03Oct/13

Disabato: Lincoln-Way North's Holt Erikson goes through change in the game of … – SouthtownStar

Disabato: Lincoln-Way North’s Holt Erikson goes through change in the game of
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The plan to attack the disease, Erikson and his family were told, was a stem-cell transplant in July, followed by chemotherapy. The process would require a four- to five-month hospital stay. A rising star at quarterback, Erikson had to miss his junior

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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
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The draft guidance overturns an earlier decision made by NICE which failed to recommend the use of MabThera (rituximab) for NHS use in England and Wales to treat anti-neutrophil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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