News Author: HT Staff Publish date: April 2, 2014
Credit: Elise Amendola
A review of randomized trials indicates that a restrictive approach to blood transfusion can decrease the risk of healthcare...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: April 2, 2014
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NASHVILLE—New research suggests we may need to use more sensitive methods to analyze patients with cytogenetically normal acute myelo...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: April 2, 2014
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The US House and Senate have passed a bill that will delay for another year the 24% cut in Medicare reimbursements that was set to take...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: April 2, 2014
alleged STAP cells
Credit: Haruko Obokata
The Japanese research institute RIKEN has completed its investigation of the research on STAP cells (sti...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: April 1, 2014
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News Author: HT Staff Publish date: April 1, 2014
In an attempt to alleviate the shortage of saline (0.9% sodium chloride injection) in the US, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is allowing salin...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: April 1, 2014
part of a Mediterranean diet
In a large study, individuals who strictly followed a Mediterranean diet had lower levels of platelets and white blood...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: April 1, 2014
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Researchers say they’ve discovered how the protein STAT3 interferes with an antitumor mechanism in cells, thereby promoting the g...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: March 31, 2014
Results of a pilot study suggest safe transplantation of spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) may be possible, potentially bringing us one step closer to ...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: March 31, 2014
The European Commission (EC) has approved a subcutaneous (SC) formulation of rituximab (MabThera) to treat patients with follicular lymphoma or dif...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: March 30, 2014
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Health officials have reported 6 new cases of Heartland virus disease—5 in Missouri and 1 in Tennessee.
These cases, discovered in 2...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: March 29, 2014
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a recombinant factor IX Fc fusion protein (rFIXFc, Alprolix) for use in adults and children wi...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: March 28, 2014
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A new report shows the rate of invasive cancer among US men and women dropped slightly from 2009 to 2010, and the most common ca...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: March 28, 2014
Research in zebrafish embryos may help explain the link between Max’s giant-associated protein (MGA) and Richter’s syndrome.
Previous studies showe...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: March 28, 2014
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The UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published a final guidance recommending rituximab (Mab...
