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Athens man to launch support group for people with rare blood disorders
Online Athens And since he is feeling better following months of treatments and a stem cell transplant, he wants to take his work a step further and offer a support group for folks in the region who suffer from similar circumstances. “When all of this started, he … |
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Chittilappilly Foundation declares organ donation awards
Times of India KOCHI: K Chittilappilly Foundation (KCF), founded by V-Guard Industries Ltd’s founder Kochouseph Chittilappilly, announced its first organ donation awards. The awards will be conferred on those who have donated their organs voluntarily and those who … |
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Life Technologies’ genetic analyzers, HLA typing kits get FDA 510(k) ok for …
MedCity News Tissue typing is an essential component of determining compatibility between donors and patients for organ and bone marrow transplantation. HLA typing on the 3500 Dx offers labs an optimized, streamlined workflow with higher resolution than other … |
Celldex Announces Upcoming Oral Presentation on CDX-301 at the American …GlobeNewswire (press release)The Company previously announced that it plans to initiate a pilot study in hematopoietic stem cell transplant by year end 2013. CDX-301 or Flt3L is…
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Rock band Indian Ocean sings for a cause
Jagran Post Pallavi Kumar, executive director, Delhi NCR, for the MOHAN Foundation said: “We organised this event to create awareness about organ donation as sadly in India even if people know about the concept, they don’t know how to go about it. “An individual … |
High-dose vorinostat is effective in relapsed lymphomasOncology Nurse AdvisorThe best responses were seen in those with Hodgkin and diffuse large B-cell lymphomas, which are two of the most aggressive types and typically require a stem cell transplant …
Daily Five: A Pasta Dinner to Benefit Cindy GrantPatch.com3. The Mystic Hoxie Firehouse is hosting a family style pasta dinner to benefit Cindy Grant, an emergency dispatcher fighting multiple myeloma. She needs a stem cell transplant. The dinner will …
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Sometimes the divorce is nastier than the marriage
Daily News & Analysis Then there’s the 2009 story of another US doctor who donated a kidney to his wife, thereby saving her life. When their marriage ended, Richard Batista demanded the return of his organ or $1.5 millionin compensation, but his case was thrown out by a … |
One in three Aussies need blood, yet only one in 30 donatesCentral Queensland newsPlatelets – These help patients with a low platelet count or non-functioning platelets who are bleeding or at high risk of bleeding. This may occur during high dose chemo…
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St John’s Church left with
Times of India This Church of South India has the 200-year-old Anglican property and is gearing up for a year-long bicentenary celebration, starting right after the lent season in April. The bicentenary celebrations will showcase the history of the … The church has … |