SwedishAmerican establishes heart failure clinic with UW HealthWREX-TVSwedishAmerican Health System is pleased to announce that it is partnering with UW Health to offer expanded heart failure services in Rockford. A monthly clinic has been established …
Treatment for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome developed from cancer drug Rituximab – Active Quote
Treatment for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome developed from cancer drug RituximabActive QuoteCancer drug Rituximab has been shown to successfully treat the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), supporting the theory that CFS is an autoimmune disease. A…
Organ donation should be mandatory. It's no good someone in a coffin…I miss … – Glasgow Evening Times
stv.tvOrgan donation should be mandatory. It's no good someone in a coffin…I miss …Glasgow Evening TimesSign our petition to lend your support to an 'opt out' system for organ donation at www.eveningtimes.co.uk. In the meantime, to join…
Abbott, Biogen report MS drug reduced relapse rate – BusinessWeek
Abbott, Biogen report MS drug reduced relapse rateBusinessWeekBiogen Idec and Abbott Laboratories said Sunday a mid-stage study of their multiple sclerosis medicine daclizumab showed that the experimental drug worked better than placebo at preventing r…
Abbott Labs says FDA clears leukemia test – BusinessWeek
ThirdAgeAbbott Labs says FDA clears leukemia testBusinessWeekThe Vysis EGR1 FISH Probe Kit can help physicians determine which patients can be treated with chemotherapy, the first option for AML, and who has more severe disease and may require a stem c…
Acute Transplant Rejection Rate Lower with Alemtuzumab – Renal and Urology News
Acute Transplant Rejection Rate Lower with AlemtuzumabRenal and Urology NewsCHICAGO—Alemtuzumab use is associated with a lower incidence of acute rejection and infection compared to rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (rATG) induction in kidney and pancre…
Flamel secures production contract for GSK heart failure drug – InPharm
Flamel secures production contract for GSK heart failure drugInPharmFrance's Flamel Technologies has won a long-term contract from GlaxoSmithKline focusing on the production of the drugmaker's Coreg CR heart failure treatment. Coreg CR (carvedi…
Novartis achieves strong third quarter financial performance and pipeline progress – ITNews
BloombergNovartis achieves strong third quarter financial performance and pipeline progressITNewsThree new approvals and a positive CHMP recommendation in Europe In the third quarter, everolimus received two important approvals in the EU. First, everol…
PNoy opens kidney Diagnostic Center – Philippine Information Agency
PNoy opens kidney Diagnostic CenterPhilippine Information Agency… first minimally invasive treatment for prostate cancer using high intensity focused ultrasound in the country; first donor nephrectomy using laparoscopic procedure in the country; and …
Sturgeon backs organ donor campaign – The Press Association
Sturgeon backs organ donor campaignThe Press AssociationThe latest campaign to encourage people to sign up to the organ donation register is to be launched. Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon will be at the Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh for the launch, wh…