Actor James Farentino dies of heart failure at 73The Associated PressFamily spokesman Bob Palmer says Farentino died of heart failure after a long illness at Cedars-Sinai Hospital on Tuesday. Farentino starred alongside Kirk Douglas and Martin Sheen in…
BioTime Licenses Technology for Key Regulatory Gene Underlying Cancer and Stem …EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)This may permit the repair or replacement of a patient's damaged tissues and organs without the risk of transplant rejection….
UK's NICE Clears Roche Drug For Use In Follicular LymphomaCapital.gr (press release)The decision confirms draft guidance issued last May and follows months of consideration by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, which has now…
The HinduDying to Live: Urgent Need to Increase Organ Donation AwarenessSan Leandro India WestIn the case of deceased organ donation, organs and tissues harvested from a person declared 'brain dead' can be used to save as many as nine lives or …
The Express TribunePIC free medicine: As deaths soar past 80, authorities still cluelessThe Express TribuneDr Tahir Shamsi, the medical director of the National Institute of Blood Disease & Bone Marrow Transplantation (NIBD), a pioneer of bone marr…
Zee NewsStem-cell breakthrough improves vision in blind patientsCanada.comLanza said the first patient in Europe received the stem cell transplant on Friday, with another 24 US patients in the queue for treatment and an additional dozen in Europe. He s…
USA TODAYPPIs Not Helpful in Children With Poor Asthma ControlMedscapeJanuary 24, 2012 — Use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) in children with poorly controlled asthma who were using inhaled corticosteroids and who had no symptoms of gastroesophageal…
Heart Failure, Reduced Patency After Symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease …Newswise (press release)Newswise — CHICAGO–Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a highly prevalent comorbidity among patients with symptomatic peripheral arterial disease. T…
Hollywood ReporterJustin Bieber's Organ Donor Support Causes Spike in RegistrationGather Celebs News ChannelLast week, Justin Bieber replied to a message on Twitter that had to do with organ donation. The tweet was less than 140 characters, but his…
Biocon's Nine-Month Revenues Driven by Growth in Branded Formulations …Business Wire India (press release)Q3FY11 on the back of strong Tacrolimus and MMF sales. Statins have remained buoyant with improved margin realization. Biocon's Fidaxomi…