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Llama antibodies can tackle C diff
DigitalJournal.com The report describes how llama antibodies recognize the Clostridium difficile’s two central toxin proteins — toxin A (TcdA) and toxin B (TcdB). Clostridium difficile (C diff) is a species of Gram-positive spore-forming bacteria that is best known for … |
FDA to Review Spectrum Pharma BeleodaqZacks.comThe candidate is being developed as a conditioning agent for stem cell transplant and multiple myeloma. The company expects to report top-line data from a pivotal study on captisol-enabled melphalan in the…
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Local Woman’s Battle With Cancer Inspires Penn State Star Athlete
NBC4i.com As for Kim, she went through a stem cell transplant last year. “Eventually, I’ll need the bone marrow transplant. It’s just not the time right now. Hopefully, we can keep dragging it out and I’ll stay in remission for a while,” she said. She said she … |
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Acute Kidney Injury May Be A Risk Factor For Later Heart Problems
RedOrbit Patients who recovered from AKI had a 67% increased risk of experiencing coronary events or dying during the study period, regardless of whether or not they developed chronic kidney disease. AKI’s harmful effects on heart health … They added that … Patients who experience abrupt kidney injury following surgery have increased …News-Medical.net Kidney Injury During Surgery Tied to Risk of Heart ProblemsPhilly.com |
Heart transplant update on November 9Times of IndiaThe major issues to be addressed in the meeting include donor selection, immunology, peri-transplant management, follow-up, rejection and transplant-related infections. This meeting will be focusing sp…
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Low-Dose Aspirin Ups Survival in Heart Failure
Medscape DUBLIN, IRELAND — Daily low-dose aspirin, defined as 75 mg/day, was followed by a 42% mortality reduction over several years in a cohort of patients participating in a heart-failure disease-management program . Aspirin prolonged survival regardless of … |
Concert to raise money for Colorado Springs organ donor now fighting for lifeColorado Springs GazetteEight years ago Becky Atencio donated part of her liver to save the life of a coworker. A complication from the surgery damaged the Vagus nerve on her …
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Parish pump Newhaven – February 7, 2014
Sussex Express The varied programme, directed by Ray Maulkin, with David Ollosson playing the organ and featuring Cate Couch on saxophone and Frank Fox-Wilson on drums, will last just over an hour. Tickets cost £8 and include a glass of wine. All proceeds going to St … |
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Parish pump Hailsham – February 7, 2014
Sussex Express The varied programme, directed by Ray Maulkin, with David Ollosson playing the organ and featuring Cate Couch on saxophone and Frank Fox-Wilson on drums, will last just over an hour. Tickets cost £8 and include a glass of wine. All proceeds going to St … |
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Caregivers: Supporting the supporters
12NewsNow.Com Cancer has been a painful part of Radka Lakosilova’s life. From four cycles of chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant, to losing weight, hair and friends, she’s felt every moment. But the pain she feels is secondhand. It’s her 18-year-old daughter … |