For first time, dialysis patients receive blood vessels grown from donated skin cells in lab
The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:04 PM PDT
MILWAUKEE - Three dialysis patients have received the world's first blood vessels grown in a lab from donated skin cells. It's a key step toward creating a supply of ready-to-use arteries and veins that could be used to treat diabetics, soldiers with damaged limbs, people having heart bypass surgery and others. |
Heart transplant recipient all but seals US golf tour card
The Malaysian Insider Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:55 PM PDT
NEW YORK, June 27 â€" Double heart-transplant recipient Erik Compton cannot wait to compete full-time on the PGA Tour after almost guaranteeing his playing rights by winning for the first time on the second-tier Nationwide circuit. The 31-year-old American, who was diagnosed with an enlarged heart as a child and had his first transplant at the age ... |
The Serra Project / Aid for AIDS to Honor Barbara Lazaroff, Dr. David Hardy and Actress Holland Taylor
PR Newswire via Yahoo! News Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:37 PM PDT
LOS ANGELES, June 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A Faire of the Heart, the annual fundraising gala of The Serra Project / Aid for AIDS, agencies of Alliance for Housing and Healing, is proud to announce its 2011 honorees, Barbara Lazaroff, Dr. David Hardy, and Holland Taylor. This year's A Faire of the Heart will be held on Wednesday, August 24th at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles ... |
Medical Events
The Lakeland Ledger Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:18 PM PDT
Published: Monday, June 27, 2011 at 8:09 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, June 27, 2011 at 8:09 p.m. COMMUNITY CPR, $40 for initial certification, $20 for renewal, 8 a.m.-noon, Hunt Building, second floor classroom, Lake Wales Medical Center. American Heart Association certified course. |
Meditation halves heart patient death rate: Study
Straits Times Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:02 PM PDT
WASHINGTON - A NINE-YEAR scientific study of the effects of meditation on heart patients showed the practice cut by half the rate of death, heart attack and stroke, according to results published on Monday. The stress-reducing technique known as Transcendental Meditation has been hailed by celebrities such as actor Clint Eastwood, singer Paul McCartney and Hollywood director David Lynch. |
Christopher Shale: Conservative Party activist who became a trusted aide and friend of David Cameron
Independent Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:33 PM PDT
Christopher Shale, chairman of West Oxfordshire Conservative Association (WOCA) and a "close and valued friend" of David Cameron, as the Prime Minister referred to him, was found dead on Sunday morning in a portable lavatory at the Glastonbury Festival in Somerset. Although suicide had been suggested, the most likely cause of death is a suspected heart attack. Further toxicology tests are being ... |
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