Early intervention of biologic therapies improves outcome for Crohn's diseaseNews-Medical.netThere is no known cure for Crohn's disease, and traditional treatment is focused on a "step-up" strategy of managing inflammatory symptoms, s…
Drug interactions won't exclude HCV transplant or HIV co-infected patients … – Medical Xpress
Drug interactions won't exclude HCV transplant or HIV co-infected patients …Medical XpressIn the first multicentric study of the efficacy and safety of the protease inhibitors (PI) Boceprevir or Telaprevir in patients with severe HCV genotype 1 (…
XDx Announces Positive Results from European CARGO II Study of AlloMap(R … – MarketWatch (press release)
XDx Announces Positive Results from European CARGO II Study of AlloMap(R …MarketWatch (press release)AlloMap is XDx's FDA-cleared and CE-marked, easy and convenient, non-invasive blood test that aids physicians in determining a stable heart trans…
XDx Announces Positive Results from European CARGO II Study of AlloMap® Molecular Expression Testing
XDx, Inc., a molecular diagnostics company focused on the development and commercialization of clinically differentiated, high value non-invasive tests to monitor immune status in transplant recipients and autoimmune diseases, today announced positive …
Foster makes plea for organ donation – Victoria Times Colonist
Foster makes plea for organ donationVictoria Times Colonist"Becoming an organ donor may be the act that saves a life," said Fortin. "We can do this." Polls have shown more than 85 per cent of Canadians support organ donation, but on…
'Clarity' call on organ donation – BBC News
BBC News'Clarity' call on organ donationBBC NewsThe Law Society has called on the Welsh government for more clarity on the role of family members if a new organ donation law is to be introduced. Currently, people wishing to donate their organs …
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced data from a retrospective subanalysis of the Phase 2 PROVE 2 study that showed that 100 percent (12/12) of patients with the IL28B CC genotype who were new to treatment achieved a viral…
ProPublica tracking website has dialysis insight
More than 1,600 El Pasoans rely on 22 dialysis centers in the region to maintain a certain quality of life while waiting for a lifesaving kidney transplant.
Disease research awarded – The News Record
Disease research awardedThe News RecordMcCormack published the award-winning research, “Efficacy and Safety of Sirolimus in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM),” in the New England Journal of Medicine. The study found that the drug sirolimus could stabi…
Value of screening for kidney disease unclear – Zee News
Zee NewsValue of screening for kidney disease unclearZee NewsIn the US, about 11 percent of adults have chronic kidney disease, the vast majority of whom have early-stage disease. The disease is very common among older adults — more than 44 percent of…