Doctors ruminate over organ removal principles
...ead and on the ventilator, with a motive to remove organs before it deteriorates. The guidelines under consideration addresses the issue of removal of organs from the patient declared brain-dead by atleast two doctors, and would necessitate the transfer of t...Ontario Addresses Shortage of Transplant Organs
...t province in Canada to start accepting transplant organs from people who have died of heart failure//. Th... Until now doctors have only retrieved transplant organs from patients declared brain dead. Maintaining the donors’ organs until they can be transplanted fol...CE Sonography Score Over Others in Blunt Abdominal Trauma Assessment
...rasound to rule out possible injuries to the solid organs of the abdomen, especially the spleen. The patients, too, appreciate this tool, especially youngsters and females, as it is very simple and user-friendly.’ Source: urekalert...New Tool Found to be Effective in Assessing Blunt Abdominal Trauma
...rasound to rule out possible injuries to the solid organs of the abdomen, especially the spleen. The patients, too, appreciate this tool, especially youngsters and females, as it is very simple and user-friendly.” (Source:Newswise)...Donation Of Blood, Organs, Act Of Great Humanity: Shekhawat
...le cause adding that voluntary donors of blood and organs must be encouraged to save precious lives, especially that of the poor. Recalling the contribution of late Sunil Dutt, cine star- turned-politician, Shekhawat said a cheque which Dutt had signed to save the life of a patient, a day before he was de...Women Benefit From Decaffeinated Coffee
...ease. This further result in the damage to various organs and causes kidney failure, blindness and circulation problems that eventually lead to amputations. Dr. Robert Rizza, president of the American Diabetes Association and a professor at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Minnesota said that this ben......tion in blood flow to or over-distension of hollow organs such as the bowel or uterus, causing local tissue damage and activating pain receptors. The heat doesn't just provide comfort and have a placebo effect. It actually deactivates the pain at a molecular level in much the same way as pharmaceutical pain...Chinese Doctors Transplant Heart From Brain-Dead Patient
...f a brain- dead patient, despite a taboo on taking organs from people whom Chinese traditionally do not cons...n the province and the 18th nationwide to have his organs transplanted. A 38-year-old man with a heart condition, Wu, was the recipient, undergoing transpla...Cancer Risk Cited From Radiation In New Procedures
...n of their brain, lungs, joints, stomachs or other organs annually and thousands will have an angioplasty or other X-ray guided procedures for various problems like clogged arteries. While the benefits of these procedures are not disputed, Health Canada says the safety remains a problem. Dr. Richard Seme...Dolly Paves the Way for Exhaustive Stem Cell Research
...he thought that stem cells could be used to repair organs damaged by injuries or disease especially the degenerative brain conditions like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, heart disease, diabetes and spinal cord injuries. Professor Ian Wilmut, is the man who led the team responsible for the research, to inte...Response to Diseases Vary at Gene Level
...because of the differences in gene behavior in the organs of males and females//. Mice, which share 99 percent of their genes with humans, have been used as the subjects of the study of gene activity in its brain, fat, muscle and liver tissue. The results of the research have been published in August issu...Bone Marrow Cells Aid In Heart Repair
...ich aims to restore, repair and regenerate damaged organs rather than merely treating the symptoms of disease. According to Dr. Weisel, "One treatment resulting from this discovery was to inject cells genetically modified to release large amounts of stem cell factor into the region of the heart injured by ...Chinese Surgeons Separate Conjoined Twins, One Critical
...lenges to survive, such as the failure of internal organs after the surgery, they said. Seventy doctors and nurses have been taking care of the two girls in the hospital. Source:PTI News...Organ Donation from Cardiac Death Patients
...experiencing cardiac death. This is because solid organs like the heart, liver lungs and kidneys begin to d...tion completely and permanently. In such cases the organs are preserved via a ventilator for the purpose of donation. These preparations have been made legiti...Flesh, blood and a few dollars more
...is the issue of organ transplants. Acute dearth of organs exists despite the many organ donations. Due to th...lack markets that support the sale and purchase of organs are thriving, notwithstanding the ban that forbids sale and purchase of human organs. Justifiably, g...Same Genes Act Differently in Males and Females
... thousands of genes behave differently in the same organs of males and females – something never detected to this degree.// The study sheds light on why the same disease often strikes males and females differently, and why the genders may respond differently to the same drug. "We previously had no good un...Studies Advocate Natural Form Of Vitamin E
...suggested that TCT, if eaten, cannot be carried to organs because the protein known as tocopherol transfer protein (TTP), which delivers TCP throughout the body, doesn't transport TCT very well. Our results demonstrate that TCT is efficiently delivered to the bloodstream despite the fact that the transfer...A Worm Turns: Banking on Blood From a Little Lugworm
...od, while also assisting in keeping the transplant organs in ship shape during surgeries. Professor Peter Olive, a marine biologist at Newcastle University, UK, said: “It (the lugworm) lives in the mud where it has to get oxygen and so its hemoglobin has a very particular structure that makes it very effect......In addition the test can also be used to check the organs and tissues from cadavers. Currently the screening and confirmation of hepatitis B are separate tests. The approval for Abbott PRISM HBsAg Confirmatory lab means both tests can be done at the same time. "This automated test system increases the eff...