Novartis drug Afinitor extends time without disease progression in women with …pharmabiz.comIt showed that Afinitor (everolimus) tablets in combination with trastuzumab (Herceptin) and vinorelbine significantly extended progression-free survival (PFS…
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Peter Robinson saddles up for organ donation campaign
Belfast Telegraph First Minister Peter Robinson. BY COLIN O’CARROLL – 20 May 2013. Kitted out in his cycling gear, First Minister Peter Robinson looked quite the wheelman as he hit the pedals to support GAA star Joe Brolly’s drive to raise organ donation awareness. |
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TV favourite loses cancer fight
The Age Penne Hackforth-Jones, one of the nation’s most recognisable actors, died on Saturday, months after being diagnosed with lung cancer. The 64-year-old … The last entry, ”AbFab in India”, was a review of the film The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. The … |
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Seen Listen to your heartbeat for vital signs
Times of India Kulkarni added that in India, cases of valvular heart diseases leading to AF are found in almost 30 to 40% of patients. “Because of loss of rhythmic contraction of heart, blood tends to clot and these clots can escape along with the flow of blood to … |
Press-EnterpriseINLAND EMPIRE: Free cholesterol screening with blood donationPress-EnterpriseLifeStream, which supplies blood products and services to more than 80 Southern California hospitals, now offers donors free cholesterol screening with every b…
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China news round-up: Li Keqiang visits India, gay activist arrested in Hunan
South China Morning Post (blog) Editorial: Chinese people lack understanding and respect toward India. Brookings Institution Li’s challenge is to convince a skeptical Indian public that the border incident was not representative of the new Chinese leadership’s approach toward India … |
Asian Scientist MagazineSciClone Licenses Chronic Heart Failure Drug From ZensunAsian Scientist MagazineChronic heart failure has a large underlying patient base in China of approximately five million urban patients. It is expected that the prevalence …
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Therapeutic blood donation programs cut
WLFI.com LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) – George Loder has a prescription, not for medicine, but to donate blood. Loder’s blood contains too much iron. His prescription is for monthly therapeutic blood donations, but the Indiana Blood Center sent him a letter notifying … |
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SUDIRMAN CUP Day 1 – Chinese Taipei aim to top group – Badzine.net
Badzine Maneepong Jongjit / Nipitphon Aroonkesorn – Thailand’s second best possible pairing for the Cup – brought good news to the troop with their victory over Hong Kong’s Wong Wai Hong / Chan Yun Lung in the opening match. Passing the baton to newly crowned … |
Nagpur doctors establish link between childhood obesity, heart problemsTimes of IndiaNAGPUR: While the link between obesity and heart diseases among adults is known, two doctors from the city have established a link between central obesity in children …