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• BMJ video: The woman who knew too much

  
  Clinical Cases and Images - Blog — Authority: 505
  BMJ video: Alice Stewart: The woman who knew too much. "Alice Stewart was one of Britains foremost epidemiologists. However her recognition came late in her career, having spent her life fighting the establishments enshrined views. In the 1950s when she started her work, x-rays were routinely used in foetal ...
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• Affymax And Takeda Announce Hematide™ Publication In The New England Journal Of Medicine

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 739
  Affymax, Inc. (Nasdaq:AFFY) and Takeda Pharmaceutical Global Research & Development Center, Inc., announced data from a Phase 2 clinical trial of Hematide™ showing that Hematide increased hemoglobin and reduced or eliminated the need for blood transfusion in most patients with erythropoietin-induced pure red ...
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• VTE: A Major Public Health Problem Comes To The Fore

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 739
  Have hematologists failed to adequately recognize and promote blood disorders as a public health issue? This is a question to ponder as we witness a recent convergence of professional and lay organizations and government agencies collectively focusing their attention on the problem of venous thromboembolism (VTE).
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• The American Society Of Hematology To Honor Inspirational Hematologists With Mentor Awards

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 739
  The American Society of Hematology (ASH) is honoring two prominent hematologists with ASH Mentor Awards in recognition of the important role they play in the training and career development of hematologists early in their careers. Stuart H. Orkin, MD, and Arthur W. Nienhuis, MD, will receive their awards during the ...
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• Study Shows Benefits Of Point-Of-Care Testing, Australian Medical Association

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 739
  Patients who undergo point-of-care testing at a general practice are as, or more, likely to comply with their medication regimes as patients who undergo testing at a pathology laboratory, according to the results of a study published in the Medical Journal of Australia.
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• Unique UAB/Red Cross Blood Partnership Boosts Blood Supply

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 739
  Vicki Vinson used to be a regular blood donor, until a surgery and some international travel left her ineligible. But she never lost the desire to donate, and for a very good reason. Two very good reasons, in fact. "Both of my parents have had serious medical issues in recent years," said Vinson, who works in Health ...
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• PolyMedix Completes Successful Phase 1B Clinical Study Of Heparin Antagonist PMX-60056

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 739
  PolyMedix, Inc. (OTC BB: PYMX), an emerging biotechnology company developing new therapeutic drug products to treat infectious diseases and acute cardiovascular disorders, has completed a second successful clinical study of its anticoagulant reversing agent, PMX-60056. The Phase 1B clinical study was a pilot ...
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• AdvanDx Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance For 90 Minutes PNA FISH(R) Protocol For Identifying Enterococcal Bloodstream Pathogens

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 739
  AdvanDx announced that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for a fast, 90 minutes protocol for its E. faecalis/OE PNA FISH(®) test. The faster protocol reduces the PNA FISH turn-around time from the original 2.5 hours to 90 minutes by reducing PNA probe hybridization from 90 minutes to 30 minutes.
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• Novo Nordisk corporate ad

  
  AdPharm Blog — Authority: 141
  Some see inhibitors as a lifetime of tests, bleeds, and complications. Novo Nordisk helps them see a lifetime of possibilities. Click on image to view ad details and full-size version on AdPharm. To see all of this brand’s ads on AdPharm, click here
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• PTC Therapeutics Initiates Phase 2 Clinical Trial Of Ataluren (PTC124(R)) In Patients With Hemophilia

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 739
  PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (PTC) announced it is expanding the development of ataluren, an investigational new drug, to a third indication with the initiation of a Phase 2a clinical trial in nonsense mutation hemophilia A (nmHA) and hemophilia B (nmHB).
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• If You Have Thought About Giving Blood Someday, Someday Is Today

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 739
  We are entering a time of year when collecting blood has been challenging in the past. And, with this years uncertain cold and flu season, it could be even more difficult. Thats why were counting on generous donors like you to donate now, while you are feeling well. The time to act is now.
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• BloodCenter Of Wisconsin And Partners Commence Phase II Study Of Innovative Use Of RFID Technology

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 739
  BloodCenter of Wisconsin (BCW) announced that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a $1.4 million Small Business Technology Transfer grant to fund continued research into the deployment of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology to enhance safety and reduce hospital costs related to the ...
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• Scientists Discover Promising New Way To Treat Uncontrolled Internal Bleeding

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 739
  Scientists in the US have discovered that antibodies can block the action of proteins that contribute to uncontrolled internal bleeding following traumas like those sustained in car crashes and battlefield injuries, and have done pre-clinical trials showing promising results as potential life-saving treatments ...
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• Adiponectin Found In Body Fat May Hold The Key To Preventing And Treating Sepsis

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 739
  A new Canadian study has found that lower-than-normal levels of a naturally-occurring fat hormone may increase the risk of death from sepsis - an overwhelming infection of the blood which claims thousands of lives each year. The study by researchers at St.
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• Iron Overload: Treatment For Common Genetic Disorder

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 739
  Absorbing and storing too much iron can cause an array of health problems -- for starters, joint pain, fatigue, weakness and loss of interest in sex. This condition, called hemochromatosis, is the most common genetic disorder in the United States, most frequently occurring in people of Northern European descent.
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• Red Grape Skin Extract Could Be New Treatment For Sickle Cell Disease Patients

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 739
  An extract in red grape skin may be a new treatment for sickle cell disease, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.
  2 weeks ago

• Lower Dose Dexamethasone Can Be Used To Treat Newly Diagnosed Myeloma

  
  Mayo Clinic News — Authority: 415
  High-dose dexamethasone is a mainstay of therapy for multiple myeloma. However, a study published today online and in the November edition of The Lancet Oncology concludes that lenalidomide plus low-dose dexamethasone is associated with better short-term overall survival and lower toxicity than lenalidomide plus ...
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• On-X Life Technologies Completes Enrollment In High-Risk Patient Group Of Low-Anticoagulation Trial

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 739
  Austin-based On-X® Life Technologies, Inc. (On-X LTI), manufacturers of the On-X® Prosthetic Heart Valve and On-X® carbon products for orthopedic implants, announced today that enrollment in the High-Risk Patient Group of the landmark PROACT (Prospective Randomized On-X Anticoagulation Clinical Trial) is complete.
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• Research Finds Dramatic Increase In Number Of Transfusion-Transmitted Babesiosis Cases

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 739
  Babesiosis is a potentially dangerous parasitic disease transmitted by ticks and is common in the Northeast and the upper Midwest. Babesia lives inside of red blood cells, meaning it can also be transmitted through a blood transfusion from an infected but otherwise asymptomatic blood donor.
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• Blood Clots In Lungs Might Not Always Originate In Deep Veins Of Legs And Pelvis In Trauma Patients

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 739
  Few trauma patients who develop potentially deadly blood clots in the lungs (pulmonary embolism) also have clots in the deep veins of their pelvis and legs (deep venous thrombosis), challenging commonly held beliefs about the association between the two conditions, according to a report in the October issue of ...
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