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The timeless gift of time Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 4:27AMIn 1990, Janet Fisher was giving blood in her small English town 250 miles north of London. The blood bank was also asking people to register as bone marrow donors. Fisher signed up and then forgot about it. Fifteen years later she got a phone call from the donor bank: Fisher was a perfect match for someone who desperately needed her marrow. Would she do it? Bone marrow - Blood bank - Medicine ...
VIDEO: Elyria medical center opens new care unit Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 12:45AMELYRIA — As baby boomers age, the need for elderly care increases, which is why staff members at the new Acute Care for the Elderly Unit at EMH Regional Medical Center are excited about the center’s Aug. 2 grand opening.
Geron Corporation Reports 2010 Second Quarter Financial Results and Events Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 3:30PMMENLO PARK, Calif.----Geron Corporation today reported financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010.
Waiting for a cure Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:42PMSix years ago, Kenny Boling’s life took an unexpected U-turn.
Press Release Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 10:18AMâ€œWe look forward to the results of further studies, which will help us better understand the critical cellular pathways regulated by VELCADE, and ultimately accelerate clinical research in lymphoma by predicting which drugs could work best in individual patients in clinical trial settings,â€� said lead author Andre Goy, M.D., M.S., Chief, Lymphoma, the John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack ...
Study Analysis Identifies Potential Biomarkers of VELCADE (Bortezomib) Activity in Patients with Relapsed Mantle Cell ... Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 9:25AMCAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Millennium reports new correlative science data from the pivotal PINNACLE trial in patients with relapsed/refractory MCL, highlighting the potential usefulness of biomarkers in predicting outcomes.
Study Analysis Identifies Potential Biomarkers of VELCADE (Bortezomib) Activity in Patients with Relapsed Mantle Cell ... Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 9:19AMCAMBRIDGE, Mass.----Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company today reported new correlative science data from the pivotal PINNACLE trial of VELCADE® in patients with relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma .
How to care for dogs with heartworms Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 1:01AMEditor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series on heartworms in dogs.
Shade Tree Village Mobile Home Park scheduled to close to residents Sunday Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 5:30AMNot long after an ambulance took Shade Tree Village Mobile Home Park resident Roger Schoaff away because of breathing problems, a Comcast cable truck rolled around the neighborhood talking to residents.
Merck signs non-exclusive license agreement with LabCorp for commercialization of genetic test Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 3:20AMMerck today announced a non-exclusive license agreement with Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings for the commercialization of a genetic test that may help predict the response of patients with Hepatitis C virus infection to peginterferon alpha-based therapy.
Dire health motivates man to drop 257 pounds Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 12:31AMFour years ago, Bill Kulterman weighed 467 pounds. Today he weighs 210. Not surprisingly, those who learn about his weight loss ask him to share his secret: How'd you do it, Bill? What's your special formula? How did you manage to drop 257 pounds?
Help & support Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 1:23AMn upcoming health education events at martin's point health care: at 161 Corporate Drive, Pease International Tradeport, Portsmouth. (800) 260-6681. n diabetes support group: 5-6 p.m. Aug. 18, and Sept. 15.
The device Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 7:17PMIT takes less than 45 minutes to do the procedure at the National Heart Institute (IJN) catheterisation laboratory. The electrophysiology team will introduce the Watchman left atrial appendage (LAA) closure device into the heart via a flexible tube through a vein in the groin.
Health Chat Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 10:02AMDo Non-Smokers Get Emphysema? My mother has had a hiatus hernia for many years and now has been diagnosed with emphysema although she never smoked.
Baylor heart hospital has lowest readmission rate in the U.S. for second straight year Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 10:13PMBaylor Heart and Vascular Hospital, for the second year in a row, had the lowest readmission rate for heart failure patients in the country, a key quality indicator that says the facility did the job right the first time.
National News More>> Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 3:59PMSlain California teen's sister urges unknown killer to surrender and asks: 'Why her?' More>>
Joyful Slim Herb Supplement Recalled Over Undeclared Ingredient Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 10:36AMJ & H Besta Corporation of Hicksville, New York, just issued a voluntary nationwide recall of Joyful Slim Herb Supplement, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just announced. An FDA lab analysis of Joyful Slim Herb Supplement was found to contain undeclared Desmethyl Sibutramine. Sibutramine is an FDA-approved drug used as an appetite suppressant for [...]
New technique to detect circulating genetically abnormal cells in non- small lung cancer Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 4:35AMResearchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center are testing a new technique for identifying circulating genetically abnormal cells, which can lead to poor prognosis, in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.
Richard B. Brewer Joins Nile Therapeutics as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 6:30AMNile Therapeutics, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapeutics for cardiovascular disease, today announced the appointment of Richard B. Brewer as Executive Chairman. Â With over 35 years of biotech and pharmaceutical industry experience, Mr.
Genentech Provides Update From Avastin FDA Advisory Committee Meeting Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 6:27AMGenentech, Inc., a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) voted 12 to one that use of Avastin® (bevacizumab) in combination with paclitaxel for previously untreated (first-line) advanced HER2-negative breast cancer be removed from Avastin's U.S. label. The committee's vote does ...
Billboard Puts Spotlight on Right-to-Die Group Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 2:02PMA national right-to-die organization has launched a controversial billboard campaign to inform terminally ill and elderly adults that they have a right to end their own lives -- but critics say the group is simply preying on vulnerable senior citizens and mentally unstable people.
Billboard Spotlights Right-to-Die Group Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 2:02PMA national right-to-die organization has launched a controversial billboard campaign to inform terminally ill and elderly adults that they have a right to end their own lives -- but critics say the group is simply preying on vulnerable senior citizens and mentally unstable people.
Board Drops Plans For More Sanctions Against Lyme Disease Doctor Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 12:39PMMORE HEALTH NEWS The state medical board on Tuesday withdrew plans to consider additional sanctions against a New Haven pediatrician known for supporting a controversial Lyme disease treatment.
The Other Drug War: Deadly Prescriptions Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 8:34AM(The New York Times News Service) -- Prescription drugs have killed 1,200 people in Harris County since 2006 -- casualties in a deadly American drug war in which dealers are often doctors and pharmaceutical companies rather than narcotics cartels.
International Academy of Cardiology Announces 15th World Congress on Heart Disease Annual Scientific Sessions 2010 ... Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 5:05PMOne of the world's most prestigious scientific events will take place in Vancouver, BC, Canada, July 24-27, 2010 as preeminent cardiologists arrive for the International Academy of Cardiology 15th World Congress on Heart Disease Annual Scientific Sessions 2010.
Josh Gross: At last, Shields ready for UFC close-up Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 4:41PMJake Shields can once again go about following his bliss.
Program cuts patients' return trips Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 2:50PMA pilot project that connects congestive heart failure patients with services ranging from Meals on Wheels to help finding new housing has cut return hospital trips to by 20 percent, early results show.
American Health Expands Disease Management Offering by Targeting High-Risk Population and Addressing Chronic Pain Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 9:09AMWORTHINGTON, OH--(Marketwire - July 20, 2010) - American Health Holding, Inc., a multi-URAC accredited medical management service provider, today announced the expansion of its Disease Management (DM) program to provide more program options to help clients contain costs while assisting individuals managing a chronic condition.
American Health Expands Disease Management Offering by Targeting High-Risk Population and Addressing Chronic Pain Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 9:00AMWORTHINGTON, OH--(Marketwire - 07/20/10) - American Health Holding, Inc., a multi-URAC accredited medical management service provider, today announced the expansion of its Disease Management (DM) program to provide more program options to help clients contain costs while assisting individuals managing a chronic condition. "We heard our customers' request for a DM program that addresses those ...
Sorrento couple begins eighth decade of marriage Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 7:16AMLARRY ELL Staff Writer SORRENTO -- If the vows of marriage were written as a test of resolve, Ramon and Gertrudis Cordero have scored an A-plus. ...
Ask Dr. Gott: Use herbals with caution Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 3:50AMDear Dr. Gott: Is it safe to use cascara sagrada as a laxative? I've tried everything else, such as heaping tablespoons of Metamucil and using two stool softeners twice each day with little success. Dear Reader: Cascara sagrada is a shrub native to the western coast of North America.
Logan Square nursing home resident is missing Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 11:24PMChicago police said Sunday night they were searching for a 68-year-old resident of a Logan Square nursing home who suffers from heart disease and other ailments. Ignacio Castrejon-Bollas was last seen on video leaving Norwegian-American Hospital, 1044 N. Francisco Ave., in a wheelchair Saturday morning, police said in a missing persons alert. Castrejon-Bollas, a resident of Woodbridge Nursing ...
He’s not a patient, but plays one for class Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 11:06PMMatthew Sharbaugh checked himself into a nursing home recently, complaining of chronic pulmonary obstructive disease, congestive heart failure, and right-side weakness from a recent stroke. He is 24. Heart failure - Stroke - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Disease
All in the family Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 12:16AMEighth in a series to preview Stoddard County's Relay for Life event July 30-31
Final chapters | Recent deaths in the news Saturday, July 17, 2010 @ 9:13PMGeorge Steinbrenner bought a declining New York Yankees team in 1973 and placed his formidable stamp on seven World Series championship teams, 11 pennant winners and a sporting world powerhouse valued at perhaps $1.6 billion. Steinbrenner died of a heart attack Tuesday at a hospital in Tampa, Fla., where he lived. He was 80. David Blackwell , a statistician and mathematician, wrote ...
Swallowing safely is no choke Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 11:59AMThat's the message of Drs. Roya Sayadi and Joel Herskowitz. They are a wife-husband team from Natick, Massachusetts, who are spreading the word that swallowing problems are everywhere - and they can be deadly.
Pumps like Cheney's can extend lives Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 10:45AMWASHINGTON, July 16 (UPI) -- The pump helping former Vice President Dick Cheney's heart work has given similar patients a better than 50-50 chance of living two more years, a study shows. Dick Cheney - United States - Heart - Heart failure - Vice president
Free Dog Heart Checks at T-Bones 'Bark in the Park' Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 9:33AMThe T-Bones are taking the phrase, "the dog days of summer," literally and inviting fans to enjoy the game with their pooches on July 25 at the team's first-annual "Bark in the Park" event.
US mom in China to find marrow donor for daughter Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 12:02PMSherrie Cramer breaks into stifled sobs as she nears the dirt-streaked former orphanage in China where her daughter lived as a severely malnourished infant.
Cheney recuperating from heart surgery Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 11:10AMWASHINGTON — Former Vice President Dick Cheney says he underwent heart surgery last week and is recuperating.
Cheney recuperating from heart surgery Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 10:59AMFormer Vice President Dick Cheney disclosed Wednesday that he has undergone surgery to install a small pump to help his heart
Former VP Cheney Recovering After Heart Surgery Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 10:56AMDick Cheney is recuperating after undergoing surgery to implant a new heart pump to combat congestive heart failure, a statement from the former Vice President said Wednesday. "A few weeks ago, it became clear that I was entering a new phase of the disease when I began to experience increasing congestive heart failure," Cheney said.
Love, understanding and goat's milk secret to couple's 71-year marriage Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 10:34AMThis is a love story that began more than seven decades ago. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was president, Lou Gehrig had just made his famous "luckiest man" speech and "The Wizard of Oz" was about to hit the big screen.
He dined with Harry Truman, fought with Audie Murphy Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 10:16AM"I never liked being called the 'most decorated' soldier. There were so many guys who should have gotten medals and never did -- guys who were killed." -- Audie Murphy Jim Slavings was born and raised in the tail of Missouri that curls south of northeastern Arkansas. He's lived in Lowell for 46 years and has been married to Lynn for 45. Slavings, 86, is a member of Indian Trail Grange in Lowell ...
Dick Cheney recovering from heart surgery Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 9:41AMWASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Dick Cheney announced Wednesday that he has undergone surgery to install a small pump to help his heart work, as the 69-year-old enters a new phase of what he called “increasing congestive heart failure.”
Research provides better understanding of drugs used to treat, prevent cardiovascular disease Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 8:09AMUsing chemical labeling and mass spectrometry-based techniques, Mark Chance, PhD, director of the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Center for Proteomics and Bioinformatics and professor of physiology and biophysics; Sayan Gupta, PhD, instructor at the Case Center for Proteomics and Bioinformatics; and a research team from the University of Oxford, for the first time, were able ...
Scientists update criteria for diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 5:39AMScientists at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease 2010 today presented the first draft reports from three workgroups convened by the National Institute on Aging and the Alzheimer's Association to update the diagnostic criteria for Alzheimer's disease for the first time in 25 years.
Dr. Jon Hallberg on the diabetes drug Avandia Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 6:26PMThe Food and Drug Administration will hear two days of evidence around whether the popular diabetes medication Avandia causes heart attacks. There have been over 13,000 lawsuits involving the drug.
Crouse Hospital streamlines how it cares for lung patients to cut costs, improve care Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 5:10AMSU management school helps prepare for expected surge in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease cases
Aging Well: Be aware and prepare for summer play Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 1:24AMBlue skies, warm temperatures, trails, lakes and rivers are reasons to get outside, but summer play does not come without risks. Poor preparation and judgment can have serious health consequences, particularly for older adults.