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10Sep/13

Liver disease on the rise among sober people – San Francisco Chronicle

September 10, 2013Transplantationadmin

Liver disease on the rise among sober people
San Francisco Chronicle
Dr. Edward “Will” Holt, a physician with Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation, is a specialist in gastroenterology, hepatology and liver transplantation. He directs the fatty liver disease project at California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco …
Galectin Therapeutics Receives US Patent for Potential Ground-Breaking …MarketWatch

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10Sep/13

AbbVie Inc (ABBV): AbbVie's CEO Presents at Morgan Stanley Healthcare … – Seeking Alpha

September 10, 2013Monoclonal Anti-IL-2Rα Receptor Antibodiesadmin

AbbVie Inc (ABBV): AbbVie’s CEO Presents at Morgan Stanley Healthcare …
Seeking Alpha
In addition to that we have the number of other products that will get important data read-outs in 2014 Daclizumab our product for the treatment of MS. We’ve completed enrollment in our second pivotal trail there, and we expect to get result of that …

10Sep/13

Pentoxifylline added to prednisolone did not improve survival in patients with … – Healio

September 10, 2013Immunosuppressive Drugsadmin

MedscapePentoxifylline added to prednisolone did not improve survival in patients with …HealioPatients with severe alcoholic hepatitis failed to experience improved 6-month survival when taking pentoxifylline in combination with prednisolone compared…

10Sep/13

10 blackbucks die in Lucknow zoo – Times of India

September 10, 2013Liveradmin

10 blackbucks die in Lucknow zooTimes of IndiaYadav directed the zoo officials to ensure proper treatment to the ailing deer and blackbucks by the Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) team. … We have taken samples of blood and organs like lung…

10Sep/13

Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic to win US Open – Times of India

September 10, 2013Lungadmin

Times of IndiaRafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic to win US OpenTimes of IndiaNEW YORK: Rafael Nadal claimed his second US Open title and 13th Grand Slam crown when he defeated world number one Novak Djokovic 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 in a lung-busting, big-hit…

10Sep/13

Combination therapy for severe alcoholic hepatitis does not result in improved … – EurekAlert (press release)

September 10, 2013Immunosuppressive Drugsadmin

Combination therapy for severe alcoholic hepatitis does not result in improved …EurekAlert (press release)Four weeks of treatment with a combination of the drug pentoxifylline and the corticosteroid prednisolone did not improve 6-month survival compa…

10Sep/13

Vanderbilt's PREDICT Program Adds PGx Testing for Transplant Rejection Drug – GenomeWeb

September 10, 2013Immunosuppressive Drugsadmin

Vanderbilt’s PREDICT Program Adds PGx Testing for Transplant Rejection Drug
GenomeWeb
Since adding a new immunosuppressive drug, called tacrolimus, to its pharmacogenetics program earlier this year, Vanderbilt University’s doctors have used the school’s electronic medical records to identify several thousand patients who harbor gene …

10Sep/13

Wells Fargo Begins Coverage of Illumina with Outperform Rating – GenomeWeb

September 10, 2013HLA Typingadmin

Wells Fargo Begins Coverage of Illumina with Outperform Rating
GenomeWeb
Smaller opportunities, Evans said, include HLA typing, idiopathic disease, and preventive medicine. On the competitive front, he took note of Life Tech’s delay in the launch of its PII chip, which has provided Illumina time to “consider a competitive …

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10Sep/13

No to Ad Hoc Death Panels – National Review Online

September 10, 2013Brain Death Declarationadmin

LiveScience.comNo to Ad Hoc Death PanelsNational Review OnlineAlthough in some cases clinicians may believe strongly that it would be wrong to administer the requested treatments, there is ongoing debate about the boundaries of acceptable practice near…

10Sep/13

Acupuncture checks excess weight gain – Times of India

September 10, 2013Liveradmin

Times of India

Acupuncture checks excess weight gain
Times of India
The liver is an organ that doesn’t just aid metabolism but also is imperative to glycogen storage, decomposition of red bloof cells, plasma proteing synthesis, hormone production and detoxification. Dr Patil states, “A regulated liver function means a …

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