US Cord Blood Supply Lacking, GAO SaysMedPage TodayStill, the government and cord blood advocates would like to see 30% more cord blood units and say there aren't enough units from certain racial and ethnic groups, who may have difficulty finding a…
Clinical AdvisorDyspnea with comorbid heart failure and COPDClinical AdvisorThe man is a frequent patient with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) — most likely attributable to a 72-pack-year history of cigarette use — and hea…
Blood donation day conductedE-Pao.netImphal, October 11 2011: The Manipur State AIDS Control Society in association with State Blood Transfusion Council, Manipur conducted a blood donation camp to commemorate National Voluntary Blood Donation Day. As a…
Arnie's Rebounding World: The Second, Salvage TransplantThe Myeloma BeaconMy doctor recommended trying to get my disease back under control with chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan) and then a second stem cell transplant. There has been a l…
OSN SuperSiteComplications, interventions reduce graft survival after PK in Singapore studyOSN SuperSiteAccording to the study data, the most common postoperative complications were glaucoma or elevated IOP (20.7%), allograft rejection (18.2%) and epit…
"Stimulated" Stem Cells Stop Donor Organ RejectionInsciences OrganisationIn rats, Johns Hopkins technique eliminates need for lifelong anti-rejection drugs after liver transplantation. Johns Hopkins researchers have developed a way to stimula…
Research and Markets: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Therapeutics – Unmet Need …SunHerald.comGlobalData, the industry analysis specialist, has released its new report, Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Therapeutics – Pipeline Assessment and Market Forecasts…
Two-Drug Combo May Help Hard-to-Treat LeukemiaWebMD"There is a tremendous need for new therapies," says Ira Braunschweig, MD, director of the Bone Marrow Transplantation Program at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, NY "This is one …
Patients with acute kidney injury require strong nutritional assessment and …Renal and Urology NewsRecent reports have demonstrated a link between acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD). Individuals with AKI are more likely to hav…
Renal Function Preservation for Patients with Kidney CancerRenal and Urology NewsThe latter is particularly relevant in subjects with renal cancer, who have the option of surgical intervention and often have been offered radical nephrectomy. However, u…