Salix Pharmaceuticals Reports 1Q2012 ResultsMarketWatch (press release)… (Azathioprine) Tablets, USP, 75/100 mg, ANUSOL-HC(R) 2.5% (Hydrocortisone Cream, USP), ANUSOL-HC(R) 25 mg Suppository (Hydrocortisone Acetate), PROCTOCORT(R) Cream (Hydrocortiso…
Worldwide, corneas are the most frequently transplanted tissue. However, because of rapid advances, the long-developed technique of complete transplantation, i.e. penetrating keratorplasty (PK) is no longer necessary in many instances. Dr Donald Tan fr…
Rituximab Promotes Long-Term Response for Patients with Immune Destruction of …Business Review India (press release)WASHINGTON, May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A new analysis concludes that rituximab, a drug commonly used to treat blood cancer…
OraSure Technologies' CEO Presents at Deutsche Bank AG Health Care Conference …Seeking Alpha… any kind of broad event where you want to collect a number of samples, self-collection like this event that was highlighted here for Susan G. Komen…
Transplanting Whole Cornea Not Always NecessaryMedical News TodayDr Donald Tan from the Singapore National Eye Centre and Professor John Dart, from the Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the University College in London, and their team de…
Philadelphia InquirerAsthma drugs: What every parent should knowPhiladelphia InquirerThere are two kinds of asthma medicines: Rescue medicines (in the US primarily albuterol and sometimes levalbuterol) and preventive medicines (inhaled corticosteroids …
Brother can you spare me a lung?Moneyweb.co.zaThe discovery of cyclosporone in soil fungus gave the world an answer to transplant-rejection. The survival rate has since increased dramatically. Still, the manual warns: “The decision to receive a trans…
British scientists have transplanted light-sensitive photoreceptors into the eyes of visually-impaired mice, which has helped them to see again. The researchers hope that a similar procedure can be applied to humans.
Blood Donation Strategy WorkingwekuBy Stu Johnson, WEKU This spring central and eastern Kentucky has enjoyed a relatively stable blood supply, with donations up a bit since the March tornados. The Kentucky Blood Center reports a two percent increase in…
Human cloning: Is it possible?mydigitalfc.comIn 2002, a British biotechnology company reported that it was the first to produce “double knock-out” pigs that have been genetically engineered to lack both copies of a gene involved in transplant rejec…