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…
Ligand Initiates Pivotal Trial of Captisol-Enabled®, Propylene Glycol-Free Melphalan in Patients with Multiple Myeloma
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated announced today that it has initiated a pivotal trial of Captisol-enabled®, propylene glycol-free high-dose melphalan as a conditioning treatment prior to autologous transplant for patients with multiple myeloma.
Pharmacy researcher finds most popular weight-loss drug strongly alters other … – Science Codex
Pharmacy researcher finds most popular weight-loss drug strongly alters other …Science CodexThe study showed that the drug is a potent inhibitor of carboxylesterase-2, which is a major detoxification enzyme in the liver, kidney and gastrointestinal t…
Health Aware: Managing life with chronic lung disease
When Suzanne Borowiak of Yorkville came to her first pulmonary rehab appointment at Edward Hospital in March 2009, her troubled breathing made walking across the room a challenge. The 46-year-old mother of two has pulmonary fibrosis, a disease marked b…
Imprime PGG in Combination with Monoclonal Antibody Therapy Achieves 64 … – PharmaLive (press release) (subscription)
Imprime PGG in Combination with Monoclonal Antibody Therapy Achieves 64 …PharmaLive (press release) (subscription)(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec 10, 2012 – All subjects in a phase 1 study of high risk, chronic lymphocytic leukemia responded to the combination …
JCI early table of contents for Dec. 10, 2012
( Journal of Clinical Investigation ) This release contains summaries, links to PDFs, and contact information for the following newsworthy papers to be published online, Dec. 10, 2012, in the JCI: Brown fat transplants help mice lose weight; Researcher…