More Than 200 Abstracts at ASH and SABCS Reveal Potential Compelling Patient Benefits From Novartis Oncology Current and Pipeline Therapies.
- Tasigna front-line data demonstrating potential in newly diagnosed patients with a life-threatening type of leukemia to be featured in two oral sessions at ASH - Exjade results at ASH to show benefits for chronically transfused patients by significantly reducing toxic iron that can damage key organs...

ERYtech Pharma to Present at the ASH Congress.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-2 December 2008-ERYtech Pharma to Present at the ASH Congress(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com ERYtech Pharma has been chosen to present the first pre-clinical results obtained with its product GR-ARA1 on sickle cell anaemia during the 50th annual congress of the American Society of...

New Clinical Studies Presented at the American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) Annual Meeting Show Masimo Technologies Provide Advanced Clinical Intelligence.
Masimo's Commercial Exhibit Draws More Than 2,500 Conference Attendees IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Masimo, the inventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry(TM) and Measure-Through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry, announced today that 13 new independent and objective clinical studies presented at the American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA)...

Leading Heart Specialist Joins Duska Therapeutics as Scientific Consultant.
Dr. Jonathan Stamler Has Authored A New Understanding Of Heart Failure LA JOLLA, Calif., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Duska Therapeutics, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: DSKA) ("Duska") announced today that Jonathan S. Stamler, M.D., has joined the company as an exclusive scientific consultant to advise on the clinical development...

Hope Beyond Reason.
Hope Beyond Reason David Hess Destiny Image Publishers, Inc. P. O. Box 310, Shippensburg, PA 17257-0310 978076426977 $14.99 A Young Pastor's Battle With Leukemia "Hope Beyond Reason" is Pastor Dave Hess's testimony. It is a story of...

Unsafe blood transfusions rampant.
Byline: Subroto Roy PUNE: Failure to check unsafe blood transfusions in the country is proving to be life-threatening for a large number of patients of fatal anaemia, resulting from genetic diseases like thalassemia and haemophilia. According to Tripti Pensi, consultant, HIV/AIDS Unicef India country office,...

Saving Kieu.
Byline: Randi Bjornstad The Register-Guard If you need a break from all the bad news that regularly befalls kids around the world - war, famine, abuse, disease and death - meet Kieu Henney. Now 7', the little girl (her name is pronounced KEE-yoo) is the...

Addressing complexities of medical noncompliance in serious childhood illness: collaborating at the interface of providers, families, and health care systems.
Poor compliance with medication is a serious problem in chronic and terminal illness. Even though it carries a heavy toll of human suffering and a multibillion dollar price tag, noncompliance remains poorly understood. In this article, the authors narrate the experiences of a psychotherapist working in a state hospital...

AA&MDSIF Gets FDA Approves for Vidaza Label Expansion.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-26 August 2008-AA&MDSIF Gets FDA Approves for Vidaza Label Expansion(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com The Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation (AA&MDSIF) is pleased to inform patients that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the label for Vidaza (azacitidine) to include...

Iron deficiency anaemia in sickle cell disorders in India.
Background & objectives: Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is uncommon in individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD) because of availability of an adequate iron source potentially from increased red cell turnover and from blood transfusions. Also, iron deficiency anaemia can often go unnoticed because the sickle cell disease patients are...