A Pfizer drug that failed to thrive as a treatment for HIV may now present a great hope for a deadly consequence of the bone marrow transplants used to treat blood cancers such as leukemia, myeloma, and lymphoma, according to a small study of 38 patien…
Plan Set for Charlie's Second Stem Cell Transplant – WGBA-TV
Plan Set for Charlie's Second Stem Cell TransplantWGBA-TVAfter weeks of pain and discomfort, doctors at Children's Hospital in Minneapolis have started the medication Rituximab designed to help Charlie's stomach feel better. Trisha Knuth wr…
HIV drug reduces graft-vs.-host disease in bone marrow transplant patients, Penn study shows
( University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine ) An HIV drug that redirects immune cell traffic significantly reduces the incidence of a dangerous complication that often follows bone marrow transplants for blood cancer patients, according to research…
HIV Drug Reduces Graft-versus-Host Disease in Bone Marrow Transplant Patients
An HIV drug that redirects immune cell traffic significantly reduces the incidence of a dangerous complication that often follows bone marrow transplants for blood cancer patients, according to research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the Unive…
HIV Drug Reduces Graft-versus-Host Disease in Bone Marrow Transplant Patients, Penn Study Shows
PHILADELPHIA — An HIV drug that redirects immune cell traffic significantly reduces the incidence of a dangerous complication that often follows bone marrow transplants for blood cancer patients, according to research from the Perelman School of Medi…
Cell-Based 'Tracking Devices' Might Help Monitor Treatments – iVillage Entertainment
Cell-Based 'Tracking Devices' Might Help Monitor TreatmentsiVillage EntertainmentNewby said that the research team hopes to investigate the use of these techniques to diagnose inflammatory conditions of the heart, such as transplant rejection, …
No heart surgeries at CMCH since 2008 – Times of India
No heart surgeries at CMCH since 2008Times of IndiaWhen the state health minister Dr V S Vijay visited the CMCH on Tuesday and issued stern instructions to the hospital administration to start performing heart surgeries within a month, people were left…
Boy to have heart surgery in CMCH – Times of India
Boy to have heart surgery in CMCHTimes of IndiaFor 11-year-old, M Nagaraj, life took a drastic turn after he was diagnosed positive for Atrial Septal Defect (ASD), a cardiac defect. Though Nagaraj wants to be back in school and spend time with his clas…
Woman says porn companies are extorters
LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 11 (UPI) — A Louisville, Ky., woman has sued five pornography companies, accusing them of using Internet copyright laws to extort money from unwary computer users.
Study shows abuses in data collection
WASHINGTON, July 11 (UPI) — A U.S. government agency is pushing its polygraph operators to obtain intimate information of thousands of job applicants, a newspaper investigation said.