Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the presentation of two-year data that highlight the long-term benefits of chronic Soliris® therapy in patients with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome , an ultra-rare genetic disease characterized by thro…
Awareness campaigns fail to motivate eye donationsTimes of IndiaMany panchayats had also conducted drives to popularise eye and organ donations. Mukkom grama panchayat and Cherukulathoor village in Peruvayal grama panchayat had declared themselves as e…
BCCI open to appeals on age testTimes of IndiaMUMBAI: The 11 players of the Mumbai U-16 team who failed the age verification tests, conducted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in mid-September at the Raheja Hospital in the city, need …
From ailing teen to record holderTimes of IndiaHe further developed rheumatoid arthritis and ailment in lungs (60% of his Lungs are damaged). Despite that, Benny plays guitar … He has also earned the honour of being the most travelled Indian musician…
Daily MailChildren born with thin placenta are TWICE as likely to die of sudden heart …Daily MailIt follows the publication of new research which reveals that infants born with a thin placenta are more than twice as likely to die of sudden heart fail…
PPI Use with MMF May Increase Acute Rejection RiskRenal and Urology NewsSAN DIEGO—Renal transplant recipients who use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) in the first year after transplantation may be at increased risk fo…
NSAIDs Increase Risk of Pediatric Acute Kidney InjuryRenal and Urology NewsSAN DIEGO—Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are associated with pediatric acute kidney injury (AKI), according to a study presented at Kidney Week 2012. In a retr…
The HinduIs Khaleda Zia having a change of heart about India?RediffKhaleda Zia, former prime minister of Bangladesh and the chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the main opposition party leading the 18-party alliance in Bangladesh, has dras…
Everolimus May Be An Option for Rescue TherapyRenal and Urology NewsA team at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi, India, studied 30 transplant recipients on triple-drug immunosuppression who were switched to an everolimus-based regimen because of “c…
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Nov. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) today announced results of the Phase 3 EVOLVE™ (EValuation Of Cinacalcet HCl Therapy to Lower CardioVascular Events) trial, which …