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05Mar/13

US HIV baby 'cured' by early drug treatment – Mmegi Online

March 5, 2013Other Transplantationadmin

US HIV baby ‘cured’ by early drug treatment
Mmegi Online
His infection was eradicated through an elaborate treatment for leukaemia that involved the destruction of his immune system and a stem cell transplant from a donor with a rare genetic mutation that resists HIV infection. In contrast, the case of the …
How Johns Hopkins’ gamble could have found an AIDS cureFirstpost
Baby apparently cured of HIV “deserved our best shot,” says doctorKENS 5 TV
Have we cured HIV? Mississippi baby born with virus now healthyThe Week UK
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05Mar/13

Study shows increase in liver transplantation for hepatoblastoma – Medical Xpress

March 5, 2013Transplantationadmin

Study shows increase in liver transplantation for hepatoblastoma
Medical Xpress
Liver transplantation for hepatoblastoma, the most common liver malignancy in children, is on the rise because more tumors are being detected earlier, improving outcomes for these sick patients, according to a Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC …

05Mar/13

Older Circulatory-Death Donor Kidneys Acceptable for Transplant – Renal and Urology News

March 5, 2013HLA Typingadmin

Older Circulatory-Death Donor Kidneys Acceptable for TransplantRenal and Urology NewsIn addition, a cold ischemia time of more than 24 hours predicts worse graft survival of BDD kidneys compared with NHBD kidneys. The government-funded study of 6,490 k…

05Mar/13

What's Happenin': Spring 2013 – River Cities Reader

March 5, 2013Organ Donor, Organs, Other Transplantationadmin

What’s Happenin’: Spring 2013
River Cities Reader
I knew that kids would love it the moment I learned that real, carefully preserved anatomical specimens would be on display, and that children would even have the chance to touch and hold real body organs at the exhibit’s Interactive Desk. … Together …

05Mar/13

IQWiG rejects Cell Therapeutics' Pixuvri – PMLiVE

March 5, 2013Monoclonal Anti-CD20 Antibodiesadmin

IQWiG rejects Cell Therapeutics’ Pixuvri
PMLiVE
Results from the PIX306 trial, comparing Pixuvri and Roche’s MabThera (rituximab) to a regimen of Lilly’s Gemzar (gemcitabine) and MabThera, are expected by June 2015 as part of this post-marketing follow-up. Conditional marketing authorisations are …

05Mar/13

Lose weight fast to prevent heart damage – Times of India

March 5, 2013Heartadmin

Times of IndiaLose weight fast to prevent heart damageTimes of IndiaThe researchers found that poor heart function in young obese mice can be reversed when the animals lose weight from a low-calorie diet. However, older mice, who had been obese for a l…

05Mar/13

Daman organises 8-day blood donation drive – AME Info (press release)

March 5, 2013Organ Donoradmin

Daman organises 8-day blood donation drive
AME Info (press release)
… want to make a difference to the lives of patients in need, and this is the first time that our drive is held for 8 days.” The blood donation drive will have eight stops at the Daman branches in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Dubai and will be open daily …

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05Mar/13

HIV infected people at higher heart attack risk – Times of India

March 5, 2013Heartadmin

HIV infected people at higher heart attack riskTimes of IndiaInfection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was associated with an increased risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI, heart attack), a new study has found. Due to the successful an…

05Mar/13

Granny's smoking habit affects grandchildren – Times of India

March 5, 2013Lungadmin

Times of India

Granny’s smoking habit affects grandchildren
Times of India
A grandparent’s smoking habits may be responsible for asthma and other respiratory conditions in grandchildren regardless of whether the mother smoked or not, according to a new study led by an Indian-origin researcher. Two Los Angeles Biomedical …

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05Mar/13

Will continue selling Nexavar drug post IPAB verdict: Bhaskar Narayana, Natco … – Economic Times

March 5, 2013Lungadmin

Economic TimesWill continue selling Nexavar drug post IPAB verdict: Bhaskar Narayana, Natco …Economic TimesWe have several products for the treatment of blood cancer, brain cancer, breast cancer and lung cancer. Therefore, we are essentially a compan…

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