At 80 years old, Peoria's first heart transplant patient remains a survivorPeoria Journal StarCancer is a common side effect of long-term use of immunosuppressive drugs. If the patient taking the drugs lives long enough, they will likely get cancer…
Veloxis completes enrolment in LCP-Tacro 3002 phase III study in kidney transplantpharmabiz.comTacrolimus is a leading immunosuppression drug used for the prevention of transplant allograft rejection after organ transplantation. LCP-Tacro is being deve…
Patients With RA Who Stop Statins Are at Increased Risk of DeathMedscape"Corticosteroids have known adverse metabolic effects (increased insulin resistance, adverse effects on lipids, increased fluid retention, increased blood pressure) that incre…
Corticosteroids: Side EffectsEmpowHerBy Joanna Karpasea-Jones HERWriter March 30, 2012 – 10:22am Corticosteroids are used for a variety of reasons, for instance, to ease painful skin conditions or suppress symptoms of allergy. As they are hormones, the…
Jockey Club, in proposed new rules, reiterates stance against raceday LasixDaily Racing FormThe updated rules would seek to codify existing guidelines on the use of commonly administered medications, including painkillers and corticosteroids. Under the…
ACC: Promus Element remains comparable with Xience V at two yearsCardiovascular BusinessCHICAGO—The outcomes reported at 12 months comparing the safety and effectiveness of the Promus Element everolimus-eluting platinum chromium stent to Xience V, or…
Threshold Pharmaceuticals Announces Multiple Data Presentations on TH-302 at …MarketWatch (press release)Together, the presentations will detail the results of studies combining TH-302, a hypoxia-targeted drug, with currently available therapies such…
Conditioning Regimen Beneficial for Kidney RecipientsDoctors LoungeFollowing a conditioning regimen of lymphoid irradiation and antithymocyte globulin, the majority of HLA-matched kidney and hematopoietic cell transplant recipients can be withdrawn fro…
Remicade® (infliximab) now Licensed for Paediatric Patients with Ulcerative …PharmiWeb.com (press release)… in paediatric patients aged 6 to 17 years, who have had an inadequate response to conventional therapy, including corticosteroids and 6-m…
Nurse-initiated treatment improves ED outcome for children with asthmaModernMedicineChildren who present to the emergency department (ED) with moderate to severe acute asthma symptoms and receive oral corticosteroids from ED nurses show improvement ear…