Wentworth CourierSpreading the word about organ donationWentworth CourierTheir son Alec was born eight years ago with a rare liver condition and struggled until he received a liver transplant, three years ago. Now a healthy and happy eight-year-old, Al…
Family Practice News Digital NetworkSABCS: Addition of Everolimus Helps Slow Breast CancerMedPage TodayThis study found that the combination of the aromatase inhibitor exemestane (Aromasin) and everolimus (Afinitor) extends progression-free survival in…
HDFC Bank's blood donation drive on Dec 9GreaterKashmir.com (press release)Srinagar, Dec 7: The HDFC Bank, MS Shopping Mall, Residency Road here will organize a blood donation camp on Friday, Dec 9. This is part of its countrywide 'blood donati…
Salk researchers develop safe way to repair sickle cell disease genesEurekAlert (press release)Because the iPSCs come from a patient's own body, they should carry less risk for transplant rejection. Also, about 500 other disease-causing mutations h…
Shares of Bristol-Myers Squibb Rise to a New 52-Week HighFinancial News Network OnlineThe Company's products and experimental therapies address cancer, heart disease, HIV/AIDS, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, hepatitis, organ transplant rejection a…
UAB NewsAntenatal Corticosteroids Prevent Death in Premature InfantsMedscapeAccording to the researchers, current guidelines, published in 1995, recommend antenatal corticosteroids for mothers undergoing preterm labor at 24 to 34 weeks' gestational…
More Upside for Bristol-Myers Squibb ?TradersHuddle.comThe Company offers products and experimental therapies to address cancer, heart disease, HIV/AIDS, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, hepatitis, organ transplant rejection and psychiatric disorders. B…
DaVita Releases Holiday Kidney Diet Delights Recipe CollectionTheStreet.com (press release)By Business Wire 12/07/11 – 11:21 AM EST DaVita Inc. (NYSE: DVA), a leading provider of kidney care services that is committed to improving the quality of life f…
Cornell Receives IDC Innovation Award for MATLAB-Powered ResearchHPCwireWith the cost per liver transplantation in the range of $280000 for one year, liver transplantation for hepatitis C alone reaches a total cost of nearly $300 million per year. More…
Italian Laboratory Expands ProtoKinetix' Market for AAGP(TM)MarketWatch (press release)This significant increase in yield, will result in major cost reductions for the treatment of cardio vascular disease, auto-immune disorders, leukemia, transplan…