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KY To Offer ‘Organ Donor‘ Symbol On Licenses
WTVQ “The registry’s been around for quite some time…but it was not indicated on your license that you were on the registry,” said Jenny Miller Jones, Director of Education for the Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates. Supporters of the campaign for the organ … Kentucky residents can get ‘Organ Donor‘ designation symbol on driver’s licenseKyForward.com |
Auburn-area calendar of events | Jan. 16 – Auburn Reporter
Auburn-area calendar of events | Jan. 16Auburn ReporterDonations are warmly welcomed. Sponsorship opportunities available. For more information, visit auburnvalleyhs.org. Tacoma Home and Garden Show: Jan. 23-27, Tacoma Dome, 2727 E. D St. Show hours: 1…
Flu Affects Local Blood Donation – WIFR
Flu Affects Local Blood DonationWIFRAlthough January is national blood donation month, during a blood drive at SwedishAmerican Hospital, only 7 residents registered to give blood, compared to 42 donors who registered for the last drive in August. The R…
Study: Hundreds of rare disease drugs in testing
For the nearly 30 million Americans who suffer from a rare disease, there’s heartening news: Drugmakers have been shifting much of their research away from pills for the millions to uncommon disorders …
Amgen Trial Fails To Show Benefit Of Anemia Drug In Heart Failure Patients – Forbes
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Amgen Trial Fails To Show Benefit Of Anemia Drug In Heart Failure Patients
Forbes The RED-HF (Reduction of Events With Darbepoetin Alfa in Heart Failure) Trial, which started in 2006, had randomized 2,278 patients with heart failure and anemia to receive either Aranesp or placebo. Patients in the trial started with hemoglobin levels … Amgen Announces Top-Line Results Of Phase 3 Aranesp (darbepoetin alfa …PharmaLive (press release) (subscription) Amgen’ Anemia Drug Aranesp Fails To Meet Primary Endpoint – Quick FactsRTT News Amgen’s Aranesp for Anemia Fails to Help Heart PatientsBloomberg |
Age Matters When Treating Leukemia – dailyRx
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Age Matters When Treating Leukemia
dailyRx The authors conclude, “These data support the use of chlorambucil as an acceptable treatment for many older patients with CLL and suggest rituximab is beneficial regardless of age.” The authors also propose that these findings be considered when … |
Investigators at University Hospital Describe Research in Liver Transplation – Equities.com
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Investigators at University Hospital Describe Research in Liver Transplation
Equities.com According to news reporting out of Munster, Germany, by VerticalNews editors, research stated, “Preoperative imaging and donor selection are cardinal components of adult-to-adult live donor liver transplantation (ALDLT). The purpose of this study was … |
Fecal transplants cure most cases of C. difficile, first clinical trial shows
TORONTO – Fecal transplants cure most cases of persistent C. difficile infection, a landmark study shows.
Feces transplant may help relieve severe diarrhea
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – It may sound like the most unappealing treatment available, but a small new study has concluded that inserting fecal material from a healthy person into the gut of someone with severe diarrhea may cure their problem more eff…
New Tickborne Pathogen Found in US – MedPage Today
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New Tickborne Pathogen Found in US
MedPage Today This lack of reactivity may have resulted from the patient’s immunomodulating treatment with rituximab, according to Telford and colleagues. Misdiagnosis of meningoencephalitis with B. miyamotoi may be particularly likely in elderly patients, in whom … |