24-7 press release (Free subscription) | 21 hours ago
Kidney transplant recipients are already at increased risks for a variety of problems. According to a new Hungarian study patients with sleep apnea face an increased of high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke.
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | yesterday
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 Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). Researchers found that kidney transplant patients are just as likely to have this sleep disorder as dialyzed kidney disease patients...
ProjectDisaster (Free subscription) | yesterday
Link: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5845a3.htm's_cid=mm5845a3_e MMWR November 20, 2009 / 58(45);1263-1267 West Nile Virus Transmission via Organ Transplantation and Blood Transfusion — Louisiana, 2008 Three years after the introduction and spread of West Nile virus (WNV) in the United States, transmission through blood transfusion and solid organ transplantation was documented in...
Merv Sheppard's Transplant Network (Free subscription) | yesterday
For anyone avoiding getting the H1N1 flu shot because of concerns about potential side effects this briefing from the World Health Organization is certainly great news. The WHO says that all data compiled to date indicate that pandemic vaccines match the excellent safety profile of seasonal influenza vaccines, which have been used for more than 60 years. Read the full WHO briefing on the Safety of...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Ivan Klasnic reveals the story behind his two kidney transplants and the debt he owes his family Ivan Klasnic winces as he remembers the day his life was turned upside down. It was November 2005 and Werder Bremen had just beaten Udinese 4-3 in the Champions League. But for the striker whose goals had helped get them into Europe's premier club competition it was the start of an ordeal that would almost...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
KOCHI: In a drive to promote cadaver organ donation, the judiciary led the campaign by signing the form for donating organs after death at a seminar on ‘Transplantation of Human Organs Act 1994’ organised by the Kerala State Legal ...
Merv Sheppard's Transplant Network (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
After receiving the seasonal flu shot a couple of weeks ago I managed to get the H1N1 vaccine this week so I'm hopefully well protected against the flu for this year. I hope that all transplant recipients make an effort to get these shots. Medical specialists recommend that all immunosuppressed individuals receive the vaccines. People that have had solid organ transplants (such as lungs, kidneys or...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
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 Facial Plastic Surgery.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
A new treatment for diabetics which avoids the need for an organ transplant could be administered for the first time in Scotland.
Rantings Of The Lazy Iguana (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
One of the things I have done (so far) with my days off is kick on the TV. It seems I have not missed much when it comes to the great health care fiasco. Now I have one of these full time jobs that the right likes to talk so much about. You know, the kind that comes with benefits and options and all that other happy horse shit. So therefore, I must be set! Well not exactly. You see, my employer is...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
GOLDEN, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The top-rated hospitals for organ transplantation are being identified for the first time today by HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings organization. Based on patient outcomes, quality data for each of the 266 hospitals that perform transplants have been made public at www.healthgrades.com to help patients in need of kidney, lung, heart and liver...
Merv Sheppard's Transplant Network (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
It' great to see that a lung transplant recipient was given the chance to carry the Olympic torch on it's journey across Canada towards Vancouver, British Columbia where the 2010 Winter Olympic Games will be held from February 12th to the 28th. This is another wonderful example of how life-transforming an organ transplant can be. CBC News Cape Breton welcomes Olympic flame Eddie MacDonald considers...
Merv Sheppard's Transplant Network (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
A woman whose life was saved when her father donated a kidney ten years ago has now had a life-saving transplant from her mother. Telegraph.co.uk The second kidney donation marks the end of a long journey for Julie Robson and her family. Ten years ago Julie's father Bob, 56, donated his kidney, but her body sadly began to reject the organ. And the health complications that followed eventually lead...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Julie Robson from the U.K. has had two life-saving kidney transplants –thanks to her mom and dad.
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broadwillsmith2985 | 11/10/2009
A growing number of plans offer specially trained case managers to help patients during a major illness. Different from disease-management programs, which focus on patients with a chronic condition such as asthma or diabetes, the case-management services are for patients with costly and complex medical conditions such as cancer or an organ transplant. These managers — typically nurses — help patients...
aarkstore | 10/28/2009
Transplant Rejection or Transplantation Therapy Area Pipeline Report contains detailed information on the transplant rejection or transplantation drug pipeline. This report provides insight into the pipeline status of transplant rejection or transplantation drugs by company and by stage as well as a summary of the latest news and developments in this area. Scope of the report: Each Life Science Analytics’...
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