Palm Beach Daily NewsZachary Potter's tribute to dad behind Leukemia & Lymphoma Society questPalm Beach Daily NewsThat therapy adds rituximab, a monoclonal antibody, to an established regimen of four chemotherapy drugs. “The treatments that w…
Dick Cheney recovering after heart transplant surgery, his office says – ABC News
Dick Cheney recovering after heart transplant surgery, his office saysABC NewsDick Cheney recovering after heart transplant surgery, his office says.
Roche's Herceptin given by subcutaneous injection offers greater convenience … – PipelineReview.com (press release)
Roche's Herceptin given by subcutaneous injection offers greater convenience …PipelineReview.com (press release)Roche are also investigating the use of MabThera (rituximab) for subcutaneous injection in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and chronic lymp…
Checklist keeps heart failure patients out of hospital – USA TODAY
USA TODAYChecklist keeps heart failure patients out of hospitalUSA TODAYAn old-fashioned checklist has the potential to keep patients with heart failure out of the hospital — and save Medicare billions of dollars, a small new study suggests. The chec…
ACC: Stem Cells Flop in Heart Failure Study – MedPage Today
The West AustralianACC: Stem Cells Flop in Heart Failure StudyMedPage TodayExplain that an injection of bone marrow stem cells into the heart didn't boost its performance in chronic ischemic heart failure, according to an early phase randomized tri…
Chevy Hockenberry, Mercersburg, gets stem cell transplant at Hershey – Waynesboro Record Herald
Chevy Hockenberry, Mercersburg, gets stem cell transplant at HersheyWaynesboro Record HeraldLance Hockenberry and Melissa Johnson were at the bedside of their son, Chevy Hockenberry, as he received a stem cell transplant last week at Penn State Hershey…
China to stop taking organs from prisoners – Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning HeraldChina to stop taking organs from prisonersSydney Morning HeraldFor many years, China resisted even passing national legislation for organ donation or for establishing when brain death had occurred. The worry was that, particularly …
China plans end to harvest of executed inmates' organs – Sacramento Bee
China plans end to harvest of executed inmates' organsSacramento BeeFor many years, China resisted even passing national legislation for organ donation or for establishing when brain death had occurred. The worry was that particularly in poorer are…
Ethics committee rules organ donation: 'a selfless gift without expectation of … – MaltaToday
Gozo NewsEthics committee rules organ donation: 'a selfless gift without expectation of …MaltaTodayThe Live Organ Transplant Advisory Committee (LOTAC) has decided that organ donation to specific donors by patients or their relatives against paym…
Woman recognized as blood donation champion – Shreveport Times
Woman recognized as blood donation championShreveport TimesDebbie Colvin demonstrated her commitment to blood donation during an interview with LifeShare Blood Center in Shreveport 30 years ago. "The day that I came in to apply for the job, they w…