Spectrum begins first bone marrow transplants for adults in West MichiganMlive KalamazooShe is the former president of Hematology Oncology Associates of Illinois and medical director of its stem cell transplant program. Spectrum received state approval…
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Electronics Giants Set Sights on Biotech
Genetic Engineering News Last October, the company halted development of a biosimilar version of the Roche/Biogen Idec lymphoma and rheumatoid arthritis drug Rituxan (rituximab)—just six months after Tae-Han Kim, president of Samsung Biologics, told the Financial Times the … |
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Organ donor recipient’s family to host Love, Live, Give 5K
The Northwest Florida Daily News “By becoming an organ donor you are giving a gift that no amount of money can replace — the gift of life.” Cooey’s family is hosting a LOVE, LIVE, GIVE 5K walk April 13 for organ donors or those wishing to become organ donors. Tables will be set up to … |
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Recent Advancements Made in Diagnosing and Treating Heart Failure Could …
MarketWatch (press release) In much the same way as a breath test may one day detect heart failure, there is a FDA cleared test on the market now that is changing the way physicians care for the 23 million diagnosed heart failure patients around the world. It’s the ST2 test from … |
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Myths In The Pricing Of New Drugs
Forbes The UK watchdog, NICE (National Institute for health and Clinical Excellence) rejected Bayer’s liver cancer drug, sorafenib (sold as Nexavar), because it felt that the price (3,500 pounds per patient per month) was too high to justify use by the … |
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Promising stem cell therapy for leukemia patients
Medical Xpress Scientists are studying how antibodies can best protect the healthy tissue of leukemia patients. Credit: Dirk Mahler. Leukemia patients receive a bone marrow transplant, which allows them to build a “new” immune system. However, this immune system not … |
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Indraprastha Apollo Hospital Now Equipped With G Scan – An Open Standing …
Moneylife Apollo Hospitals Delhi has the leading programme in kidney and liver transplant in the country. The first successful paediatrics and adult liver transplants in India were performed at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals. The hospital is at the forefront of … |
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Electronics Giants Think Biotech
Genetic Engineering News Last October, the company halted development of a biosimilar version of the Roche/Biogen Idec lymphoma and rheumatoid arthritis drug Rituxan (rituximab)—just six months after Tae-Han Kim, president of Samsung Biologics, told the Financial Times the … |
IndiaGlitzPandiraj makes a case for Kedi Billa, Killadi RangaIndiaGlitzTwo Tamil films released this week have picked their stories from newspaper headlines. While one makes a case for organ donation, the other film, Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga (KBKR), di…
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Study links insomnia to heart failure
WTOP When compared to those who had no trouble sleeping, those who “occasionally” or “often” struggled with one of the above symptoms had a higher heart failure rate by 5 and 14 percent respectively, Prevention says. Study participants who frequently had … |