10Apr/13

SLU Only Hospital in Region Recognized by Heart Association for Both Heart … – STLtoday.com

SLU Only Hospital in Region Recognized by Heart Association for Both Heart
STLtoday.com
LOUIS – Saint Louis University Hospital is the only hospital in the St. Louis region to earn the American Heart Association’s Get With the Guidelines (GWTG) Gold Plus performance award for treating patients with heart failure and stroke. The Gold Plus
York Hospital recognized by American Heart AssociationSeacoastonline.com

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10Apr/13

Rituxan Lymphoma Tx Works Without Radiation – MedPage Today

Rituxan Lymphoma Tx Works Without Radiation
MedPage Today
A dose-adjusted, infusion approach to aggressive chemotherapy with rituximab (Rituxan) may allow patients with primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma to skip radiation, a small uncontrolled trial suggested. Among 51 such treated patients, 97% survived and
New Strategy Helps Young Lymphoma Patients Avoid Radiation TreatmentU.S. News & World Report

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10Apr/13

Surprising Ability of Blood Stem Cells to Respond to Emergencies – Science Daily (press release)

Surprising Ability of Blood Stem Cells to Respond to Emergencies
Science Daily (press release)
“This is the case for 50,000 patients worldwide each year who are totally defenseless against infections just after bone marrow transplantation. Thanks to M-CSF, it may be possible to stimulate the production of useful cells while avoiding to produce

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