New Data from Landmark Study Shows Cost-Effectiveness of Medtronic Life-Saving …MarketWatch (press release)MINNEAPOLIS & BOSTON, May 11, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) today announced findings from an economic analysis of the …
Rituximab Little Use in Resistant Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome – Doctors Lounge
Rituximab Little Use in Resistant Idiopathic Nephrotic SyndromeDoctors LoungeThe anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody, rituximab, added to prednisone and calcineurin inhibitors, does not provide any additional benefit in terms of reduced proteinuria in the tr…
Prostate cancer drug 'too expensive' for NHS – Best Medical Cover
Telegraph.co.ukProstate cancer drug 'too expensive' for NHSBest Medical CoverBut the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) deems the drug to be too pricy for use alongside prednisone or prednisolone as a second-line treat…
Watch: UCSD Sued Over Cancerous Kidney Transplant
California man claims surgeon knowingly gave him a kidney with a cyst.
Study shows benefit of new maintenance therapy for multiple myeloma
( University of North Carolina School of Medicine ) Multiple myeloma is a form of cancer where the plasma cells in the bone marrow grow out of control, causing damage to bones as well as predisposing patients to anemia, infection and kidney failure. Un…
'Kepler's Dream,' by Juliet Bell – New York Times
'Kepler's Dream,' by Juliet BellNew York TimesHer mother has leukemia — Extreme Cancer, Ella calls it — and is about to have a stem cell transplant. Her father, who works as a guide at an outdoor travel adventure company, has literally …
Heart for the Game: The incredible saga of Simon Keith
Simon Keith became the first person to ever play professional sports after having a heart transplant.
Two lung transplant patient Helene Campbell out of hospital, back on treadmill
TORONTO – Helene Campbell is back at her “home away from home” in Toronto. A blog post from her mother, Manon, says the 21-year-old double lung transplant recipient from Ottawa has been discharged from Toronto General Hospital and is “feeling wel…
Stem cell study shows promising results against heart failure – Medical Xpress
Stem cell study shows promising results against heart failureMedical Xpress(HealthDay) — A new treatment that involves spinning bone marrow stem cells to enhance their healing potential may help people with advanced heart failure feel and function bet…
Depression in Heart Failure Patients Hits Men Hardest – MarketWatch (press release)
Depression in Heart Failure Patients Hits Men HardestMarketWatch (press release)Depression and reports of having poor quality of life are more likely in male heart failure patients than in women or men without heart failure, according to research prese…