Dengue not so deadly this year?Times of IndiaNEW DELHI: Genetic sequencing of dengue virus samples at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, Vasant Kunj, has shown the presence of multiple strains of the vector-borne infection in the capital — …
Shifting age and gender demographics with CHF hospitalizations – TheHeart.Org
Shifting age and gender demographics with CHF hospitalizationsTheHeart.OrgAtlanta, GA – The overall rate of congestive heart failure (CHF) hospitalizations did not change significantly between 2000 and 2010, with one million US individuals hospitalized…
Fecal bacterial transplants beat superbug C. diff, study finds
Unappetizing, yes. But if you're a patient with a life-threatening superbug infection that could cause loss of part of your intestines, a fecal bacteria transplant is worth trying, according to a study released Friday.
Pipeline Setback at Abbott – Zacks.com
Pipeline Setback at AbbottZacks.comOther late-stage candidates at Abbott Labs includes levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel (LCIG) for advanced Parkinson's disease and daclizumab for the treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). Abbo…
Chefs are like ace surgeons: Vineet Bhatia – Hindustan Times
Hindustan TimesChefs are like ace surgeons: Vineet BhatiaHindustan TimesCooking butter chicken and conducting a heart transplant surgery might have nothing in common, but Vineet Bhatia, the first Indian Michelin star chef-restaurateur, says that someti…
New heart failure treatment – WebMD.Boots.com
New heart failure treatmentWebMD.Boots.comThe National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is issuing final draft guidance recommending ivabradine (Procoralan) as a treatment option for some people with chronic heart failure. Treatment …
In India, rich people should pay more taxes than they do: Jeffrey Sachs – Business Standard
In India, rich people should pay more taxes than they do: Jeffrey SachsBusiness StandardJeffrey Sachs, director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University, and also special adviser to the United Nations Secretary General on the Millennium Developmen…
Woman in Need of Rare Liver Transplant Turns to Social Media
It's not just for status updates and photo sharing — social media has become an important outlet for patients in desperate need of organ donors. Debra Karby, a 37-year-old mother from Vancouver with a rare and aggressive form of liver sarcoma, is …
UC scientists to study generic vs. brand name drugs for transplants – L.A. Biz (blog)
UC scientists to study generic vs. brand name drugs for transplantsL.A. Biz (blog)The funding from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will support a clinical trial examining the immunosuppressant tacrolimus (Prograf) against two other generic manufa…
No survival advantage with peripheral blood stem cells versus bone marrow, study suggests
Medical researchers conducted a two-year clinical trial comparing two-year survival probabilities for patients transplanted with peripheral blood stem cells or bone marrow stem cells from unrelated donors.