Families connect through a need and an awareness of organ donationIndianapolis StarDoug McSchooler / For The Star When their children were 4, 5 and 6 years old, Dana and Andy House took the family on a trip to Jamaica that required them to get identifi…
Benefits Beat Risks in Combo Therapy for Crohn's Disease – Doctors Lounge
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Transplant Survivor Thankful for 'LifeGift' – MyFox Houston
MyFox HoustonTransplant Survivor Thankful for 'LifeGift'MyFox HoustonHOUSTON – Houston resident Twana Schulz underwent double lung transplant surgery on Christmas Day 2010 and is thankful for the gift that gave her a second chance to live. Schu…
A Place of Honor for Local Organ Donor – Patch.com
A Place of Honor for Local Organ DonorPatch.comHe died in 2006 after a bike crash, and his organ donation helped save others' lives. Rossmeissl family When Paul Rossmeissl died suddenly following a cycling accident in 2006, his wife, Hedy, and daug…
CorInnova is Developing Technologies to Restore Heart Function for Heart … – OneMedPlace (blog)
OneMedPlace (blog)CorInnova is Developing Technologies to Restore Heart Function for Heart …OneMedPlace (blog)The company develops technologies aimed at recovery for patients with end stage heart failure. Their target market is 70000 bedridden Americ…
Leerink Swann Analysts Reiterate an "Outperform" Rating on Alexion … – LocalizedUSA
Leerink Swann Analysts Reiterate an "Outperform" Rating on Alexion …LocalizedUSA… development and commercialization of therapeutic products aimed at treating patients with severe and life-threatening disease states, including those in the…
Face transplant surgery: How are patients now? – CBS News
Los Angeles TimesFace transplant surgery: How are patients now?CBS News(CBS) A new study offers a rare inside look at the three full face transplant procedures underwent at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston in 2011. In March, surgeons at Brigh…
Alexion Pays $610M to Buy Enobia for Hypophosphatasia ERT Candidate – Genetic Engineering News
Alexion Pays $610M to Buy Enobia for Hypophosphatasia ERT CandidateGenetic Engineering News… Soliris and has leveraged its complement inhibition and antibody platforms to generate a clinical development-stage pipeline spanning the fields of hematolog…
Correcting Anemia Reduces Odds of Renal Transplant Failure – Renal and Urology News
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MMF Found Superior to Azathioprine for Lupus Nephritis Maintenance – Renal and Urology News
MMF Found Superior to Azathioprine for Lupus Nephritis MaintenanceRenal and Urology NewsA new large, international study has found that the immunosuppressant drug mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) is superior to azathioprine as a maintenance therapy for pati…