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The scourge of polio
Prince George Citizen For those who don’t die, their bodies are defeated so completely that they need the infamous iron lung, a pressure chamber that lets polio sufferers breathe when even their lungs are paralyzed. Just two months after the 1955 Mother’s March On Polio in … |
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Become an organ donor and save someone’s life
Simcoe Reformer All you do is become an organ donor. The Canadian Transplant Society has a mission. It is to make Canadians aware of all the facts surrounding organ and tissue donations. The list of Canadians waiting for an organ transplant grows daily. Each year 1 … |
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HistoGenetics to Incorporate PacBio Sequencing into Clinical HLA Typing …
GenomeWeb NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – HLA typing firm HistoGenetics said it is working to validate the Pacific Biosciences’ RS II system for its clinical HLA typing workflow, initially to help resolve ambiguous types and for urgent cases that require a fast … |
NRM, Red Cross jointly organizing blood donation programRepublicaKATHMANDU, May 7 : Nepal Republic Media in association with Red cross is set to organize blood donation program in 5 different parts of capital city on Thursday, on the occasion of Intern…
TheHealthSiteWorld Thalassemia Day 2014: Awareness can bring down deathsTheHealthSiteAccording to experts, in India, more than 10,000 children are born with thalassemia every year due to the sheer lack of awareness among couples, who are getting marrie…
Big Country HomepageTCSO to Host Fundraiser for Employee Awaiting Heart TransplantBig Country HomepagePinkston is currently living with a mechanical heart implant as she awaits transplant surgery. The dinner will take place at the County Barn in View o…
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Oxford BioTherapeutics Wins Rights to Amgen Antibodies, ImmunoGen ADC …
Genetic Engineering News Oxford BioTherapeutics said today it obtained exclusive global rights to some of Amgen’s Xenomouse® antibodies and ImmunoGen’s maytansinoid antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) technology, with plans to develop a new ADC targeting an undisclosed … Oxford BioTherapeutics Takes Exclusive Rights to Use Amgen Xenomouse …MarketWatch |
Times of IndiaAwareness of thalassemia can bring down deathsTimes of IndiaAccording to experts, in India, more than 10,000 children are born with thalassemia every year due to the sheer lack of awareness among couples, who are getting married. This ign…
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Stop taking aspirin to cut heart risk
Times of India The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned the public in a statement that most people shouldn’t take aspirin to prevent heart attacks. According to Bloomberg, the FDA said in a statement that ingesting aspirin on a regular basis … |
The IndependentDanish Health Minister called upon to lift ban on gay blood donationThe IndependentDenmark currently has highest blood donation rate in the whole of Europe, and a move by Denmark to review its gay blood donation ban could see similar ban…