A former Navy SEAL finished a half marathon Saturday — then met the stranger he credits for saving his life.
Novartis announces encouraging results from Phase III heart failure study – Equities.com
Novartis announces encouraging results from Phase III heart failure studyEquities.comNov 12, 2012 (Datamonitor via COMTEX) — Novartis AG has announced that Phase III RELAX-AHF study has shown that investigational RLX030 improved symptoms and reduced d…
New Kidney Allocation Proposal Is Ethically Unacceptable – U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World ReportNew Kidney Allocation Proposal Is Ethically UnacceptableU.S. News & World ReportFirst, individuals with ESRD have two therapeutic options: dialysis or kidney transplantation. Second, virtually all individuals with ESRD, regardle…
Reuters Health News Summary
Following is a summary of current health news briefs. Novartis drug helps patients with rare inflammatorydiseases ZURICH (Reuters) – Novartis' Ilaris helps reducepatients' symptoms and the frequency of attacks in two rareinflammatory diseases, …
CellAegis Devices Announces Initiation of Clinical Testing of Remote Ischemic … – MarketWatch (press release)
CellAegis Devices Announces Initiation of Clinical Testing of Remote Ischemic …MarketWatch (press release)The study design for the Toronto clinical program calls for the enrollment of 24 adult patients with stage T1 renal cell carcinoma (RCC) schedul…
Intercept Pharmaceuticals Announces Completion of Enrollment in FLINT
NEW YORK — Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Intercept), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel therapeutics to treat chronic liver diseases, …
Why Asian women are more susceptible to cancer – Times of India
Times of IndiaWhy Asian women are more susceptible to cancerTimes of IndiaThe finding provides further evidence that risk of lung cancer among never-smokers, especially Asian women, may be associated with certain unique inherited genetic characteristic…
Robotic surgeries boost Bangalore's medical tourism – Daily News & Analysis
Robotic surgeries boost Bangalore's medical tourismDaily News & AnalysisSince Anjana wanted to preserve her kidney and, at the same time, get rid of the tumour, she underwent a procedure called Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy (kidney preserving …
India's Cipla cuts prices of three cancer drugs – The Pharma Letter
India's Cipla cuts prices of three cancer drugsThe Pharma LetterLung cancer drug Erlocip would cost Rs 9,900 rupees for 30 tablets down from 27,000 rupees and 3,700 rupees for 10 tablets, down from 10,000 rupees. Erlotinib is the drug for which Cip…
India: Singh pledges ā can he deliver? – Financial Times (blog)
India: Singh pledges ā can he deliver?Financial Times (blog)Still, even cynically-minded types not inclined to believe Singh's rhetoric can take heart, because there is indeed another crisis approaching, and one which will definitely require more…