Kidney Transplantation: Parents Say Disabled Girl Denied Life-Saving OperationThirdAgeThe parents of a 3-year-old New Jersey girl say she's being denied a kidney transplantation because of her mental disabilities, but experts caution that the issue…
InPharmRegorafenib Anticipated to Show Survival Advantage in Colorectal CancerFamily Practice News Digital NetworkOther noteworthy studies include a reanalysis of the phase III RADIANT-2 trial suggesting that everolimus (Afinitor) may be of greater ben…
Saint Thomas Heart Opens New Ventricular Assist Device Center; One of Only 33 …MarketWatch (press release)The center, which is one of only 33 dedicated VAD centers in the United States, will meet the needs of the sickest heart failure patients in Mid…
gulfnews.comMohammad urges blood donation to ease shortagegulfnews.comDubai: A call for blood donation was made yesterday by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. The initia…
Gas on Autoimmune Diseases Hit by A Genetic AcceleratorMedIndiaThe therapies currently used are based on cortisone, anti-malarial drugs and immunosuppressants (azathioprine, mycophenolate, cyclophosphamide) and biologic drugs (rituximab, Belimumab). Bu…
Peds Liver Transplant Patients Tolerate Drug WithdrawalDoctors LoungeEight patients did not meet the primary end point because of an exclusion criteria violation (one patient), acute rejection (two patients), or indeterminate rejection (five patients)….
Liver Transplant Stabilizes Lung Function in Cystic FibrosisDoctors LoungeFor a select group of patients with cirrhosis due to cystic fibrosis liver disease, liver transplantation can stabilize long-term lung function and nutritional status and reduce …
Augusta Free PressRMH doc first in state to implant new CRT-D therapy deviceAugusta Free PressRMH electrophysiologist Robert VerNooy, MD, has successfully implanted a new type of heart pacing device that helps doctors better treat patients diagnosed wi…
KCRGBlood donation event set for First United Methodist ChurchWinston County JournalTo support local blood donation, a blood drive is set for January 19 from 3-7 pm at First Methodist Church in the parking lot. United Blood Services is collecting the b…
Refinements in Inhaled Drug Delivery Enhancing Growth Prospects as Global …PharmiWeb.com (press release)For example, long-acting b2-agonists and inhaled corticosteroids are two classes of drugs having very different modes of action and targeting diff…