12Dec/13

Two-drug combo could help treat cancer – Daily News & Analysis


Science Codex

Two-drug combo could help treat cancer
Daily News & Analysis
Neelapu said that Rituximab treatment alone usually achieves a 40 percent overall response rate and about 11 percent complete responses, asserting that the side effect profile of the combination is about the same as rituximab alone. He added
Targeted antibody, immune checkpoint blocker rein in follicular lymphomaScience Codex

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12Dec/13

New guidelines developed to manage heart failure in children with undiagnosed … – News-Medical.net

New guidelines developed to manage heart failure in children with undiagnosed
News-Medical.net
Heart failure in children is an important cause of childhood health problems and death. The Children’s Heart Failure Study Group of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society, in collaboration with the Canadian Pediatric Cardiology Association, has developed 

11Dec/13

Brain-dead Man Gives New Lease of Life to Four People – The New Indian Express


The New Indian Express

Brain-dead Man Gives New Lease of Life to Four People
The New Indian Express
After his health condition deteriorated, he was shifted to the Christian Medical College (CMC) Hospital where he was declared brain dead. The doctors of CMC Hospital counselled Kumar’s family members for organ donation. After obtaining the consent of

11Dec/13

Hackensack University Medical Center kidney transplant program fully reactivated – NorthJersey.com

Hackensack University Medical Center kidney transplant program fully reactivated
NorthJersey.com
Since reopening May 17, eight transplants have been performed in the hospital, with successful outcomes, said Dr. James W. Lim, who took over as program director and chief of transplant surgery on April 18. “It was long and painstaking and took a lot