gulfnews.comMohammad urges blood donation to ease shortagegulfnews.comDubai: A call for blood donation was made yesterday by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. The initia…
Gas on Autoimmune Diseases Hit by A Genetic Accelerator – MedIndia
Gas on Autoimmune Diseases Hit by A Genetic AcceleratorMedIndiaThe therapies currently used are based on cortisone, anti-malarial drugs and immunosuppressants (azathioprine, mycophenolate, cyclophosphamide) and biologic drugs (rituximab, Belimumab). Bu…
Peds Liver Transplant Patients Tolerate Drug Withdrawal – Doctors Lounge
Peds Liver Transplant Patients Tolerate Drug WithdrawalDoctors LoungeEight patients did not meet the primary end point because of an exclusion criteria violation (one patient), acute rejection (two patients), or indeterminate rejection (five patients)….
Liver Transplant Stabilizes Lung Function in Cystic Fibrosis – Doctors Lounge
Liver Transplant Stabilizes Lung Function in Cystic FibrosisDoctors LoungeFor a select group of patients with cirrhosis due to cystic fibrosis liver disease, liver transplantation can stabilize long-term lung function and nutritional status and reduce …
RMH doc first in state to implant new CRT-D therapy device – Augusta Free Press
Augusta Free PressRMH doc first in state to implant new CRT-D therapy deviceAugusta Free PressRMH electrophysiologist Robert VerNooy, MD, has successfully implanted a new type of heart pacing device that helps doctors better treat patients diagnosed wi…
Blood donation event set for First United Methodist Church – Winston County Journal
KCRGBlood donation event set for First United Methodist ChurchWinston County JournalTo support local blood donation, a blood drive is set for January 19 from 3-7 pm at First Methodist Church in the parking lot. United Blood Services is collecting the b…
Refinements in Inhaled Drug Delivery Enhancing Growth Prospects as Global … – PharmiWeb.com (press release)
Refinements in Inhaled Drug Delivery Enhancing Growth Prospects as Global …PharmiWeb.com (press release)For example, long-acting b2-agonists and inhaled corticosteroids are two classes of drugs having very different modes of action and targeting diff…
If Dad's the Liver Donor, Jr. May Not Need Immune Suppressants – MedPage Today
MedPage TodayIf Dad's the Liver Donor, Jr. May Not Need Immune SuppressantsMedPage TodayThey also were stable on a single immunosuppressive drug without any evidence of chronic or acute rejection or significant fibrosis on liver biopsy. In contrast…
Mortality climbs with rising PA pressure in heart failure: Community-based study – TheHeart.Org
Mortality climbs with rising PA pressure in heart failure: Community-based studyTheHeart.OrgRochester, MN – Elevated pulmonary-artery (PA) pressures in heart-failure patients in the community are common and independently predict outcomes, suggests a pr…
Rituximab Ineffective as Lupus Nephritis Add-On Therapy – Renal and Urology News
Rituximab Ineffective as Lupus Nephritis Add-On TherapyRenal and Urology NewsAdding rituximab to mycophenolate mofetil and corticosteroids does not improve outcomes in patients with lupus nephritis (LN), according to a study. As part of the Lupus Nephr…