Monthly Archives: December 2009

Blood Stem-Cell Transplant Regimen Reverses Sickle Cell Disease in Adults – DG News


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Blood Stem-Cell Transplant Regimen Reverses Sickle Cell Disease in Adults
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The investigators performed human leukocyte antigen (HLA) typing on 112 people with severe sickle cell disease and 169 healthy siblings. ...
Blood stem-cell transplant regimen reverses sickle cell disease in adultsScienceBlog.com (blog)

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Patient who received Total Artificial Heart and dual transplant celebrates … – News-Medical.net


Patient who received Total Artificial Heart and dual transplant celebrates ...
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The doctors put me on the waiting list for both a heart and kidney transplant.” After a little more than a month on the waiting list, on March 27, 2009, ...

Swine Flu Has Major Implications for Solid Organ Transplants: Transplant … – Science Daily (press release)


Swine Flu Has Major Implications for Solid Organ Transplants: Transplant ...
Science Daily (press release)
"The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation has already developed guidelines for heart and lung transplant recipients in the pandemic ...

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Self-expanding metal stents problematic after lung transplant – news Stories


Self-expanding metal stents problematic after lung transplant
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When airway obstruction after lung transplantation is corrected with self-expanding metal stents (SEMS), ...

First UK patient receives ‘reconditioned’ lungs in pioneering surgery – Newspost Online


First UK patient receives 'reconditioned' lungs in pioneering surgery
Newspost Online
“We are delighted to have been able to perform a successful bilateral lung transplant using donor lungs which had been transformed from unusable organs. ...
Newcastle Institute performs pioneering transplant surgeryPrivate Healthcare UK

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Mabalot’s kidney transplant a success – Cape Breton Post


Mabalot's kidney transplant a success
Cape Breton Post
SYDNEY — Freddie Mabalot's kidney transplant surgery Friday night was a success, according to the head of his choir group. “It was very successful, ...

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Millersburg woman donates kidney in ‘paired exchange’ so husband can get new organ – PennLive.com


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Millersburg woman donates kidney in 'paired exchange' so husband can get new organ
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As of last week, 84000 people in the US were waiting for kidneys, many of which have traditionally come from deceased donors. Barnett said the average ...

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June 2008 Lansdowne Conference Findings for Lung Transplantation in Cystic … – eMaxHealth


June 2008 Lansdowne Conference Findings for Lung Transplantation in Cystic ...
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The meeting brought together different members of the pediatric and adult lung transplant community, experts in biostatistics, clinical research techniques, ...

SUO 2009 – Nephrectomy induced chronic renal insufficiency is associated with … – UroToday


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Organ Donor To Be Honored on Parade Float – East Mountain Telegraph


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Organ Donor To Be Honored on Parade Float
East Mountain Telegraph
This is known as the giving season, so it seems only appropriate that someone would bring up organ donation. This year that someone is actually a whole ...
Organ donors to be part of Rose ParadeFort Wayne Journal Gazette
IF Man's Portrait to be on Rose Parade FloatLocalNews8.com
Organ donor to be honored in paradeNorth Platte Telegraph

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