Siemens Announces Addition to Immunosuppressant Drug Monitoring PortfolioSelectScience.net (press release)The ISD assays are for mycophenolic acid, cyclosporine, tacrolimus and sirolimus; the four most commonly prescribed immunosuppressants used by phy…
Ex-mayor gets heart transplant – Monroe Evening News
Ex-mayor gets heart transplantMonroe Evening NewsFormer Monroe Mayor Mark G. Worrell underwent heart transplant surgery early today at the Cleveland Clinic and is reported to be in stable condition following the operation. Mr. Worrell has been in the C…
Aetna and Fresenius Medical Care Begin Chronic Kidney Disease Management Program – MarketWatch (press release)
Aetna and Fresenius Medical Care Begin Chronic Kidney Disease Management ProgramMarketWatch (press release)Chronic kidney disease is the slow loss of kidney function over time and is often caused by diabetes or high blood pressure. The new patient-cent…
Cochlear implants may be safe, effective for organ transplant patients – EurekAlert (press release)
Cochlear implants may be safe, effective for organ transplant patientsEurekAlert (press release)The antibiotics and immunosuppressive drugs required by organ transplant patients can cause deafness, said Dr. Brian J. McKinnon, otologist and neurotologis…
Kidney Transplantation Rates Vary Along Racial Lines – ThirdAge
ThirdAgeKidney Transplantation Rates Vary Along Racial LinesThirdAgeThe rates of kidney transplantation among patients with end stage renal disease vary according to race, a new study shows. According to MedPage Today, researchers at Emory University i…
Study Suggests Racial Role in Kidney Transplants – MedPage Today
ThirdAgeStudy Suggests Racial Role in Kidney TransplantsMedPage TodayBy Michael Smith, North American Correspondent, MedPage Today Note that racial disparities in access to renal transplantation have been known to exist, but the specific mechanisms whi…
Robert W. Baird Analysts Upgrade Alexion Pharmaceuticals Shares to "Outperform … – Web Inquirer
Robert W. Baird Analysts Upgrade Alexion Pharmaceuticals Shares to "Outperform …Web Inquirer… development and commercialization of therapeutic products aimed at treating patients with severe and life-threatening disease states, including those…
Helmut-Bauer-Nachwuchspreis 2011 für Multiple-Sklerose-Forschung – DMSG Multiple Sklerose Nachrichten
Helmut-Bauer-Nachwuchspreis 2011 für Multiple-Sklerose-ForschungDMSG Multiple Sklerose NachrichtenDie Arbeit von Dr. Simone Wüst wurde prämiert, weil sie im Detail die Wirkung des monoklonalen Antikörpers Daclizumab bei der T-Zellaktivierung Der 23…
Electronic organ donor records finally on the way – The Australian
Electronic organ donor records finally on the wayThe AustralianWhile organ donor information is to be included in the proposed $500 million Personally Controlled E-Health Records program, the Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Aut…
Show support for organ donation – Salisbury Journal
Show support for organ donationSalisbury JournalBy Jill Harding » STAFF at Salisbury District are urging people to sign up to the organ donor register and share their wishes with family and friends as part of a new drive to increase the number of orga…