For the last seven years, 55-year-old Andheri-based media professional Akshay Mahajan had been on dialysis support, grappling with kidney failure. His ordeal, however, ended last month after he finally underwent a kidney transplant.
PHARMAC takes significant step towards national hospital medicines list – New Zealand Doctor Online
PHARMAC takes significant step towards national hospital medicines listNew Zealand Doctor OnlineOne of the changes has been the addition of rituximab (Mabthera) to the rheumatology list. Rituximab, a targeted biologic medicine, had already been availab…
Wild Thing singer Reg Presley passes away in UK – Daily News & Analysis
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Wild Thing singer Reg Presley passes away in UK
Daily News & Analysis Presley announced in January 2012 that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer after falling ill during a performance in Germany. He began chemotherapy and announced his retirement from the band at the time. Presley’s publicist did not immediately … |
Cancer – why you need a second opinion – India.Com Health
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Cancer – why you need a second opinion
India.Com Health Closer at hand, I have seen my close friend and Co-founder of MediAngels- Dr Debraj Shome’s father suffer and succumb to advanced lung cancer. But this was not without a real fight. While most of the cancer specialists in the town gave Mr Shome a grim … |
NSAIDs Linked to Acute Kidney Injury in Dehydrated Kids – Medscape
MedscapeNSAIDs Linked to Acute Kidney Injury in Dehydrated KidsMedscapeCommonly used nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can lead to acute kidney injury (AKI) in pediatric patients, particularly those suffering from dehydration, suggest the r…
January sees 19 transplants – Daily News & Analysis
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January sees 19 transplants
Daily News & Analysis Statistics reveal that the number of cadaver donations in the city in January this year is much better than its record last year – there have been more than double the number of kidney and liver transplants already. While only eight organs – six … Jan sees surge in organ donations in MumbaiIndia.Com Health |
Scientists 'print' 3D object with stem cells – AFP
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Scientists ‘print’ 3D object with stem cells
AFP One idea behind the search for replacement organs is to grow the cells using a patient’s own DNA to avert transplant rejection. But the sector has been dogged by objections over the use of early-stage embryos, where the most adaptable, or pluripotent … |
Canada Approves Seattle Genetics' Adcetris – Analyst Blog
Canada Approves Seattle Genetics’ Adcetris – Analyst Blog
Asthma attack risk increases after stopping low-dose corticosteroids – News-Medical.net
Asthma attack risk increases after stopping low-dose corticosteroidsNews-Medical.netPatients with stable asthma who stop using low-dose inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) are at a significantly increased risk for exacerbations over the following 6 months, …
Canada Approves Seattle Genetics' Adcetris
Seattle Genetics recently received approval from Health Canada for its oncology drug, Adcetris (brentuximab vedotin).