- Smiths Medical Receives 510(k) Clearance on Saf-T Closed Blood Collection System® Devices By : Health News
Smiths Medical, ASD, Inc., a leader in high-quality medical devices and products, announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for its Saf-T Closed Blood Collection System® for use in syringe blood draw and transfer applications...... - New Consortium Announces Significant Grant Funding Of Anaemia Product Programme, UK By : Health News
GlycoForm Ltd, PolyTherics Ltd, and Aston University announced that they have been awarded prestigious grants totalling £685,000 from the Technology Strategy Board and Biotechnology............ - University Of Leicester Scientists Develop New Techniques For Detecting Harmful Blood Clots/Air By : Health News
New techniques for detecting emboli (harmful blood clots/air bubbles in arteries) developed at the University of Leicester have played a major role in dramatically reducing stroke rates after carotid endarterectomy. - CLSI Publishes Guideline For The Collection, Transport, And Processing Of Blood Specimens By : Health News
The reliability and accuracy of coagulation test results depend upon a variety of variables, including anticoagulant volume and concentration, type of tube additive, duration and temperature of specimen storage, and surface of containers used for specimen collection and storage. - How Red Blood Cells Nuke Their Nuclei By : Health News
Unlike the rest of the cells in your body, your red blood cells lack nuclei. That quirk dates back to the time when mammals began to evolve. - Senesco Technologies Reports On Results Of Preclinical Multiple Myeloma Studies By : Health News
Senesco Technologies, Inc. ("Senesco" or the "Company") (Amex: SNT) announced the results of preclinical animal studies focused on multiple myeloma that were conducted concurrently at Mayo Clinic and the University of Waterloo. - Novel Small Molecule Therapy Shows Benefit For Anemic Patients Via Hydration Of Red Blood Cells By : Health News
Researchers are identifying innovative therapeutics for sickle cell anemia that focus on specific factors in the disease's progression, such as the important role of hydration of the red blood cells. - TargeGen Announces Initiation Of Clinical Trial Of JAK2 Inhibitor TG101348 In Myeloproliferative By : Health News
TargeGen, Inc. announced that the Company has started a multi-center Phase I/II clinical trial of TG101348, an oral, potent, and highly selective inhibitor of JAK2 in patients with myeloproliferative diseases. - Moderated Symptoms Of Beta-Thalassemia And Gene Variant Linked By : Health News
What: Beta-thalassemia is a serious, potentially life-threatening disease that affects red blood cells, cells that carry oxygen via hemoglobin throughout the body. - Research Analysis: Access to Genetically-Related Cord Blood Stem Cells Increases Odds of Successful By : Health News
According to the National Marrow Donor Program, on any given day approximately 6,000 patients in this country need a stem cell transplant, but can’t find a donor. Many die waiting for a suitable match. Data presented today at the American Society of Hematology annual meeting highlights the increasing therapeutic use of autologous (one’s own)...... - ATryn® - A Safe Drug Without Use of Donor Blood By : Health News
LEO Pharma launches a new, safe drug, ATryn®, for preventing blood clots in patients. It concerns patients who, due to a genetic defect, cannot produce enough of the protein antithrombin III or whose antithrombin III is not sufficiently efficient. Antithrombin is a protein that is a key part of managing the coagulation process in the bloodstream....... - LABS Inc. to Acquire Assets of Laboratories at Bonfils By : Health News
LABS Inc. has reached an agreement with Colorado’s Bonfils Blood Center to acquire the assets of Laboratories at Bonfils– a subsidiary of the blood center. The parties signed the asset purchase agreement today and expect to close the agreement by the end of the year. ..... - Stem Cells From a Person’s Own Umbilical Cord Effective Treatment for Life-Threatening Blood Diseas By : Health News
Two separate data abstracts displayed today at the annual scientific meeting of the AABB – an international association of medical professionals and institutions focused on transfusion, transplantation and cellular therapy – highlight the increasing therapeutic..... - New Stem Cell Treatment Reduces Amputations in Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI) By : Health News
Harvest Technologies Corp. (www.harvesttech.com) announced today that Berthold Amann, MD, a specialist in vascular medicine, presented data (“Autologous Bone Marrow Transplantation for the Induction of Arteriogenesis: A New Treatment for Critical Limb Ischemia”) from a clinical trial under his supervision at the Berlin (Germany)..... - Adventist Health System Installs the EndoTool™ Glucose Management System By : Health News
Adventist Health System (AHS) announced today that they have signed an agreement with MD Scientific, LLC (Charlotte, NC) to make the EndoTool™ Glucose Management System the “standard of care” for controlling in-patient blood glucose levels throughout AHS’s 36 hospital system......... - Key To High Altitude Function For Tibetans Is Elevated Nitric Oxide In Blood By : Health News
How can some people live at high altitudes and thrive while others struggle to obtain enough oxygen to function? - National Marrow Donor Program Applauds California Legislation to Expand Cord Blood Collection By : Blood Donation
The National Marrow Donor Program® (NMDP), today announced its support of two bills passed in the California State legislature, and signed into law by Governor Schwarzenegger, that expand opportunities for pregnant women to donate umbilical cord blood for public use. - ViaCell Announces Expansion of ViaCord Processing Laboratory By : Health News
ViaCell, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIAC) today announced that it is expanding its ViaCord Processing Facility (VPL), the Company’s state-of-the-art cord blood processing and storage facility. - Give The Gift Of Life During Sickle Cell Anemia Awareness Month By : Health News
Sickle Cell Anemia affects more than 70,000 people in the United States, and most of them are African-American. - Blood Bank Emergency In Peru After Four People Become Infected With HIV By : Health News
Several blood banks in Peru have been shut down after four people became infected with HIV as a result of tainted blood transfusion. - 1,600 Bed Hospital Taps AdvanDx’s PNA FISH Tests to Identify Bloodstream Pathogens in Hours Versus By : Health News
AdvanDx, Inc. announced that the Lee Memorial Health System has implemented AdvanDx’s rapid, molecular-based PNA FISH tests that provide rapid identification of bloodstream pathogens in hours instead of days, enabling labs to quickly report critical information to physicians and pharmacists to ensure optimal therapy and help reduce death rates for patients afflicted with bloodstream infections..... - Stanford Blood Donor to Set a Record with 500th Donation By : Health News
Amid a severe blood shortage, Richard Tagg will set a record at Stanford Blood Center—his 500th donation—on Friday, Aug. 24. - E-Z-EM Launches EZ CHEM Point-of-Care Blood Analyzer By : Health News
E-Z-EM, Inc. (Nasdaq:EZEM) announced the formal launch of the Company’s new EZ CHEMTM blood analyzer, a convenient point-of-care device for conducting blood assays in patients prior to certain imaging procedures. Nova Biomedical—the Company’s development partner for EZ CHEM—submitted a 510(k) application for the base technology......... - Biopure Reports On Meeting With The FDA By : Health News
Biopure Corporation announced that it had recently met with the FDA to discuss the compassionate use protocol submitted by the company in July. - Laser Blasts Viruses In Blood By : Health News
A father son research team working from separate laboratory benches across the country has discovered a new use for lasers zapping viruses out of blood. - ViaCell Commends New York State on Recent Umbilical Cord Blood Legislation By : Health News
ViaCell, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIAC) applauds New York State on the recent enactment of its Umbilical Cord Blood Bill. Under the legislation, the New York State Department of Health will develop a program to inform the public of the potential medical benefits of cord blood preservation..... - Genetic Information Makes It Safer To Prescribe Common Blood Thinner By : Health News
Doctors prescribing blood thinners have had to go through a lengthy trial and error process to arrive at the optimal dose for their patients. - Protalix BioTherapeutics Treats First Patient In Phase III Clinical Trial Of PrGCD By : Health News
Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. announced that it has treated the first patient in its phase III clinical trial of the Company's lead product candidate, prGCD............ - Assisting Blood Transfusions And Saving Orchards With Bacteria Genome Research By : Health News
Research led by the University Warwick into the genomes of two bacteria could save orchards from a previously almost incurable disease and also assist in treating complications arising from human blood transfusions. - PNH Patients Treated With Soliris(TM) Experienced Dramatic Reduction In Blood Clots During Clinical By : Health News
Patients with a rare blood disorder called PNH experienced a 92 percent reduction in the incidence of life-threatening blood clots (thromboses) following treatment with Soliris(TM) (eculizumab)................. - Research Could Lead To Gene Therapy Approach For Treating Sickle Cell Anemia And Beta-Thalassemia By : Health News
Virginia Commonwealth University researchers studying hemoglobin genes, mutations of which play a role in genetic blood disorders like sickle cell anemia and beta-thalassemia.............. - Landmark Hemophilia Study By : Health News
According to a new landmark study published today in The New England Journal of Medicine.............. - 'No-option' Arterial Disease Sufferers May Have New Option With Israel's PerAssist By : Health News
The best thing to do if you suffer peripheral arterial disease (PAD), a chronic condition that happens when a plaque blockage occurs in a peripheral artery in the legs or pelvis, is to walk. - 'No-option' Arterial Disease Sufferers May Have New Option With Israel's PerAssist By : Health News
The best thing to do if you suffer peripheral arterial disease (PAD), a chronic condition that happens when a plaque blockage occurs in a peripheral artery in the legs or pelvis, is to walk. Walk, and walk, and walk. - Summer Blood Shortage Prompts Donation Plea By : Health News
For the second week in a row, Hoxworth Blood Center at the University of Cincinnati is issuing an emergency plea for blood donors. - ACOG Issues Recommendations On Prevention Of Blood Clots In Gynecologic Surgery Patients By : Health News
Blood clots are a leading cause of disability and death in patients following surgery, despite medical advances in their prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. - Researchers Discover Pathway That Eliminates Genetic Defects In Red Blood Cells By : Health News
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have discovered a unique molecular pathway that detects and selectively eliminates defective messenger RNAs from red blood cells. - Australian Red Cross Blood Service Relocation By : Health News
The Commonwealth Government will provide funding of up to $99 million to the Australian Red Cross Blood Service (ARCBS) to help the service relocate and upgrade their blood processing and testing headquarters in Sydney. - First Time Ever: Blood Donors Can Answer Their Health History Questions Online By : Health News
Blood donation just got easier with advent of the Internet Quality Donor System(TM) (iQDS) by Talisman Ltd., of Vienna, Virginia. - Blood Cell Development Regulated By MicroRNA Working With Ago2 Protein By : Health News
MicroRNAs became the stars of the RNA universe when, in 2001, scientists found that these short RNAs can control whether or not genes are expressed. This month............. - First Winner Of Minority Scholar Award To Begin Clinical Research By : Health News
Christopher Flowers, MD, the first winner of the ASH-AMFDP, an award designed to help increase the number of underrepresented minority scholars in the field of hematology, begins his research award this month (in July). - Minority Medical Students Receive Support To Increase Diversity In Hematology By : Health News
As newly selected participants of the Minority Medical Student Award Program ............. - New Volunteer Program Announced To Improve The Care Of Patients With Blood Disorders By : Health News
To improve the quality of medical care in developing countries, a new partnership between the American Society of Hematology (ASH) and Health Volunteers Overseas (HVO) aims to recruit .............. - Method To Prevent Hemorrhagic Complications Of Thrombolytic Therapy Of Blood Clots Is Discovered By : Health News
A novel method to prevent hemorrhagic complications of thrombolytic therapy of blood clots is discovered. - Blood Test Without Blood Testing By : Health News
A "bilirubin analyzer" has been developed to measure the bilirubin level in blood in a noninvasive way without piercing the skin. - Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Introduces Its First Training Kit To Help People With Hemophilia By : Health News
As part of an ongoing commitment to the hemophilia community, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (NYSE:WYE), announced today the introduction of the Self-Infusion Training Kit, a unique training tool with life-like hand and elbow models that allows individuals to practice techniques for administering hemophilia treatment. - First ERA-EDTA 'CKD Anaemia Physician Bahaviours Survey' Reveals Complexities Of CKD Anaemia By : Health News
CKD Patients with Diabetes and Heart Disease Most Complex Early Referral and Primary Care Education Needed - Treatment Of Anemia May Be Improved By UC-San Diego Scientist's Key Finding By : Health News
Scientists at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) have determined a key mechanism by which the body regulates iron metabolism . . . . . . . - Blood Thinner Rescues Frostbitten Fingers And Toes By : Health News
A blood thinner routinely used to prevent brain damage in strokes dramatically reduced the risk of amputation from severe frostbite in a preliminary study. - Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Introduces Its First Training Kit To Help People With Hemophilia By : Health News
As part of an ongoing commitment to the hemophilia community, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals . . . . . . . . - Some Blood Diseases May Stem From Cells' Environment By : Health News
Researchers believe they may have unlocked the mystery behind a set of blood disorders called myeloproliferative syndromes - precursors to conditions such as leukemia that are triggered by an excess of stem cells. - New Sepsis Model May Help Shape Patient Care By : Health News
A new mathematical model of sepsis can help predict deaths, discharges, and disease progression in hospital patients with this serious bacterial blood infection. - Eculizumab Effective In Broad Range Of Patients With Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria By : Health News
The terminal complement inhibitor eculizumab (SolirisTM) provides important benefits to multiple patient populations with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) . . . . . . . . . . - Dark Green Blood In The Operating Theatre By : Health News
The unusual case of a man who produced green blood when undergoing a operation is analysed in a Case Report in this week's edition of The Lancet. - EntreMed Presents Phase 2 Results For Panzem(R) Capsules In Multiple Myeloma By : Health News
EntreMed, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENMD), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases . . . . . . . - An "Elegant" Idea Proves Its Worth 25 Years Later By : Health News
The simple notion of copying the body's own natural "waste disposal" chemistry to mop up potentially toxic nitrogen has saved an estimated 80 percent of patients with urea cycle disorders . . . . . . . . . . - Cord Blood Registry Launches “Heroic” Campaign to Increase Awareness By : Health News
Cord Blood Registry (CBR), the world’s largest and most experienced cord blood stem cell bank, today announced the launch of a national marketing campaign designed to educate expectant parents about the value of preserving the stem cells contained in a newborn’s umbilical cord blood - Wound Healing May Be Promoted Using Gel Derived From A Patient's Own Blood By : Health News
A preliminary study suggests that topical application of a gel made from platelets in healthy individuals' own blood may help wounds heal more quickly and completely . . . . . . . . - Closer Monitoring Of Blood Thinning Drugs Recommended By : Health News
Natalie Oake and colleagues report on a meta-analysis of studies that recorded hemorrhages and thromboembolic (blood clot) events in patients taking blood-thinners. - New Treatments For Hemorrhagic Shock And Uncontrolled Abdominal Hemorrhage Found Using Animal Model By : Health News
Blood loss due to severe internal injuries requires rapid action to prevent mortality. - Genzyme Announces Positive Initial Observations In Trial Evaluating Novel Oral Treatment By : Health News
Genzyme Corp. announced today that it has completed enrollment in the ongoing Phase 2 trial of Genz-112638, a novel oral therapy being developed for the treatment of Gaucher disease. - New Edition Of Medical Reference Book Provides The Latest In Hematology By : Health News
Just released, the third edition of the ASH™ Self-Assessment Program (ASH-SAP) is a comprehensive educational resource from the American Society of Hematology designed to help hematologists . . . . . . . . - For The Latest In Hematology See New Edition Of Medical Reference Book By : Health News
Just released, the third edition of the ASHTM Self-Assessment Program (ASH-SAP) is a comprehensive educational resource from the American Society of Hematology designed to help hematologists . . . . . . . - BioMarin Initiates Phase 2a Clinical Study Of 6R-BH4 In Sickle Cell Disease By : Health News
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq and SWX: BMRN) today announced that the first patient has initiated treatment in the Phase 2a clinical study of 6R-BH4 (sapropterin dihydrochloride) for the treatment of sickle cell disease (SCD). - Humate-P(R) Approved To Prevent Excessive Bleeding In Patients With Von Willebrand Disease By : Health News
Humate-P(R) (Antihemophilic Factor/von Willebrand Factor Complex [Human]) . . . . . . . - Gloucester Pharmaceuticals Reports on Romidepsin and Erlotinib Combination By : Health News
Gloucester Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an oncology focused biopharmaceutical company, announced today that encouraging data from a preclinical study examining the combination of romidepsin and erlotinib in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell lines derived from human cancer patients were presented at the American Association of Cancer Research Meeting annual meeting taking place in Los Angles, CA. - Study Documents Significant Decrease in Blood Pressure Following One Specialized By : Health News
A Chicago-area study of 50 individuals with misaligned Atlas vertebrae (located high in the neck) documents reduced blood pressure following one specialized chiropractic adjustment and continued results after eight weeks. - Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. Receives Approval From The FDA To Initiate A Phase III Clinical By : Health News
Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. today announced that it has received written notice from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that it may initiate a Phase III clinical trial in the United States of its lead product candidate . . . . . . . - Millennium Discovers Biomarkers Potentially Predictive Of Response To VELCADE(R) (Bortezomib) By : Health News
Findings published in the April 15th issue of Blood show that a team of researchers led by Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: MLNM) has discovered biomarkers which may lead to identifying multiple myeloma patients likely to respond to VELCADE. - The Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium And Nereus Pharmaceuticals Initiate Clinical Trial By : Health News
The Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium (MMRC) and Nereus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. . . . . . . - Dr. Maya Angelou and Alltel Volvo City of Angels Fun Ride Hosts Blood Drive for Childrens Hospital L By : Health News
This year’s Volvo City of Angels Fun Ride is giving even more back to the community. In addition to helping the Childrens Hospital Los Angeles bloodmobile fund, the Fun Ride is hosting the bloodmobile and a blood drive for Childrens Hospital at the Los Angeles Police Academy parade grounds from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 29. To make an appointment, call the Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Blood Donor Center at 323-669-2441. - GSK Initiates Repeat Dosing Study Of Its Novel Oral Platelet Growth Factor, Eltrombopag, In ITP By : Health News
GlaxoSmithKline plc today announced the initiation of a global, open-label, single group trial that will assess the efficacy, safety and tolerability of eltrombopag in patients previously treated for chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). - Blood Sugar's Manufacture Limited By Building Blocks' Supply By : Health News
Researchers have discovered a factor that controls blood sugar's manufacture in a novel way: by limiting the supply of its building blocks. - Newly Discovered 'platform' For Processing Dietary Fat By : Health News
A new "platform" with a crucial role in the body's ability to process and take up fat from the diet has been found, according to a report in the April issue of the journal Cell Metabolism, published by Cell Press. - UCLA Identifies New Molecule Involved In The Body's Processing Of Dietary Fat By : Health News
UCLA investigators have identified a new molecule that may help regulate the delivery of fats to cells for energy and storage. - HIF-2 Boosts Red Blood Cell Numbers By : Health News
Erythropoietin (EPO), a naturally occurring hormone that stimulates the production of red blood cells, is used to treat some forms of anemia. - Frost & Sullivan Presents Technology Excellence Award to A&D Medical By : Health News
Frost & Sullivan awarded A&D Medical/LifeSource® the 2007 Excellence in Technology of the Year Award in the North American blood pressure monitoring market at their Medical Device Technologies Awards Banquet held March 19 in San Francisco, CA. - Something Fishy In Human Blood Could Save Lives - Hope For People With Liver And Kidney Damage By : Health News
Thousands of people with liver and kidney disease die every year from too much ammonia in their blood, and scientists from the United States and Japan have found a possible solution. - Bleeding Disorder Community Comes Together In Austin, Texas At The State Capitol To Promote By : Health News
On Thursday, March 15, 2007 the bleeding disorder community converged on the State Capitol of Texas located in Austin. - AspenBio Pharma To Present At The Big Dog II Small Cap Conference By : Health News
AspenBio Pharma, Inc. an emerging bio-pharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of novel drugs and diagnostics for animals and humans, will present at the Big Dog II Small Cap Conference being held at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas on April 13, 2007. - Outpatient Medication Usage Not Associated With Anemia In Patients Admitted With Decompensated By : Health News
Although anemia is a common problem in heart failure patients, the medications the patients take to control their heart failure are not the cause of the anemia, according to researchers at Jefferson Medical College. - New Blood Thinner May Work Without Bleeding Risk By : Health News
When studying a new blood thinner, one of the first signs the drug is working is seeing a slight increase in minor bleeding-nose bleeds and bruising, an inconvenient side effect of preventing the blood clots that are the leading cause of heart attack and stroke. - Blood's Clotting Cells Harbor 'Ticking Time Bombs,' Finding May Help Extend Blood Supply By : Health News
Fragments of cells in the blood known as platelets - which form blood clots and assist in wound healing - have internal "clocks" that act like ticking time bombs, predetermining their death from the moment they are born, according to a new study in the journal Cell, published by Cell Press. - Major Discovery Raises Prospect Of Better Patient Care By Improving Platelet Life Span By : Health News
The research team led by Drs Benjamin Kile and David Huang has discovered that platelet life span is controlled by two key molecules. - Vascular Associates Talk About Understanding Venous Reflux Disease By : Health News
The following is a statement from Pravin M. Shah, MD, FACS, Professor of Surgery, New York Medical College: - Update: FDA Approves Alexion's Soliris(TM) For All Patients With PNH By : Health News
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced that it has received marketing approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Soliris(TM) (eculizumab). Soliris is the first therapy approved for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), a rare, disabling and life-threatening blood disorder defined by chronic red blood cell destruction, or hemolysis. - Diffusion Pharmaceuticals Initiates Human Trial Of Lead Drug Candidate, Trans Sodium Crocetinate By : Health News
Diffusion Pharmaceuticals LLC, a clinical-stage drug discovery and development company, today announced the initiation of human testing of trans sodium crocetinate (TSC), its lead drug candidate. - FDA Approves Alexion's Soliris(TM) For All Patients With PNH By : Health News
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (Nasdaq: ALXN) announced today that it has received marketing approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Soliris(TM) (eculizumab). - Global Med Technologies(R), Inc. Submits ElDorado Donor Doc(TM) To FDA By : Health News
Wyndgate Technologies(R), a division of Global Med Technologies(R), Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: GLOB), announced today that it has submitted a 510(k) for its ElDorado Donor Doc(TM) software for clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). ElDorado Donor Doc is currently not for sale in the U.S., pending 510(k) clearance by the FDA. - FDA Accepts For Review New Roche Diagnostics Blood Screening Test By : Health News
Roche Diagnostics announced today that the United States (U.S.) Food & Drug Administration has accepted for review its application for a new test designed to detect a broad range of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and viral hepatitis infections in donated blood and plasma. - ZymoGenetics Provides Update On RhThrombin Development Plans By : Health News
ZymoGenetics, Inc. today reported that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will not require additional clinical trials with recombinant human Thrombin (rhThrombin) administered by a spray device. ZymoGenetics is developing rhThrombin as an aid to controlling bleeding during surgery. - Antibiotic Vancomycin May Trigger Dangerously Low Platelet Count By : Health News
Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and the BloodCenter of Wisconsin's Blood Research Institute have linked vancomycin to an abnormal decrease in blood platelet count, a condition called thrombocytopenia. - FDA Approves Astellas' Vaprisol(R) For The Treatment Of Hypervolemic Hyponatremia By : Health News
Astellas Pharma US, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Vaprisol(R) (conivaptan hydrochloride injection), an arginine vasopressin (AVP) receptor antagonist, for the intravenous treatment of hypervolemic hyponatremia in hospitalized patients. - FDA Approves Gen-Probe's TIGRIS(R) Instrument To Screen Donated Blood For West Nile Virus By : Health News
Gen-Probe Incorporated (Nasdaq: GPRO) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Company's PROCLEIX(R) TIGRIS(R) System........ - New Imaging Technique Tracks Traffic Patterns Of White Blood Cells By : Health News
Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have just developed an advanced imaging technique to capture the movement of the microdomains of leukocytes or white blood cells. - Haemonetics(R) Launches Next Generation Mobile Blood Donation System By : Health News
Haemonetics Corporation announced today FDA clearance and U.S. launch of the Cymbal system, the Company's innovative blood collection system. - Persistent Anticoagulant Activity In Patients Stopping Low-Molecular Weight Heparin Therapy By : Health News
UroToday.com - Patients on warfarin therapy are frequently switched to low-molecular-weight heparin before surgery as part of "bridging therapy". - Blood Marker Helps Predict Prognosis Among Those With Abdominal Infection By : Health News
Monitoring blood levels of a compound known as procalcitonin in patients with peritonitis (a serious intra-abdominal infection) could help identify patients at increased risk of organ failure and death . . . . . - New Blood Thinner For Patients With Leg And Lung Clots By : Hematology News
A new oral blood thinner is being compared to an old standby to see if it works as well and is easier to manage long term, researchers say - SMC Approves Exjade® - No More Needles In Scotland - Good News For People With Sickle Cell Disease By : Health News
Novartis today welcomed the Scottish Medicines Consortium's acceptance of deferasirox (Exjade®) for use within NHS Scotland for the treatment of iron overload associated with the treatment of rare acquired or inherited anaemias.
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