FDA Nod For Novartis Drug To Avert Organ Failure In Liver TransplantNASDAQThe approval also means that Zortress (everolimus) is the first mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor to prevent organ rejection in adult liver transplant patients in th…
US FDA okays Novartis drug to prevent liver transplant rejectionReutersThe immune system drug, also known as everolimus, is already approved by the Food and Drug Administration for preventing organ rejection for kidney transplant patients. Regulators i…
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Bone marrow transplantation in SCB soon
Times of India CUTTACK: The SCB Medical College and Hospital is all set to start the state’s first bone marrow transplantation (BMT) unit in June. Preparations for it are on full swing in the haematology department. The groundwork for establishing the unit, which … |
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California’s Prop 65 and Public Health Concerns over Methyl Isocyanate
Environmental Expert (press release) In Bhopal, India, accidental acute inhalation exposure to methyl isocyanate resulted in the deaths of about 3,800 people and adverse health effects in greater than 170,000 survivors.” “Occupational exposure to methyl isocyanate may occur with … The … |
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FDA Oks Novartis’s Zortress For Liver Transplantation – Quick Facts
NASDAQ According to the company, Zortress is the first mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor approved for use following liver transplantation. It is also … In most EU member countries, Certican is also approved in kidney and heart transplantation … |
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Toddler gets non-invasive brain surgery with help of “medical crazy glue”
CBS News The abnormal vessels weaken over time and may burst, causing bleeding in the brain. Death risk climbs 10 to 15 percent with each brain bleed and risk for permanent brain damage increases 20 to 30 percent with each bleed. Less than 1 percent of people … |
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FDA Oks Novartis’s Zortress For Liver Transplantation – Quick Facts
RTT News According to the company, Zortress is the first mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor approved for use following liver transplantation. It is also … In most EU member countries, Certican is also approved in kidney and heart transplantation … |
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Safe Haven: A typical Nicholas Sparks love story
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald Those not loving love stories find films based on Nicholas Sparks novels as close as they’ll ever get to brain death until the real thing comes at the end of their lives. The latest of Sparks’ heavy-handed, formula chick flicks is Safe Haven, and it’s … |
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Organ transplant: Doctors cheer move to scrap NOC
Times of India His doctor, Bharat Shah, who had moved the Bombay high court against the need for an NOC for interstate transplants when the donor and recipient are related, is ecstatic. “The problem is that this NOC was interpreted and followed differently in … |
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ABT-199 Clinical Trial Suspended (Updated)
Corante Update: I’ve had email from the company, clarifying things a bit: “While AbbVie has voluntarily suspended enrollment in Phase 1 trials evaluating ABT-199 as a single agent and in combination with other agents such as rituximab, dosing of active … |