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18Nov/13

Drug Shows Early Promise in Treating Liver Failure-Related Seizures – Drug Discovery & Development

Drug Shows Early Promise in Treating Liver Failure-Related Seizures
Drug Discovery & Development
A study in the journal Nature Medicine suggests a potential new treatment for the seizures that often plague children with genetic metabolic disorders and individuals undergoing liver failure. The discovery hinges on a new understanding of the complex 

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18Nov/13

Spironolactone Reduces Heart Failure Hospitalizations, but Not Mortality … – Science Daily (press release)


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Spironolactone Reduces Heart Failure Hospitalizations, but Not Mortality
Science Daily (press release)
18, 2013 — A late-breaking clinical trial, known as the Treatment of Preserved Cardiac Function Heart Failure with an Aldosterone Antagonist (TOPCAT) trial, to be presented at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions, November 18, 2013
AHA: Decision on Spironolactone in HF a Toss-Up?MedPage Today
Aldo-Antagonist Falls Short but Impresses in Preserved-EF Heart Failure: TOPCATMedscape

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18Nov/13

New Nomenclature, Diagnostic Criteria: Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Heart … – Science Daily (press release)

New Nomenclature, Diagnostic Criteria: Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Heart
Science Daily (press release)
18, 2013 — Antibody-mediated rejection of the transplanted heart is a recognized clinical complication and a major limitation to survival of patients who have undergone heart transplantation. Experts have now developed a new working formulation for
New ISHLT nomenclature and diagnostic criteria: Antibody-mediated rejection in Medical Xpress

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