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TIME, TIME Warner ethical questions raised in cancer coverage
HealthNewsReview.org $13,702 for rituximab injection – “a cancer wonder drug called Rituxan…MD Anderson probably gets a volume discount that would make its cost $3,000 to $3,500.” “The president of MD Anderson is paid like someone running a prosperous business. Ronald … |
Clinical update on asthma – Irish Medical Times
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Clinical update on asthma
Irish Medical Times “The way to avoid it is to use evidence-based management, including short-acting beta agonists (SABA) and anticholinergic (SAAC) agents in multiple doses and systemic corticosteroids. In the most severely affected patients, efforts are made to reduce … |
UofL researchers demonstrate that humans develop antibodies to tobacco … – KyForward.com
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UofL researchers demonstrate that humans develop antibodies to tobacco …
KyForward.com Researchers from the University of Louisville’s Departments of Neurology and Physiology, published their findings in PLOS One demonstrating that men who smoke have antibodies to the tobacco mosaic virus (TMV). These antibodies may interact with a … |
Antibodies 'map' to vaccine for AIDS found – The Japan Times
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Antibodies ‘map’ to vaccine for AIDS found
The Japan Times For the first time, scientists were able to follow the full chain of events leading to the patient naturally producing broadly neutralizing antibodies (BnAbs) — so called because they attack different strains of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV … |
Frailty Key to Economics of Heart Failure – MedPage Today
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Frailty Key to Economics of Heart Failure
MedPage Today There were 20,264 outpatient visits, 1,440 emergency department (ED) visits, and 1,057 hospitalizations among 448 patients with heart failure after a 2-year mean follow-up, according to Véronique L. Roger, MD, of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn … |
Scientists Uncover Antibodies That Could Lead to AIDS Vaccine – Counsel & Heal
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Scientists Uncover Antibodies That Could Lead to AIDS Vaccine
Counsel & Heal After analyzing the H.I.V positive African man from shortly after he was infected until about two years later, scientists discovered that he started to produce “broadly neutralizing antibodies,” which were able to battle about 55 percent of all H.I.V … |
Potential Prion Disease Therapy Uncovered – Genetic Engineering News
Potential Prion Disease Therapy UncoveredGenetic Engineering NewsTacrolimus is an immune suppressant widely used in organ transplantation. Tacrolimus could prove problematic as an antiprion drug, however, because of issues including possible neurotoxic…
PSL teen saves several people before being removed from life support – wflx
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PSL teen saves several people before being removed from life support
wflx A tornado watch is in effect until 8 p.m. for Indian River County, Martin County, Okeechobee County, Palm Beach County and St. Lucie County. … “Proudest mother I could be to have a son so brave,” she said of her son and his decision to be an organ donor. |
Patients' eligibility for liver transplantation may be lowered by … – News-Medical.net
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Patients’ eligibility for liver transplantation may be lowered by …
News-Medical.net Results from an anonymous survey of U.S. transplant providers report that incarceration, marijuana use, and psychiatric diagnoses, particularly suicide attempts, may lower patients’ eligibility for liver transplantation. The study published in the … |
Rose-Leigh readies for stem cells – Independent Online
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Rose-Leigh readies for stem cells
Independent Online Rose-Leigh’s family and doctor hope the stem cell transplant will give her a new lease on life. The little girl has a generally incurable form of lymphoma, with the longest survival rate being 16 months after detection and most patients dying from the … |