With $2.85M in Funding, ETH Zurich Spinout ProteoMedix Begins Validating …GenomeWeb Daily NewsProteoMedix is also exploring use of several markers as a companion diagnostic for identifying patients likely to respond to mTOR inhibitors. At the 2011 Am…
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Share Price Target Raised to $84.00 by Barclays …Web Inquirer… development and commercialization of therapeutic products aimed at treating patients with severe and life-threatening disease states, including those in the ther…
Aetna adds DC hospital to Medicare networkHartford BusinessSeparately, Aetna and Fresenius Medical Care, of Waltham, Mass., announced Friday a joint program to treat chronic kidney disease in ways that lessen the need for expensive dialysis and transpl…
Siemens Announces Addition to Immunosuppressant Drug Monitoring PortfolioSelectScience.net (press release)The ISD assays are for mycophenolic acid, cyclosporine, tacrolimus and sirolimus; the four most commonly prescribed immunosuppressants used by phy…
Ex-mayor gets heart transplantMonroe Evening NewsFormer Monroe Mayor Mark G. Worrell underwent heart transplant surgery early today at the Cleveland Clinic and is reported to be in stable condition following the operation. Mr. Worrell has been in the C…
Aetna and Fresenius Medical Care Begin Chronic Kidney Disease Management ProgramMarketWatch (press release)Chronic kidney disease is the slow loss of kidney function over time and is often caused by diabetes or high blood pressure. The new patient-cent…
Cochlear implants may be safe, effective for organ transplant patientsEurekAlert (press release)The antibiotics and immunosuppressive drugs required by organ transplant patients can cause deafness, said Dr. Brian J. McKinnon, otologist and neurotologis…
ThirdAgeKidney Transplantation Rates Vary Along Racial LinesThirdAgeThe rates of kidney transplantation among patients with end stage renal disease vary according to race, a new study shows. According to MedPage Today, researchers at Emory University i…
ThirdAgeStudy Suggests Racial Role in Kidney TransplantsMedPage TodayBy Michael Smith, North American Correspondent, MedPage Today Note that racial disparities in access to renal transplantation have been known to exist, but the specific mechanisms whi…
Robert W. Baird Analysts Upgrade Alexion Pharmaceuticals Shares to "Outperform …Web Inquirer… development and commercialization of therapeutic products aimed at treating patients with severe and life-threatening disease states, including those…