Double-lung transplant recipient and viral-video sensation Hélène Campbell is back at her temporary home in Toronto after being discharged from hospital a second time, her mother wrote today in her blog.
Study Shows NxStage Daily Home Hemodialysis Patients More Likely to Receive Kidney Transplant
LAWRENCE, Mass., May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — NxStage® Medical , Inc. (NXTM), a leading manufacturer of innovative dialysis products, today commented on findings of the Chronic Disease Research …
Personal struggle led to fundraising success – Woodstock Sentinel Review
Personal struggle led to fundraising successWoodstock Sentinel ReviewEvery 14 to 21 months Ropp received Rituximab, a mild form of chemotherapy treatments that helped her go into a remission state. “They (the treatments) helped to get me off the ster…
UK's NICE negative on Sanofi's Jevtana, but backs Botox for migraine – The Pharma Letter
Daily MailUK's NICE negative on Sanofi's Jevtana, but backs Botox for migraineThe Pharma LetterThe Appraisal Committee considered that the most plausible Incremental Cost Effectiveness Ratio (ICER) for cabazitaxel in combination with prednisone…
Destiny Awaits
RENSSELAER, Ind. — On her good days, it’s nearly impossible to tell that 4-year-old Savana Calero has a life-threatening gastrointestinal disease that has already required her to undergo 12 surgeries in her young life.
Treatment with Ixmyelocel-T Shown to Improve Outcomes in Heart Failure Patients – Sacramento Bee
Treatment with Ixmyelocel-T Shown to Improve Outcomes in Heart Failure PatientsSacramento Bee"An increasing number of patients have progressive heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopathy, even after treatment with drug therapy and surgical interv…
Teenage organ donor saves eight lives – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.ukTeenage organ donor saves eight livesTelegraph.co.uk"She also thought about and discussed death and said of her wish to be an organ donor when she died. "Eight people have benefited from vital parts of her beautiful young healt…
Rituximab does not appear to benefit children with INS – News-Medical.net
Rituximab does not appear to benefit children with INSNews-Medical.netThe drug rituximab, an antibody that targets the immune system and is often used to treat immune disorders such as lymphoma and arthritis, has recently emerged as a potential treatme…
ICD therapy significantly reduces mortality in patients with moderate heart … – News-Medical.net
MD NewsICD therapy significantly reduces mortality in patients with moderate heart …News-Medical.netSt. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ), a global medical device company, today announced results of the SCD-HeFT (Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Tri…
Review finds 74% decline in annual ICU admissions for asthma – News-Medical.net
Review finds 74% decline in annual ICU admissions for asthmaNews-Medical.net"The main reason for the decline in cases is that more of our patients are taking their controller medications such as inhaled corticosteroids, which reduce the amount of …