Medicare Penalties For Readmissions Could Be A Tough Hit On Hospitals Serving …Kaiser Health NewsHospitals with the highest proportion of poor Medicare patients were nearly three times as likely as others to have substantially high readmission rates …
Combination Of Vidaza And Donor Lymphocyte Infusions Shows Promise In Relapsed … – The MDS Beacon
Combination Of Vidaza And Donor Lymphocyte Infusions Shows Promise In Relapsed …The MDS BeaconDonor lymphocyte infusion, often abbreviated DLI, is a procedure in which a stem cell transplant patient receives an infusion of donated white blood cells. …
Rituxan Prolongs HIV-Related Lymphoma Survival – AIDSmeds.com HIV/AIDS Treatment News
Rituxan Prolongs HIV-Related Lymphoma SurvivalAIDSmeds.com HIV/AIDS Treatment NewsFor people diagnosed with AIDS-related lymphomas, adding Rituxan (rituximab) to standard chemotherapy has a major positive effect on survival, according to new German coh…
Blood donation camp held at DBHSS – Nagaland Post
Blood donation camp held at DBHSSNagaland PostA voluntary blood donation was organized on December 19 at Don Bosco Higher Secondary School (DBHSS), Dimapur by 1 Nagaland girls battalion NCC Kohima led by Lt. Col Joy Choudhury. The awareness camp starte…
FDA Further Restricts Use of Sanofi's Multaq – Wall Street Journal
RTT NewsFDA Further Restricts Use of Sanofi's MultaqWall Street JournalMultaq had world-wide sales of $179 million in the first half of 2011. Early in 2011, the FDA told Sanofi to add to its label that "liver injury, including acute liver fail…
Presentations Highlight Results of Clinical Data for MLN8237 and VELCADE(R) in … – MarketWatch (press release)
Presentations Highlight Results of Clinical Data for MLN8237 and VELCADE(R) in …MarketWatch (press release)Also presented were biomarker data from a phase 3 study comparing VELCADE(R) (bortezomib) and rituximab (VcR) to rituximab (R) alone in patient…
Benefits of Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy in Heart Failure – Biomed Middle East
Benefits of Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy in Heart FailureBiomed Middle EastNow, the European CRT Survey suggests that CRT does indeed reduce rates of death and re-hospitalisation among heart failure patients. Indeed, at one-year follow-up most pat…
ASH 2011 Multiple Myeloma Update ā Day Three Afternoon: Carfilzomib And … – The Myeloma Beacon
ASH 2011 Multiple Myeloma Update ā Day Three Afternoon: Carfilzomib And …The Myeloma BeaconPatients who had a partial response or better could receive a stem cell transplant after four treatment cycles. Among the 49 patients assessed for response, …
Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) Breaks Through Resistance at $34.45 – Financial News Network Online
Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) Breaks Through Resistance at $34.45Financial News Network OnlineThe Company's products and experimental therapies address cancer, heart disease, HIV/AIDS, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, hepatitis, organ transplant reject…
Neti pot risks, gay marriage benefits and pet obsessions – USA TODAY
USA TODAYNeti pot risks, gay marriage benefits and pet obsessionsUSA TODAYHeart pump for children: The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first heart pump that can do the work of a normal heart for children with severe heart defects who are …