Winnipeg Free PressClinic snips stray dogsWinnipeg Free PressShe was in hospital receiving aggressive chemotherapy and a stem-cell transplant in her third bout with cancer. You might expect her to be depressed and thinking only of herself. Instead, she…
Clinical Oncology NewsNew TKI Ponatinib Effective in Resistant CMLClinical Oncology NewsThis agent provides another option for patients who become resistant to standard TKIs, where the only other options include interferon or allogeneic bone marrow tra…
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Data Demonstrating the Safety and Efficacy of Chimerix’s Antiviral CMX001 …
PharmaLive (press release) (subscription) No evidence of CMX001-associated kidney toxicity was seen in stem cell transplant recipients who were enrolled in a 230-patient Phase 2 study to evaluate CMX001 for prevention of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. Subjects on CMX001 had stable to … |
Addressing the Menace of Sickle Cell AnaemiaAllAfrica.comUntil recently, it is generally believed that there is no cure for sickle cell disorder but medical advancements have proved that stem cell transplant can be used to cure the disease. However, th…
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Art program gives patients opportunity to focus on something other than cancer
Deseret News He completed the treatment, which involved chemotherapy and stem-cell transplant. Besides painting, he does pencil drawings. His superhero ‘H’ — whose arch enemy is cancer — stands on the strength of the names of all of the hospital staff, family and … |
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Parents hail son’s cancer ‘miracle’
Irish Examiner It involved an 18-month treatment protocol in Crumlin that included chemotherapy, stem cell transplant, and immunotherapy that was sometimes excruciating. He also had radiotherapy at St Luke’s Hospital. The couple, who are devout Christians and … |
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Can hair loss be reversed with non-surgical methods/stem cell treatments?
India.Com Health Dr Coen Gho, Founder of the Hair Science Institute’s Hair Stem Cell Transplant says that this technique relies on modified follicular unit extraction (FUE) procedure where partial units are removed, inspected, treated with a ‘fertiliser solution … |
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What to do this week in and around Norwalk
The Hour (blog) Mid-Day Music at St. Paul’s on the Green, 60 East Ave., will feature Dexter Kennedy on the organ. The half-hour recital will be followed by a light lunch for a $5 donation. Pastabilities Nite at the Laurel Athletic Club, 13 North Ave, 6 to 8 … p.m … |
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Definition of 46 health insurance terms standardised
Hindu Business Line These critical illnesses include cancer, first heart attack, open-heart valve surgery, coma, kidney failure, stroke, major organ transplant, paralysis of limbs and multiple sclerosis. “Standard terms would reduce ambiguity, enable all stakeholders to … |
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Draco Rosa Talks Life Post-Cancer & ‘Vida’ Album
Billboard Following a stem cell transplant, doctors declared him cancer-free on the last day of 2012, almost two years after he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma. “The difference for me this time was I thought that maybe I wasn’t going to be around,” Rosa … |