Charlie Knuth goes into surgery at noon todayFox11online.comCharlie was finally able to get some sleep before his stem cell transplant today, Trisha Knuth said in her CaringBridge journal. Charlie goes in at noon today to get his stem cell transplant. …
AHS warns patients of lingering consequences of Shaw fireCalgary HeraldI have organ transplant recipients and people on dialysis,” he said. His own office has a server that “mirrors” a …. celebrate Mahakali, goddess of power. Hindu residents of…
Bone Marrow Donor Compensation Verdict UpheldIndia WestIn a victory for an Indian American father who lost his young son to leukemia, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced June 25 that he would not ask the Supreme Court to review a lower court…
Cyprus MailProfile: Dinos TellalisCyprus MailI've grown used to Dinos' sometimes-eccentric way of speaking, and wouldn't be surprised if he claimed to have hitch-hiked to India with a Hindu god for company – but still, I have to ask: “K…
Sticker on the driving licence will tell if you are an organ donorDaily News & AnalysisSoon, those attending an accident victim will be able to know whether he/she is a willing organ donor by looking at the driving licence. … Follow us: Today's E…
Drug Staves Off Graft-vs-Host DiseaseMedPage TodayStem-cell transplant patients who are at high risk for graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) appear to benefit when a drug used in HIV treatment is added to the standard prophylactic regimen.Drug Reduces Gra…
Drug Reduces Graft-Versus-Host After Stem Cell TransplantDoctors LoungeThe chemokine receptor CCR5 antagonist maraviroc, which blocks lymphocyte trafficking, is safe and reduces the incidence of acute graft-versus-host disease in patients undergoing al…
Toronto StarBollywood strongman Dara Singh dies at 84Toronto StarBollywood action hero Dara Singh, best known for his TV portrayal of the Hindu monkey god Hanuman, died at his Mumbai home on Thursday. … Later in life, Singh served as a member of Indi…
Maraviroc reduces incidence of GvHD in blood cancer patients after bone …News-Medical.netAllogeneic bone marrow transplantation – also known as stem cell transplantation – involve the transfusion of a matched donor's blood stem cells to rebuild t…
Potential stem cell cure for HIV to enter human trialsBig News Network.comThe approach is based on the case of an American, known as the Berlin patient, who was cured of HIV after receiving a life-saving bone marrow transplant to treat leukaemia from a…