Amgen to buy KAI Pharma for $315M cashBizjournals.com (blog)KAI's lead drug is in Phase II trials for hyperparathyroidism in patients with chronic kidney disease, but Amgen said it would provide a loan for planning of a Phase III trial prior to the…
Two Myeloma Experts Debate Role Of Stem Cell Transplantation In The Treatment … – The Myeloma Beacon
Two Myeloma Experts Debate Role Of Stem Cell Transplantation In The Treatment …The Myeloma BeaconAn autologous stem cell transplant is a procedure in which stem cells are collected from a patient prior to high-dose chemotherapy and later re-infused i…
Consider Organ Donation Pledge – Wheeling Intelligencer
ABC2 NewsConsider Organ Donation PledgeWheeling IntelligencerIn fact, most Ohio Valley residents probably know someone whose life has been improved – or even saved – by organ donation. Many probably know someone still in need. Even a person with the ce…
'Miracle patient' – Albert Lea Tribune
Albert Lea Tribune'Miracle patient'Albert Lea TribuneNow, as she looks back on that time — having since gone through chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant, spending at least six months straight in Rochester — she said she is grateful for …
Online organ donor registry to be announced – Schenectady Gazette
Online organ donor registry to be announcedSchenectady GazetteALBANY — The state Department of Health and Department of Motor Vehicles plan to announce today a new program making it possible for state residents to join the organ donor registry online…
Blood donation and testing camp organised at GNDU – Punjab Newsline
Blood donation and testing camp organised at GNDUPunjab NewslineBy Jagmohan Singh: AMRITSAR: The Guru Nanak Dev University organized a Blood Group Testing-Cum-Donation camp in the Student's Centre of the University. This Camp was organized by NSS U…
Amgen to Pick Up Peptide Drug Firm KAI Pharmaceuticals for $315M – Genetic Engineering News
Amgen to Pick Up Peptide Drug Firm KAI Pharmaceuticals for $315MGenetic Engineering NewsIt is being studied for the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who are on dialysis. Through this acquis…
Last Chance: Organ Donation Seminar – Patch.com
Last Chance: Organ Donation SeminarPatch.com“We'll be providing information about eye donations, helping people register for the state organ donation program,” Manger said. Last year, more than 40000 corneal transplants were performed in the Un…
Medtronic Says FDA OKs Expanded Indication For Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy – NASDAQ
Medtronic Says FDA OKs Expanded Indication For Cardiac Resynchronization TherapyNASDAQThe expanded indication includes New York Heart Association Class II heart failure patients with a left ventricular ejection fraction of less than or equal to 30 perc…
Procedure worth the wait, lung transplant survivor says – CTV.ca
CTV.caProcedure worth the wait, lung transplant survivor saysCTV.caLung transplantation, which is made possible by organ donors, was Benson's ticket to a longer, fuller life. Now in her early 50s, she hopes a 20-year-old Ottawa woman who just under…