Omacetaxine Has Potential to Treat Resistant Leukemia
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Apeil 18, 2009
Omacetaxine inhibits leukemic stem cells and is effective against BCR-ABL-induced chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in mice, according to a report in the March 26th advance online publication of Leukemia...[read article]
Rituximab Effective and Relatively Safe for Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
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Apeil 10, 2009
Most patients with warm antibody autoimmune hemolytic anemia (wAIHA) show a positive response to treatment with rituximab, French researchers report in the March issue of the American Journal of Hematology...[read article]
No Reduction in Bleeding With Vitamin K in High-INR Patients
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March 11, 2009
Low-dose oral vitamin K did not reduce bleeding in patients who have been overanticoagulated on warfarin, a new study has found, leading the authors to conclude that withdrawal of warfarin may be all that is necessary to manage such patients...[read article]
The FDA still has not budged on their ban on blood donations from gay men
“Men who have had sex with other men (MSM), at any time since 1977 (the beginning of the AIDS epidemic in the United States) are currently deferred as blood donors...
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FEB 25, 2009
Unless you’re a gay man, January is National Blood Donor Month
The FDA still has not budged on their ban on blood donations from gay men. “Men who have had sex with other men (MSM), at any time since 1977 (the beginning of the AIDS epidemic in the United States) are currently deferred as blood donors...
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Blood Disorders Are A Pain In The Wallet, UK
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FEB 24, 2009
People with sickle cell disease and thalassaemia must not be forgotten when the government review prescription charges, according to the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia ...[read article]
FDA Approves Drug That Boosts Stem Cell Yield For Bone Marrow Transplants
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FEB 23, 2009
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Mozobil (plerixafor), a drug that helps increase the number of blood stem cells for bone marrow transplantation in patients with certain forms of blood cancer...[read article]
Bioreactors Might Solve Blood-Platelet Supply Problems
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FEB 20, 2009
It might be possible to grow human blood platelets in the laboratory for transfusion, according to a new study at The Ohio State University Medical Center...[read article]
Control Of Blood Vessels A Possible Weapon Against Obesity
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FEB 18, 2009
Mice exposed to low temperatures develop more blood vessels in their adipose tissue and metabolise body fat more quickly, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet. Scientists now hope to learn how to control blood vessel development in humans in order to combat obesity and diabetes ...[read article]
Making Clot-Buster Safer By Blocking Toxic Effects
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FEB 17, 2009
Since the introduction of the life-saving clot-busting drug tPA more than a decade ago, evidence has been accumulating that tPA (tissue-type plasminogen activator) can be a double-edged sword for a brain affected by stroke. Although it remains the only...[read article]
Blood Donation Ban For MSM Should End Because Need For Donations 'Too Great
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FEB 15, 2009
FDA's ban on blood donations from men who have sex with men is a "shame" because the need for such donations in the Philadelphia area "far exceeds" what the regional American Red Cross is "able to collect," columnist Ronnie Polaneczky writes in a Philadelphia Daily News opinion piece (Polaneczky, Philadelphia Daily News, 1/15)...[read article]
FDA Approves RiaSTAP For Treatment Of Bleeding In Patients With Rare Genetic Defect
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FEB 13, 2009
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration licensed RiaSTAP, an orphan drug for the treatment of bleeding in patients with a rare genetic defect known as congenital fibrinogen deficiency. Without treatment, these patients are at risk of potentially life-threatening bleeding....[read article]
Scientists Find Key To Blood Vessel 'Sprouting' And Stability, UK
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Feb 12, 2009
Cancer Research UK scientists have identified a network of proteins crucial for kick-starting the growth and stability of new blood vessels, reveals research published in...[read article]
