Immune drug doesn't help kids with hard-to-treat kidney disorderEurekAlert (press release)Children with a particular kidney immune disorder that is unresponsive to standard treatments do not benefit from the immune drug rituximab. Additional studie…
Stem Cell Study Shows Promising Results Against Heart Failure – U.S. News & World Report
MedCity NewsStem Cell Study Shows Promising Results Against Heart FailureU.S. News & World ReportBy Denise Mann THURSDAY, May 10 (HealthDay News) — A new treatment that involves spinning bone marrow stem cells to enhance their healing potential may he…
Baby Andrei, Romanian Baby Born With Stunted Intestines, Dies At 9 Months Old
BUCHAREST, Romania A Romanian baby born with virtually no intestines who confounded doctors by tenaciously clinging to life and captured international attention and offers of medical help, died on Thursday. He was nine months old.
Stem Cell Study Shows Promising Results Against Heart Failure – MSN Health & Fitness
Stem Cell Study Shows Promising Results Against Heart FailureMSN Health & FitnessBy Denise MannHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, May 10 (HealthDay News) — A new treatment that involves spinning bone marrow stem cells to enhance their healing potential may …
Cell Therapeutics' Pixuvri® Approved in European Union as Monotherapy to Treat … – MarketWatch (press release)
Cell Therapeutics' Pixuvri® Approved in European Union as Monotherapy to Treat …MarketWatch (press release)The EMA's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use ("CHMP") has accepted PIX306, CTI's ongoing randomized controll…
Compassionate Use of Pluristem's PLX Cells Saves the Life of a Child after … – Proactive Investors USA & Canada
OneMedPlaceCompassionate Use of Pluristem's PLX Cells Saves the Life of a Child after …Proactive Investors USA & Canada“With her body rejecting all possible treatment – and with no other options – we finally turned to Pluristem's PLX ce…
Helene Campbell back in hospital after lung transplant
Double lung recipient Helene Campbell is back in a Toronto hospital after experiencing shortness of breath. Manon Campbell, Helene's mother, announced the setback in a blog post Wednesday night.
Boston Scientific Announces Schedule For EuroPCR 2012 – Sacramento Bee
Boston Scientific Announces Schedule For EuroPCR 2012Sacramento BeeEVOLVE is a prospective, randomized, non-inferiority trial that compares two dose formulations of everolimus on Boston Scientific's SYNERGY Coronary Stent System to the PROMUS Eleme…
Toddler who swallowed 8 magnets faces long road to recovery
A boy who swallowed eight magnetic beads a month ago faces a long road to recovery. Doctors had to remove most of one-year-old Braylon Jordan's intestine to repair the damage the magnets caused. He is now waiting for a transplant
Transplant Games head to Sheffield
Hundreds of transplant patients will be heading to Sheffield for an annual sporting event highlighting the benefits of organ donation.