Blood Donation Clinic Open at Convention Centre TodayChrisD.ca (blog)Canadian Blood Services will be setup at the Winnipeg Convention Centre today to commemorate the long standing history with the Canadian Forces. Approximately 145 blood donations will…
Pig trials to bring home the bacon – The Australian
Pig trials to bring home the baconThe AustralianShe's one of 14 New Zealanders participating in a pilot trial to determine if it's safe and effective to transplant insulin-producing pancreatic islet cells from pigs into people, a concept known …
FDA Approves Cord Blood For Stem Cell Transplant – Medical News Today
MedIndiaFDA Approves Cord Blood For Stem Cell TransplantMedical News TodayThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first product to use umbilical cord blood for stem cell transplantation. In a news release on Thursday, the agency said…
Santen Sirolimus drug secures FDA orphan drug status – Pharmaceutical Business Review
Santen Sirolimus drug secures FDA orphan drug statusPharmaceutical Business ReviewThe US FDA has granted orphan drug status for Santen's sirolimus (DE-109, rapamycin) to treat chronic/refractory anterior non-infectious uveitis, non-infectious inter…
More than 250 waiting for organs – East Anglian Daily Times
East Anglian Daily TimesMore than 250 waiting for organsEast Anglian Daily Times“With three people dying every day, it's vital that people show their support for organ donation by signing up to the Organ Donor Register and talking to their famili…
Awareness Campaign Highlights Importance of Organ Donation – Tandem
TandemAwareness Campaign Highlights Importance of Organ DonationTandem“The wait time to find a compatible organ donor ranges from five to seven months. Twenty years ago, maybe by now you would have already commemorated my funeral. Now times have chan…
Stempeutics receives Rs.3.5 cr DBT fund for phase II trial of IMP for … – pharmabiz.com
Stempeutics receives Rs.3.5 cr DBT fund for phase II trial of IMP for …pharmabiz.comHowever, potential benefits are hampered by many drawbacks such as relative shortage of donors, operative risk, post transplant rejection, recidivism of the pre-exist…
FDA approves cord blood therapy – CNBC.com
ABC NewsFDA approves cord blood therapyCNBC.comWASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that it approved the first product using umbilical cord blood for stem cell transplant procedures. Hemacord was approved for stem cell transplant…
Apt. Owner Apologizes To Family Of Girl With Liver Failure – KMGH Denver
Apt. Owner Apologizes To Family Of Girl With Liver FailureKMGH DenverTheir 10-month-old daughter, Addilyn, has progressive liver failure, needs a transplant and second-hand smoke can create major complications for her. "The doctor said that she ha…
Welsh proposal would allow organ harvesting without consent – Lifesite
Welsh proposal would allow organ harvesting without consentLifesiteIn the UK, the criteria used are neither “brain death” nor cardio-pulmonary cessation, both of which have been condemned by pro-life ethicists. In Britain “brain stem death” is …