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...Kimbara were working on developing immunosuppressive therapies for heart, kidney, and lung transplants, according to a statement released by HMS Thursday...
...which currently stands at nearly 92,000, according to the United Network for Organ Sharing. Organ requests outpace donations by nearly a two to one margin. In the study, seven children, aged 4 to 19, born with spina bifida, a spinal defect resulting in excessive bladder pressure and possible kidney damage, were involved in the study. Four years ago, they became the world’s first patients to receive laboratory-grown organs, and have been closely monitored by researchers to ensure the organs were accepted by the body. While the results were not perfect, the procedure has changed...
Caspar W. Weinberger ’38, a former Crimson president who served as secretary of defense to President Reagan and oversaw the nation’s massive peacetime defense buildup in the Cold War’s twilight years, died Tuesday of pneumonia and kidney ailments. He was 88.Weinberger, who died at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor with his wife of 63 years, Jane, by his side, had served as chairman of Forbes Inc. until his death.A major force in California’s Republican Party during the 1960s, Weinberger held three major posts in Washington the following...
...worldwide have been treated with FUS so far, and there are drawbacks. Some large fibroids may not shrink more than 10% after treatment, and fibroids can grow back in some cases. Women with fibroids that are too numerous, too large or too close to the kidney and bladder (which may be damaged by the heat) are not candidates for FUS, nor are women who plan to get pregnant; the effects on fertility are unknown. Cost is another issue. The procedure runs from $8,500 to $12,000 and is covered by insurance only on a case-by-case basis...
...seems clear that the benefits of calcium and vitamin D supplements are small for most women and probably fairly modest even for those at greatest risk of cancer or bone loss. In addition, the studies found that women who take extra calcium have a 17% greater risk of developing kidney stones...