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Commercial Launch of Herceptin SC in EU Triggers Milestone Payment to …
Sacramento Bee In February 2011, Roche began a Phase 3 registration trial of subcutaneous (SC) MabThera (rituximab), an anticancer biologic, in patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and submitted a line extension … |
UK's first transplant institute opened today in the North-East – The Northern Echo
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UK’s first transplant institute opened today in the North-East
The Northern Echo They will give lectures covering the history of transplantation, current clinical activity and research in Newcastle, and the future of transplant surgery. Sir Len Fenwick, chief executive of the Newcastle Hospitals Trust, said: “We are extremely proud … |
70% of the urban Indian population at risk of heart disease! – India.Com Health
70% of the urban Indian population at risk of heart disease!India.Com HealthHeart disease A new study reveals that a sedentary lifestyle, unhealthy eating habits and stress are responsible for the rising number of cardiac arrests. In a three-year-long …
India Plays Foul, Cries Corporate America – Forbes
PoliticoIndia Plays Foul, Cries Corporate AmericaForbesThe Indian Patent Office order granting a compulsory license to Natco stated that 23,120 kidney- and liver-cancer patients would benefit from treatment using Nexavar. In Delhi, a bottle of Sorefena…
States to share info on cadaver organ donation – The Hindu
States to share info on cadaver organ donationThe HinduIn the last six months, there has been a steep increase in cadaver organ donations in Tamil Nadu with the message percolating to other parts of the State including Tiruchi, Madurai, Coimbatore and …
New nose grown on man's forehead – CANOE
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New nose grown on man’s forehead
CANOE The new nose is grown by placing a skin tissue expander onto Xiaolian’s forehead, cutting it into the shape of a nose and planting a cartilage taken from his ribs. The surgeons said that the new nose is in good shape and the transplant surgery could be … Nose grown on man’s foreheadCBC.ca Chinese doctors grow new nose on patient’s foreheadGlobalnews.ca Chinese man has new nose grown on his foreheadMetro The Inquisitr all 129 news articles » |
Need a kidney, please RT: how social media is changing organ donation – The Verge
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Need a kidney, please RT: how social media is changing organ donation
The Verge At any given time, upwards of 100,000 people across the US are awaiting an organ transplant — and now some of them have figured out how to jump to the front of the line. By launching online petitions or soliciting donors on Facebook, some patients are … To Donate Your Kidney, Click HereNew Yorker (blog) |
Sore throat could turn into rheumatic heart disease in children: Report – Times of India
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Sore throat could turn into rheumatic heart disease in children: Report
Times of India NEW DELHI: In developed countries, a child’s sore throat is unlikely to cause anxiety. But in low income countries like India, with its poverty and over-crowded conditions, a sore throat can quickly spiral into rheumatic heart disease that kills 2.3 … |
After endstage heart failure, a pump to keep it beating – Times of India
The HinduAfter endstage heart failure, a pump to keep it beatingTimes of IndiaDoctors ran tests on him and found that he had end-stage heart failure. It would have been too risky to wait for a heart and attempt a transplant. But a monthlater,Kumar ishe…
48% Mumbaikars at risk of heart attacks – Times of India
48% Mumbaikars at risk of heart attacksTimes of IndiaMUMBAI: Forty-eight per cent of Mumbaikars face the risk of heart attacks because of obesity, more than 50% have unhealthy cholesterol levels while around 64% lead a sedentary life and avoid exercise…