Aranesp (Darbepoetin Alfa) - updated on RxList
Aranesp (Darbepoetin Alfa) drug description - FDA approved labeling for prescription drugs and medications at RxList
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Epogen (Epoetin Alfa) - updated on RxList
Epogen (Epoetin Alfa) drug description - FDA approved labeling for prescription drugs and medications at RxList
Read the rest of this entry »New NICE Guidance Set To Help People With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Final guidance published today (Wednesday 24 February 2010) by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) means that another drug - certolizumab pegol (Cimzia) - can be considered for some people in England and Wales suffering with rheumatoid arthritis…
Read the rest of this entry »Japan Commits $2 Million To Boost Immunization In Haiti, Bringing Post-Quake Total For UNICEF To $8.5 Million
The Government of Japan committed US$2 million (JPY180 million) to UNICEF to reinforce immunization services for children and women in Haiti. The timely contribution provides UNICEF with the much-needed equipment for the cold-chain system and funds for vaccines and immunization activities…
Read the rest of this entry »BD Biosciences Launches BD FACSAria(TM) III Flow Cytometry System
BD Biosciences, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), announced the launch of the BD FACSAria™ III Cell Sorting System, a next-generation flow cytometer with the ability to run complex multicolor experiments using up to six lasers…
Read the rest of this entry »American Heart Association/American College Of Cardiology Joint Science Advisory: AHA/ACC Issue Advisory On Diabetes Drugs And Heart Risk
The data are inconclusive on heart risks from a class of blood sugar-lowering drugs called thiazolidinediones (TZDs) such as pioglitazone (Actos) or rosiglitazone (Avandia), but the medications should be used with close monitoring from healthcare providers according to a joint science advisory from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association…
Read the rest of this entry »Why Studies Performed In Different Countries Yield Different Rates Of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder?
A study published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics provides new insights in the different rates of post-traumatic stress disorder that are found in studies performed in different countries. Recent epidemiological studies using consecutive patients have reported inconsistent findings in the prevalence of accident-related PTSD in developed countries…
Read the rest of this entry »Anxiety And Psychosomatic Symptoms: The German Experience
A study published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics reports on a long term extensive experience of treatment of psychosomatic symptoms related to anxiety in German psychosomatic units. This study reports on a long term extensive experience of treatment of psychosomatic symptoms related to anxiety in German psychosomatic units…
Read the rest of this entry »Red Cross Blood Services Web Site Revamped; URL Changed
The Red Cross has launched redcrossblood.org, a new, integrated website for its blood program. This site replaces the individual Blood Region websites, as well as the national site previously hosted at givelife.org…
Read the rest of this entry »Pandemic Hybrid Of Bird And Human Seasonal Flu Possible Say Scientists
An international team of scientists has created a highly pathogenic laboratory hybrid of the H5N1 bird flu and human seasonal flu viruses by swapping just one gene, and propose that a similar genetic interaction could happen in nature between the current pandemic H1N1 swine flu and H5N1 avian flu strains, highlighting the importance [...]
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