Sixteen-year-old Jonathan Michaud has been facing the battle of his life over the past five weeks. As a cystic fibrosis patient, Jonathan has endured many hospital stays and health issues in his young life.
HHS recognizes Boston Children's kidney transplant program as a top transplant program
( Boston Children's Hospital ) The Department of Health and Human Services has recognized Boston Children's Hospital's Kidney Transplant Program as a national leader in its field. The program received a Silver Level Award at a Medal of Hono…
Boston Children's Kidney Transplant Program Recognized as a Top Transplant Program by U.S. Department of Health and …
Only Pediatric Program in New England to Receive AwardBOSTON, Oct. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Department of Health and Human Services has recognized Boston Children's Hospital's Kidney Transplant Program as a national leader in its…
Breast Oncologists Incorporate New Treatments, Grapple With Ongoing … – OncLive
OncLiveBreast Oncologists Incorporate New Treatments, Grapple With Ongoing …OncLiveEverolimus, recently approved in estrogen receptor [ER]-positive metastatic breast cancer, is being tested in combination with trastuzumab in HER2-positive disease in …
Roche Faces New Foe as Boehringer Plans a Rituxan Copy – Bloomberg
Roche Faces New Foe as Boehringer Plans a Rituxan CopyBloombergRituxan, also know by its generic name rituximab, had 6 billion Swiss francs ($6.45 billion) in sales last year. Roche's patents on the medicine expire in 2018 in the U.S. and earlier i…
Swiss Stocks Extend 19-Month High After US Jobs Report – Bloomberg
Swiss Stocks Extend 19-Month High After US Jobs ReportBloombergLonza Group AG (LONN) slipped 2.6 percent to 49.29 francs. Lonza and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. are still evaluating the path forward for a phase III trial of its rituximab generic…
FDA Approves Humira to Treat Ulcerative Colitis – Becker's ASC Review
FDA Approves Humira to Treat Ulcerative ColitisBecker’s ASC ReviewHumira is approved to control ulcerative colitis when immunosuppressant medicines like corticosteroids, azathioprine and 6-mercaptopurine have not worked. The drug is an anti-tumor necro…
West Germany forward Dieter Mueller suffers heart attack – Times of India
West Germany forward Dieter Mueller suffers heart attackTimes of IndiaBERLIN: Former Cologne and West Germany forward Dieter Mueller has suffered a heart attack, third division Kickers Offenbach, the club where he was president for 12 years, said on Fr…
Veloxis Pharmaceuticals A/S Announces Strategic Agreement for Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A. to Commercialize and …
HORSHOLM, Denmark, Oct. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Veloxis Pharmaceuticals A/S (OMX: VELO) today announced that it has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A, a fully …
Pfizer to appeal over India drug patent refusal – New York Daily News
Pfizer to appeal over India drug patent refusalNew York Daily NewsAccording to Pfizer representatives, the court's decision undermines intellectual property rights in India. Indian pharmaceutical company Cipla opposed the granting of the domestic p…