Couple sues after he gets her infected kidney

Wednesday, September 21st, 2011

A Pennsylvania couple is suing a prominent medical center after doctors transplanted the woman’s kidney into her boyfriend’s body despite a test that showed she was infected with hepatitis C. Find more info about Couple sues after he gets her infected kidney photos videos pictures. read more

Patient Care During A Tragedy

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011

More than 6000 attendees of the Love Parade 2010 in Duisburg required medical care. The mass panic in a narrow stretch of tunnel led to 21 dead and more than 400 injured, some seriously. The emergency physician Ole Ackermann of the Duisburg Medical Center and his coauthors present an assessment ...

Asthma Risk Lower In Breastfed Babies

Monday, July 25th, 2011

Babies fed only on breast milk up to the age of six months have a lower risk of developing asthma-related symptoms in early childhood, and this appears to be independent of infectious and allergic diseases, according to a study by researchers at the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam ...

Hearing Loss In Teens Linked To Second Hand Smoke Exposure

Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

Children who are exposed to secondhand smoke have a higher risk of suffering from low- and high-frequency hearing loss during their teens, researchers from NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City reported in Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. The authors added that they found that over 80% of ...

News From The 2011 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, Paris, France July 16-21

Monday, July 18th, 2011

Experts from the Center of Excellence on Brain Aging at NYU Langone Medical Center are presenting new research at the 2011 Alzheimer's Association International Conference on Alzheimer's disease being held in Paris, France from July 16 - 21. Of particular interest is the presentation about mild cognitive impairment in retired ...