Northwest Cable NewsFatal case of West Nile virus linked to blood donationLos Angeles TimesA transfusion of blood tainted with West Nile virus most likely caused the death of a hospitalized cancer patient in 2012, according to a new report by the U.S. …
Brian May Undergoes Knee Transplant Surgery – RTT News
Brian May Undergoes Knee Transplant SurgeryRTT NewsBrian May Undergoes Knee Transplant Surgery. Brian May Undergoes Knee Transplant Surgery. 8/9/2013 4:05 PM ET. Queen guitarist Brian May recently underwent knee transplant surgery. May made his medical…
Andrew Madoff Battling Stage-Four Cancer, Receives Donor Infusion After Stem … – People Magazine
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Andrew Madoff Battling Stage-Four Cancer, Receives Donor Infusion After Stem …
People Magazine On Tuesday, Madoff received a donor lymphocyte infusion in hopes of salvaging the stem cell transplant he received on May 29th, after several rounds of chemotherapy and radiation to treat his mantle cell lymphoma. “Things were humming along nicely, but … ‘Even on my deathbed I will never forgive him:’ Bernie Madoff’s sole surviving …Daily Mail Andrew Madoff continues battle with stage-four cancerNew York Daily News |
Controversial Turkish Surgeon Odd Man Out in Ergenekon Trial – Al-Monitor
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Controversial Turkish Surgeon Odd Man Out in Ergenekon Trial
Al-Monitor … he was already a general surgeon specialist at Ankara’s Hacettepe University; two years later, he became a fellow at the Shriner’s Burns Institute in Galveston, Texas; and he was only 31 when he performed the first ever living-related kidney … |
Right Wing Snake Oil Salesmen – Raw Story
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Right Wing Snake Oil Salesmen
Raw Story … and instead teach students a bunch of magical stories about Jesus riding dinosaurs is such egregious bullshit that one has to wonder if there’s some kind of intra-wingnut competition between orgs to see how far they can take it and still get donations. |
Deals Of The Week: Isis Rethinks Its Partnering Strategy – The IN VIVO Blog (blog)
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Deals Of The Week: Isis Rethinks Its Partnering Strategy
The IN VIVO Blog (blog) … arthritis drug Humira (adalimumab). The collaboration will involve biosimilar versions of four oncology drugs, including Roche/Genentech Inc.’s Rituxan (rituximab), Bristol-Myers Squibb Co./Eli Lilly & Co.’s Erbitux (cetuximab), Roche/Genentech’s … |
Moody's Reaffirms Erlanger's Baa2 Bond Rating – The Chattanoogan
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Moody’s Reaffirms Erlanger’s Baa2 Bond Rating
The Chattanoogan “Erlanger garners a wide regional draw with unique high end acute care services (kidney transplantation, PICU, NICU III, Level I trauma) and a strong market share of 31.3 percent in the total 15-county service area,” the report said. “In addition … |
MERS coronavirus antibodies traced to camels in the Middle East, northwest Africa – National Post
National PostMERS coronavirus antibodies traced to camels in the Middle East, northwest AfricaNational PostKoopmans and colleagues found antibodies to MERS or a closely related coronavirus in the blood of camels from Oman on the Arabian Peninsula and a…
SARS-Like Virus Traced to—Camels? – Newser
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SARS-Like Virus Traced to—Camels?
Newser A study published in the Lancet reports that antibodies to the virus were found in blood samples taken from dromedary camels in Oman and the Canary Islands—”compelling evidence that dromedaries are infected with MERS or a related coronavirus,” an … |
Physician Gave Chemo to Patients Without Cancer, Feds Say – Medscape
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Physician Gave Chemo to Patients Without Cancer, Feds Say
Medscape For example, Dr. Fata would order 56 doses of rituximab (Rituxan, Genentech) over the course of 2 years for a patient with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma compared with 12 doses that a “normal oncologist” might order. Dr. Fata Owned Firm That Did PET Scans, … Oakland County cancer doctor accused of unnecessary treatments, defrauding …Detroit Free Press |