02Oct/13

New Question for Drivers: Organ Donor? – Wall Street Journal


Wall Street Journal

New Question for Drivers: Organ Donor?
Wall Street Journal
The new line on driver’s license applications will ask people whether they want to be added to the organ donor registry by selecting either “yes” or “skip this question,” an effort to improve organ-donation rates, which in New York lag behind the rest
Legalize Murder for Organs?National Review Online (blog)

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02Oct/13

NICE backs Roche's MabThera in rare autoimmune disease – PMLiVE

NICE backs Roche’s MabThera in rare autoimmune disease
PMLiVE
The draft guidance overturns an earlier decision made by NICE which failed to recommend the use of MabThera (rituximab) for NHS use in England and Wales to treat anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis – an inflammation of the 
Roche’s MabThera now favoured by NICE in vasculitisPharmaTimes

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02Oct/13

Cellmid's midkine antibodies show effectiveness against cancer – Proactive Investors Australia


Proactive Investors Australia

Cellmid’s midkine antibodies show effectiveness against cancer
Proactive Investors Australia
“We have postulated for some time that MK antibodies would have anti-cancer activities, via multiple mechanisms of action, and it is pleasing to see this confirmed in our own studies with our proprietary MK antibodies.” Cellmid’s cancer antibody

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02Oct/13

New Lymphoma Study Findings Recently Were Reported by Researchers at … – HispanicBusiness.com

New Lymphoma Study Findings Recently Were Reported by Researchers at
HispanicBusiness.com
Twenty-four patients were enrolled prospectively and were treated with unlabeled rituximab 70 mg and a therapeutic activity (median 7.3 GBq) of I-131 –rituximab.” The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from the Institute of

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02Oct/13

Researchers at Department of Haematology and Oncology Report Findings in … – HispanicBusiness.com

Researchers at Department of Haematology and Oncology Report Findings in
HispanicBusiness.com
Their experience showed that this drug is effective and manageable even when reused in both settings: chronic lymphocytic leukemia and non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas combined with rituximab and/or mitoxantrone. The slow evolution in the treatment of patients 

02Oct/13

CRSA Committed to Advancing Surgeon Training in Robotic Surgery – EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)

CRSA Committed to Advancing Surgeon Training in Robotic Surgery
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
This technology has dramatically improved the utilization of minimally invasive surgery across several fields including urology, gynecology, thoracic, cardiac, colon, pancreas and transplant surgery. “As robotic surgery continues to evolve, it is