EXTON, Pa., June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — ViroPharma Incorporated (NASDAQ: VPHM) today announced the initiation of a Phase 2 program to evaluate maribavir for the treatment of cytomegalovirus infections …
Partial Nephrectomy Preferred for Some Patients – Renal and Urology News
Partial Nephrectomy Preferred for Some PatientsRenal and Urology NewsA new study by researchers at the University of Michigan suggests that partial nephrectomy should be the preferred treatment for patients who are candidates for it. John Schieszer rep…
Call for Facebook organ donor tool in SA – Health24.com
WJLACall for Facebook organ donor tool in SAHealth24.comResearch by the Organ Donor Foundation has revealed there are currently 4 300 people in South Africa who require organs, yet only 800 of these patients will receive donations this year. As a resul…
Adams Center teen cancer patient awaits stem cell transplant – WatertownDailyTimes.com
Adams Center teen cancer patient awaits stem cell transplantWatertownDailyTimes.comBy REBECCA MADDEN Instead of graduating from high school, 17-year-old Benjamin R. Towles is preparing for a stem cell transplant. He's missed his senior prom at Sout…
Solutions to raise number of potential organ donors debated
The large disparity between need and availability of transplant organs is borne out in the national numbers.
Helene Campbell appears again on 'The Ellen Show'
'You look fantastic,' Ellen DeGeneres tells the beaming double-lung transplant recipient.
Double-lung transplant recipient released from hospital
She wasn't expected to be released from the hospital for another week, but Helene Campbell is now resting at her Toronto home. The organ donor activist tweeted last night, "casa at lasta."
US FDA warns consumers about Reumofan Plus usage – pharmabiz.com
US FDA warns consumers about Reumofan Plus usagepharmabiz.comAccording to FDA adverse events reports, consumers reported symptoms suggesting that some lots of Reumofan Plus may contain corticosteroids. At least one report from a health care professiona…
New operator of Maplewood License Office hopes to promote organ donation – STLtoday.com
New operator of Maplewood License Office hopes to promote organ donationSTLtoday.com"Right now, about 42 percent of licensed drivers are on the state's organ donor registry. And we have a lot of data that show that when a person signs up on th…
MolMed: New Phase II Data on Investigational Drug NGR-hTNF Presented at ASCO – MarketWatch (press release)
MolMed: New Phase II Data on Investigational Drug NGR-hTNF Presented at ASCOMarketWatch (press release)… II clinical trials of its investigational drug NGR-hTNF in as many different types of solid tumours, together with an update on the clinical deve…