Man donates part of his liver to grandma
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A man gave his 74-year-old grandmother an early Christmas present this year when he donated more than half of his liver to her.
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A genetic blood test allowing a much closer match between donors and recipients is under development.
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One of the biggest indicators of a person&#39;s health risks can be found simply by asking grandma and grandpa a few questions. But although most Americans believe that knowing their family health history can
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Â· Surgeon to inject tissue during bypass operation  Â· Charity grant funds trial to combat UK's biggest killer
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THURSDAY, Aug. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Age alone doesn&#39;t increase the risk of death among liver transplant patients age 70 or older and shouldn&#39;t restrict liver transplantation in the elderly, a new study finds.
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A 58-year-old Colorado man received a new kidney on Wednesday in the first transplant operation in the United States using an organ found on a private Web site, hospital officials said.
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A charity is to pay for an 84-year-old man's legal fight for funding for a potentially sight-saving drug.
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(LUMBER BRIDGE, North Carolina)-- About 3,000 North Carolinians are on the waiting list for a life-saving organ transplant. More than half of those are in need of a kidney.
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London/La Jolla (pts) - Scientists at London&#39;s Hammersmith Hospital http://www.hhnt.org are testing the use of adult stem cells, which could reverse cirrhosis of the liver.
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CASCADE TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Two packages containing human body parts - including a liver and part of a head - meant for a medical research lab instead were delivered to a home.
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DENVER Oct 20, 2004 - A Colorado man underwent surgery for a new kidney Wednesday in what was believed to be the first transplant brokered through a commercial Web site a transaction that has raised a host of ethical and legal questions.
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Donor hearts could make good scaffolding for new organs.
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NEW YORK  - Cutting carbohydrates in  pregnancy may help babies' livers, protecting them from later  diseases such as diabetes, according to preliminary studies  conducted in mice.
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After 33 years of marriage, Ellie and Dan Tomczak have developed a nice symmetry. Five years ago, she received a donated kidney that saved her life, and three years later, he gave up one of his to save someone else&#39;s.
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A heart patient who had muscle cells transferred from his leg to his heart makes good progress.
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"Elderly retired school teacher seeks family willing to adopt grandfather. Will pay."
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The first patient to receive a live liver donation on the NHS is due to leave hospital for home.