More Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Requiring TransplantMedscapeNovember 28, 2011 (San Francisco, California) — Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) as an indication for liver transplantation rose 5-fold from 2002 to 2009. Although metabolic changes rel…
State Street Corp.'s Heaviest Share Holdings in the Healthcare Sector – Wall St. Cheat Sheet
State Street Corp.'s Heaviest Share Holdings in the Healthcare SectorWall St. Cheat SheetThe Company's products and experimental therapies address cancer, heart disease, HIV/AIDS, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, hepatitis, organ transplant reje…
Low-Dose Corticosteroids for Treating Acute Laminitis – TheHorse.com
Low-Dose Corticosteroids for Treating Acute LaminitisTheHorse.comCorticosteroids, which veterinarians have historically advised against using to treat laminitic horses, might be one of those therapies warranting reconsideration. With this in mind, Robe…
MMF Found Superior for Lupus Nephritis – Renal and Urology News
MMF Found Superior for Lupus NephritisRenal and Urology NewsMycophenolate mofetil (MMF) is more effective than azathioprine as maintenance therapy for patients with active lupus nephritis (LN) who responded to induction therapy, researchers reported. I…
SVMHS recognized for treatment of heart failure – The Salinas Californian
SVMHS recognized for treatment of heart failureThe Salinas CalifornianThe American Heart Association presented an award to Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System at the recent board meeting for achievements in the treatment of heart failure. The Get…
Intensive chemotherapy aids survival – Insideireland.ie
Intensive chemotherapy aids survivalInsideireland.ieAn intensive course of the medical treatment alongside prescription drug rituximab can double remission time for a younger patient with large B-cell lymphoma. Scientists from French study group Groupe…
The immune system has protective memory cells, researchers discover – PhysOrg.com
The immune system has protective memory cells, researchers discoverPhysOrg.comThe discovery is likely to lead to new strategies for fighting a range of autoimmune diseases – in which the immune system attacks and harms specific molecules and cells wi…
Roche NimbleGen and BGI Develop Advanced MHC Region Capture Technology for … – BioMedReports (subscription)
Roche NimbleGen and BGI Develop Advanced MHC Region Capture Technology for …BioMedReports (subscription)Because of it polymorphic nature, linkage disequilibrium, and inheritance of haplotype, MHC has been targeted for a wide range of research applica…
Hospital reports simultaneous cases of heart failure, blood infection – California Watch
California WatchHospital reports simultaneous cases of heart failure, blood infectionCalifornia WatchIn the past three years, 7.8 percent of Chino Valley's Medicare patients – 442 people – were reported to have both acute heart failure and sept…
Roche NimbleGen and BGI Develop Advanced MHC Region Capture Technology for … – Sacramento Bee
Roche NimbleGen and BGI Develop Advanced MHC Region Capture Technology for …Sacramento BeeBecause of it polymorphic nature, linkage disequilibrium, and inheritance of haplotype, MHC has been targeted for a wide range of research applications, includi…