10Jan/13

A kidney for Kelly

Six months after transplant, ‘everything is fine’ It started with a mouse. A mouse was drowning in the basin of a toilet, struggling to get his head above the water. Carla Wensky saw the small rodent and didn’t hesitate — she rescued him. She then realized that if she couldn’t watch this little mouse die, how could she watch her friend die? Her friend Kelly Eckerdt had a kidney disease, and …

10Jan/13

Proteo, Inc. / Proteo Biotech AG: FDA grants Proteo Orphan Drug Designation to … – PharmaLive (press release) (subscription)

Proteo, Inc. / Proteo Biotech AG: FDA grants Proteo Orphan Drug Designation to
PharmaLive (press release) (subscription)
In addition, Proteo’s licensing and development partner, Minapharm Pharmaceuticals SAE, has initiated a Phase II clinical trial on the use of Elafin for kidney transplantation patients. This trial is concerned with the prevention of acute organ

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10Jan/13

Texas Children's Hospital earns certification from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for all solid-organ …

HOUSTON, Jan. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston announced that it has recently earned a national certification from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for heart, liver and lung transplants. Additionally, the hospital has been recertified by the agency for kidney transplants. For more information about Texas Children’s transplant program …