NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A government-backed panel advises doctors to "consider offering screening" for hepatitis C to adults born between 1945 and 1965, in a draft statement released today. The recommendations, from the U.S. Preventive Se…
When Sandy Hirsch was diagnosed with a blood cancer in 2009, she traveled to Duke University for a bone marrow transplant.
Seattle Genetics, Inc. announced today that ADCETRIS has been granted orphan drug designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of mycosis fungoides .
Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that testing of multiple synthetic vaccine constructs for cytomegalovirus (CMV) induced robust T cells in mice, demonstrating the potential for a SynCon DNA vaccine to treat this virus that causes infant dea…
BLUE BELL, Pa., Nov. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE MKT: INO) announced today that testing of multiple synthetic vaccine constructs for cytomegalovirus (CMV) induced robust …
Richmond, VA (WTVR) – Imagine being without hands and forearms for four years, and then watching your new hands working,…
Lymphopenia is when you lack the T cells of your immune system. T cells are very important for controlling infection. Probably the most known cause of lymphopenia is HIV.
During a routine blood test in 2008, nine-time Grammy winning vocalist Natalie Cole discovered she had hepatitis C, a viral infection of the liver that affects 76,000 people in Colorado alone.
Decision Allows for Broader Access to Vaccine for the Prevention of Pneumococcal Disease in AdultsKIRKLAND, QC, Nov. 20, 2012 /CNW/ – Pfizer Canada announced today that the World Health Organization (WHO) …
( Journal of Clinical Investigation ) This release contains summaries, links to PDFs, and contact information for the following newsworthy papers to be published online, Nov. 19, 2012, in the JCI: A code of silence in acute myeloid leukemia; Immune cel…