College identity cards to list organ donation nodTimes of IndiaThe government will soon launch an awareness campaign to encourage people to donate their eyes and other organs. Hospitals with more than 25 beds, an operation theatre and an ICU will be al…
The AgePlay God: say yes to organ donationThe AgeIn a lecture theatre at Melbourne's Austin Hospital, I quietly wept. Like the others there, I was watching director Paul Cox's The Dinner Party, a documentary about liver transplant recipients. A…
Thirty-four year old Jackie Brown is in need of a double lung transplant. Jackie was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis shortly after she was born. She managed pretty well as a child with fewer hospital stays than some others with the disease.
CNBC.comFDA approves first drug formulated for children with rare brain tumorFDA.govFDA approves first drug formulated for children with rare brain tumor. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Afinitor Disperz (everolimus tablets for ora…
Clinical Oncology NewsAssistant Director Hematology & Stem Cell Transplantation ProgramClinical Oncology NewsThe Study Group Indolent Lymphomas (StiL) NHL1 trial demonstrated a progression-free survival (PFS) benefit and improved tolerability with …
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals and Allos Therapeutics Announce That FTC Clears …Business Wire (press release)The ZEVALIN therapeutic regimen consists of two components: rituximab, and Yttrium-90 (Y-90) radiolabeled ZEVALIN for therapy. ZEVALIN builds on th…
Through the Immunological Immune Project, leading university immunologists and bioinformatics experts are probing genes to better understand how immune responses are coordinated. They aim to identify new ways to manipulate the immune system to better f…
UCSF TodayImmunological Genome Project Researchers Probe Every Type of Immune CellUCSF Today… Genome Project, the scientists believe it will become easier to identify and develop better ways to start, stop, weaken or strengthen immune responses in ac…
Grapefruit juice harnesses power of sirolimusOncology Nurse AdvisorAlthough this effect has long been considered an overdose hazard, “We wanted to see if grapefruit juice can be used in a controlled fashion to increase the availability and efficacy o…
India in the darkHindustan TimesSo, I presume the generous minister will commend my logic when I say: "If tax is not paid, if the money remains in mother India, where is the loss?" At the heart of the impasse in Parliament over what has now c…