Use of stem cells for adults receiving related donor kidney transplants …EurekAlert (press release)"Antibody-based induction therapy plus calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) reduce acute rejection rates in kidney recipients; however, opportunistic inf…
Stem Cells Can Help in Kidney Transplants – MedPage Today
Stem Cells Can Help in Kidney TransplantsMedPage TodaySince mesenchymal stem cells have been reported to be useful in treating graft-versus-host disease, they decided to see if the approach could be used to replace antibody induction with basiliximab (…
Stem cell research allows for mismatched kidney transplants – EmpowHer
Stem cell research allows for mismatched kidney transplantsEmpowHerThe breakthrough has the potential to eliminate both the risks associated with kidney transplantation and the need for anti-rejection medications within one year after surgery. “It…
Dar tops blood donation volunteers in the country – The Citizen Daily
Dar tops blood donation volunteers in the countryThe Citizen DailyDar es Salaam and other eastern zone regions appear to lead other parts of the country in blood donation, contributing 6.5 per cent higher than the set target of 2272 units for all regio…
Young Chace Topperwien's last-chance dash – The Daily Post
Young Chace Topperwien's last-chance dashThe Daily PostChace has been battling a rare and aggressive form of leukaemia for 12 months, undergoing months of brutal chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant in July last year. Chace Topperwien should be …
Nurse-Initiated Steroids Improve Pediatric Asthma Care – Doctors Lounge
Nurse-Initiated Steroids Improve Pediatric Asthma CareDoctors LoungeNurse initiation of oral corticosteroids before physician assessment of pediatric patients with asthma improves quality and efficiency of care provided in the pediatric emergency depar…
The world's largest heart failure congress — Heart Failure Congress 2012 – PhysOrg.com (press release)
The world's largest heart failure congress — Heart Failure Congress 2012PhysOrg.com (press release)Four days of scientific sessions will be devoted to the latest advances and controversies in heart failure at this year's Heart Failure Congress…
Dash for Chace's last chance – New Zealand Herald
Dash for Chace's last chanceNew Zealand HeraldChace has been battling a rare and aggressive form of leukaemia for 12 months, undergoing months of brutal chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant in July last year. But days after Christmas his parents…
Abbott Reinforces Global Vascular Leadership with New Data on Innovative … – Sacramento Bee
Abbott Reinforces Global Vascular Leadership with New Data on Innovative …Sacramento BeeIn addition, there will be a number of presentations on Abbott's XIENCE V® Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System as well as preliminary results from a uni…
Beyond Organ Donation: How To Give Your Body to Science – LifeGoesStrong
LifeGoesStrongBeyond Organ Donation: How To Give Your Body to ScienceLifeGoesStrongWe know about organ donation. We've checked the box on our license. But what about giving the whole megillah. If you're considering organ donation, think about d…