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Young people with bleeding disorders score in the David Beckham Football Academy, Greenwich

Categorie : Blood / Hematology
This summer 50 young people with lifelong medical conditions will be fulfilling their dreams with a trip to the David Beckham Football Academy in Greenwich, London. Haemophilia Society Chief Executive, Chris James says: "All the young people are affected by bleeding disorders like haemophilia, ...

read more This summer 50 young people with lifelong medical conditions will be fulfilling their dreams with a trip to the David Beckham Football Academy in Greenwich, London. Haemophilia Society Chief Executive, Chris James says: read more Sat Jul 2008 Sat Jul 2008

InCode BioPharmaceutics, Inc. Announces Key Data Supporting New Treatment Of Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)

Categorie : Blood / Hematology
InCode BioPharmaceutics, Inc., an emerging biopharmaceutical company, announced preclinical test results demonstrating the utility of their lead drug candidate rC3-1 for the treatment of the rare chronic blood disorder paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). The complete results will be p ...

read more InCode BioPharmaceutics, Inc., an emerging biopharmaceutical company, announced preclinical test results demonstrating the utility of their lead drug candidate rC3-1 for the treatment of the rare chronic blood disorder paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). The complete results will be p read more Sat Jul 2008 Sat Jul 2008

FDA Clears Osmetech's Warfarin Sensitivity Test And New ESensor® XT-8 Platform

Categorie : Blood / Hematology
Osmetech plc announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food & Drug Administration ('FDA') for its eSensor Warfarin Sensitivity Test to be used as an aid in the identification of patients at risk for increased sensitivity to the widely used blood-thinning drug, warfarin. The Company ...

read more Osmetech plc announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food & Drug Administration ('FDA') for its eSensor Warfarin Sensitivity Test to be used as an aid in the identification of patients at risk for increased sensitivity to the widely used blood-thinning drug, warfarin. The Company read more Sat Jul 2008 Sat Jul 2008

Successful Strategies To Improve Patient Safety In Dialysis Units

Categorie : Blood / Hematology
From clinicians and medication to various equipment and supplies, a myriad of resources are involved in dialysis-related treatments for patients with compromised renal function. Considering the frequency and invasive nature of dialysis treatments, the potential for procedural errors and human fac ...

read more From clinicians and medication to various equipment and supplies, a myriad of resources are involved in dialysis-related treatments for patients with compromised renal function. Considering the frequency and invasive nature of dialysis treatments, the potential for procedural errors and human fac read more Sat Jul 2008 Sat Jul 2008

GeneNews Launches World's First Blood Test For Colorectal Cancer Screening

Categorie : Blood / Hematology
GeneNews Limited (TSX: GEN), a company focused on developing blood-based biomarker tests for the early detection of diseases and personalized health management, announced the launch of ColonSentry(TM), the world's first blood-based molecular test for colorectal cancer screening. ...

read more GeneNews Limited (TSX: GEN), a company focused on developing blood-based biomarker tests for the early detection of diseases and personalized health management, announced the launch of ColonSentry(TM), the world's first blood-based molecular test for colorectal cancer screening. read more Sat Jul 2008 Sat Jul 2008

CSL Behring Submits BLA Requesting Approval Of Human Fibrinogen Concentrate For The Treatment Of Congenital Bleeding

Categorie : Blood / Hematology
CSL Behring announced today that it has submitted a biologics license application (BLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting approval to market its human fibrinogen concentrate in the United States for the treatment of congenital fibrinogen deficiency, a rare b ...

read more CSL Behring announced today that it has submitted a biologics license application (BLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting approval to market its human fibrinogen concentrate in the United States for the treatment of congenital fibrinogen deficiency, a rare b read more Sat Jul 2008 Sat Jul 2008

Increased Triglyceride Levels In Asian-Americans With Genetic Variant

Categorie : Blood / Hematology
A genetic variant found almost exclusively in individuals of Asian descent increases the risk of elevated triglycerides over four-fold, reports a comprehensive study in the August Journal of Lipid Research. In fact, all 11 subjects who carried both copies of this rare variant for apolipoprotein A-V ...

read more A genetic variant found almost exclusively in individuals of Asian descent increases the risk of elevated triglycerides over four-fold, reports a comprehensive study in the August Journal of Lipid Research. In fact, all 11 subjects who carried both copies of this rare variant for apolipoprotein A-V read more Sat Jul 2008 Sat Jul 2008

Avoiding Spleen Removal For Cooley's Anemia Sufferers - Researchers May Have Identified Key Gene Responsible For Mutated Red Blood Cells

Categorie : Blood / Hematology
Researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College may have discovered the precise role of a gene in one of the world's most common blood disorders, beta-thalassemia, commonly known as Cooley's anemia. Along with sickle-cell anemia, Cooley's anemia is the most commonly inherited disease in the world, af ...

read more Researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College may have discovered the precise role of a gene in one of the world's most common blood disorders, beta-thalassemia, commonly known as Cooley's anemia. Along with sickle-cell anemia, Cooley's anemia is the most commonly inherited disease in the world, af read more Sat Jul 2008 Sat Jul 2008

Gaining Ground On Sickle Cell Disease

Categorie : Blood / Hematology
Although sickle cell disease is a single-gene disorder, its symptoms are highly variable. ...

read more Although sickle cell disease is a single-gene disorder, its symptoms are highly variable. read more Sat Jul 2008 Sat Jul 2008

Prime Minister Gordon Brown And Rt Hon Dr John Sentamu, Archbishop Of York, Welcome New Standards Of Care For Sickle Cell Disease

Categorie : Blood / Hematology
The lives of thousands of sickle cell patients in the UK will hopefully be improved following today's launch of the first 'Standards for the Clinical Care of Adults with Sickle Cell Disease', by the Rt Hon Dr John Sentamu, the Archbishop of York, at the House of Commons. For the first time, the s ...

read more The lives of thousands of sickle cell patients in the UK will hopefully be improved following today's launch of the first 'Standards for the Clinical Care of Adults with Sickle Cell Disease', by the Rt Hon Dr John Sentamu, the Archbishop of York, at the House of Commons. For the first time, the s read more Tue Jul 2008 Tue Jul 2008

Higher Levels Of Blood Protein Fetuin-A Linked To Diabetes

Categorie : Blood / Hematology
A study published in the July 9 issue of JAMA finds an association between higher than normal levels of the protein fetuin-A and an increased risk of developing diabetes. Fetuin-A is one of several blood proteins that is produced in the liver and secreted into the blood stream, and it is invol ...

read more A study published in the July 9 issue of JAMA finds an association between higher than normal levels of the protein fetuin-A and an increased risk of developing diabetes. Fetuin-A is one of several blood proteins that is produced in the liver and secreted into the blood stream, and it is invol read more Tue Jul 2008 Tue Jul 2008

EHE International Joins The Histiocytosis Association Of America In Raising Awareness Of A Rare Disease

Categorie : Blood / Hematology
Together with the Histiocytosis Association of America (HAA), EHE International is helping spread the word about a rare blood disorder called histiocytosis. The HAA and EHE have created a 115 square foot display window at 10 Rockefeller Plaza that will be featured for the entire month of July. ...

read more Together with the Histiocytosis Association of America (HAA), EHE International is helping spread the word about a rare blood disorder called histiocytosis. The HAA and EHE have created a 115 square foot display window at 10 Rockefeller Plaza that will be featured for the entire month of July. read more Tue Jul 2008 Tue Jul 2008

Treatment Benefit In Prostate Cancer Predicted By Counting Tumor Cells In Blood

Categorie : Blood / Hematology
Counting the number of tumor cells circulating in the bloodstream of patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer can accurately predict how well they are responding to treatment, new results show. At the ESMO Conference Lugano (ECLU) organized by the European Society for Medical Oncology, ...

read more Counting the number of tumor cells circulating in the bloodstream of patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer can accurately predict how well they are responding to treatment, new results show. At the ESMO Conference Lugano (ECLU) organized by the European Society for Medical Oncology, read more Tue Jul 2008 Tue Jul 2008

Cardiac Arrest Patient Survival Rates Doubled By Using Extracorporeal Life Support

Categorie : Blood / Hematology
When combined with the conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), extracorporeal life support (ELS) can double the survival of adult hospital patients in comparison with CPR alone. These results were released on July 7, 2008 in The Lancet. Myocardial infarction, or heart attack, oc ...

read more When combined with the conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), extracorporeal life support (ELS) can double the survival of adult hospital patients in comparison with CPR alone. These results were released on July 7, 2008 in The Lancet. Myocardial infarction, or heart attack, oc read more Tue Jul 2008 Tue Jul 2008

Heparin Overdose Suspected In Texas Hospital Baby Death, 16 Others Affected

Categorie : Blood / Hematology
Reports are coming in that a hospital in Texas, USA, is investigating how up to 17 babies in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) received an overdose of the blood thinner heparin; one of the babies is dead although the cause of death is not yet known. A CNN news report said that officials ...

read more Reports are coming in that a hospital in Texas, USA, is investigating how up to 17 babies in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) received an overdose of the blood thinner heparin; one of the babies is dead although the cause of death is not yet known. A CNN news report said that officials read more Tue Jul 2008 Tue Jul 2008

Archemix' ARC1779 Granted Orphan Designation In EU For The Treatment Of TTP, A Life-Threatening Blood Disorder

Categorie : Blood / Hematology
Archemix Corp., a biotechnology company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing aptamer therapeutics for rare hematological diseases, announced that ARC1779 has received orphan drug designation from the European Commission (EC). ARC1779 also received orphan drug designation from the U ...

read more Archemix Corp., a biotechnology company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing aptamer therapeutics for rare hematological diseases, announced that ARC1779 has received orphan drug designation from the European Commission (EC). ARC1779 also received orphan drug designation from the U read more Tue Jul 2008 Tue Jul 2008

News From The July 8 Journal Of The National Cancer Institute

Categorie : Blood / Hematology
Reductions in Iron Blood Levels Associated with Decreased Cancer Risk in Men with Peripheral Arterial Disease Men with peripheral arterial disease who participated in a randomized controlled trial in which their iron stores were reduced by blood drawing had a reduced incidence of cancer relative ...

read more Reductions in Iron Blood Levels Associated with Decreased Cancer Risk in Men with Peripheral Arterial Disease Men with peripheral arterial disease who participated in a randomized controlled trial in which their iron stores were reduced by blood drawing had a reduced incidence of cancer relative read more Tue Jul 2008 Tue Jul 2008

New Grant Encourages Protected Research Time For Medical Fellows

Categorie : Blood / Hematology
The American Society of Hematology (ASH) is proud to announce the first recipients of the ASH Research Training Award for Fellows, a new program that encourages junior researchers to pursue careers in academic hematology by supporting protected time to conduct research during their fellowship traini ...

read more The American Society of Hematology (ASH) is proud to announce the first recipients of the ASH Research Training Award for Fellows, a new program that encourages junior researchers to pursue careers in academic hematology by supporting protected time to conduct research during their fellowship traini read more Tue Jul 2008 Tue Jul 2008

Increased Support For Hematology-Related Training Programs

Categorie : Blood / Hematology
The American Society of Hematology (ASH) is proud to announce the inaugural recipients of its Alternative Training Pathway Grant. The grant is given to training program directors to encourage the development and implementation of novel hematology-related training programs. Thomas Abshire, MD, of ...

read more The American Society of Hematology (ASH) is proud to announce the inaugural recipients of its Alternative Training Pathway Grant. The grant is given to training program directors to encourage the development and implementation of novel hematology-related training programs. Thomas Abshire, MD, of read more Tue Jul 2008 Tue Jul 2008

Gender Differences Studied In Risk Of Diseases Caused By Blood Clots

Categorie : Blood / Hematology
Being male increases your risk of diseases caused by the inappropriate formation of a blood clot (a process known as thrombosis), such as heart attack and stroke, but the reasons for this are not completely understood. However, Ethan Weiss and colleagues at the University of California, San Francisc ...

read more Being male increases your risk of diseases caused by the inappropriate formation of a blood clot (a process known as thrombosis), such as heart attack and stroke, but the reasons for this are not completely understood. However, Ethan Weiss and colleagues at the University of California, San Francisc read more Tue Jul 2008 Tue Jul 2008

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