Transplants / Organ Donations News-Part 2

22 January 2008

• Recipient Got Wrong Donor Kidney And Had To Have It Removed

• LifeCycle Pharma Announces Transplantation Programs On Track

21 January 2008

• Dr. Stanley Nathenson Receives Marshall S. Horwitz Faculty Prize For Research Excellence At Einstein

19 January 2008

• Surgeons Remove Large Tumor, Transplant Bowel Back Into Patient

18 January 2008

• Relatives Who Decline Organ Donations Face Conflict And Guilt And Don't Always Follow The Wishes Of The Deceased

• Novadaq's SPY System Receives Clearance For Use In Organ Transplant Surgery

17 January 2008

• BMA Response To The Organ Donation Task Force's Report, UK

• Fifty Per Cent Increase In Organ Donation Possible Within Five Years, UK

16 January 2008

• NHS Blood And Transplant To Establish National Organ Donation Organisation, UK

15 January 2008

• Organ Donation And Presumed Consent - BMA Position, UK

• Organ Donation Debate, UK

14 January 2008

• Beating Heart Created In Laboratory

• British PM Opens Debate On Presumed Consent Organ Donation

• Beating Heart Created In Laboratory

12 January 2008

• Donated Organ From Co Worker Gives Boss A New Life

11 January 2008

• HIV/AIDS Advocates Raise Concerns About Canadian Health Ministry Ban On Organ Donations From MSM

• CMF Calls On Government To Rethink Its Investment In Cord Blood Collection, UK

• Study Raises Concerns About Bias In Organ Waiting List Decisions For Kidney Transplants

10 January 2008

• Sirolimus Shrinks Tumors, Improves Lung Function

• Tissera Reports Achievement Of Proof Of Concept Of The Curative Effect Of Its Transplantation Technology In Large Animal Diabetic Model

• New CLSI Guideline Provides Optimal Methods For Utilizing Flow Cytometry And Solid Phase Assays

09 January 2008

• Advancements In Detecting And Diagnosing Biliary Atresia In Children May Improve Outcomes

• Pig Islet Cells: The Solution For Diabetes?

08 January 2008

• Doubledecker Bus Arrives To Support Lifesaving Campaign, UK

• Organ Transplants And Cardiovascular Diseases May Improve Following Medical Breakthrough

04 January 2008

• Treatment With NAC Is Associated With Better Outcomes For Children With Liver Failure

01 January 2008

• Obese Patients Wait Longer For Kidney Transplants, Research Suggests

26 December 2007

• Cigna President Letter Regarding Liver Transplant Tragedy

23 December 2007

• Understanding The Development Of Hepatopulmonary Syndrome

22 December 2007

• Parents Blame Cigna For Transplant Daughter's Death, Despite Reversed Decision

20 December 2007

• New Study Reports Two Thirds Of Renal Recipients Switched To myfortic(R) Experience An Improvement In Gastrointestinal Symptom Burden

19 December 2007

• Improved Outcome Of Experimental Lung Transplantation

18 December 2007

• Study Of Airway Bypass Treatment For Emphysema Begins

16 December 2007

• Molecular Pathway Appears Crucial In Development Of Pulmonary Fibrosis

14 December 2007

• Little Or No Survival Benefit For Breast Cancer Found With High-Dose Chemo And Stem Cell Transplant

• News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation

• UK Transplant Senior Director Gives Evidence To House Of Lords Sub-Committee Investigating Organ Donation In Europe

12 December 2007

• New Treatment Boosts Odds Of Surviving Trauma

11 December 2007

• Long-Term Remission Of Follicular Lymphoma Achieved Through Gentler Chemotherapy Before Stem Cell Transplant

• Cord Blood Viable Option For Kids With Life-Threatening Metabolic Disorders

• Vaccine Shows Promise In Preventing Mono

06 December 2007

• Donors Of Body Parts Lose Right To Profits

• Cell Transplant Improves Survival After Heart Attack

05 December 2007

• Liver Transplant Offers Survival Benefits For Patients Of All Sizes

• Kidney Donation After Cardiac Death May Expand Donor Pool

04 December 2007

• Can Fruit Flies Help Treat Stroke And Transplant Patients?

• News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation

• Outcomes Similar In 'Mini Transplant' Patients' When Using Related And Unrelated Donor Cells

03 December 2007

• 40 Years Of Heart Transplant Progress, But Donor Shortage Still The Biggest Obstacle, UK

• Study Links Blood Transfusions To Surgery Complications In Women

29 November 2007

• Study Looks At Live Kidney Donors' Satisfaction Rates And Health Problems

28 November 2007

• Another Complication For Gastric Bypass Patients

• Alcohol May Amplify Chronic Rejection In Lung Transplants

27 November 2007

• Living Donors May Be Best Source Of Insulin-producing Islets For Diabetes Treatment

23 November 2007

• Growing New Immune System Following Stem Cell Transplant In Mouse Model

• Lung Transplants May Not Prolong Life For Cystic Fibrosis Children, New Study

22 November 2007

• Identifying The Best Candidates For Lung Transplant In Children With Cystic Fibrosis

• Pediatric Pulmonary Expert Comments On Study Of Lung Transplants For Cystic Fibrosis

21 November 2007

• Healthcare Commission Gives Green Light To Papworth Heart Transplants As Trust Puts Additional Safeguards In Place, UK

• Impact Of Dialysis Modality On Posttransplantation Results In Kidney Transplantation

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