This page contains recent news articles, when available, and an overview of but does not offer medical advice. You should contact your physician with regard to any health issues or concerns. Background information on Hope for type 1 diabetes cure  -  Mar 22, 2008 Sydney Morning Herald,RESEARCHERS are a step closer to a cure for type 1 diabetes after the successful transplantation of insulin-producing cells into eight patients. MicroIslet Announces New Scientific Advisory Board  -  Mar 3, 2008 Business Wire (press release),Previously, Dr. Marsh was associate professor of surgery and urology, Director of the Kidney/ Pancreas Transplantation Program and associate head of the Effects of induction immunosuppression regimen on acute rejection ...  -  Mar 18, 2008 The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryThis strategy has been shown to decrease the incidence of AR in kidney and combined kidney–pancreas transplantation. 11-12 In lung transplantation, Transplantation boosts survival rates for young kidney failure ...  -  Feb 28, 2008 Canada NewsWire (press release),Pancreas transplantation: - Between 1996 and 2005, there were 553 pancreas transplants recorded in Canada. Organ donors: - The number of deceased organ CORRECTING and REPLACING MicroIslet Announces the Appointments of ...  -  Jan 28, 2008 Trading Markets (press release),Previously, Dr. Marsh was associate professor of surgery and urology, Director of the Kidney/ Pancreas Transplantation Program and associate head of the FEATURE/Transplanted Pig Cell Islets: a Solution for Diabetes ...  -  Jan 24, 2008 Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release),At present, there are over eleven million diabetes sufferers in the United States; the Center for Disease Control estimates that another six million cases Pancreas Transplant in Diabetics Can Be Risky  -  Dec 3, 2007 Online - International News Network,Pancreas transplantation can potentially restore production of the hormone so that patients do not require daily insulin injections. Mystery of Northern Lights  -  Dec 13, 2007 UC Los Angeles,Dr. Ronald Busuttil, executive chair of the surgery department and chief of the division of liver and pancreas transplantation at the David Geffen School of allegheny general starts liver transplants  -  Nov 15, 2007 Tribune Review,...agh for years has had programs in heart, kidney and pancreas transplantation. the liver program, announced in 2006, has 10 patients on its waiting list, pita sharples - human tissue (organ donation) bill  -  Nov 7, 2007 Scoop.co.nz,...there are more issues involved than is evident in a medical discussion around kidney, heart, lung, liver and pancreas transplantation. Yale-New Haven Hospital Performs First Split Liver Transplant  -  Oct 14, 2007 eMaxHealth.com,Yale-New Haven Transplantation Center offers liver, kidney, kidney/pancreas and pancreas transplantation, including innovative treatments and access to National Kidney Registry Announces Jonathan S. Bromberg, MD, Ph.D ...  -  Oct 10, 2007 Earthtimes.org,Dr. Bromberg is also the Chief of the Transplantation Institute and Surgical Director of the Kidney/Pancreas Transplantation Program. UCLA Medical Center Performs Its First Living Donor Kidney “Swapâ€?  -  Sep 25, 2007 UC Los Angeles,Gabriel Danovitch, professor of medicine in the UCLA Division of Nephrology and medical director of the UCLA kidney and pancreas transplantation program. Living donor swap for kidney transplants  -  Aug 14, 2007 News-Medical.net,...which results in less pain and a quicker recovery, notes Gabriel Danovitch, MD, director of Kidney and Kidney/Pancreas Transplantation at UCLA. Business People  -  Jul 28, 2007 Flint Journal,He completed fellowships in both kidney and pancreas transplantation and nephrology at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. He completed his residency in LifeCycle Pharma Forms Scientific Advisory Board in Solid Organ ...  -  Jun 21, 2007 netPR.pl (komunikaty prasowe),Medical Director of Transplantation, Charite University Hospital, Berlin - Dr. Robert S. Gaston, Medical Director of Kidney & Pancreas Transplantation, Multi-organ transplant unit  -  Jun 12, 2007 Calcutta Telegraph,...“We also have lung and islet cells (of the pancreas) transplantation on the horizon, besides setting up an advanced stem cells research unit on the campus. Dr. Hering Pig Islet Pioneer  -  Apr 11, 2007 Diabetes Health (press release),...like islet xeno-transplantation learned from islet human transplantation, like human islet transplantation learned from pancreas transplantation. Idenix Announces Data Presentations at the 2007 Digestive Disease ...  -  Apr 19, 2007 PharmaLive.com (press release),Dr. Steven Han, Associate Clinical Professor in the Division of Digestive Diseases and the Division of Liver and Pancreas Transplantation and Director of Kaleida transplant program rates high  -  28 Feb 2007 Buffalo Business First,Kaleida ranked number one in both kidney and pancreas transplantation, according to the registry. Other highlights:. The Kaleida Health Multiorgan Attention News/Health Editors:  -  Feb 7, 2007 CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),Pancreas transplantation: - Two-thirds of the 510 pancreas transplants performed in Canada between 1995 and 2004 were simultaneous pancreas-kidney Once-Diabetic Heart/Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Recipient Enjoys ...  -  Jan 2, 2007 Medical News Today (press release),Pancreas transplantation is a relatively new development in the field. It is fairly uncommon and usually performed only in conjunction with a kidney Stanhope resident named employee of the month  -  Dec 29, 2006 Township Journal...is a 673-bed regional referral teaching hospital with specialized programs including heart, kidney and pancreas transplantation, cardiac surgery, UIC Named NIH Islet Cell Resource Center  -  Dec 31, 2006 Medical News Today (press release),...and shipping procedures for islet cells," said José Oberholzer, principal investigator and director of cell and pancreas transplantation at UIC. Once-Diabetic Heart/Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Recipient Enjoys ...  -  28 Dec 2006 Newswise (press release)MD, Ph.D., who specializes in several aspects of cardiology, including cardiac transplantation; and Donald C. Dafoe, MD, director of Pancreas Transplantation. ... Hospitals create organ transplant program  -  Nov 30, 2006 Worcester Telegram,WORCESTER— UMass Memorial Medical Center and the Lahey Clinic in Burlington will provide liver, kidney and pancreas transplantation under an agreement to ... Dunn offers UB’s perspective on health care recommendations  -  Dec 14, 2006 University at Buffalo Reporter,...a series of clinical trials and state-of-the-art clinical care, moving into areas such as treating diabetes through pancreas transplantation and working to ... UIC named NIH Islet Cell Resource Center  -  Dec 19, 2006 EurekAlert (press release),...functioning, and shipping procedures for islet cells," said José Oberholzer, principal investigator and director of cell and pancreas transplantation at UIC. ... UMass, Lahey combine surgeons for transplants  -  Dec 2, 2006 Worcester Telegram,UMass Memorial Medical Center and the Lahey Clinic are joining forces to offer kidney, liver and pancreas transplantation, the two hospitals announced yesterday ... UMass collaboration expands transplant services  -  Dec 1, 2006 Worcester Business Journal,...offered by UMass. Lahey Clinic patients will likewise benefit from UMass Memorial's pancreas transplantation program. Both centers ... Surgeon tells story of facial transplant  -  Dec 8, 2006 Pioneer Press,Dubernard was invited to the U campus as part of a celebration of the 40-year history of pancreas transplantation, but Thursday's panel discussion was all ... Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Receives Approval for State's ...  -  Dec 12, 2006 Yahoo! News (press release)...regional referral teaching hospital with clinical programs including robotic surgery, cardiac transplantation, renal and pancreas transplantation, adult and ... Commission Report Offers Opportunities for Excellence  -  Dec 11, 2006 UB News Center,...a series of clinical trials and state-of-the-art clinical care, moving into areas such as treating diabetes through pancreas transplantation and working to ... Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Receives Approval for State's ...  -  Dec 12, 2006 Yahoo! News (press release)...regional referral teaching hospital with clinical programs including robotic surgery, cardiac transplantation, renal and pancreas transplantation, adult and ... Hospitals create organ transplant program  -  Nov 30, 2006 Worcester Telegram,WORCESTER— UMass Memorial Medical Center and the Lahey Clinic in Burlington will provide liver, kidney and pancreas transplantation under an agreement to ... UMass, Lahey combine surgeons for transplants  -  Dec 2, 2006 Worcester Telegram,UMass Memorial Medical Center and the Lahey Clinic are joining forces to offer kidney, liver and pancreas transplantation, the two hospitals announced yesterday ... Surgeon tells story of facial transplant  -  Dec 8, 2006 Pioneer Press,Dubernard was invited to the U campus as part of a celebration of the 40-year history of pancreas transplantation, but Thursday's panel discussion was all ... Rational solution to debate over compensation for kidney donation  -  Nov 19, 2006 News-Medical.net,Robert S. Gaston, MD is a professor of Medicine/Surgery as well as the Medical Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation at the University of Alabama at ... UMass collaboration expands transplant services  -  Dec 1, 2006 Worcester Business Journal,...offered by UMass. Lahey Clinic patients will likewise benefit from UMass Memorial's pancreas transplantation program. Both centers ... Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Named One of Nation's 100 Top ...  -  Nov 20, 2006 Yahoo! News (press release)Other clinical programs include robotic surgery; lung, renal and pancreas transplantation; pediatric cardiothoracic surgery and transplant; vascular surgery ... Search the web for more resources on   Web health.mongabay.com Health Home | Conditions | Cancer | Medications | Surgery | Vaccines mongabay.com Disclaimer: Contact a physician with regard to health concerns. Email requests for further health information will be discarded. The materials contained on this Web site are for informational purposes only and do not constitute health or medical advice. Use of information on this site does not create or constitute any kind of agreement or contract between you and the owners or users of this site, the owners of the servers upon which it is housed, or anyone else who is in any way connected with this site. 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