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04Apr/13

Nelson Mandela making 'continuous' improvement, visited by Zuma – Times of India

April 4, 2013Lungadmin

Nelson Mandela making ‘continuous’ improvement, visited by Zuma
Times of India
He was in hospital briefly in early March for a check-up and was hospitalised in December for nearly three weeks with a lung infection and after surgery to remove gallstones. Mandela stepped down as president in 1999 and has not been politically active …
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04Apr/13

TIME, TIME Warner ethical questions raised in cancer coverage – HealthNewsReview.org

April 4, 2013Monoclonal Anti-CD20 Antibodiesadmin

TIME, TIME Warner ethical questions raised in cancer coverage
HealthNewsReview.org
$13,702 for rituximab injection – “a cancer wonder drug called Rituxan…MD Anderson probably gets a volume discount that would make its cost $3,000 to $3,500.” “The president of MD Anderson is paid like someone running a prosperous business. Ronald …

04Apr/13

Clinical update on asthma – Irish Medical Times

April 4, 2013Immunosuppressive Drugsadmin

Irish Medical Times

Clinical update on asthma
Irish Medical Times
“The way to avoid it is to use evidence-based management, including short-acting beta agonists (SABA) and anticholinergic (SAAC) agents in multiple doses and systemic corticosteroids. In the most severely affected patients, efforts are made to reduce …

04Apr/13

UofL researchers demonstrate that humans develop antibodies to tobacco … – KyForward.com

April 4, 2013Antibodiesadmin

UofL researchers demonstrate that humans develop antibodies to tobacco …
KyForward.com
Researchers from the University of Louisville’s Departments of Neurology and Physiology, published their findings in PLOS One demonstrating that men who smoke have antibodies to the tobacco mosaic virus (TMV). These antibodies may interact with a …

04Apr/13

Antibodies 'map' to vaccine for AIDS found – The Japan Times

April 4, 2013Antibodiesadmin

Antibodies ‘map’ to vaccine for AIDS found
The Japan Times
For the first time, scientists were able to follow the full chain of events leading to the patient naturally producing broadly neutralizing antibodies (BnAbs) — so called because they attack different strains of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV …

04Apr/13

Frailty Key to Economics of Heart Failure – MedPage Today

April 4, 2013Organ Failureadmin

MedPage Today

Frailty Key to Economics of Heart Failure
MedPage Today
There were 20,264 outpatient visits, 1,440 emergency department (ED) visits, and 1,057 hospitalizations among 448 patients with heart failure after a 2-year mean follow-up, according to Véronique L. Roger, MD, of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn …

04Apr/13

Scientists Uncover Antibodies That Could Lead to AIDS Vaccine – Counsel & Heal

April 4, 2013Antibodiesadmin

Scientists Uncover Antibodies That Could Lead to AIDS Vaccine
Counsel & Heal
After analyzing the H.I.V positive African man from shortly after he was infected until about two years later, scientists discovered that he started to produce “broadly neutralizing antibodies,” which were able to battle about 55 percent of all H.I.V …

04Apr/13

Potential Prion Disease Therapy Uncovered – Genetic Engineering News

April 4, 2013Immunosuppressive Drugsadmin

Potential Prion Disease Therapy UncoveredGenetic Engineering NewsTacrolimus is an immune suppressant widely used in organ transplantation. Tacrolimus could prove problematic as an antiprion drug, however, because of issues including possible neurotoxic…

04Apr/13

PSL teen saves several people before being removed from life support – wflx

April 4, 2013Organ Donor, Organs, Other Transplantationadmin

PSL teen saves several people before being removed from life support
wflx
A tornado watch is in effect until 8 p.m. for Indian River County, Martin County, Okeechobee County, Palm Beach County and St. Lucie County. … “Proudest mother I could be to have a son so brave,” she said of her son and his decision to be an organ donor.

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04Apr/13

Patients' eligibility for liver transplantation may be lowered by … – News-Medical.net

April 4, 2013Transplantationadmin

Patients’ eligibility for liver transplantation may be lowered by …
News-Medical.net
Results from an anonymous survey of U.S. transplant providers report that incarceration, marijuana use, and psychiatric diagnoses, particularly suicide attempts, may lower patients’ eligibility for liver transplantation. The study published in the …

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