THURSDAY, July 5 (HealthDay News) — The first DNA test to help doctors treat a common viral infection in people who have had a solid organ transplant has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
NIH-funded study finds more precise way to estimate kidney function – Pharmaceutical Processing
NIH-funded study finds more precise way to estimate kidney functionPharmaceutical ProcessingMeasuring creatinine and cystatin C — two markers for chronic kidney disease (CKD) — more precisely estimates kidney function than either marker alone, accord…
FDA Approves Roche Test to Track Progress Treating Common Infection in Organ Transplant Patients
FDA Approves Roche Test to Track Progress Treating Common Infection in Organ Transplant Patients
FDA approves first DNA test to help manage CMV infection in organ transplant patients
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first DNA test to help health care professionals gauge the progress of anti-viral treatment in solid organ transplant patients undergoing cytomegalovirus (CMV) antiviral therapy.
India, China leaders in innovation despite lack of resources – mydigitalfc.com
India, China leaders in innovation despite lack of resourcesmydigitalfc.comResources may be scarce but Indians and Chinese don't seem to lose heart so far as innovation is concerned. The dearth of facilities is only pushing them ahead.and more …
JGH offers free classes on Congestive Heart Failure, Managing Diabetes July 16 – Jackson County Newspapers
JGH offers free classes on Congestive Heart Failure, Managing Diabetes July 16Jackson County NewspapersOn Wednesday, July 16 Jackson General Hospital will have two classes, one on Congestive Heart Failure at 1 p.m. and Managing diabetes at 9 a.m..
Methodist Dallas suspends program after kidney transplant error
NEWS 8 EXCLUSIVE DALLAS – A transplant patient at Methodist Dallas Medical Center was mistakenly given a kidney, last week, though that patient was not next in line, the hospital says. As result, Methodist confirms, it has voluntarily suspended its k…
Obese Heart Failure Patients Have Better Outcomes – Medical News Today
MediplacementsObese Heart Failure Patients Have Better OutcomesMedical News TodayAdvanced heart failure patients are considerably less likely to experience adverse outcomes if they are obese and have a higher waist circumference, according to UCLA rese…
Roche's DNA test to track CMV infection gets FDA nod
(Reuters) – U.S. health regulators on Thursday approved a first-of-its-kind DNA test by Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG to help physicians track progress in treating organ transplant patients for a common virus. Roche's COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMa…
Roche receives FDA approval for Cytomegalovirus viral load test
PLEASANTON , Calif., July 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that it has received premarket approval (PMA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a …