MLive.comLt. Governor Signs Bill Allowing Organ Donor License PlateWLNSLt. Governor Brian Calley signed legislation Wednesday that will allow the creation of a fundraising license plate to encourage organ donation. "Choosing to become an organ don…
Locals raise funds for Chace Topperwien – The Daily Post
Locals raise funds for Chace TopperwienThe Daily PostBy Whare Akuhata | Thursday, March 22, 2012 8:51 Three-year-old Chace has battled a rare and aggressive form of leukaemia for 12 months, undergoing chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant last year. …
Transport Ministry cancels 'licence' to donate organs – Daily Pioneer
Transport Ministry cancels 'licence' to donate organsDaily Pioneer“India has over 1 lakh brain death cases in fatal road mishaps. If this source is tapped we would be able to save many more lives,” the official said, explaining that if the …
Flight risk – Nature.com
Flight riskNature.comPrimates have also helped the development of antiviral therapies to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV; of Rituxan (rituximab), a key drug against non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; and of Benlysta (belimumab), the first new lupu…
Multiple Sclerosis Therapeutics – Pipeline Assessment and Market Forecasts to 2019 – SBWire (press release)
Multiple Sclerosis Therapeutics – Pipeline Assessment and Market Forecasts to 2019SBWire (press release)Aubagio (teriflunamide), Dimethyl Fumarate (BG-12), Daclizumab, RG1594 (ocrelizumab) and Lamtrada (alemtuzumab) are the novel late stage pipeline pr…
Sleep apnea treatment may prevent heart failure – Hudson Valley Press
Sleep apnea treatment may prevent heart failureHudson Valley PressA breathing treatment may do more than help people get a good night's rest – it may prevent heart failure. In a study published in Circulation: Heart Failure, a journal of the Americ…
Nurse-Initiated Steroids Improve Pediatric Asthma Care – Clinical Advisor
Nurse-Initiated Steroids Improve Pediatric Asthma CareClinical AdvisorHealthDay News — Nurse initiation of oral corticosteroids before physician assessment of pediatric patients with asthma improves quality and efficiency of care provided in the pedia…
Ariad's mTOR And The FDA Committee – Seeking Alpha
Ariad's mTOR And The FDA CommitteeSeeking AlphaThe first is sirolimus (Rapamune), developed by Wyeth for the prophylaxis of organ rejection for ≥13 years old patients receiving renal transplants. There has been some off-label use of this drug. Th…
Campaigners in bid to change law on organ donation in Wales – WalesOnline
stv.tvCampaigners in bid to change law on organ donation in WalesWalesOnlineA LAST ditch attempt to derail controversial plans to change the law on organ donation in Wales has been launched. Campaigners today presented a small petition at the Senedd, o…
Aspirin may stop cancer, tobacco kills and gym-goers are shy – USA TODAY
USA TODAYAspirin may stop cancer, tobacco kills and gym-goers are shyUSA TODAYHeart failure clue: People who get dizzy after standing up, due to a drop in blood pressure — a condition called orthostatic hypotension — may be at higher risk for eventua…