ThirdAgeAbbott Labs says FDA clears leukemia testBusinessWeekThe Vysis EGR1 FISH Probe Kit can help physicians determine which patients can be treated with chemotherapy, the first option for AML, and who has more severe disease and may require a stem c…
Acute Transplant Rejection Rate Lower with AlemtuzumabRenal and Urology NewsCHICAGO—Alemtuzumab use is associated with a lower incidence of acute rejection and infection compared to rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (rATG) induction in kidney and pancre…
Flamel secures production contract for GSK heart failure drugInPharmFrance's Flamel Technologies has won a long-term contract from GlaxoSmithKline focusing on the production of the drugmaker's Coreg CR heart failure treatment. Coreg CR (carvedi…
BloombergNovartis achieves strong third quarter financial performance and pipeline progressITNewsThree new approvals and a positive CHMP recommendation in Europe In the third quarter, everolimus received two important approvals in the EU. First, everol…
PNoy opens kidney Diagnostic CenterPhilippine Information Agency… first minimally invasive treatment for prostate cancer using high intensity focused ultrasound in the country; first donor nephrectomy using laparoscopic procedure in the country; and …
Sturgeon backs organ donor campaignThe Press AssociationThe latest campaign to encourage people to sign up to the organ donation register is to be launched. Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon will be at the Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh for the launch, wh…
International Business Times AULatest Progress of Xenotransplant: Pig To Man Transplant In Few More YearsInternational Business Times AULatest updates on xenotransplantation, the use of cells, tissues, or organs from one animal to another, are clearly …
Doctors work to reduce reoccurance of heart failureKSDKOne in four people who suffer from heart failure will be re-admitted to the … Have you ever wondered what happens to all of those baseballs the catcher hands … He owns a roofing and siding busi…
BRAIN TUMOURS HAVE MADE ME THE MAN I AMExpress.co.ukHe has injections of testosterone and growth hormones and takes hydrocortisone three times a day. “If I don't, I will be in a coma and die within 48 hours,” he says. It's an extraordinary …
Quick Sequential Regimen Shows Promise As Preparative Therapy Prior To Stem …The MDS BeaconIn addition, most of the 30 patients in the study received anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) for several days between induction and conditioning therapy to help pr…