua News Agency

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:15:00 GMT

CHENGDU, July 3 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese hospital in southwestern Sichuan Province will import four genetically-engineered pigs from Harvard University to carry out pig-to-monkey organ transplant experiments, a doctor said Friday. Under the agreement ...

Woman gives kidney to her sister after being drawn out of a hat - Scotsman

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:14:00 GMT

A YOUNG woman donated her kidney to her sister after her name was drawn out of a hat. Teri McLaughlin, 27, is now living with one of sister Mandy's kidneys in her body after a successful transplant last month. Mandy, 24, donated her organ after ...

Burnley athlete off to Oz for World Transplant Games

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:56:19 GMT

A YOUNG woman from Burnley has been selected to compete in the World Transplant Games in Australia.

Surviving a Heart Attack

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:58:22 GMT

Erik Steele A heart attack occurs when blood flow to a section of heart muscle becomes blocked.

Death? rule eased for donors - West Online

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:56:00 GMT

WA organ donors will no longer have to be declared brain dead before their tissue is harvested for transplant if doctors believe there is no chance the patient will survive once life-support is switched off. In a move that brings WA?s transplant ...

Getting a Leg Up on Transplants

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:41:14 GMT

Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs takes part in a product announcement at Apple headquarters in Cupertino in October 2008.

Getting a Leg Up on Transplants

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:41:14 GMT

Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs takes part in a product announcement at Apple headquarters in Cupertino in October 2008.

'Stealth' Herpes Simplex Inflammation Impacts Corneal Transplants - Science Daily

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:59:00 GMT

ScienceDaily (July 2, 2009) ? The herpes simplex virus (HSV) can infect the eye and sometimes causes so much damage that the person's cornea must be replaced with a transplant. (The cornea is the clear covering of the front of the eye that helps ...

Embryonic Stem Cellsa "and Other Stem Cellsa "Promise to Advance Treatments

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:59:00 GMT

For Thomas Clegg, the Obama administration's decision in March to lift certain restrictions on government funding of stem cell research was beside the point.

Embryonic Stem Cellsa "and Other Stem Cellsa "Promise to Advance Treatments

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:59:00 GMT

For Thomas Clegg, the Obama administration's decision in March to lift certain restrictions on government funding of stem cell research was beside the point.

Cinema in Focus: 'My Sister's Keeper'

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:52:00 GMT

Nick Cassavete's latest drama, My Sister's Keeper , pulls out all the emotional stops in its exploration of a family's pain in having to face the loss of a beautiful daughter to cancer.

Press Review 2 July 2009

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:01:37 GMT

Tighten up soft drugs policy A number of today's papers cover a leaked official report that recommends sweeping changes in the famously permissive Dutch cannabis policy.

Liver Transplantation After Drug Induced Acute Liver Failure Examined By Study

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:44:37 GMT

Main Category: Liver Disease / Hepatitis Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health Transplants / Organ Donations Liver transplantation offers a good chance for survival for patients with drug induced acute liver failure, however, certain pre-transplant factors are associated with worse outcomes.

Plans in for 26m Newcastle transplant site

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:01:19 GMT

DOUBLE the number of transplant ope-rations will be carried out on Tyneside if a new hospital building gets the go-ahead. Plans have been submitted for a 26m three-storey transplant surgery building at Newcastle's Freeman Hospital.

New Ovarian Transplant Technique Could Expand Use Of Procedure To Preserve Fertility

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:00:00 GMT

Main Category: Fertility Also Included In: Women's Health / Gynecology ; Transplants / Organ Donations Article Date: 01 Jul 2009 - 2:00 PDT Two recent advancements in ovarian transplant techniques could potentially expand the availability of the procedure for women seeking to avoid fertility problems as they age, researchers reported Monday at a ...

First Human Receives Cardiac Stem Cells In Clinical Trial To Heal Damage Caused By Heart Attacks

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:33:02 GMT

Doctors at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute announced today the completion of the first procedure in which a patient's own heart tissue was used to grow specialized heart stem cells that were then injected back into the patient's heart in an effort to repair and re-grow healthy muscle in a heart that had been injured by a heart attack.

First Human Receives Cardiac Stem Cells In Clinical Trial To Heal Damage Caused By Heart Attacks

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:00:00 GMT

Main Category: Heart Disease Also Included In: Stem Cell Research ; Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Article Date: 01 Jul 2009 - 1:00 PDT Doctors at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute announced today the completion of the first procedure in which a patient's own heart tissue was used to grow specialized heart stem cells that were then injected back into ...

Tales from the old-timer

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:05:41 GMT

Michael Jackson Death is Mysterious Despite the attendance and ministrations of Lou Ferrigno, "The Incredible Hulk" of the TV "Smackdown" travesty, and of his personal Cardiologist, Dr.

Bio-Matrix Scientific Group Targets Hospitals Needing Cord Blood Storage

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:00:00 GMT

Main Category: Transplants / Organ Donations Also Included In: Stem Cell Research Article Date: 01 Jul 2009 - 3:00 PDT Bio-Matrix Scientific Group, Inc.