Washington, Dec 10 (IANS) A new drug halves the risk of serious and often deadly side-effect of lifesaving bone marrow transplant treatments, according to a new finding.
Headaches – why you should take them more seriously – India.Com Health
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Diabetes fuels heart failure risk – BBC News
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Bringing world class education to the heart of India – Times of India
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Top 10 medical innovations for 2013
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Ibrutinib Effective and Safe Treatment Option in CLL – Medscape
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Rotarians get lessons on healthy heart – Times of India
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Apollo Hospital to organise liver clinic on December 15 – Times of Oman
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New Research Shows Significant Improvement in Survival for Patients Receiving Unrelated Blood Stem Cell Transplants
Survival rates have increased significantly over the past decade among patients with leukemia and other life-threatening diseases who received blood stem cell transplants from dono
Reduced intensity regimen prior to marrow transplant better for older leukemia patients, study suggests
A new study shows that preparing older acute myeloid leukemia patients for bone marrow transplants with a reduced intensity conditioning regimen appears to be associated with higher rates of disease-free survival relative to the more typical treatments…