Scientist seeks kidney transplant solutionSuncoast News"The problem," Mangino explained, "is that most people don't die from brain death." "Brain death occurs maybe 1 percent of the time. You have to suffer some kind of a t…
Mother's organ transplant gives son new hope – USA TODAY
USA TODAYMother's organ transplant gives son new hopeUSA TODAYThat grew to 12 months after steroids, and since the discovery of other immunosuppressive drugs in the 1970s, about 80 percent of patients go into remission. About half relapse at some p…
Juvenile arthritis affected kids are at a high risk of cancer: Study – News-Medical.net
Juvenile arthritis affected kids are at a high risk of cancer: StudyNews-Medical.net… TNF inhibitors (etanercept, infliximab, or adalimumab); and other immunomodulatory agents (abatacept, alefacept, anakinra, azathioprine, cyclophosphamide, cyclospor…
How To Increase Organ Donor Numbers, BMA Asks, UK – Medical News Today
BBC NewsHow To Increase Organ Donor Numbers, BMA Asks, UKMedical News TodayAccording to the BMA report "Building on Progress: Where next for organ donation policy in the UK?", people will still continue to die needlessly whilst waiting for an…
What's Making My Nipple Itch? Part II – WebMD (blog)
What's Making My Nipple Itch? Part IIWebMD (blog)When other causes have been ruled out a steroid cream/ointment, or tacrolimus, may be prescribed. Another common cause of itchy, inflamed skin is Seborrheic Dermatitis (SD). It particularly targets u…
Doctors testify in Livezey hearing – Calaveras Enterprise
Doctors testify in Livezey hearingCalaveras EnterpriseWhen Matthews asked Jacobson if he thought the broken neck caused the brain death, Jacobson said that it could lead to respiratory failure, which could lead to cardiac arrest that could lead to brai…
Biogen Idec to buy Stromedix for up to $562M – Mass High Tech
Biogen Idec to buy Stromedix for up to $562MMass High TechIn August 2008, Stromedix won orphan drug status from the US Food and Drug Administration for STX-100, as a treatment for chronic allograft nephropathy, a cause of transplant failure in patients…
Hematologic Cancers in Pregnancy Pose Substantial Risks – Medscape
Hematologic Cancers in Pregnancy Pose Substantial RisksMedscape"In contrast, aggressive lymphomas should be treated with no delay, and can be managed relatively safely by administrating the CHOP [cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and pre…
Biogen Idec Chief George Scangos Among 25 Most Influential People in Biopharma … – Citybizlist (press release)
Citybizlist (press release)Biogen Idec Chief George Scangos Among 25 Most Influential People in Biopharma …Citybizlist (press release)based company's "stock took off last year, fueled by positive data on key experimental therapies such as th…
Orders on Cadaver Transplantation Programme issued – The Hindu
Orders on Cadaver Transplantation Programme issuedThe HinduThe order specifies norms and procedures for determining brain death and gives legal backing for the organ transplantation. Issued under the Transplantation of Human Organs Act 1994, the order …