Miller Children's Hospital recognized for organ donation successLong Beach Press-TelegramLONG BEACH – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded Miller Children's Hospital with a Gold Medal of Honor for excellence in promoting…
Tot latest saved by `hero' donors – Hong Kong Standard
Tot latest saved by `hero' donorsHong Kong Standard"Three weeks after the operation, my son experienced transplant rejection. He still has to take anti- rejection drugs today." Lo Chung-mau, Queen Mary Hospital Liver Transplant Centre dir…
Organ donation unites Salt Lake City, Paraguayan families – Salt Lake Tribune
Organ donation unites Salt Lake City, Paraguayan familiesSalt Lake Tribune… watch Gabriela Caballero's heart beat during Allyson Gamble's echocardiogram. Center is Gamble's husband Jim Gamble. Organ donation unites Salt Lake City, Paragua…
Roche reports positive studies of MabThera given by subcutaneous injection – PipelineReview.com (press release)
Roche reports positive studies of MabThera given by subcutaneous injectionPipelineReview.com (press release)BASEL, Switzerland I December 8, 2012 I Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced results from two studies which showed that a fixed do…
Genetic factors associated with heart failure in patients who underwent HCT – Healio
HealioGenetic factors associated with heart failure in patients who underwent HCTHealioATLANTA — Patients with variation in the MRP2, RAC2 and HFE genes had up to a threefold higher risk of developing heart failure following hematopoietic stem cell t…
Seattle Genetics Reports Data from Phase I Trial of ADCETRIS® (Brentuximab … – DailyFinance
Seattle Genetics Reports Data from Phase I Trial of ADCETRIS® (Brentuximab …DailyFinanceADCETRIS was granted accelerated approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in August 2011 for two indications: (1) the treatment of patients with H…
Top worry: Heart for men, weight for women – Hindu Business Line
Hindu Business LineTop worry: Heart for men, weight for womenHindu Business LineMaintaining a healthy heart and healthy weight were among the top ranked concerns of aging consumers in India, according to a new survey. While males were more likely to ra…
Fungal Meningitis Epidemic in the US: 541 Cases & Growing, 36 Deaths – Guardian Express
Fungal Meningitis Epidemic in the US: 541 Cases & Growing, 36 DeathsGuardian ExpressThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, (CDC) traced the fungal meningitis outbreak to 3 lots of corticosteroids used for epidural injections, a pain relief…
New stem cell research, transplant strategies show promise to improve outcomes, reduce complications
( American Society of Hematology ) Studies of stem cell biology and transplant approaches presented today at the 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology illustrate how the use of advanced modeling techniques is optimizing stem cells t…
New Drug Cuts Risk of Deadly Transplant Side Effect in Half
A new class of drugs reduced the risk of patients contracting a serious and often deadly side effect of lifesaving bone marrow transplant treatments, according to a study from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.