New test for major killer of lung transplant patients: High stem cell count after transplant predicts debilitating …
A lung transplant can mean a new chance at life. But many who receive one develop a debilitating, fatal condition that causes scar tissue to build up in the lungs and chokes off the ability to breathe. Researchers hope a new diagnostic tool they developed to predict bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome will allow doctors to intervene earlier and, ultimately, to provide life-saving treatments.
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New test announced for major killer of lung transplant patients
( University of Michigan Health System ) A lung transplant can mean a new chance at life. But many who receive one develop a debilitating, fatal condition that causes scar tissue to build up in the lungs and chokes off the ability to breathe.University of Michigan researchers hope a new diagnostic tool they developed to predict bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome will allow doctors to intervene …
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Release of the First Evaluation Data of LISA TRACKER Kits Used by 3 Hospital Centres for the Monitoring of Patients …
PARIS , December 20, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Biomedical Diagnostics has released the first evaluation data for LISA TRACKER kits.This innovative tool allows the clinicians to identify, at various moments of the treatment, a possible resistance with the medicine and to optimize the patients’ management over time. Biomedical Diagnostics, company dedicated to the development and to the marketing of …
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VentriPoint Diagnostics Announces a Closing of a Unit Private Placement
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON–(Marketwire – Dec. 24, 2010) -
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Thyroid Cancer Is A Concern For Children Exposed To Radiation
(Ivanhoe Newswire) — Children are exposed to a lot if things that they probably shouldn’t be; unfortunately, some instances are worse than others. It was reported that children exposed to head and neck radiation — due to either cancer treatment or multiple diagnosis computed tomography (CT) scan – have an increased risk of thyroid cancer for the next 58 years . . . and possibly even longer …
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