03Mar/14

Biogen Idec Inc (BIIB) news: Biogen Idec's CEO Presents at Cowen & Company … – Seeking Alpha

Biogen Idec Inc (BIIB) news: Biogen Idec’s CEO Presents at Cowen & Company
Seeking Alpha
We have Daclizumab HYP that we hope that we will get a readout for in a Phase III trial later this year. We have it listed here but we don’t really know how the data will shape up, so take that one with a little bit of a grain of salt. But we hope that

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03Mar/14

Record number of lives saved as UK organ donor numbers rise – The Guardian


The Guardian

Record number of lives saved as UK organ donor numbers rise
The Guardian
The figures reflect changing public attitudes towards organ donation and NHS measures to improve donation rates, including creating clinical leads and specialist nurses in hospitals and setting up dedicated organ retrieval teams. Among the 3,489
Officials ‘Heartfelt thanks’ to organ donor’s familiesITV News
Black-market lottery: organ donation and the international transplant tradeThe Conversation

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03Mar/14

Philippines Looking for Guinness Record for Donated Organs – Wall Street Journal (blog)


Philippine Information Agency

Philippines Looking for Guinness Record for Donated Organs
Wall Street Journal (blog)
28, with the goal of replacing India’s record for the most organ donors signed up in a single-hour at a single site as well as for the most number of organ donation pledges in one site in an eight-hour period. On Sept. 17, India listed 2,755 pledges
Some 18000 organ donor sign up in DOH LifeLine campaignPhilippine Information Agency

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03Mar/14

Living with someone else's heart in his chest, he reaches a 25-year milestone … – Washington Post


Washington Post

Living with someone else’s heart in his chest, he reaches a 25-year milestone
Washington Post
According to the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, the 10-year survival rate for heart transplant surgery is about 56 percent. They often face post-surgical complications including primary graft dysfunction, which occurs when the new donor heart

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