Boston Scientific Announces Launch of PROMUS Element™ Platinum Chromium Stent …Bradenton HeraldBy Boston Scientific Corporation NATICK, Mass., March 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) announces the launch of the PROMU…
Severe Vasculitis Yields to Rituximab – MedPage Today
Severe Vasculitis Yields to RituximabMedPage TodayOne small study documented that rituximab was very effective and well-tolerated therapy for HCV-associated cryoglobulinemic vasculitis in patients in whom antiviral therapy had failed to induce remissio…
American Red Cross to hold blood donation event at JCC – MyABC50.com
American Red Cross to hold blood donation event at JCCMyABC50.comCall the Jefferson Community College student activities center at 315-786-2431 to make your reservation and help meet the American Red Cross's blood donation needs. Check out MyABC50….
Secondhand Smoke Shortens Transplant Survival in Mice – Doctors Lounge
Secondhand Smoke Shortens Transplant Survival in MiceDoctors LoungeSHS did not alter acute islet allograft rejection, nor did it directly interfere with vigorously alloreactive T-cell proliferation in vivo and in vitro. SHS did not cause a significant …
Reduced Lung Function Linked to Heart Failure Risk – Doctors Lounge
MediplacementsReduced Lung Function Linked to Heart Failure RiskDoctors LoungeLung function and obstructive airway diseases are strongly and independently associated with an increased risk of heart failure, according to a study published online Feb. 25…
Red Is in the Rainbow: A Closer Look at Blood Donation Discrimination – Huffington Post (blog)
Red Is in the Rainbow: A Closer Look at Blood Donation DiscriminationHuffington Post (blog)By coordinating a letter campaign, we seek to communicate to policy makers just how much harm this ban inflicts and put forward an alternative we believe more ap…
Research and Markets: Liver Failure – Pipeline Review, H1 2012 – SunHerald.com
Research and Markets: Liver Failure – Pipeline Review, H1 2012SunHerald.comGlobal Markets Direct's, 'Liver Failure – Pipeline Review, H1 2012', provides an overview of the Liver Failure therapeutic pipeline. This report provides information…
Higher-Risk MDS Patients May Achieve Similar Survival With Stem Cell … – The MDS Beacon
Higher-Risk MDS Patients May Achieve Similar Survival With Stem Cell …The MDS BeaconIn order to evaluate the outcomes after stem cell transplantation compared to treatment with Vidaza or Dacogen without transplantation, the researchers retrospectivel…
Study Recommends Combination Treatment for Heart Failure – EmpowHer
Study Recommends Combination Treatment for Heart FailureEmpowHerBy Mary Kyle HERWriter February 29, 2012 – 9:25pm Heart failure is a serious health condition which affects almost 6 million Americans each year. While it's more common in adults than …
FTC Requires Fresenius to Sell 60 Clinics – Renal Business Today
FTC Requires Fresenius to Sell 60 ClinicsRenal Business TodayKidney transplantation is the only alternative treatment to dialysis services, but the wait-time for a replacement kidney can be more than five years, and during that time these patients must…