http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. A recent study by researchers from the University of Colorado looked at post-transplant care to determine whether primary care physicians (PCPs) or hepatologists are better suited to manage the overall health care of patients who received a liver transplant (LT). Researchers learned that hepatologists believe metabolic complications to be common in LT patients, but not well controlled. The hepatologists surveyed also felt that PCPs should be responsible for managing these conditions, but that this group was not taking an active role. Full details of this study appear in the October issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. http://www.physorg.com/news173966341.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:20:01 EST news173966341 The future of organ transplantation could include microscopic beads that create "designer" immune cells to help patients tolerate their new organ, Medical College of Georgia researchers say. http://www.physorg.com/news166096408.html Medicine & Health Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:54:02 EST news166096408 Almost half of kidney transplant candidates older than 60 who are put on the waiting list for a deceased-donor organ will die before getting a transplant, according to new findings from the University of Florida, Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University. http://www.physorg.com/news165071497.html Medicine & Health Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:12:05 EST news165071497 After comparing two patient cancer registries -one featuring transplant patients and the other the general population -researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have found that transplant patients experience worse outcomes from cancer. http://www.physorg.com/news161629702.html Medicine & Health Fri, 15 May 2009 18:08:48 EST news161629702 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new study suggests for the first time that cytomegalovirus (CMV), a common viral infection affecting between 60 and 99 percent of adults worldwide, is a cause of high blood pressure, a leading risk factor for heart disease, stroke and kidney disease. http://www.physorg.com/news161604050.html Medicine & Health Fri, 15 May 2009 11:01:32 EST news161604050 Chemists in Taiwan are reporting that an ingredient in licorice - widely used in various foods and herbal medicines - appears to block the absorption of cyclosporine, a drug used by transplant patients to prevent organ rejection. This drug interaction could potentially result in transplant rejection, causing illness and even death among patients worldwide who take cyclosporine and licorice together, the researchers caution. http://www.physorg.com/news157132439.html Chemistry Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:54:23 EST news157132439 The pain is debilitating. The only option: smoking medical marijuana. That's the reality for many hepatitis C patients whose road to health includes a liver transplant. Although Canadian transplant centres are more willing than those in the United States, not everyone says yes to liver patients who smoke marijuana, and a University of Alberta researcher says that decision-making process is unacceptable. http://www.physorg.com/news143913664.html Medicine & Health Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:01:04 EST news143913664 A new study by researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) shows that using modern immunosuppressive drugs eliminates the need for steroid therapy as early as seven days following a transplant surgery while still maintaining kidney function. http://www.physorg.com/news143815559.html Medicine & Health Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:45:59 EST news143815559 Cancer incidence is higher among liver transplant recipients in Finland compared to the general population, according to a new study in the October issue of Liver Transplantation. http://www.physorg.com/news142166426.html Medicine & Health Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:40:26 EST news142166426 Researchers have developed a ground-breaking procedure that could avoid the need for transplant patients to spend the rest of their lives taking a cocktail of drugs to stop their system from rejecting their new organ, according to a series of papers in the August issue of Transplant International. http://www.physorg.com/news137149135.html Medicine & Health Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:58:55 EST news137149135