Thompson Cariboo Shuswap Health Service Area

Name :

Thompson Cariboo Shuswap Health Service Area

Address  :

519 Columbia Street

Town  :

Kamloops

State  :

British Columbia

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

V2C 2T8

Phone  :

250 851 7374

Fax  :

250 851 7375

Web URL  :

Not Available
Transplanting lungs from smokers worthwhile

Lung transplant patients who receive the organs from smokers have better chances of survival than those who stay on waiting lists a British study suggests Nearly 40 per cent of the lungs that are available for transplant including those in Canada are from smokers Rejection of this donororgan resource would increase waitinglist mortality and i... Read More

Concerns in UK over feeding tube diet

Dieticians have warned of the dangers of losing weight with a starvation diet available in Britain for the first time The British Dietetic Association BDA says there are huge risks to the diet in which people are given just 130 calories a day through a feeding tube that goes up their nose and down to their stomach The 10day regime forces the ... Read More