Drug reviewers on Tuesday recommended rejecting a Pfizer Inc drug because the data did not prove it worked well in treating a rare neurodegenerative disease. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff …
Researchers presented a study at the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology's 2012 Heart Failure Congress in Belgrade, Serbia, which revealed that statins are linked to preventing cancer and reduce all-cause mortality risk …
Novel Diuretic Promising for Heart FailureMedPage TodayA novel compound, cross-linked polyelectrolyte (CLP), that acts like a diuretic but without relying on the kidneys may improve outcomes for heart failure patients with chronic kidney disease. Note …
Study finds FDA-approved drug makes established cancer vaccine work betterWestmoreland County TimesA team from the Perelman School of Medicine and the Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute at the University of Pennsylvania found that the FDA-approv…
Sorbent Therapeutics' CLP1001 Improves Heart Failure Symptoms In Phase 2 …MarketWatch (press release)In the study of 111 heart failure patients with chronic kidney disease, CLP1001 demonstrated improvement in heart failure symptoms as compared to…
Baseline Characteristics of Children with Mild Persistent Asthma Predict …Newswise (press release)Authors: LB Gerald1, JK Gerald1, N. Graber2, V. Chinchilli2, FJ Martinez1; 1University of Arizona – Tucson, AZ/US, 2Penn State – Hershey, PA/US; TREXA S…
Madrid, May 22 (IANS) FC Barcelona confirmed that left back Eric Abidal had been discharged from hospital.
World's First Xenotransplantation Research FacilityArirang NewsLast week, the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology celebrated the opening of the world's first dedicated xenotransplantion research facility. The 6000 square me…
Connie K. Ho for RedOrbit.com Scottish specialists were recently able to transplant stem cells into the eyes of two corneal blindness patients in an attempt to restore their sight. Doctors will be able to know the effects of the procedure within a few …
Stems Cells May Lower Infection Risk in Transplant RecipientsRenal and Urology NewsThe use of mesenchymal stem cells derived from bone marrow instead of antibody induction may result in a lower incidence of acute rejection in adults receiving related-d…