WDEL 1150AMDelawarean inducted into Worldwide Blood Donation Hall of FameMaxwell Gunter DispatchJoe McDonough was inducted into the Worldwide Blood Donation Hall of Fame on Monday for his continuous donations of blood and platelets. Since McDonough los…
Interplay of hypertension and infection underlies heart disease in Africa – TheHeart.Org
Interplay of hypertension and infection underlies heart disease in AfricaTheHeart.OrgOrlando, FL – Identifying and treating high blood pressure in sub-Saharan Africa and improving the uptake of evidence-based therapies for heart failure would bring the…
EBV in RA patient marrow strongly predicts rituximab success – ProHealth
EBV in RA patient marrow strongly predicts rituximab successProHealthMethods: Blood and bone marrow from 35 RA patients were analysed for CMV, EBV, HSV-1, HSV-2, parvovirus B19 and polyomavirus using real-time PCR before and 3 months after rituximab (R…
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Awarded FACT Accreditation for Rigorous … – Duluth Weekly
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Awarded FACT Accreditation for Rigorous …Duluth Weekly“We are pleased that the Aflac Cancer Center of Children's has met the requirements of the Foundation and has been granted accreditation for bone marrow …
Rich have edge for organ transplants – Palm Beach Post (blog)
Rich have edge for organ transplantsPalm Beach Post (blog)For that reason certain cancers are a contraindication to liver transplantation. Also, the drugs to prevent rejection of the liver weaken the immune system and might contribute to cancer coming …
Azathioprine Monotherapy No Better Than Placebo For Sustained Remission in … – Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News
Azathioprine Monotherapy No Better Than Placebo For Sustained Remission in …Gastroenterology & Endoscopy NewsChicago—Although thiopurines have shown benefit in children with Crohn's disease (CD), the efficacy of azathioprine (AZA) in newly diag…
Low vitamin C portends worse heart-failure outcomes – TheHeart.Org
Low vitamin C portends worse heart-failure outcomesTheHeart.OrgOrlando, FL – Heart-failure patients consuming a diet high in vitamin C are about half as likely to suffer a cardiac event within a year as patients with low vitamin-C levels, according to …
Haute Event: The Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center's Fnnual … – Haute Living
Haute LivingHaute Event: The Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center's Fnnual …Haute LivingDuring dinner Dr. Richard J. O'Reilly, Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics and Director of the Bone Marrow Transplantation Program at Me…
Spectrum says FDA removes bioscan requirement for Zevalin cancer treatment – Proactive Investors USA & Canada
Proactive Investors USA & CanadaSpectrum says FDA removes bioscan requirement for Zevalin cancer treatmentProactive Investors USA & CanadaPatients that are now undergoing treatment with Zevalin will get two infusions of cancer drug rituximab followed b…
Wellington Management Ups Merck Stake, Reduces Pfizer Q3 Stock Holding – Wall St. Cheat Sheet
Wellington Management Ups Merck Stake, Reduces Pfizer Q3 Stock HoldingWall St. Cheat SheetThe Company's products and experimental therapies address cancer, heart disease, HIV/AIDS, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, hepatitis, organ transplant rejecti…