Monthly Archives: February 2012

Life-saving gift gives man "Second Wind" – FOX 8 News WVUE-TV


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Life-saving gift gives man "Second Wind"
FOX 8 News WVUE-TV
... this idiopathic is because we really don't know what causes it, and unfortunately, there's no treatment for it," said Reinaldo Rampolla, MD with Ochsner's Multi-Organ Transplant Institute and Co-Director of Ochsner's Lung Transplantation program.

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‘Survivor’s’ Ethan Zohn gets a stem-cell transplant – msnbc.com (blog)


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'Survivor's' Ethan Zohn gets a stem-cell transplant
msnbc.com (blog)
By Josh Grossberg, E! Online The "Survivor: Africa" champ underwent a stem-cell transplant Wednesday to treat a recurrence of his Hodgkin's lymphoma cancer--and he has his brother to thank for the immuno-boost. Outwit, outlast, outplay has never quite ...
'Survivor' Ethan Zohn undergoes stem cell transplant in cancer fightDigital Spy
'Survivor,' 'Amazing Race' alum Ethan Zohn has successful stem-cell transplantExaminer.com
Ethan Zohn Undergoes Stem-Cell TransplantPeace FM Online

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Washington University joins national heart failure network – PressZoom (press release)


Washington University joins national heart failure network
PressZoom (press release)
A Missouri-wide consortium led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has joined a national heart failure research network, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The consortium is one of only nine regional centers ...

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‘Death of God’ theologist dies of heart failure – New Zealand Herald


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'Death of God' theologist dies of heart failure
New Zealand Herald
Hamilton died Tuesday from complications from congestive heart failure at the downtown apartment he shared with his wife, his family said. Hamilton told The Oregonian newspaper in 2007 that he had questioned the existence of God since he was a teenager ...
'Death of God' theologianPhiladelphia Daily News
'God Is Dead' Theologian William Hamilton Dies at 87Christian Post

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Son’s death at 3 saved 5 lives – The Scottish Sun


Son's death at 3 saved 5 lives
The Scottish Sun
ANYTHING that encourages people to think about the importance of organ donation has to be a good thing, and for that reason I wholeheartedly welcome the BMA's report. However, it could be many years before any of the ideas it puts forward actually ...

Organ donation message comes home – Glen Innes Examiner


Organ donation message comes home
Glen Innes Examiner
Or so was the attitude of two Glen Innes organ donor recipients whose life changing experience has turned around their families' attitude to organ donation, and they're hoping to spread the word farther. You would never think it to look at her now ...

Local doctors looking for congestive heart failure patients for study – WWL


Local doctors looking for congestive heart failure patients for study
WWL
He now lives with congestive heart failure. "Short breath, breathing every now and then, labored breathing. I still have dizziness, shortness of breath, not able to walk very far," said Lamkin. A weak heart muscle can't pump enough blood to the organs ...

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Study: US elastography may best biopsy in diagnosis of liver fibrosis – Health Imaging


Study: US elastography may best biopsy in diagnosis of liver fibrosis
Health Imaging
Ultrasound-based transient elastography (TE) provides excellent diagnostic accuracy for detecting cirrhosis due to recurrent infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection following liver transplantation, according to a study published in the March ...
Ultrasound technology proves accurate in diagnosing cirrhosis from recurrent ...Medical Xpress

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‘Survivor’ Ethan Zohn undergoes stem cell transplant in cancer fight – Digital Spy


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'Survivor' Ethan Zohn undergoes stem cell transplant in cancer fight
Digital Spy
Survivor winner Ethan Zohn has undergone a stem cell transplant from his brother as he battles a recurrence of cancer. The 38-year-old, who won the CBS show's Africa season in 2002, has been undergoing treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma since discovering ...
'Survivor''s Ethan Zohn Gets Stem Cell TransplantEntertainment Tonight News
'Survivor,' 'Amazing Race' alum Ethan Zohn has successful stem-cell transplantExaminer.com
Ethan Zohn Undergoes Stem-Cell TransplantPeace FM Online

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Survivor’s Ethan Zohn Gets Stem-Cell Transplant: "Today I Leap Into a Healthy … – E! Online


E! Online

Survivor's Ethan Zohn Gets Stem-Cell Transplant: "Today I Leap Into a Healthy ...
E! Online
The Survivor: Africa champ underwent a stem-cell transplant Wednesday to treat a recurrence of his Hodgkin's lymphoma cancer—and he has his brother to thank for the immuno-boost. Outwit, outlast, outplay has never quite meant so much.

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