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CU prof given grant to study heart failure
Boulder County Business Report BOULDER – University of Colorado-Boulder professor Leslie Leinwand received a $45,837 grant to study a protein that causes heart failure in adults and children. Leinwand plans to use the grant from the Children’s Cardiomyopathy Foundation to study the … |
In a broken health system, greed is winning – Greensboro News & Record
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In a broken health system, greed is winning
Greensboro News & Record 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 … |
Velcade-Dexamethasone Plus Donor Lymphocyte Infusions In Myeloma Patients … – The Myeloma Beacon
Velcade-Dexamethasone Plus Donor Lymphocyte Infusions In Myeloma Patients …The Myeloma BeaconThe current study, however, confirms previous research showing that, even if a myeloma patient relapses after a donor stem cell transplant, there are still t…
In India, Fighting TB with Fingerprints – Voice of America
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In India, Fighting TB with Fingerprints
Voice of America NEW DELHI, INDIA — Health specialists in India are using fingerprint technology to make sure tuberculosis sufferers receive proper treatment for the deadly lung infection. New Delhi resident Vishnu Maya has already noticed a difference in her health … |
Doc suspended for death of inventor is practising in Oman – Bangalore Mirror
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Doc suspended for death of inventor is practising in Oman
Bangalore Mirror PE is the sudden blockage of the main artery of the lung or one of its branches which results because of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), a blood clot in the veins of the legs or pelvis. “Even after she suspected PE, my son was not treated and sent back … |
Wary of steroids: New asthma test helps doctors prescribe treatments – The Missoulian
Wary of steroids: New asthma test helps doctors prescribe treatmentsThe MissoulianA new, noninvasive breath test called fractional exhaled nitric oxide, or FeNO, has taken away much of the guess work about whether a patient should be on inhaled cortico…
Doctors testify in murder trial of woman accused in toddler's death – Palestine Herald Press
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Doctors testify in murder trial of woman accused in toddler’s death
Palestine Herald Press “I do believe that Emma was on the precipice of brain death at the time of the (911) call.” The trial, held in the 369th District Court with Judge Bascom W. Bentley III presiding, is set to continue at 9 a.m. today on the second floor of the Anderson … |
CDC committee affirms update of 1993 Hib statement – Family Practice News Digital Network
CDC committee affirms update of 1993 Hib statementFamily Practice News Digital Network… under 24 months with invasive Hib, preterm infants, and high-risk groups (those with functional or anatomic asplenia, HIV, IgG deficiency, early component complem…
Partial Nephrectomy Remains Underutilized, Despite AUA Endorsement – OncLive
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Partial Nephrectomy Remains Underutilized, Despite AUA Endorsement
OncLive Although the 2009 American Urological Association (AUA) guidelines cite “compelling data” for consideration of nephron-sparing surgery in all patients, partial nephrectomy remains underutilized for small renal masses, according to a new analysis. |
Novel Chemotherapies More Often Used On- Than Off-Label – Monthly Prescribing Reference
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Novel Chemotherapies More Often Used On- Than Off-Label
Monthly Prescribing Reference … maximize the likelihood of an optimal risk-benefit ratio for both individual patients and the system as a whole.” One author disclosed financial ties to Genentech; a second author is an economic expert for plaintiffs in suit against the … |