Isle of Man TodayTennessee Lags in Organ Donor RegistrationMemphis Daily NewsThe 2012 National Survey of Organ Donation Attitudes and Behavior found that 94.4 percent of U.S. adults supported or strongly supported donation in 2012. And nationally, ther…
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Optimists Have Lower Risk of Heart Failure, So Turn that Frown Upside Down
Bustle Pessimists who are always seeing the glass as “half empty” seem chronically stressed and unhappy. For this reason, you might think that optimists should be healthier, because stress is bad for you. Recent research confirms at least one aspect of this … |
Cancer runs deep in rural BengalTimes of IndiaThe figures suggest that while less than 30% of cancer patients survive five years in India, the corresponding number in Bengal is much higher. As per the Lancet report, around 80% of patients in … Furthe…
Minimal residual disease associated with overall survival in leukemiaThe Oncology ReportDr. Paolo Strati and his associates studied 237 chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients who were undergoing first-line treatment with fludarabine, cyclophospham…
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Connections: Organ Donation Program; High Falls Film Festival
WXXI News A change in the organ donation program; Also, a preview of the High Falls Film Festival. New York is changing the way organ donations are established and handled. It’s an effort to get more people – a lot more – signed up. Guests include: Rob Kochik … |
New Drug Cocktail Should Boost AbbVie SharesBarron’sIn fact, AbbVie has eight other drugs in late-stage clinical trials besides its hepatitis C portfolio, including a promising leukemia drug known as ABT-199 and the multiple sclerosis treatment, dacliz…
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Seminar on organ donation concludes
Oman Daily Observer MUSCAT — The two-day seminar on ‘Brain Death and Organ Donation‘ was concluded in the Royal Hospital yesterday. The seminar was organised by the Nephrology Department at the Royal Hospital, in cooperation with the Saudi Centre for Organ … Seminar discusses organ donation, transplantOman Tribune |
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Live MEDTalk on Congestive Heart Failure, April 16
Brookings Institution (blog) In a new “MEDTalk” format, the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform presents, on Wednesday, April 16, a live, interactive discussion about treating congestive heart failure and payment reform. As part of the Merkin Series on Innovations in Care … |
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UK bans disputed Indian drug ad for drunk drivers
Hindustan Times The advert added: “Alcopal’s clever little ingredient prevents alcohol being absorbed through the stomach and into the bloodstream; it also gives some protection to the liver and kidneys”. The tablets, sold online by a Birmingham-based company, cost 9 … |
PolyTherics, MacroGenics extend deal to develop new antibody drug conjugatesPharmaceutical Business ReviewMacroGenics has two antibody technology platforms, which includes a Dual-Affinity Re-Targeting (DART) bi-specific platform, in which a single reco…