A researcher is recommending a price tag be attached to Canadians' kidneys. Dr. Braden Manns of the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta and Institute for Public Health suggests organ donors should receive financial compensation.
Micell Technologies Announces Issuance of Core Technology Patent – Sacramento Bee
Micell Technologies Announces Issuance of Core Technology PatentSacramento BeeThis intellectual property protection is related to Micell's investigational MiStent® Sirolimus Eluting Absorbable Polymer Coronary Stent System (MiStent SES™), as wel…
Rigel Announces Third Quarter 2012 Financial Results – Sacramento Bee
Rigel Announces Third Quarter 2012 Financial ResultsSacramento BeeThe increase in operating expenses was primarily due to increased costs related to the clinical trials of R343, Rigel's inhaled SYK inhibitor program for asthma; R548, Rigel's or…
Cash incentives for organ donations could boost numbers: study
A new study suggests offering cash incentives for organ donations could encourage more Canadians to sign their donor cards.
Thai man pleads guilty to South African rhino smuggling
Source: Photos.com A Thai man has pleaded guilty to smuggling rhino horn from South Africa, in a case in which prostitutes posing as big game hunters were used to conceal an international trafficking …
Nor Kham sentenced to death for Mekong killings plans appeal
Beijing – A court in south-western China sentenced alleged Golden Triangle drug lord Nor Kham and three accomplices to death on Tuesday after convicting them of murdering 13 Chinese sailors on the …
Warning over organ donor proposals in Wales – BBC News
BBC NewsWarning over organ donor proposals in WalesBBC NewsHospitals in Wales could struggle to cope with a change in the law to presumed consent for organ donation, a leading health economist claims. The Welsh government wants a system where people wi…
Claudius slightly better, Keshav Dutt pays visit – Times of India
IBNLiveClaudius slightly better, Keshav Dutt pays visitTimes of IndiaKOLKATA: Triple Olympic gold medalist Leslie Claudius, who is suffering from cirrhosis of the liver, is responding to the treatment and the doctors are hopeful, Bengal Hockey Associat…
Avonex Share of First-Line Therapy Among Multiple Sclerosis Patients has … – MarketWatch (press release)
Avonex Share of First-Line Therapy Among Multiple Sclerosis Patients has …MarketWatch (press release)Patient profiles for the eight DMAs in late clinical development (Aubagio, BG-12, alemtuzumab, PEG-Avonex, Copaxone 40mg 3x weekly, daclizumab, laqui…
Kamada Announces New Data on its Glassia Drug Supporting its Diabetes … – Business Wire (press release)
Kamada Announces New Data on its Glassia Drug Supporting its Diabetes …Business Wire (press release)Based on the results, Kamada reports that its AAT protein is modulating the activity of type B lymphocytes and by that enables the avoidance of organ …