Pharmacyclics Earns 4th Milestone – Analyst BlogNASDAQThe third milestone payment of $50 million was triggered on Oct 15, 2012, when Pharmacyclics announced the enrollment of the fifth patient in an international, randomized phase III clinical trial of…
DES reduced amputation rate for patients with critical limb ischemia – Healio
HealioDES reduced amputation rate for patients with critical limb ischemiaHealioIn total, 171 stents (106 sirolimus, 62 everolimus, three paclitaxel) were placed in the patients to treat 143 angiographic lesions. Simultaneous femoral-popliteal interven…
Petition to change organ donation policy circulates at Run for Rocky (with video) – Windsor Star
Petition to change organ donation policy circulates at Run for Rocky (with video)Windsor StarPetition to change organ donation policy circulates at Run for Rocky (with video). Lively discourse is the lifeblood of any healthy democracy and The Star enco…
20 Things You Didn't Know About… Hair – Discover Magazine
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20 Things You Didn’t Know About… Hair
Discover Magazine A University of Iowa graduate student discovered that lung cilia respond only to bitter flavors, such as nicotine. Upon tasting it, the hairs … In 2012, doctors in India removed a 4-pound hairball from a 19-year-old girl’s stomach. 20. Eventually, we … |
An artist's artist gains a wider following – Houston Chronicle
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An artist’s artist gains a wider following
Houston Chronicle It’s dominated, as the title suggests, by a primitive-looking black bird – an American Indian symbol that trails smoke or puffy clouds as he soars into blue sky. The rays of a white, circular sun rotate counter-clockwise near … Christie’s auction … |
Weird stories – long battle – Lancashire Evening Post
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Weird stories – long battle
Lancashire Evening Post Specialists at Akdeniz University Hospital placed an embryo into Ms Sert’s womb in the hope she will become the first woman with a uterus transplant to give birth. Hospital spokeswoman Fusun Bas said that early test results were “consistent with the … |
S. stercoralis documented from organ donor to recipients – Healio
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S. stercoralis documented from organ donor to recipients
Healio The transmission of Strongyloides stercoralis to three of four organ recipients has been traced to a single donor, who was not tested for the disease before organ recovery, according to the CDC. “This investigation underscores the importance of prompt … |
Traders Recap: Biogen Idec, Array Biopharma, Universal Display, Amgen – SBWire (press release)
Traders Recap: Biogen Idec, Array Biopharma, Universal Display, AmgenSBWire (press release)The company, on April 4, announced that results from the daclizumab high-yield process (DAC HYP) SELECT clinical trial have been published as an online article i…
Colorado doc accused of misconduct with da Vinci surgical robot | MassDevice … – Mass Device
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Colorado doc accused of misconduct with da Vinci surgical robot | MassDevice …
Mass Device “Donor nephrectomy using the Robot was not the standard of care in the years 2008, 2009 and 2010,” according to the complaint. “[Dr. Kortz], however, told surgical Patients D.P., Patient E.W, Patient R.M., Patient C.C., Patient M.C., and Patient S.L … |
A Kidney for a Kidney – Slate Magazine
A Kidney for a Kidney Slate MagazineLast month, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee made life a little better for people awaiting an organ transplant. It passed the…