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Video reveals cancer cells’ Achilles’ heel
HealthCanal.com Professor Daniel Davis and his team used high quality video imaging to investigate why the drug rituximab is so effective at killing cancerous B cells. It is widely used in the treatment of B cell malignancies, such as lymphoma and leukaemia – as well … |
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‘MASH’ star Allan Arbus dies
Newsday Arbus’ daughter Arin told the Los Angeles Times Tuesday (http://lat.ms/Y2FDo3 ) that her father died of congestive heart failure at his LA home Friday. Arbus didn’t begin acting until his 40s. He was a television regular who appeared on several series … Allan Arbus Dies: MASH Star Dead At 95 From Congestive Heart FailureKpopStarz Allan Arbus, We Hardly Knew YouForbes MASH actor Allan Arbus dies at 95BBC News Ktoo all 110 news articles » |
Intractable seizures halted with experimental treatment for rare pediatric …Science Daily (press release)When five children, ranging from 8 months old to nearly 5 years old, were given doses of a drug that inhibits mTOR, the drug Sirolimus (rapamycin…
BLOCK HF: CRT Superior To Conventional Pacing In Heart Failure Patients With …ForbesNow, results from the Medtronic Medtronic-sponsored BLOCK HF (Biventricular versus Right Ventricular Pacing in Heart Failure Patients with Atrioventricular Block) tri…
Philly.comResearchers report preventing seizures in rare form of epilepsy – Philly.comPhilly.comWhen researchers removed STRADA from cells in a petri dish, they grew out of control. When they did the same in fetal mouse brains, the mice developed malfo…
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Lifetime risk of heart failure is one in five
Toronto NewsFIX A person aged 40 or over has a lifetime risk of heart failure of one in five, which is doubled if they have high blood pressure. Heart failure is an increasing problem, as the population ages. It’s caused by increasing pressure within the heart which … |
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French biotech Hemarina opens Boston office
Boston Business Journal (blog) The company is developing a new product called HEMO2Life®, an organ preservation solution additive designed to enhance and improve organ quality and preservation for transplantation. Hemarina was attracted to the Boston and Cambridge area because … |
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Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital raises awareness for organ donation
CTV News Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital is raising awareness about the importance of registering to be an organ donor. Windsor has one of the lowest rates of organ and tissue donation in Ontario. At 18 per cent, Windsor ranks 159th out of 179 Ontario communities, … Kidneys from felons? Prisoner organ donation spurs debateDeseret News Video aims to change Windsor’s basement ranking in organ donationWindsor Star (blog) Windsor Has Low Organ Donation rateTopNews United States phillyBurbs.com –BlackburnNews.com –Carrickfergus Times all 17 news articles » |
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Young woman died from severe heart failure
The Bolton News A YOUNG woman – found collapsed in a tanning salon – died from severe heart failure, an inquest heard. Experts said 26-year-old Jenna Vickers was “severely overweight” when she collapsed in a tanning cubicle in the Tantastic salon in Bury Road, … Young woman found collapsed in sunbed shop died of heart failure, not banned …Manchester Evening News Bride-to-be ‘obsessed’ with the colour of her skin died after injecting banned …Daily Mail Weight not tanning addiction killed bride-to-be – NinemsnNinemsn Daily Star all 8 news articles » |
Times of IndiaCosts to treat heart failure expected to more than double by 2030 – Science DailyScience Daily (press release)The rising incidence is fueled by the aging population and an increase in the number of people with conditions like ischemic hea…