Blood Weekly articles from March 2001

Blood Weekly archives from March 2001

Anagrelide Safe For Long-Term Treatment.
March 8, 2001... 2001 MAR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer -- The platelet-lowering drug anagrelide is safe and effective for long-term treatment of essential thrombocythemia (ET) patients, though it is not without...

Combining Treatments Reduces Side Effects.
March 8, 2001... 2001 MAR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer -- A two-pronged technique can significantly reduce common side effects during and following kidney dialysis, researchers say. Elevating dialysate sodium...

Effects of Prenatal Coumarin Exposure Investigated.
March 8, 2001... 2001 MAR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer -- A small percentage of children exposed to coumarin in the womb show cognitive deficiencies, say pediatricians in The Netherlands. While intelligence...

New Procedure Makes Transplant An Option For Thousands On Waiting List.
March 8, 2001... 2001 MAR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A team of Mayo Clinic kidney transplant specialists has developed a new kidney transplant procedure that could make transplants possible for thousands of people who previously were unlikely to have...

Study Indicates Peripheral Blood Cells Superior To Bone Marrow For Cancer Treatment.
March 8, 2001... 2001 MAR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer -- Oncologists writing in the New England Journal of Medicine have shown that peripheral blood cells, properly mobilized, can be used to treat leukemia and...

Recurrence Risk Lower With Anti-Clotting Drug Than Aspirin.
March 8, 2001... 2001 MAR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An anti-clotting drug is as effective as aspirin at preventing a second stroke, but without the bleeding complication sometimes associated with aspirin use, according to two new studies. The...

Alcohol Can Be Potent Anti-Thrombotic Agent.
March 8, 2001... 2001 MAR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer -- A single alcoholic beverage provides substantial protection against blood clots, which may partly explain the beneficial effects of alcohol on the heart,...

Blood Thinners Recommended After Surgery For Univentricular Heart.
March 8, 2001... 2001 MAR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer -- Surgery to correct ventricular defects may necessitate the postoperative use of antiplatelet or anticoagulant medication in pediatric patients,...

Study: HCV Infection No Reason To Deny Kidney Transplants To Liver Transplant Patients.
March 8, 2001... 2001 MAR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, staff medical writer -- Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh say patients in need of a kidney transplant following liver transplantation should be eligible to receive one,...

Maternal-Fetal Blood Incompatibility Can Increase Nucleated Cells In Infants.
March 8, 2001... 2001 MAR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer -- Blood incompatibility between a mother and her newborn infant can result in elevated levels of nucleated red blood cells in the neonate. But this does...

Delta-Like Proteins May Play Role In Stem Cell Proliferation.
March 8, 2001... 2001 MAR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer -- Delta-like protein, in addition to numerous other regulatory duties, plays an important role in controlling the proliferation of hematopoietic stem cells,...

Ultrasound Access Flow Measurements Are Accurate For Stenosis Detection.
March 8, 2001... 2001 MAR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer -- Nephrologists in North Carolina have shown that ultrasound can be used to help find dangerous blood vessel constrictions in dialysis patients. ...

Trial Assesses Post-Transplant Efficacy Of Lamivudine.
March 8, 2001... 2001 MAR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, staff medical writer -- The preliminary results of a North American multi-center study have shown lamivudine monotherapy to be somewhat effective for treating hepatitis B virus...

Chemotherapy With Antiretroviral Regimen Is Effective In Patients With HIV And Cancer.
March 8, 2001... 2001 MAR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer -- Despite significant toxicity concerns, oncologists in Italy argue that combining chemotherapy and antiretroviral treatments can reduce mortality risks for...

Overnight Procedure Effective For Sleep Disorder Induced By Renal Failure.
March 8, 2001... 2001 MAR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer -- Overnight blood filtration can prevent sleep apnea in patients with malfunctioning kidneys. Sleep apnea "is common in patients with chronic renal...

Techniques Developed For Detecting Outlawed Performance Drug.
March 8, 2001... 2001 MAR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer -- Researchers have identified reliable techniques for detecting the use of recombinant human erythropoietin (r-HuEPO) in athletes, even though the...

Brain Imaging May Extend Clot-Buster Time Limit.
March 8, 2001... 2001 MAR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new use for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may reduce brain damage from stroke and save lives, according to a study led by a scientist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. ...

Targeted Clot-Busting Stops Damage.
March 8, 2001... 2001 MAR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An experimental technique that delivers clot-busting medication directly to a brain artery blockage may limit damage done by strokes. The technique, known as intra-arterial thrombolysis,...

Interferon Safe Treatment For Children With Hemophilia.
March 8, 2001... 2001 MAR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, staff medical writer -- Data gathered by researchers in Korea support treating hemophiliac children who also suffer from chronic hepatitis C with interferon-alpha therapy. ...

International Reference Standards Encouraged.
March 15, 2001... 2001 MAR 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer -- International standards for expressing the results of blood screening are necessary to validate cross-country study results, virologists say. ...

Blood Donations Do Not Prevent Heart Attacks.
March 15, 2001... 2001 MAR 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer -- Donating blood to reduce excess iron does not reduce the risk of heart attacks in men, researchers at Harvard University report. "In experimental...

Epidemiologists Say Risk Is Low For Hepatitis C In South Hungary.
March 15, 2001... 2001 MAR 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, staff medical writer -- Hepatitis C is relatively rare in blood donors in southern Hungary, according to epidemiologists in that country. In a study performed at the...

Interleukin-11 May Represent Novel Treatment.
March 15, 2001... 2001 MAR 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer -- Interleukin-11 is worth investigating as a treatment for hemophilia-like disorders, researchers at Harvard University suggest. "Interleukin (IL)-11 is...

Control Blood Can Reduce Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Trauma.
March 15, 2001... 2001 MAR 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer -- Blood stripped of lipopolysaccharides can effectively treat lung sepsis caused by exposure to these natural toxins, researchers in Japan say. S....

Potential Living Liver Donor Candidates Can Have Simple New Screening Tests.
March 15, 2001... 2001 MAR 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A simple new imaging protocol may quickly and painlessly help determine whether a person is a good candidate to be a living liver donor for a child or adult in need of a transplant. The new...

Ultra-Low Aprotinin Doses Cost-Effectively Reduce Transfusion Needs During Heart Bypass.
March 15, 2001... 2001 MAR 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer -- A group of heart surgeons in Tennessee has found that extremely low doses of aprotinin can still reduce blood transfusion requirements for heart bypass...

Donor Strains Of Hepatitis C Prevail In Previously Infected Blood Recipients.
March 15, 2001... 2001 MAR 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, staff medical writer -- New research suggests donor strains of hepatitis C virus (HCV) can begin to overrule and predominate in blood transfusion recipients already infected with...

Socio-Economic Factors Greatly Influence Prognosis.
March 15, 2001... 2001 MAR 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer -- Disadvantaged children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have a much poorer prognosis than children from higher socioeconomic classes, researchers...

Non-Matched Bone Marrow Transplants Are Inferior To Chemotherapy.
March 15, 2001... 2001 MAR 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer -- In the absence of a related bone marrow donor, oncologists say that aggressive chemotherapy should be the treatment of choice for leukemia in children. ...

Ending Recombinant Human Erythropoietin Treatment May Trigger Recurrence.
March 15, 2001... 2001 MAR 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer -- Ending recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEpo) therapy can result in a relapse of severe anemia, hematologists in Belgium warn. Y. Beguin and...

Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factors Reverse Cell Death.
March 15, 2001... 2001 MAR 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer -- The profound loss of some white blood cells in cyclic neutropenia has been traced to self-destructing blood cell precursors, researchers in the United...

Excess Iron Stores More Common Than Anemia In Study Of U.S. Elderly.
March 15, 2001... 2001 MAR 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New study results suggest that excess iron stores pose a greater health risk than iron deficiency in the elderly, because elevated iron stores have been linked to chronic diseases such as cancer,...

Protein Kinase C May Have Role In Final Stages Of Platelet Production.
March 15, 2001... 2001 MAR 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer -- Hematologists in the United States have shed some light on the controversial end stages of platelet production, providing information that may lead to...

Large-Vesicle Fatty Livers Risk Non-Function In New Host.
March 15, 2001... 2001 MAR 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, staff medical writer -- Patients who receive liver transplants fare better when they are given livers without macrovesicular steatosis. Researchers at Turin's Molinette...

Scientists Define Histological Characteristics Before, After Bone Marrow Transplant.
March 15, 2001... 2001 MAR 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer -- Researchers working in Germany have systematically defined several histopathological features in leukemia patients undergoing bone marrow transplant. ...

T-Cell Count Can Determine Stem Cell Transplantation Outcome.
March 15, 2001... 2001 MAR 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer -- Hematologists have shown that the number of T cells transplanted is often the difference between success and failure of peripheral blood stem cell...

Drugfacts.Com, NewsRx Collaboration Expands Availability Of Custom Health News For Professionals.
March 15, 2001... 2001 MAR 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Drugfacts.com, the premier free drug information resource on the Internet for pharmacists and other healthcare professionals, and NewsRx, the leading provider of daily and weekly health news, have...

Four Characteristics Identify Patients Requiring Post-Liver-Transplantation Dialysis.
March 15, 2001... 2001 MAR 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Bell-Nichols, staff medical writer -- Researchers have identified four characteristics that can predict the need for dialysis in liver transplant patients following surgery. Nina...

Doing Away With Embryo Intermediate May Be Possible.
March 15, 2001... 2001 MAR 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- PPL Therapeutics Inc. says it has been able to demonstrate the possibility of producing multipotential stem cells without the need to go through an embryo intermediate. Dr. Ron James, PPL,...

Patients More Optimistic Than Physicians About Expected Outcome.
March 15, 2001... 2001 MAR 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Patients undergoing stem cell transplantation are significantly more optimistic than their physicians about their chance for survival, and remain optimistic, even as the likelihood of poor outcomes...

Clot Buster May Provide New Hope For Treatment.
March 15, 2001... 2001 MAR 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A clot-busting drug approved to treat heart attacks may also be effective for stroke, resulting in fewer complications and extending the treatment window from three to six hours. This is...

Researchers Turn Fat Cells Into Cartilage.
March 15, 2001... 2001 MAR 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers from Duke University Medical Center report taking what they believe is the first important step toward creating functional cartilage from a virtually limitless source: human fat. ...

MMR Vaccine Linked To Bleeding Disorder.
March 15, 2001... 2001 MAR 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A report from Britain's Public Health Laboratory Service warns that the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine is linked to a bleeding disorder called idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)...

Comprehensive Screening Can Reduce Risk of Recurrence In Children.
March 15, 2001... 2001 MAR 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer -- The risk of relapse after a first incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in children is greatly magnified by genetic and hereditary hemostatic defects,...

Double B-Cell Purging During Leukapheresis Is Safe And Effective.
March 22, 2001... 2001 MAR 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer -- Combining two techniques for purging residual non-Hodgkin's lymphoma cells from blood can increase their effectiveness by several orders of magnitude,...

Scientists Find Bacterial Factor IX Activators.
March 22, 2001... 2001 MAR 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer -- Researchers in Japan have found bacterial activators of the coagulatory blood factor IX, the first reported bacterial agents with this ability. T....

Dana-Farber Treatment Protocol Improves Outcome.
March 22, 2001... 2001 MAR 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer -- The more intensive 1991 version of the Dana-Farber treatment protocol can dramatically improve survival chances for acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients....

Low Weight Heparin Is Superior For Long-Term Management.
March 22, 2001... 2001 MAR 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer -- Low molecular weight heparins (LMWH) should be the preferred choice for long-term management of deep venous thrombosis, assert researchers in Spain. ...

Interleukin-10 Levels Can Predict Outcome.
March 22, 2001... 2001 MAR 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer -- Levels of the cytokine interleukin-10 (IL-10) are independent predictors of outcome for patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma, according to researchers in...

Positron Emission Tomography Provides Accurate Staging Data.
March 22, 2001... 2001 MAR 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer -- Oncologists say that positron emission tomography can provide valuable and perhaps life-saving information about patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma. ...

High Serum Protein Levels Predict Negative Outcome.
March 22, 2001... 2001 MAR 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer -- Researchers in Japan have shown that serum protein nm23-H1 levels can be used to predict mortality risks for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) patients. ...

Interleukin-6 Is Too Toxic For Use After Pediatric Chemotherapy.
March 22, 2001... 2001 MAR 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer -- Oncologists warn that interleukin-6 (IL-6), while effective at improving hematopoietic recovery, is too toxic for use in children undergoing chemotherapy....

Further Classes Of Antibodies Found In Some Patients.
March 22, 2001... 2001 MAR 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer -- Hematologists in Italy have found that some antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) patients carry more potentially pathogenic antibodies than previously thought....

Homocysteine But Not Methionine Causes Cellular Changes, Vascular Disease.
March 22, 2001... 2001 MAR 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, staff medical writer -- Homocysteine causes endothelial cell dysfunction but its precursor methionine does not, scientists report in the journal Heart. Elevated levels of...

Polyethylene Glycol Adsorption Can Speed Transfusion Processing.
March 22, 2001... 2001 MAR 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer -- Polyethylene glycol (PEG) adsorption can improve the processing of blood destined for warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia (WAIHA) patients, hematologists say....

Thymus Gland Plays Role In Fighting Post-Transplant Infection.
March 22, 2001... 2001 MAR 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The thymus gland, until recently thought to be inactive after childhood, plays an important role in immune system reconstitution after bone-marrow transplantation, researchers at University of...

Cyclophosphamide, Irradiation May Enhance Gene Therapy.
March 22, 2001... 2001 MAR 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer -- Nontoxic doses of therapies already used for Fanconi anemia may boost the effectiveness of gene therapy for the disease. "Fanconi anemia (FA) is an...

Physicians Overlook Sepsis/Shock When Diagnosing Source Of Elevated Bilirubin.
March 22, 2001... 2001 MAR 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, staff medical writer -- Doctors often misdiagnose the cause of jaundice, according to a study conducted in the United Kingdom. While gastroenterologists and general...

Clinical Trials Focus On New Treatment Approaches.
March 22, 2001... 2001 MAR 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center will be the first site in the world to offer leukemia patients a new drug known as MS-275, which is also being studied by the U.S. National...

Protective Immunity Against HAV Eventually Declines In Graft Recipients.
March 22, 2001... 2001 MAR 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, staff medical writer -- Protective immunity developed after immunization with the hepatitis A vaccine gradually weakens in liver and kidney transplant recipients. Within a...

Report Defines Characteristics of Seventh Day Syndrome.
March 22, 2001... 2001 MAR 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, staff medical writer -- Scientific collaborators have defined the unique characteristics of 7(th) Day Syndrome (7DS), a graft rejection episode that occurs within the first seven...

Common Drug Prevents Spread Of Cancer In Mice.
March 22, 2001... 2001 MAR 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- University of California, San Diego, Cancer Center researchers have obtained evidence that the common anticoagulant drug heparin diminishes metastasis of certain cancers in mice by interfering with...

Rituximab Shown Safe, Effective With Chemotherapy.
March 22, 2001... 2001 MAR 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer -- Response rates were promising in the first study of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) patients given the anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody rituximab along with...

Bone Marrow Transplantation Is Effective Treatment.
March 22, 2001... 2001 MAR 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer -- Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) may be an effective therapy for children suffering from osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), a rare bone disorder marked by...

Mechanisms Of Increased Risk Found For Carriers Of Factor V Gene Mutation.
March 22, 2001... 2001 MAR 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer -- Researchers in The Netherlands have described the mechanisms behind elevated thrombosis risk in patients with factor V gene mutations. "The...

Angiogenesis Cited As One Contributing Factor.
March 22, 2001... 2001 MAR 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, staff medical writer -- Researchers in France report angiogenesis is one of several factors that contributes to the development of varicose veins. Other significant elements...

New Strategy Uses Steroid-Free Immunosuppression After Organ Grafts.
March 29, 2001... 2001 MAR 29 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, staff medical writer - Liver transplant recipients may be able to avoid the use of immunosuppressive steroids by taking newer, non-steroidal compounds. Scientists in...

Techinques Promising For Immunologically Competent Fetuses.
March 29, 2001... 2001 MAR 29 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Stem cell transplantation and gene therapy may offer a useful in utero therapy option for certain fetal conditions, say researchers working in England. ...

Liver Enzyme Test Inadequate For Screening Patients For HCV.
March 29, 2001... 2001 MAR 29 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, staff medical writer - Researchers report elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) is of no use for screening hemodialysis patients for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections. ...

Iron Sucrose Is Safe And Effective Treatment For Anemia.
March 29, 2001... 2001 MAR 29 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer - Intravenous injections of iron sucrose can successfully treat dialysis-related anemia, study results confirm. "Iron sucrose has been used to provide...

Complete Blood Replacement Best During Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest.
March 29, 2001... 2001 MAR 29 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer - Complete blood replacement can prevent adverse neurologic effects during surgical circulatory arrest at extremely low temperatures, anesthesiologists in New...

PAHO Launches Regional Initiative.
March 29, 2001... 2001 MAR 29 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The goal of safe blood in the Americas is a difficult but attainable challenge that only can be overcome through a joint effort, Dr. George Alleyne, director of the Pan American Health Organization...

High Peritoneal Transport Not Linked To Malnutrition.
March 29, 2001... 2001 MAR 29 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer - Despite conventional wisdom, patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) who show high peritoneal transport levels do not have an increased...

Stem Cell Transplantation Is Effective For High-Risk Patient Treatment.
March 29, 2001... 2001 MAR 29 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer - Researchers in Korea have shown that hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) can effectively treat severe aplastic anemia (SAA), even in patients who...

NAEPP Protocol Is Effective For Relapsed Elderly Patients.
March 29, 2001... 2001 MAR 29 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer - Elderly patients suffering from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) may benefit from treatment with the NAEPP (vinorelbine, epirubicin, and prednisone) protocol....

Synthetic Factor Xa Inhibitor Can Maximize Benefit Of Coronary Fibrinolysis.
March 29, 2001... 2001 MAR 29 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer - The synthetic factor Xa inhibitor ZK-807834 is superior to alternatives for preventing thrombus reformation after coronary fibrinolysis, cardiologists...

Intensified Chemotherapy/Stem Cell Treatment May Not Improve Survival.
March 29, 2001... 2001 MAR 29 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer - Early intensification of high-dose chemotherapy (HDCT) with stem cell support seems to have little impact on metastatic breast cancer. Although many...

Stromal Cell Co-Administration Enhances Hemopoietic Colony Formation.
March 29, 2001... 2001 MAR 29 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer - Transplanting bone marrow stromal cells with matched hemopoietic stem cells (HSCs) via the portal vein can enhance HSC engraftment, and may enable bone...

Hemodialyzer Reuse Not Linked To Increased Mortality Risk.
March 29, 2001... 2001 MAR 29 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer - Researchers in Michigan have shown that reusing hemodialyzers does not lead to an increase in mortality risk, though they identified some factors that...

Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction Tests Can Predict Transplant Outcome.
March 29, 2001... 2001 MAR 29 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer - Quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing after stem cell transplantation can help determine further treatment for...

FDA Updates Safety Information For Miconazole Vaginal Cream And Suppositories.
March 29, 2001... 2001 MAR 29 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising women who take the prescription blood-thinner warfarin to consult their doctor or pharmacist for advice before using an over-the-counter...

Scientific Experts And Airline Industry Call For Further Study Of "Economy Class".
March 29, 2001... 2001 MAR 29 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A consultation of international experts, convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 12-13, 2001, reviewed the existing state of evidence on air travel and venous thrombosis and...

New Sorting Method Yields Pure Stem Cells.
March 29, 2001... 2001 MAR 29 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - The difficulty of isolating pure viable stem cells for growing tissue and testing gene transduction may have been overcome, thanks to a new cell sorting...

Heparin/Tirofiban Anticoagulation Is Safe For Bypass Surgery Use.
March 29, 2001... 2001 MAR 29 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer - Anesthesiologists in Germany have found an anticoagulant regimen safe for use with renal-impaired, heparin-induced thrombocytopenia sufferers undergoing...