Santen Sirolimus drug secures FDA orphan drug statusPharmaceutical Business ReviewThe US FDA has granted orphan drug status for Santen's sirolimus (DE-109, rapamycin) to treat chronic/refractory anterior non-infectious uveitis, non-infectious inter…
East Anglian Daily TimesMore than 250 waiting for organsEast Anglian Daily Times“With three people dying every day, it's vital that people show their support for organ donation by signing up to the Organ Donor Register and talking to their famili…
TandemAwareness Campaign Highlights Importance of Organ DonationTandem“The wait time to find a compatible organ donor ranges from five to seven months. Twenty years ago, maybe by now you would have already commemorated my funeral. Now times have chan…
Stempeutics receives Rs.3.5 cr DBT fund for phase II trial of IMP for …pharmabiz.comHowever, potential benefits are hampered by many drawbacks such as relative shortage of donors, operative risk, post transplant rejection, recidivism of the pre-exist…
ABC NewsFDA approves cord blood therapyCNBC.comWASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that it approved the first product using umbilical cord blood for stem cell transplant procedures. Hemacord was approved for stem cell transplant…
Apt. Owner Apologizes To Family Of Girl With Liver FailureKMGH DenverTheir 10-month-old daughter, Addilyn, has progressive liver failure, needs a transplant and second-hand smoke can create major complications for her. "The doctor said that she ha…
Welsh proposal would allow organ harvesting without consentLifesiteIn the UK, the criteria used are neither “brain death” nor cardio-pulmonary cessation, both of which have been condemned by pro-life ethicists. In Britain “brain stem death” is …
Galectin Therapeutics Reports Third Quarter and Nine Months 2011 Financial ResultsEON: Enhanced Online News (press release)There are currently no treatment options for liver fibrosis except liver transplantation.” “In the third quarter, Galectin Th…
Family Practice News Digital NetworkSupplements May Exacerbate Chronic Kidney DiseaseFamily Practice News Digital NetworkPHILADELPHIA – The use of potentially nephrotoxic dietary supplements is common in the general US population and among individual…
MedIndiaASN: Kidney Risk Higher in Diabetic Women than MenMedPage TodayExplain that five-year follow-up in a cohort of patients with type 2 diabetes found that women were more likely than men to have progression of chronic kidney disease. Note that typ…