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Wider Statin Use Recommended for Chronic Kidney Disease
Monthly Prescribing Reference For adults ≥50 years with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) <60mL/min/1.73m², not treated with chronic dialysis or kidney transplantation, treatment with a statin or statin/ezetimibe combination is recommended. Statin treatment is … CKD: KDIGO Guidelines Recommend Wider Use of StatinsMedscape |
Wider statin use recommended for chronic kidney disease – Medical Xpress
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Wider statin use recommended for chronic kidney disease
Medical Xpress (HealthDay)—New guidelines for lipid management in chronic kidney disease (CKD) recommend wider statin use, according to a clinical practice guideline published online Dec. 10 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Marcello Tonelli, M.D., from the … CKD: KDIGO Guidelines Recommend Wider Use of StatinsMedscape LDL No Longer Target of Kidney Disease Lipid ManagementMedPage Today |
Kids' liver transplant success varies by race – KTTC
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Kids’ liver transplant success varies by race
KTTC “Further investigation of the reasons for racial and ethnic differences, particularly on a national level, is necessary to identify interventions that may help reduce disparities in pediatric liver transplantation,” she concluded. Over the past 30 … |
Biosimilar Opportunities in an Evolving Market – PR Web (press release)
Biosimilar Opportunities in an Evolving MarketPR Web (press release)… clinical trials in recent months. For example, in February 2013, Amgen announced plans to launch a portfolio of six new biosimilars beginning in 2017: adalimumab, infliximab, bevac…
Jo Anne McKnight: Old-Fashioned Christmas brings holiday spirit to Semmes – al.com (blog)
Jo Anne McKnight: Old-Fashioned Christmas brings holiday spirit to Semmesal.com (blog)The Old-Fashioned Christmas at Heritage Park, with chair Carolyn Owens as master of ceremonies, featured a musical program by the Indian Springs Baptist Church Youth …
Combo Active in Pretreated, Poor-Risk CLL – MedPage Today
Combo Active in Pretreated, Poor-Risk CLLMedPage TodayNEW ORLEANS — Patients with poor-risk chronic lymphocytic leukemia had significant improvement in survival when treated with an investigational small-molecule inhibitor plus rituximab, results of a…
DPP-4 Inhibitors and Heart Failure in Diabetes: Be Vigilant – Medscape
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DPP-4 Inhibitors and Heart Failure in Diabetes: Be Vigilant
Medscape MELBOURNE, Australia — Patients with type 2 diabetes who are at high risk for or who already have heart failure should not be precluded from receiving dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor glucose-lowering agents, said most experts at the World … |
Novel Targeted Therapies in CLL Might Expand Treatment Options – Medscape
Novel Targeted Therapies in CLL Might Expand Treatment OptionsMedscapeOther studies with the novel agent in CLL are underway, including a phase 2 monotherapy study in patients with relapsed CLL and 17p deletions and combination studies with rituximab o…
Oman Dry Dock conducts blood donation drive – Oman Daily Observer
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Oman Dry Dock conducts blood donation drive
Oman Daily Observer A blood donation campaign was organised recently by Oman Dry Dock SAOC in cooperation with the Blood Bank Unit, Ministry of Health, to mark the Sultanate’s 43rd National Day celebrations. The drive took place at the company’s premises in Muscat and … |
Seattle Genetics Highlights ADCETRIS(R) (Brentuximab Vedotin) Phase 2 … – MarketWatch
Seattle Genetics Highlights ADCETRIS(R) (Brentuximab Vedotin) Phase 2 …MarketWatchThe phase 2 clinical trial presented at ASH has been expanded to include a treatment arm to assess the activity and tolerability of ADCETRIS in combination with Rituxan…