News Author: HT Staff Publish date: March 23, 2014
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In a new draft guidance, the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended bortezomib (Velcade...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: March 22, 2014
Medical College of Georgia
Low levels of oxygen and nitric oxide have an unfortunate synergy in sickle cell disease (SCD), according to preclinical...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: March 21, 2014
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Interim results of a randomized trial suggest that omitting radiotherapy in Hodgkin lymphoma patients with an early negative P...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: March 21, 2014
Two small-molecule compounds can help researchers maintain leukemic stem cells (LSCs) in culture, according to a paper published in Nature Methods.
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News Author: HT Staff Publish date: March 21, 2014
An analysis of 9 community hospitals showed that 1 in 3 patients with bloodstream infections received inappropriate therapy. The study also revealed...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: March 21, 2014
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Researchers say they’ve discovered an easy way to collect large quantities of viable, bankable stem cells.
Donors prick t...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: March 20, 2014
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News Author: HT Staff Publish date: March 20, 2014
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New research indicates that less than 2% of trials funded by the National Cancer Institute focus on racial and ethnic minorities...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: March 20, 2014
cancer patient and her father
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The “health gap” between childhood cancer survivors and their siblings widens with age, according...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: March 20, 2014
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Researchers have identified significant variations in how cancer centers gather data, particularly that pertaining to racial and ethnic...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: March 19, 2014
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The US Food and Drug Administration has approved oral propranolol hydrochloride (Hemangeol) to treat proliferating infantile heman...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: March 19, 2014
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The UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued a draft guidance recommending against the use of lenalidom...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: March 19, 2014
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College of Georgia
Incorporating age into D-dimer test results can help clinicians more accurately diagnose pulmonary em...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: March 19, 2014
Researchers have found evidence suggesting that men who work in microelectronics and business machine facilities may have an increased risk of dying f...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: March 18, 2014
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved an intravenous formulation of posaconazole (Noxafil), which is expected to be available at wholesaler...
