BOSTON (Reuters) – Osiris Therapeutics Inc said on Thursday that Canadian health regulators have approved its treatment for acute graft-versus host disease in children, making it the first stem cell drug to be approved for a systemic disease anywhere i…
SPDP Satok to hold blood donation drive – The Borneo Post
SPDP Satok to hold blood donation driveThe Borneo PostFOR A GOOD CAUSE: Manjeet (seated, second right) together with SPDP committee members holding blood donation drive posters. KUCHING: Sarawak Progressive Democrative Party (SPDP) Satok division will …
Apollo Hospitals punished
The State Health Department, through a Government Order G.O. (D) 408, dated 17.05.2012, has punished Apollo Hospitals for violation of rules laid down under the Cadaver Transplant Programme. …
Neurocrine Biosciences Announces Urocortin 2 Phase II Study Results in … – MarketWatch (press release)
Neurocrine Biosciences Announces Urocortin 2 Phase II Study Results in …MarketWatch (press release)SAN DIEGO, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:NBIX) today announced efficacy and safety results from a Phase …
woman uses Twitter to raise money for life saving stem-cell transplant – Global Toronto
Shalom Lifewoman uses Twitter to raise money for life saving stem-cell transplantGlobal TorontoCourtney Render, a McGill University student from Toronto, has been battling Hodgkin's Lymphoma for the past two years, and is attempting raise the money…
Ethan Steps Out Post Stem-Cell Transplant for Jenna's Graduation – People Magazine
Ethan Steps Out Post Stem-Cell Transplant for Jenna's GraduationPeople MagazineBy Dahvi Shira After getting a stem-cell transplant as part of his ongoing battle with Hodgkin's lymphoma, Zohn, 38, was by the side of longtime girlfriend as she gr…
Exercise Can Benefit Heart Failure Patients, AHA Study Finds – Physical Therapy Products
Exercise Can Benefit Heart Failure Patients, AHA Study FindsPhysical Therapy ProductsAccording to new research published in Circulation, an American Heart Association, Dallas, journal, exercise can counteract muscle breakdown, increase strength, and re…
Artificial heart to cost only Rs 3-4 lakh in 5 yrs – Deccan Chronicle
Artificial heart to cost only Rs 3-4 lakh in 5 yrsDeccan ChronicleBy Sangeetha Chengappa People will live to celebrate their 95th birthdays Heart failure is one of the commonest causes of death, but implanting an artificial heart in a patient, whatever…
FDA-approved Drug Makes Established Cancer Vaccine Work Better, Penn Study Finds – Penn: Office of University Communications
FDA-approved Drug Makes Established Cancer Vaccine Work Better, Penn Study FindsPenn: Office of University CommunicationsA team from the Perelman School of Medicine and the Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute at the University of Pennsylvania fou…
Using a DMV Wait to Enroll Organ Donors – New York Times (blog)
New York Times (blog)Using a DMV Wait to Enroll Organ DonorsNew York Times (blog)After a few minutes she broke the silence and asked, “Do you want to be an organ donor?” As a surgeon specializing in liver transplants, I've spent more time than …