Blood Weekly articles from March 2000

Blood Weekly archives from March 2000

Bovine Hemoglobin-Based Oxygen Carrier Extends Early Survival.
March 9, 2000... 2000 MAR 9 - (NewsRx.com) -- A bovine hemoglobin-based oxygen carrier was more effective than Ringer's solution in extending early survival in an animal study. In the setting of rapidly exsanguinating hemorrhage, resuscitation with...

Method Improves Evaluation of Developing Anemia.
March 9, 2000... 2000 MAR 9 - (NewsRx.com) -- With a new method, it was possible to characterize and quantify sequential alterations in red blood cell volume distributions during development of iron-deficiency anemia. Automated storage and analysis of...

Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction Detects False-Positives.
March 9, 2000... 2000 MAR 9 - (NewsRx.com) -- According to a study reported in the Journal of Korean Medical Science, reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) is a good method for detecting true hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in...

Notifications of Possible HCV Infection Could Be Minimized.
March 9, 2000... 2000 MAR 9 - (NewsRx.com) -- A plan proposed by researchers at a San Francisco, California, blood center could reduce hepatitis C lookback notifications by almost 90%. The purpose of this study was to explore strategies to minimize...

Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor Increases Stem Cells.
March 9, 2000... 2000 MAR 9 - (NewsRx.com) -- Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor was able to induce increased numbers of peripheral blood stem cells, according to a report from Turkey. Several agents, used either alone or in combination, have been...

Multi-Ribozyme Targeting Used in Gene Therapy Strategy.
March 9, 2000... 2000 MAR 9 - (NewsRx.com) -- Multi-ribozymes can be used for targeting of human alpha-globin gene expression, researchers from the United States reported. "One approach to gene therapy for the treatment of hemoglobinopathies has been...

Influence on Phenotype and Behavior of Cells Studied.(Brief Article)
March 9, 2000... 2000 MAR 9 - (NewsRx.com) -- The nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappa B) gene transactivator may influence the phenotype and behavior of cells exposed to less intensive photodynamic therapy (PDT) regimens, according to researchers at QLT...

Nurse Staff Composition May Be Related to Blood Infection Rates.(Brief Article)
March 9, 2000... 2000 MAR 9 - (NewsRx.com) -- Among other factors, the ratio of regular nurses to pool nurses in intensive care units may be a risk factor for contracting nosocomial blood infections, according to a study published in the journal Infection...

Treatment Reverses Condition in Sickle Cell Patients.(Brief Article)
March 9, 2000... 2000 MAR 9 - (NewsRx.com) -- An outpatient procedure done under local anesthesia can immediately reverse priapism in young sickle cell anemia patients. Optimal management of prolonged priapism for patients with sickle cell anemia...

Filgrastim Alone or with Sargramostim Aids Neutrophil Recovery.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 9, 2000... 2000 MAR 9 - (NewsRx.com) -- Filgrastim alone or sargramostim and filgrastim performed better than sargramostim alone for mobilizing CD34(+) cells, according to researchers working in the United States. C.H. Weaver and colleagues...

No Association Found between Infection and Blood Exposure.(Brief Article)
March 9, 2000... 2000 MAR 9 - (NewsRx.com) -- TT virus infection was not associated with exposure to blood or infection with blood-borne hepatitis viruses in a study performed in Egypt. A. Gad and colleagues investigated the clinical significance of...

Transmission Is Not Only Through Blood.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 9, 2000... 2000 MAR 9 - (NewsRx.com) -- Like hepatitis C and hepatitis G, the newly discovered TT virus is spread through blood contact, but at least one other as yet unrecognized means of transmission exists, a French study suggests. Little is...

Drug for Iron Overload Passes Major Safety Hurdle.(Brief Article)
March 9, 2000... 2000 MAR 9 - (NewsRx.com) -- An oral medication that might be helpful for patients with thalassemia and related blood disorders has fewer adverse effects on white blood cells than previously predicted. The drug, deferiprone, may help...

Thrombopoietin Gene Therapy Tested in Mice.(Brief Article)
March 9, 2000... 2000 MAR 9 - (NewsRx.com) -- According to a study from the Peoples Republic of China, thrombopoietin may be used for gene therapy of thrombocytopenia. "Thrombopoietin (TPO) is likely to be a potent, specific, and reliable medication...

Co-inheritance of Hypoplasminogenemia, Factor V Leiden Does Not Increase Risk.(Brief Article)
March 9, 2000... 2000 MAR 9 - (NewsRx.com) -- Hypoplasminogenemia does not increase risk for thromboembolism, even when co-inherited with factor V Leiden, researchers say. "Combined plasminogen deficiency and resistance to activated protein C defect...

Plasma Activates Release of Inflammatory Cytokines.(Brief Article)
March 9, 2000... 2000 MAR 9 - (NewsRx.com) -- Plasma from packed red blood cells selectively activates polymorphonuclear leukocytes to release inflammatory cytokines, according to a study performed in the United States. Packed red blood cell (PRBC)...

AB0 Blood Group Antigens on Viruses Serve as Targets for Neutralizing Antibodies.(Brief Article)
March 9, 2000... 2000 MAR 9 - (NewsRx.com) -- AB0 blood group antigens serve as targets for neutralizing natural antibodies against viruses, reported researchers from the United Kingdom and the United States. Research has shown that terminal...

Patients Could Be "Own Blood Donors" During Surgery.(Brief Article)
March 9, 2000... 2000 MAR 9 - (NewsRx.com) -- Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp., San Diego, California, presented the company's approach for the use of "blood substitutes" during surgery at the 12th Annual Roth Capital Partners (formerly known as Cruttenden...

Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Technique Is Recommended.(Brief Article)
March 9, 2000... 2000 MAR 9 - (NewsRx.com) -- Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) was more sensitive than conventional imaging techniques in patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), according to a conference report. A. Khalil and colleagues...

FDA Approves Blood Donor Management Software.(Brief Article)
March 9, 2000... 2000 MAR 9 - (NewsRx.com) -- Mediware Information Systems, Inc.'s Hemocare Division received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance to market the LifeTrak blood donor information management system. Lawrence Auriana,...

Filgrastim Derivative Sustains Elevated Neutrophil Counts.(Brief Article)
March 9, 2000... 2000 MAR 9 - (NewsRx.com) -- A novel form of filgrastim showed sustained action in elevating neutrophil counts in an animal study. Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) has been proven effective in the prophylaxis of...

Foundation Provides Current Status and Availability of Recombinant Coagulation Factor VIII.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 9, 2000... 2000 MAR 9 - (NewsRx.com) -- The following was released by the National Hemophilia Foundation in the U.S.: [helv] The National Hemophilia Foundation in the has become aware of an increasing difficulty in obtaining recombinant factor...

Gene Holds Promise for Development of Therapy.(Brief Article)
March 9, 2000... 2000 MAR 9 - (NewsRx.com) -- The Immune Response Corp., Carlsbad, California, announced that their scientists have synthesized a proprietary human Factor VIII gene, which might lead to improvements in the development of gene therapy for...

NewsRx.com Daily Health, Medical, and Biotech News Site Opens at www.NewsRx.com with $30 Million Giveaway.(Brief Article)
March 9, 2000... 2000 MAR 9 - (NewsRx.com) -- After months of anticipation by current subscribers, NewsRx.com has launched its daily health and medical news site with tiered content for professionals and consumers at www.NewsRx.com. "NewsRx.com...

Mi15 MAb Is a Reliable Marker for Quantifying Plasma Cells.(Brief Article)
March 9, 2000... 2000 MAR 9 - (NewsRx.com) -- According to a study from France, the Mi15 monoclonal antibody (Anti-Syndecan-1) is a reliable marker for quantifying plasma cells in paraffin-embedded bone marrow biopsy specimens. "Plasmocyte selective...

Treatment for Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia Receives Nod from FDA.(Brief Article)
March 9, 2000... 2000 MAR 9 - (NewsRx.com) -- Texas Biotechnology Corporation announced that it has received an approvable letter from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration for Novastan (argatroban) as an anticoagulant for prophylaxis or treatment of...

Collection Efficiency Can Be Improved.(autologous blood collection)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 16, 2000... 2000 MAR 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- It is possible to improve the efficiency of predonated autologous blood collection, according to a recent report. Autologous blood often is predonated to provide replacement of blood lost in orthopedic...

Natural Compounds Protect Red Blood Cells from Alcohol-Induced Damage.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 16, 2000... 2000 MAR 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- Two compounds that occur naturally in animals and people may help protect red blood cells against damage that can cause some forms of anemia, including one common in alcoholics. When red blood cells from...

Gene Therapy in Transplantation Is Moving Towards the Clinic.(Brief Article)
March 16, 2000... 2000 MAR 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- It is feasible that gene therapy techniques to facilitate graft survival in transplantation will see the clinic some time this century, researchers from France reported. "Transplantation faces several...

Gene Therapy May Hold Promise for Phenotypic Correction.
March 16, 2000... 2000 MAR 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- Gene transfer produces phenotypic correction of Fanconi anemia in group C knockout mice, researchers from the United States reported. "Fanconi anemia (FA) is a genetic disorder characterized by bone...

Chemical Inducers of Dimerization Help Expand Hematopoietic Cells.
March 16, 2000... 2000 MAR 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- Chemical inducers of dimerization can be used to help expand genetically modified primary human hematopoietic cells, suggested research from the United States. "The inability to deliver a therapeutic gene...

Animal Models Test Implant Therapy.
March 16, 2000... 2000 MAR 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- Thimble-size implants allowed guinea pigs and a monkey churn out a protein that can treat hemophilia, researchers reported in a study that suggests a new approach to treatment. The animals did not have...

Early Tests in Patients Show Gene Therapy Appears Safe and Potentially Effective.
March 16, 2000... 2000 MAR 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- Researchers led by physicians at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, reported encouraging early results in patients for a novel gene therapy designed to improve the clinical course of the...

Heparin Ineffective as Thromboprophylaxis Enhancer in Total Knee Replacement.
March 16, 2000... 2000 MAR 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- Despite reported effectiveness in helping to prevent thrombosis in total hip replacement surgery, heparin does not seem similarly useful in this role for total knee replacements, researchers report. "We...

Mechanism of Cell Injury Is Multi-Faceted.
March 16, 2000... 2000 MAR 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- The abnormal cleavage of the vWF subunit, with formation of different multimers with increased platelet aggregating capacity is one important mechanism to increase the microcirculatory thrombosis, according...

Researchers Identify New Drugs To Treat "Mad-Cow"-Like Disease in Mice.
March 16, 2000... 2000 MAR 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- Researchers from the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) have identified a new class of compounds that slows the development of a "mad cow"-like prion disease in mice, they...

Recombinant Swine Cytokine Combinations Mobilize High Yield.
March 16, 2000... 2000 MAR 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- Researchers from the United States were able to successfully mobilize a high yield of progenitor cells for allogeneic transplantation by using recombinant swine cytokine combinations. Because of the...

Blood Flow and Oxygen Supply Affected by Nitric Oxide.
March 16, 2000... 2000 MAR 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- Exogenous nitric oxide, when administered by high dose intravenous nitroglycerine, can affect increases in myocardial oxygen supply and consumption (MVo(2)) and metabolic coronary vasodilation, researchers...

Interleukin-10 Plays Immunomodulatory Role.
March 16, 2000... 2000 MAR 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- Interleukin-10 plays an immunomodulatory role in the inhibition of cellular immune responses associated with the xenotransplantation, according to a recent report. Pigs are being used as an alternative...

Malaria, HIV Among Risk Factors for Anemia in Kenyan Children.
March 16, 2000... 2000 MAR 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- Researchers in Kenya have identified a number of potential risk factors for anemia in children, including exposure to HIV and malaria. "Between June 1996 and March 1999, 580 infants born to 411 HIV...

Rat Model May Uncover Molecular Basis of Platelet Defects.
March 16, 2000... 2000 MAR 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- A recently reported rat model provides a way to study platelet defects. Carl W. Jackson and colleagues reported that they discovered an autosomal recessively-inherited macrothrombocytopenia in the Wistar...

Vaccine Vector for Prime-Boost Vaccine Is Critical.
March 16, 2000... 2000 MAR 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- A prime-boost vaccine strategy induces high levels of protective interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) secreting, cytotoxic CD8)+(T cells in a murine model of malaria, according to a recent conference report. The...

Insertions May Point to Past Exposure to High-LET (alpha) Particles.
March 16, 2000... 2000 MAR 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- Insertions may serve as useful biomarkers of past exposure to environmentally relevant doses of high-LET (alpha)-particles, according to a report from England. R.M. Anderson and colleagues performed a...

New Cancer Classification Brings Quicker Treatment to Some.
March 16, 2000... 2000 MAR 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- An international group of cancer specialists has developed a new classification for cancers of the blood that in some cases will change when treatment will begin and what treatment will be received. The...

Thrombopoietin and Its Receptor Not Involved In Disease Progression.
March 16, 2000... 2000 MAR 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- Neither thrombopoietin (TPO) nor its receptor, c-mpl, play a significant role in the progression of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), according to researchers. Because TPO and c-mpl support the...

U.S. National Institutes of Health Launches ClinicalTrials.gov Web Site.
March 16, 2000... 2000 MAR 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- The U.S. National Institutes of Health announced the launch of the first phase of a consumer-friendly database, ClinicalTrials.gov, with information on more than 4,000 federal and private medical studies...

Health News Mega Site www.NewsRx.com Offer Jams Web Site; NewsRx.com Named Official Online News Sponsor of eHealthcareWorld.
March 16, 2000... 2000 MAR 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- The $30 million health news giveaway announced by NewsRx.com at www.NewsRx.com resulted in an instantaneous onrush. "We announced the giveaway at 7:30 a.m. Traffic peaked immediately and by 8:00 a.m. the...

Glass Needle-Mediated Microinjection Is a Novel Research Tool.
March 16, 2000... 2000 MAR 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- Glass needle-mediated microinjection permits placement of macromolecules and transgenes into primary human blood stem/progenitor cells, reported researchers from the United States. "A novel glass...

Outcomes Vary as Use of Thrombolytic Therapy Expands to More Hospitals.
March 16, 2000... 2000 MAR 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- Some, but not all, patients who experience an ischemic stroke (a stroke caused by a blocked blood vessel) can achieve favorable outcomes when treated with tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA), according to...

Controlled Reperfusion with Modified Solution Reduces Injury.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 23, 2000... 2000 MAR 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- Controlled reperfusion with a modified solution limits pulmonary injury following ischemia, according to researchers in the United States. A.O. Halldorsson and colleagues reported that in their initial...

High Levels of Factor XI Protein Double Risk of Clotting.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 23, 2000... 2000 MAR 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- High levels of a little-understood blood clotting protein appear to double the risk of developing clots in veins, Dutch researchers reported in the New England Journal of Medicine. Such clots can break...

Sodium Chloride Solution Method Doubles White Cell Yield.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 23, 2000... 2000 MAR 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- A cord blood collection method using sodium chloride solution yielded more white cells than the standard collection method, according to researchers in Israel. U. Elchalal and colleagues compared three...

Grape Juice Substances Reduce Platelet Aggregation.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 23, 2000... 2000 MAR 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- Grape juice is more favorably associated with the reduction of platelet aggregation than orange juice or grapefruit juice, scientists report. Platelets have been linked with the development of...

Megakaryocyte Late Progenitor Cells Are Expanded.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 23, 2000... 2000 MAR 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- Using hematopoietic growth factors, researchers in France expanded ex vivo megakaryocyte late progenitor cells for use as complementary transplant products in neuroblastoma patients undergoing transplantation...

Protein Switch Controls Cell Development and Proliferation.(Brief Article)
March 23, 2000... 2000 MAR 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- A research team from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has identified a key protein that appears to control the development and proliferation of hematopoietic stem cells. These cells, which are...

Gene Transfer Results in Sustained Expression of Factor VIII.(Brief Article)
March 23, 2000... 2000 MAR 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- Sustained high-level expression of full-length human factor VIII and the restoration of clotting activity in hemophilic mice was accomplished using a minimal adenovirus vector, reported researchers from the...

MAbs Suitable for ELISA Used for Detection of Leptospira interrogans.(monoclonal antibodies)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 23, 2000... 2000 MAR 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- Monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) suitable for incorporation into a competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) can be used for the detection of specific antibodies to Leptospira interrogans serovar...

Placental Histology Is Sensitive for Detecting Infection.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 23, 2000... 2000 MAR 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- In pregnant women, placental histology is more sensitive than peripheral blood examination in detecting malarial infection, according to researchers in Spain. M.R. Ismail and colleagues performed a study...

Aggressive Stem Cell Transplantation Approach Confirmed.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 23, 2000... 2000 MAR 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- A multicenter study confirmed the suitability of an aggressive approach to de novo multiple myeloma patients, according to researchers from Italy. The outcome of patients with multiple myeloma (MM) has...

Endothelial Cell Regulation of NO Production Varies.(Brief Article)
March 23, 2000... 2000 MAR 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- Oxygen-sensitive response mechanisms that modulate the production of nitric oxide may vary in endothelium from different coronary artery vascular beds, according to a report from the United States. Nitric...

HLA-Identical Bone Marrow Transplantation Is Effective.
March 23, 2000... 2000 MAR 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- For patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, bone marrow transplantation from human leukocyte antigen-identical sibling donors can be an effective therapeutic option, researchers from Italy report....

Humanized Monoclonal Antibody to Factor IX Examined.(Brief Article)
March 23, 2000... 2000 MAR 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- The pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics (PK/PD) of a humanized anti-Factor IX IgG1 monoclonal antibody (MAb) (SB 249417, FIX MAb) was examined in cynomolgus monkeys, reported researchers from the United...

Mechanisms Generating Atypical Haplotypes Studied.
March 23, 2000... 2000 MAR 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- Atypical beta(S) haplotypes in sickle cell disease patients may be common in America and in Africa, according to researchers working in Brazil. The majority of the chromosomes with the beta(S) gene have...

Spread of Hepatitis C in Egypt Attributed to Antischistosomal Therapy.
March 23, 2000... 2000 MAR 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- A study published in The Lancet (March 11, 2000;355(9027)) suggests that the high prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Egypt can be explained by previous mass treatment campaigns against...

Most Cultured Cells Are of Macrophage Lineage.
March 23, 2000... 2000 MAR 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- Most of the adherent cells developed in standard umbilical cord blood cultured in standard Dexter-type long-term cultures belong to the macrophage lineage; fibroblasts appear to be absent, according to a...

Two Novel Anti-von Willebrand's Factor MAb Discovered.
March 23, 2000... 2000 MAR 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- Researchers from Brazil have discovered two novel anti-von Willebrand's factor monoclonal antibodies (MAbs). "von Willebrand's Factor is a multimer produced by endothelial cells and megakaryocytes, being...

Clot-Busting Drugs Prone to Dosing Errors.
March 23, 2000... 2000 MAR 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- Many heart attack patients treated with clot-busting drugs in emergency rooms are at risk of potentially fatal dosing errors, with women at particularly high risk, according to a study released on March 9,...

Polymorphism Impairs Drug Metabolism, Results in Health Risks.
March 23, 2000... 2000 MAR 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- More than a million Americans may be at risk for bleeding problems due to a genetic characteristic that affects how they metabolize the anticoagulant drug warfarin. The same genetic variation affects...

Addition of Fetal Hemoglobin Affects MR Intensities.(Brief Article)
March 23, 2000... 2000 MAR 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- Fresh blood that contains fetal hemoglobin may have different magnetic resonance (MR) intensities than blood without fetal hemoglobin, according to a report from Austria. D.M. Prayer and colleagues...

Oxygen Therapeutic Restores Brain Oxygenation.(Brief Article)
March 23, 2000... 2000 MAR 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- Biopure Corp., Cambridge, Massachusetts, announced that its investigational oxygen therapeutic, Hemopure [hemoglobin glutamer - 250 (bovine)], has been shown to restore and sustain brain oxygenation, blood...

Adeno-Associated Virus Vectors Useful Against Lymphocyte Targets.(Brief Article)
March 23, 2000... 2000 MAR 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- Adeno-associated virus vectors appear to be useful for lymphocyte gene therapy, a study from Japan's Nippon Medical School suggests. Researcher Noriko Suzuki and colleagues reported their findings at the...

RTS,S Malaria Vaccine Induces Specific Opsonizing Antibodies.(Brief Article)
March 23, 2000... 2000 MAR 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- Circumsporozoite protein (csp)-specific opsonizing antibodies (Abs) contribute to the protection induced by the RTS,S malaria vaccine, researchers from the United States and Belgium reported. "Prior to...

Severe Anemia and Uncomplicated Malaria Equally Complex.(Brief Article)
March 23, 2000... 2000 MAR 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- Researchers were unable to find any difference in the complexity of infection between several malaria anemia patients and individuals with uncomplicated malaria in western Kenya. The pathogenesis of...

U.S. Hospital Needle Pricks Top 1,000 Per Day.(Brief Article)
March 23, 2000... 2000 MAR 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- U.S. health care workers suffer almost 400,000 needle-stick injuries every year that could expose them to bloodborne viruses, risking infection from diseases including hepatitis B and C and AIDS, researchers...

Schistosoma Antigens Detected with Immunoradiometric Assay.(Brief Article)
March 23, 2000... 2000 MAR 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- Circulating schistosoma antigens can be detected in serum using the immunoradiometric assay (IRMA). "Fecal and urine samples were collected from 214 adult patients reporting to a health center in an area...

Theme of World Health Day, April 7, Is Safe Blood.(Brief Article)
March 23, 2000... 2000 MAR 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- World Health Day 2000, focusing on the critical issue of safe blood, will be observed on April 7, 2000, in communities around the world. This year's theme is "Safe Blood Starts With Me, Safe Blood Saves...

Cytokines Determined in Hemodialysis Patients.(Brief Article)
March 23, 2000... 2000 MAR 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- Cytokine flow cytometry permits the assessment of dialysis membranes, according to a report from France. L. Rostaing and colleagues performed a study to determine the intracytoplasmic expression of tumor...

Beth Israel Medical Center Reinstates Hemophilia Gene Therapy.(Brief Article)
March 23, 2000... 2000 MAR 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- According to Dr. Alan Lisbon, chair of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, institutional review board, the body overseeing all of the clinical trials conducted at the Center, Beth...

Contract Awarded for Blood Filtration Technologies.(Brief Article)
March 23, 2000... 2000 MAR 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- Command Medical Products, Inc., announced the signing of a multi-year contract with HemaSure, Inc., which develops and delivers innovative filtration technologies for processing blood components worldwide....

Hemoglobin C Appears to Protect against Severe Malaria.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 30, 2000... 2000 MAR 30 - (NewsRx.com) -- People with hemoglobin C might be protected against severe forms of malaria, according to a conference report. A. Agarwal and colleagues presented a case-control study demonstrating the possibility of...

Heart Drug Cuts Death and Heart Attack Rate By 40% in Angioplasty-Stent Procedure.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 30, 2000... 2000 MAR 30 - (NewsRx.com) -- A drug designed to prevent blood clots from developing during a common heart procedure performed so well that the Duke University physicians who tested it predict it will alter medical practice. The drug...

Anti-CD18 MAb Fragment Tested in Clinical Trials.(monoclonal antibody)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 30, 2000... 2000 MAR 30 - (NewsRx.com) -- A humanized monoclonal antibody (MAb) fragment to leukocyte CD18 receptors has been evaluated in patients with traumatic hemorrhagic shock, reported researchers from the United States and the United Kingdom....

Dosing Data for Aspartame Reported.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 30, 2000... 2000 MAR 30 - (NewsRx.com) -- Recent findings shed light on effective dose response effects of aspartame for sickle cell disease. Aspartame alters the hypoxemic sickling of red blood cells. Sickle hemoglobin (HbSS) deforms hypoxic...

Sickled Blood Cells Decreased with Aspartame.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 30, 2000... 2000 MAR 30 - (NewsRx.com) -- Whole blood viscosity decreases may be related to red cell shape change, according to a conference report. Sickle hemoglobin (HbSS) forms a linear biopolymer that deforms hypoxic red blood cells (RBC)....