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Diabetes connection emerges strongly in Africa and Asia
Financial Times The WDF, which has joined forces with the World Health Organisation and the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, is keen to encourage “bidirectional” screening, wherethose diagnosed with TB would be checked for diabetes and vice … |
Austerity poses risk to funding for battle ahead – Financial Times
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Austerity poses risk to funding for battle ahead
Financial Times “The thing I really lose sleep about is MDR,” says Dr Neil Schluger, chief scientific officer at the World Lung Foundation. “It’s completely out of control. We don’t have a good handle on how much there is out there, most places lack any means to … |
New Diagnostic Technology Points to Possible New Blood Tests for Conditions … – Science Daily (press release)
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New Diagnostic Technology Points to Possible New Blood Tests for Conditions …
Science Daily (press release) The blood is filled with molecules called “antibodies” released by the immune system to defend the body against disease. Many autoimmune diseases produce antibodies specific to that disease. Identifying these disease-specific antibodies among the … |
Kerkar joins Children's Hospital Los Angeles as new medical director of … – IndUS Business Journal
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Kerkar joins Children’s Hospital Los Angeles as new medical director of …
IndUS Business Journal Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has recruited renowned pediatric liver specialist Nanda Kerkar, M.D., to the position of medical director of pediatric liver and liver transplantation in the division of gastroenterology and nutrition in the department … |
Derby winner Martin Dwyer handed two month suspension – Irish Independent
Derby winner Martin Dwyer handed two month suspensionIrish IndependentAt the time, Dwyer suggested his mount was not moving correctly and suffered a nose bleed and expected to be cleared at the hearing. Champion jockey Richard Hughes was banned for 50 …
Whistleblower says Cephalon ignored DoJ pact to push off-label uses – FiercePharma
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Whistleblower says Cephalon ignored DoJ pact to push off-label uses
FiercePharma The suit says the essence of Cephalon’s scheme was to illegally promote its leukemia treatment Treanda in combination with rituximab for front-line use against indolent non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a use for which the FDA had not approved it. It alleges … |
Breast cancer treatment 'not value for money' – WebMD.Boots.com
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Breast cancer treatment ‘not value for money’
WebMD.Boots.com 21st March 2013 – Provisional draft guidance by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) does not recommend the drug everolimus (Afinitor) as an NHS-funded treatment for HER2 negative, hormone-receptor-positive advanced breast … |
Anti-tobacco crusaders laud state's taxing bid – Times of India
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Anti-tobacco crusaders laud state’s taxing bid
Times of India In Maharashtra, 2.6 crore people are users of tobacco and approximately one-third of them will be affected by serious illnesses like cancer, lung diseases, etc. The state bears 70% of the total cost of the disease burden by tobacco. The health cost is … |
Scripps Research study underlines potential of new technology to diagnose … – EurekAlert (press release)
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Scripps Research study underlines potential of new technology to diagnose …
EurekAlert (press release) Many current diagnostic methods detect disease-specific antibodies by using part of the virus, bacteria or cellular component targeted by the antibody in a patient’s body, essentially “fishing” for the antibody using its distinct target as bait … |
Senate Committee Clears Bill to Lift Ban on HIV Organ Donation – Instinct Magazine (blog)
Senate Committee Clears Bill to Lift Ban on HIV Organ DonationInstinct Magazine (blog)Tags: hope act, hiv/aids, organ donation · organ3024. The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee has approved the the HIV Organ Policy Equity (…