Two-gene test predicts which patients with heart failure respond best to beta …Medical Xpress(Medical Xpress)—A landmark paper identifying genetic signatures that predict which patients will respond to a life-saving drug for treating congestive hea…
Pulmonary vaccines ensure better response – Times of India
Pulmonary vaccines ensure better responseTimes of India"The lung is an immunologic powerhouse that remains largely unexplored. Theoretically we should be able to avoid needles and simply inhale our vaccines," says Gerald C. Smaldone, professo…
Roche cancer drugs and currency drive sales growth – Pharma Times
San Francisco ChronicleRoche cancer drugs and currency drive sales growthPharma TimesThe firm's top-selling drug was MabThera/Rituxan (rituximab), approved for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukaemia as well as rheumatoid arthr…
Mystery kidney disease decimates Central America sugarcane workers – NBCNews.com (blog)
Mystery kidney disease decimates Central America sugarcane workersNBCNews.com (blog)In El Salvador and Nicaragua alone, the number of men dying from the excruciatingly painful disease has risen five-fold in the last two decades. High rates of CKD also …
Cytori Therapeutics announces initiation of cell therapy heart failure trial – Equities.com
Cytori Therapeutics announces initiation of cell therapy heart failure trialEquities.com"Patients with refractory heart failure have no options except for heart transplant, for which there are few hearts available," said Dr Timothy Henry, dir…
Childhood asthma may pass on to many generations – Times of India
Childhood asthma may pass on to many generationsTimes of IndiaAn Indian origin scientist was recently awarded a two-year, 377,220-dollar grant by the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to conduct a st…
Farmers protest chronic kidney disease – The Sunday Times Sri Lanka
Farmers protest chronic kidney diseaseThe Sunday Times Sri LankaA protest voiced against the import of chemical fertilizer was held today by farmers along with the representatives of Kidney Patients in the North Central Province was held today in front…
Recipient, donor recover after liver transplant surgery – SGGP
Recipient, donor recover after liver transplant surgerySGGP… transplant surgery. After three days of the first adult liver transplant surgery in Ho Chi Minh City, both recipient and donor have made good recovery, said Dr. Pham Thi Ngoc Thao, deputy d…
Health Matters: The failing heart, congestive heart failure – NBC2 News
Health Matters: The failing heart, congestive heart failureNBC2 News"The onset of congestive heart failure can sneak up on one. Often unexplained weight gain accompanied by shortness of breath is the thing that tips you off that it's early con…
'We're gravely impacted': Orangeburg Kidney Walk to take place Thursday
One in four individuals in Orangeburg County and one in three people in Bamberg and Calhoun counties have kidney disease, a statistic the organizer of an upcoming walk says makes it all the more needed in raising awareness and research funds.