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09Jan/14

Mood stabilizing drug may help treat acute kidney injury – Medical Xpress

Organ Failure

Counsel & Heal

Mood stabilizing drug may help treat acute kidney injury
Medical Xpress
A mood stabilizer used to treat bipolar affective disorders may also help treat acute kidney injury, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). The findings are significant because …
Lithium May Help Treat Acute Kidney InjuryCounsel & Heal
Lithium May Promote Recovery in Acute Kidney InjuryDoctors Lounge
New ray of hope for kidney patientsIndia.Com Health
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09Jan/14

Seattle Gentics-AbbVie Deal Expanded – Zacks.com

Antibodies

Drug Discovery & Development

Seattle Gentics-AbbVie Deal Expanded
Zacks.com
AbbVie will pay an upfront fee of $25 million for additional rights of using Seattle Genetics’ ADC technology with AbbVie antibodies against oncology targets. Seattle Genetics could receive up to $255 million from AbbVie in the form of potential …
Seattle Genetics Further Expands Antibody-Drug Conjugate Collaboration with …Wall Street Journal
Seattle Genetics and AbbVie Broaden Cancer PartnershipMotley Fool
Seattle Genetics and AbbVie Broaden PartnershipPharmaceutical Processing

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09Jan/14

DCRC cures six blood disorders through stem cell transplant – Gulf Today

Other Transplantation

CTV News

DCRC cures six blood disorders through stem cell transplant
Gulf Today
DUBAI: The Dubai Cord Blood and Research Centre (DCRC), has succeeded in curing blood disorders in six of its stem cell transplant patients from cord blood. Awareness among parents to donate cord blood to save others’ lives is needed, according to a …
BC women can donate umbilical cords to save livesNews1130
BC Women’s Hospital’s umbilical cord blood bank offers gift of lifeVancouver Sun

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09Jan/14

Court summons Musharraf on Jan 16 to face treason charges – Chandigarh Tribune

Heart

Chandigarh Tribune

Court summons Musharraf on Jan 16 to face treason charges
Chandigarh Tribune
He said the former army chief has not undergone even an angiography since he was admitted to hospital and this proves his condition is not serious. Sheikh claimed Musharraf’s blood pressure was like that of a sportsman while the condition of his heart …
Court Rejects Musharraf’s Plea to Stay SummonsOutlook
Musharraf’s medical report: A second opinionNewstrack India

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09Jan/14

CLL Trial Stopped as Ibrutinib Shows Significant Benefits – Medscape

Monoclonal Anti-CD20 Antibodies

Medscape

CLL Trial Stopped as Ibrutinib Shows Significant Benefits
Medscape
The only agent so far to have shown an early definitive overall survival benefit in CLL is rituximab (Rituxan, Genentech/Roche), and hence a combination of ibrutinib with rituximab is very appealing — and trials of this combination are in progress …
J&J’s Imbruvica tops Arzerra in phase III trialPMLiVE

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09Jan/14

'Inevitable': As Jahi McMath deteriorates, brain-death case nears end – Los Angeles Times

Brain Death Declaration

San Francisco Chronicle

‘Inevitable’: As Jahi McMath deteriorates, brain-death case nears end
Los Angeles Times
Dresser also served on a presidential bioethics council that in 2008 reaffirmed “whole-brain death” as legal death. Brain cells die without blood flow and autopsies in such cases have shown the brain liquefies. In the court declaration filed by Flori …
At Issue in 2 Wrenching Cases: What to Do After the Brain DiesNew York Times
Case of Jahi McMath raises questions about life after brain deathNBCNews.com (blog)
Lawyer: Brain-dead teen Jahi McMath ‘improving’ under ‘optimistic’ doctors’ careCNN
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