USA TodayFederal policy blocks many gay men from blood donationUSA TodayBut three blood-related organizations — the Red Cross, America's Blood Centers and the transfusion and cellular therapy organization AABB — say modern HIV detection methods m…
Regeneration of specialized cells offers hope for treating chronic kidney disease – EurekAlert (press release)
Regeneration of specialized cells offers hope for treating chronic kidney diseaseEurekAlert (press release)Damage to podocytes — a specialized type of epithelial cell in the kidney — occurs in more than 90 percent of all chronic kidney disease. Now r…
Blues legend Hubert Sumlin dies at 80 – Sacramento Bee
ThirdAgeBlues legend Hubert Sumlin dies at 80Sacramento BeeHubert Sumlin, who died of heart failure Sunday at 80, is a crucial figure whose remarkable, mercurial, breathtaking style and long-standing legacy (Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan owed him…
Blood donation raises money for Toys for Tots – WWMT
Blood donation raises money for Toys for TotsWWMT(NEWSCHANNEL 3) – You've got a chance over the next few days to help make it a merry Christmas for a child in need and also save a life at the same time. For every person who donates blood at one of …
A transplant is not just a spare part – Universitas Helsingiensis
Universitas HelsingiensisA transplant is not just a spare partUniversitas HelsingiensisHeart transplant surgery is a risky procedure, and not only in the sense of mere survival. According to Professor Shildrick, what is at stake is nothing less than ou…
Ricerca per Alzheimer, schizofrenia e sclerosi multipla – ANSA.it
Ricerca per Alzheimer, schizofrenia e sclerosi multiplaANSA.itNel dettaglio, si tratta di "Daclizumab", molecola sviluppata in partnership con Biogen, in fase tre di sviluppo per il trattamento della sclerosi multipla recidivante-remittente, …
Novartis to report cancer drug data at SABCS and ASH 2011 – Zenopa
Novartis to report cancer drug data at SABCS and ASH 2011ZenopaSABCS highlights will include phase III data on everolimus for advanced breast cancer, as well as further findings on Zometa and BKM120. Meanwhile, the ASH presentations will focus on appro…
IVD/ Blood Donation Campaign in Salalah – Oman News Agency
IVD/ Blood Donation Campaign in SalalahOman News AgencySalalah, Dec 5 (ONA) — The Social Development Ministry, represented by the Social Development Committee in Salalah in coordination with the Directorate General of Social Development and the Direc…
American Red Cross Society Announces Blood Donation Drive – News Tonight
News TonightAmerican Red Cross Society Announces Blood Donation DriveNews TonightThere are two ways to donate blood, first one is whole blood donation and second one is Power Red. Before going to that level, one has to clear health interview in which g…
Low Dose Interleukin-2 can Improve Graft-versus-Host Disease – MedIndia
MedIndiaLow Dose Interleukin-2 can Improve Graft-versus-Host DiseaseMedIndiaCurrent treatment includes corticosteroids and other drugs that suppress immunity. Regulatory T cells are cells of the immune system. They play an important role in suppressing…