US officials find new drugs tied to meningitis outbreak
US health officials identified two new drugs which may have infected patients with meningitis as they investigate a widening outbreak tied to tainted products from a Massachusetts pharmacy.
US meningitis investigation widens
Two more drugs from a US pharmaceutical firm may be linked to an outbreak of meningitis that has killed 15 people, officials warn.
More drugs may be linked to meningitis outbreak: FDA
CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two other drugs made by the Massachusetts pharmacy at the center of a deadly meningitis outbreak may be linked to the disease, U.S. health regulators said on Monday, potentially widening the scope of the health crisis. The …
More drugs may be linked to US meningitis outbreak – FDA
CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two other drugs made by the Massachusetts pharmacy at the center of a deadly meningitis outbreak may be linked to the disease, U.S. health regulators said on Monday, potentially widening the scope of the health crisis. The …
Recording Artist and Patient Advocate David RUSH Joins NxStage to Raise Awareness of HHD at National Kidney Foundation …
LAWRENCE, Mass., Oct. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — NxStage® Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTM), a leading manufacturer of innovative dialysis products, will participate in the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) New …
UT opens new drug, biotech laboratory
The University of Texas at Austin on Monday unveiled a new laboratory that officials say will fill a critical gap to develop new drugs and biotechnology products.
Man regains transplant coverage lost because wife gets EI
A young Ontario father who suffers from kidney disease and needs a transplant has found out the drug benefits he lost because his wife is collecting employment insurance while on maternity leave will be restored.
Immune system harnessed to improve stem cell transplant outcomes
A novel therapy in the early stages of development shows promise in providing lasting protection against the progression of multiple myeloma following a stem cell transplant by making the cancer cells easier targets for the immune system.
Briefs: Fundraisers help woman awaiting heart transplant
Kim Gabriel visits with Dart at Health First Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne. / Tim Shortt/FLORIDA TODAY Kim Gabriel, 54, has been awaiting a heart transplant after complications from open-heart surgery in 2011 severely damaged her heart.
Orgenesis Spotlighted in August 2012 Issue of Drug Discovery News
Orgenesis Inc. , a development-stage company with a novel therapeutic technology dedicated to converting a patient’s own liver cells int