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How Hospital Administrators Hide the Umbrella
Daily Beast Recchi was charged $13,702 for “1 RITUXIMAB INJ 660 MG.” That’s an injection of 660 mg of a cancer wonder drug called Rituxan. The average price paid by all hospitals for this dose is about $4,000, but MD Anderson probably gets a volume discount that … |
Gene therapy may activate stem cells in heart failure patients – Medical Xpress
Gene therapy may activate stem cells in heart failure patientsMedical XpressDelivery of an SDF-1 encoding plasmid acts a homing signal for stem cells and improves clinical status in patients with symptomatic heart failure due to ischemic cardiomyopathy…
Heart transplant patients are living longer, better, thanks to advancements – MiamiHerald.com
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Heart transplant patients are living longer, better, thanks to advancements
MiamiHerald.com That is the holy grail of transplantation and is something we have been working on for years, including myself in the research area, and we see the end of the tunnel now,” said Dr. Si Pham, chief of the Division of Heart and Lung Transplantation at the … |
Beijing's blinding pollution – Columbia Journalism Review (blog)
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Beijing’s blinding pollution
Columbia Journalism Review (blog) The EPA’s Air Quality Index works on a 500-point scale whereby a score above 150 is ‘unhealthy’ and anything above 300 is ‘hazardous,’ meaning, “Serious aggravation of heart or lung disease and premature mortality in persons with cardiopulmonary … |
Organ donation drive gaining momentum – Khaleej Times
Organ donation drive gaining momentumKhaleej TimesCherukulathur became a complete voluntary organ donor village after 1700 villagers inked the consent letter at a function in the village recently. Organ donation is not a new thing for the people in Che…
Heart Failure Drugs Seen as Cost-Effective – MedPage Today
MedPage TodayHeart Failure Drugs Seen as Cost-EffectiveMedPage TodayGuidelines recommend combinations of agents for heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction that typically involve ACE inhibitors, beta-blockers, and aldosterone antagonists….
'Town planning should not make grocery distant for public' – Deccan Herald
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‘Town planning should not make grocery distant for public’
Deccan Herald Delivering a talk on the topic ‘Towns and cities- Our heritage and the present scenario’ at The Institution of Engineers (India), Mysore chapter, Iyer said ‘a visionary and effective town planning encapsulated in the ‘Sector Principle’ ensures that a … |
Experts OK new organ donation threshold – China Post
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Experts OK new organ donation threshold
China Post Considering the demand for organ donations is high in Taiwan, Lee said, it is necessary to discuss the possibility of allowing cardiac death patients to donate their organs as a third source of organ donation. Lee said “Medical experts agreed on … |
Stem Cells For Leukemia: New Hope From Newborns – WFTV Orlando
Stem Cells For Leukemia: New Hope From NewbornsWFTV OrlandoTreatment options can include: watchful waiting, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, biological therapy, radiation therapy, and stem cell transplant. Many leukemia patients use chemotherapy. It use…
Overwhelming response to Emirates Pangalites Dubai Blood Donation Drive – Bellevision
BellevisionOverwhelming response to Emirates Pangalites Dubai Blood Donation DriveBellevisionDubai, 22 Feb 2013: As announced earlier Emirates Pangalites, UAE an association of Pangala Parishioners residing in U.A.E organized Blood Donation Camp succes…