Biogen Idec Gearing Up For Major LaunchesSeeking AlphaBiogen also benefits from the fact that two of its potential competitors – daclizumab and ocrelizumab – are partnered programs with Abbott (ABT) and Roche (RHHBY.PK), respectively, and Biogen contro…
Mortality Risk in Heart Failure No Higher with Losartan – MedPage Today
Mortality Risk in Heart Failure No Higher with LosartanMedPage TodayNote that angiotensin II receptor blockers as a class are currently recommended for use in patients with heart failure who are intolerant of ACE inhibitors. However, some observational…
Common Blood Pressure Drug Safe for Heart Failure: Study – U.S. News & World Report
Common Blood Pressure Drug Safe for Heart Failure: StudyU.S. News & World ReportBy Steven Reinberg TUESDAY, April 10 (HealthDay News) — Although research has suggested that the blood pressure drug losartan (Cozaar) may be tied to an increased risk of …
ACR Updates RA Advice on DMARDS, Biologics, Switching Drugs – Medscape
ACR Updates RA Advice on DMARDS, Biologics, Switching DrugsMedscapeDr. Singh pointed to 4 major changes from the 2008 ACR recommendations: The 2012 recommendations cover 3 additional biologics (certolizumab, tocilizumab, and golimumab) in addition to a…
Giving Your Heart a Rest: Reversing Heart Failure Cell Damage – EmpowHer
Giving Your Heart a Rest: Reversing Heart Failure Cell DamageEmpowHerIn a new study conducted at the Imperial College London, researchers found that allowing the heart to rest was beneficial to those suffering from heart failure. Heart failure is a con…
Medtronic heart failure devices get new approval – BusinessWeek
W*USA 9Medtronic heart failure devices get new approvalBusinessWeekMedtronic Inc. said Tuesday the Food and Drug Administration gave extended approval for a type of implantable heart device that is used to treat heart failure. The company said it can n…
Austin's Story: How Organ Donation Saved a Farmington Boy and His Family – KAALtv.com
KAALtv.comAustin's Story: How Organ Donation Saved a Farmington Boy and His FamilyKAALtv.comThis week, LifeSource is featuring seven inspirational Minnesotans touched by organ donation. The goal is to encourage 20 million new people to register to …
Exhausted? Here's My Script for Stress by America's Pharmacist – Huffington Post
Exhausted? Here's My Script for Stress by America's PharmacistHuffington PostDoctors often prescribe prednisone or hydrocortisone (a steroid) for a while, but this is not a long-term solution. If you feel overwhelmed and tired, I have some solu…
NEW: EpiVax Gets $2.25M From National Institutes of Health – GoLocalProv
GoLocalProvNEW: EpiVax Gets $2.25M From National Institutes of HealthGoLocalProvAlso known as biotherapeutics, drugs such as Campath, Rituximab, enzyme replacement therapies such as Myozyme, and blood factors such as FVIII often induce antibodies, rend…
Heart failure patients with diabetes may benefit from higher glucose levels – UC Los Angeles
MediplacementsHeart failure patients with diabetes may benefit from higher glucose levelsUC Los AngelesBut for diabetes patients with heart failure, that might not always be the case, say UCLA researchers. A new study found that for advanced heart fail…