Woman Gives a Kidney; Inspires Organ Donation BillWHAGCurrently, those getting or renewing a driver's license in Maryland are asked if they want to opt-in to becoming an organ donor. Under the bill, the MVA would ask people if they want to opt out….
Despite Success, Demand Low for Hand Transplants – HispanicBusiness.com
Despite Success, Demand Low for Hand TransplantsHispanicBusiness.comHands are not lifesaving, yet patients must take immune-suppressing drugs for the rest of their lives to prevent transplant rejection, just like recipients of vital organs. The drugs p…
Two-year data show new Novartis drug Jakavi® significantly reduced myelofibrosis disease burden and suggest overall …
Jakavi demonstrated rapid reductions in spleen size and improved quality of life in Phase III studies, with results sustained over two years COMFORT-II follow-up results show Jakavi may improve overall …
MRMC achieves heart failure accreditation – Ocala (blog)
MRMC achieves heart failure accreditationOcala (blog)OCALA – Munroe Regional Medical Center has received heart failure accreditation from the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care. MRMC demonstrated expertise and commitment to quality patient care b…
Derivation of HLA types from shotgun sequence datasets – 7thSpace Interactive (press release)
Derivation of HLA types from shotgun sequence datasets7thSpace Interactive (press release)All current sequence-based HLA typing methodologies are targeted approaches requiring the amplification of specific HLA gene segments. Whole genome, exome and tra…
Ambit and Astellas Announce Presentation of Results from Phase 2 ACE Study of Quizartinib in Patients with Relapsed or …
ATLANTA, Dec. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Astellas Pharma Inc. (Tokyo: 4503, Astellas) and Ambit Biosciences Corporation announced today that the results from a completed Phase 2 study with the investigational …
Experimental graft-vs.-host disease treatment equivalent to standard care in … – Medical Xpress
Experimental graft-vs.-host disease treatment equivalent to standard care in …Medical XpressThe combination of two immunosuppressive compounds—tacrolimus plus sirolimus—did not provide a statistically significant, GVHD-free survival benefit over …
Girl home for holidays after bone marrow transplant cures rare mutation
GILLAMS, N.L. – A four-year-old girl is set to spend her first Christmas with her family at home in Newfoundland after becoming the first person in Canada to be cured of inflammatory bowel disease through a bone marrow transplant.
Transplant offers rare hope against deadly colon disease
In an experimental treatment that may be the only way they can save some people who have contracted a dangerous colon infection, some Minnesota doctors are transplanting donated human feces into their patients' colons.
Have A Heart . . . – KanglaOnline
Daily MailHave A Heart . . .KanglaOnlineThere was a time when cricket in India, not only did not have money in it, but ex cricketers, including Test cricketers led penurious lives. This was, to the extent that the Cricket Control Board Of India, had to…