Veloxis Pharmaceuticals announces a restructuring of the company to support …MarketWatch (press release)Tacrolimus is a leading immunosuppression drug used for the prevention of transplant allograft rejection after organ transplantation. LCP-Tacro(TM…
Ex-Clipper dies from heart failure – Canada.com
Ex-Clipper dies from heart failureCanada.comFormer Nanaimo Clippers BC Hockey League star Paul Cyr of Port Alberni has died at the age of 48 of heart failure. Cyr was selected ninth overall in the 1982 NHL draft by the Buffalo Sabres. Cyr, a small but …
Party at The Rough to benefit York's Lauren Trigge – Seacoastonline.com
Party at The Rough to benefit York's Lauren TriggeSeacoastonline.comLauren," the party will be a fundraising effort for the York resident, who is about to undergo a stem cell transplant. "It's not only raising money but it's to sh…
MorphoSys' Unit To Intorduce Series Of Novel Anti-drug Antibodies – Quick Facts – RTT News
MorphoSys' Unit To Intorduce Series Of Novel Anti-drug Antibodies – Quick FactsRTT NewsStarting with the recent launch of fully human, recombinant antibodies binding Rituximab and Trastuzumab, AbD Serotec intends to expand this product category wit…
Trusted hand to hold
OVER A SPAN OF months, transplant coordinator Ruth Shorey gets to know her kidney transplant patients intimately.
Transplant led to Balthazar's organ-donor advocacy
James Balthazar served in the Air Force as a graphic illustrator, sketching aircraft parts for flight manuals, before suffering one of 13 heart attacks and accepting a medical retirement. He became active in the National Kidney Foundation Transplant Ga…
Heart-Failure Patients' Cells May Be Used for Repair – BusinessWeek
CBS NewsHeart-Failure Patients' Cells May Be Used for RepairBusinessWeekBy Kristen Hallam on May 22, 2012 Israeli scientists for the first time succeeded in transforming the skin cells of heart-failure patients into healthy heart-muscle cells, sugg…
Record-breaking kidney transplant chain saves 30 lives
"We are all survivors," said Candice Ryan of Maine, after a history-making kidney transplant chain that saved 30 lives, including Ryan's.
Artificial heart pump helps save lives of heart attack patients
An artificial heart pump driven by cutting edge technology is proving handy in saving the lives of patients in near-death situations following a massive heart attack.The Extra Corporeal Memb…
Hepatitis C Causing Liver Damage in Greater Numbers: Study
TUESDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) — Hundreds of thousands of Americans infected with chronic hepatitis C virus could develop potentially life-threatening liver complications over the next few years, according to a new study.