Blood Weekly articles from November 2001

Blood Weekly archives from November 2001

Janus Kinase 3 Inhibitors Can Reduce Graft-Versus-Host Severity.
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in the United States say that drugs that block a key signaling protein may prevent or ameliorate graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) after bone marrow...

Hemodilution Can Impair Liver Function.
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Patients kept at a low hematocrit during heart-lung bypass surgery have a heightened risk of hepatic impairment, researchers in the United States and Europe...

Cytokine Gene Mutations Affect Graft-Versus-Host Risk.
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Gene polymorphisms affecting cytokine production or function can increase the complication risk for patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation,...

Plateletpheresis Carries Limited Benefit, Heightened Risk.
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Despite conventional wisdom, plateletpheresis during heart bypass surgery does not provide a significant benefit to patients, researchers in Australia argue....

Role Of Plasma Factor In Diabetic Progression Studied.
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Scientists in Denmark have rejected the theory that elevated levels of a blood clotting factor increase the risk for cardiac disease and microvascular...

Stem Cell Purging Does Not Affect Survival Following Chemotherapy.
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Purging stem cell grafts of malignant cells has no discernible effect on the survival chances of multiple myeloma patients, researchers in North America...

Researchers Discover Possible Trigger For T-Cell Attack.
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- How do killer T cells know when to attack virus-infected and cancerous cells and when to retreat? The answer possibly has been provided by Rockefeller University research to be published in the...

Endovascular Graft System Is An Enhanced Treatment Option.
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Edwards Lifesciences Corporation announced September 27, 2001, at the 15th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Vascular Surgery in Lucerne that it has received CE-Mark approval to market its...

Interleukin-7 Induces Tumor Cell Cycle Progression.
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - The potent cell growth factor interleukin-7 triggers heightened proliferation in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) cells in an unexpected way, according to...

Gradipore Adds Board Members.
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Gradipore, a global biotechnology company (GDP) has appointed two highly recognized experts in health care and the globalization of technology-based companies to the company's nonexecutive U.S. and...

Novation And Immucor Sign Long-Term Sole Source Supply Agreement.
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Immucor Inc., a firm that provides automated instrument-reagent systems to the blood transfusion industry, has been awarded a three-year contract from Novation, the supply chain management company of...

Morongo Indians Give Blood For American Relief Efforts.
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Morongo Band of Mission Indians announced a blood drive and bone marrow registration project on the Morongo Indian reservation in conjunction with the Community Blood Bank Center that was held...

Radiation-Induced Interleukin-7 Deficiency Impairs T-Cell Recovery.
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Reduced production of the growth factor interleukin-7 may be responsible for impaired thymopoiesis after bone marrow transplantation, according to researchers...

Off-Pump Bypass Takes Off As Alternative To Traditional Operations.
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- One-month results from a major clinical trial indicate that beating-heart, or off-pump bypass surgery is as safe and effective as standard coronary bypass surgeries, researchers report in Circulation:...

Anti-Hepatitis C Virus Assay Is First Random Access Instrument In U.S.
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Meeting the growing demand for more rapid and efficient hepatitis C testing, Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics has received Premarket Approval (PMA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a...

Makefield Securities Initiates Equity Research Coverage Of Hypertension Diagnostics.
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Makefield Securities Corp. initiated equity research coverage of Hypertension Diagnostics Inc. (HDII) with a speculative buy rating and with a $11.50 12-month price target. "We are excited about...

Leuprorelin Prevents Menstruation During Treatment Recovery.
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in France say that the synthetic hormone leuprorelin, often used to treat prostate cancer, can also prevent menstruation during treatment for...

New DNA Amplification Technology Detects Genetic Disorder.
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (BIO.B) announced September 26, 2001, that Specialty Laboratories, Inc. will provide testing services using Bio-Rad's new Hereditary Hemochromatosis Linked Linear...

African Mothers Over-Report Fever In Their Children.
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Research has shown that African mothers greatly over-report fever in their children. As a result the children are given antimalaria drugs too often. African families seldom possess thermometers....

Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation Can Reduce Damage.
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in Germany say that autologous stem cell transplantation can be used to ameliorate cardiac damage after heart attacks. "The regenerative...

Specialized Catheter To Deliver Stem Cells Into The Brain.
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Image-Guided Neurologics (IGN) and BresaGen, Inc. have signed an agreement to produce and distribute a specialized catheter which is intended to be used for delivery of stem cells into the brain. ...

BD's Blood Collection Set Gets 510(k) Clearance.
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared BD's 510(k) application to market a new spring-based retractable blood collection set. The safety blood collection set will be royalty bearing...

Nucleic Acid Tests For HCV And HIV-1 Get FDA Nod.
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved National Genetics Institute's biologics license applications for the UltraQual HCV RT-PCR and UltraQual HIV-1 RT-PCR assays. NGI's UltraQual...

First Oral Drug Proven Effective In Multicenter Trial.
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A first-of-its-kind oral drug has been shown to treat primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) successfully , according to the results of a multicenter trial led by University of California at San Diego...

Combination Counting Method Provides Increased Accuracy.
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in Australia say that combining two techniques for counting stem cells in a single platform results in more accurate quantification of these cells....

Senate Hearings Little More Than Propaganda For Advocates, Says Family Research Council.
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearings seemed to be biased in favor of embryonic stem cell advocates, suggested the Family Research Council (FRC). "Senator...

Mortality Varies By Race, Region, According To Study.
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nationwide, the stroke death rate has declined during the past 30 years, but the decline has not been equal across regions nor among races, according to a study in the October issue of Stroke: Journal...

Plant-Derived Chemicals Prevent Brain Cell Death.
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Two plant-derived chemicals can reduce the damage from a simulated stroke in cultured mouse brain cells, according to a study from the San Francisco Veteran's Administration Medical Center researchers....

Broadlane And Immucor Sign Long-Term Supply Agreement.
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Immucor Inc. (BLUD), a firm that provides automated instrument-reagent systems to the blood transfusion industry, has signed a three-year contract with Broadlane Inc., which offers material management...

Immucor Announces Fourth Quarter And Full Year Results.
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Immucor Inc. (BLUD) reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year-ended May 31, 2001. As expected, the company generated operating income for the fourth quarter, but reported a net loss....

Hemoglobin Vesicles Have Little Impact On Phagocytes.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in Japan say that hemoglobin vesicles do not have a persistent effect on phagocytic activity in mice, offering hope that they may be suitable for...

Blood Reinfusion Increases Anti-Inflammatory Cytokine Levels.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Using salvaged blood for reinfusion after knee surgery can help raise levels of anti-inflammatory cytokines, according to researchers in Sweden. Maria...

Bacteria Test May Increase Detection Of Unsafe Supplies.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Doctors at University Hospitals of Cleveland (Ohio) released the results of an investigation of a new method to detect bacterial contamination in blood platelets at the annual meeting of the American...

Interleukins May Reduce Graft-Versus-Host Risk.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Several interleukins may be useful for preventing graft-versus-host disease in patients undergoing cord blood transplantation, according to researchers in...

Similar Efficacy In Stem Cell Graft Induction Regimens With Or Without Radiation.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Preparative regimens for autologous stem cell transplantation produce similar results whether or not radiation therapy is used, according to researchers in the...

Neonatal Bone Marrow Transplantation Safe, Effective.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Bone marrow transplantation can be safely and effectively used to treat infants suffering from severe combined immunodeficiency, according to researchers in...

Better Outcomes Seen In Children With Maternal Donors.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Children who receive stem cells taken from their mothers are more likely to have a positive outcome than those who receive paternal grafts, researchers in Japan...

Abacavir Pharmacokinetics Unaffected By Renal Impairment.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Patients suffering from both HIV infection and kidney dysfunction can be treated with unmodified abacavir regimens, according to researchers in France. ...

Arsenic Trioxide Produces Strong Remission Rates.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Trisenox (arsenic trioxide) injection demonstrates 63% overall survival at 24 months in the treatment of relapsed or refractory acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), a severe and life-threatening form of...

Glue And Coils Help Prevent Malformations And Aneurysms.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A unique treatment at The Ohio State University Medical Center is using surgical glue and coils to correct abnormally connecting blood vessels that are linked to seizures, headaches and sometimes death....

System Addresses Concern Of Prion Proteins In Red Blood Cells.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- V.I. Technologies, Inc. (VITEX) announced in October (2001) that its Inactine system demonstrated high efficiency in removing prion proteins from red blood cell concentrates. Prion proteins in...

Thermal Lens Microscopy Can Measure Cell Surface Molecules.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in Japan say that modified thermal lens microscopes can be used to measure important molecules on the surface of blood cells. "To detect and...

American Red Cross Expands Services, Appoints New Program Director.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Center for Cell Therapy, a business unit of the American Red Cross has announced plans for new services and the appointment of a new program director. The American Red Cross is expanding the...

Cerus, Baxter Report Inactivation of Trypanosoma Cruzi Parasite.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cerus Corp. and Baxter Healthcare Corp. announced preclinical data demonstrating the ability of Helinx technology to inactivate Trypanosoma cruzi, a parasite that causes a chronic and debilitating...

Baxter Calls For Scientific Analysis Following 23 Zagreb Dialysis Deaths.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Health and police officials briefed Croatia's cabinet during an emergency session on the investigation of the deaths of 23 people who were undergoing dialysis. The move came after Croatian...

Blood Urea Levels During Dialysis Not Suitable For Measuring Clearance.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Blood urea measurements taken before the end of dialysis are not suitable for determining the efficacy of the procedure in individual patients, researchers in...

Foundation Urges Emergency Monitoring, Distribution For Clotting Medicine.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- At a national workshop attended by the National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF), discussions on the current factor shortage identified the need for an emergency distribution system that would monitor the...

New Initiative Aims To Expand Living Donor Usage.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fujisawa unveiled a major international initiative on living donor kidney transplantation. The initiative began with a day-long symposium that launched the 10th Congress of the European Society for...

Celgene Receives Orphan Drug Designation For Revimid.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Celgene Corp.'s Revimid, the company's lead immunomodulatory drug (IMiD), has been granted orphan drug designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for multiple myeloma. Orphan drug...

Third Phase Of South Asian Campaign Launched In United Kingdom.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- U.K. Health Minister Jacqui Smith launched the third phase of the South Asian Organ Donation campaign together with a host of celebrities, community, and business leaders from the South Asian community,...

3-Dimensional Patents Protease Inhibitors Associated With Clotting.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- 3-Dimensional Pharmaceuticals Inc. (DDDP) has been issued a U.S. Patent covering broad intellectual property for two novel classes of protease inhibitors associated with the blood clotting process. ...

Study Validates Inactivation Of Prions In Drug Production Process.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Serologicals Corporation announced the completion of a study validating that a key step in the production of Ex-Cyte, Serologicals' cell growth enhancement media supplement used in the manufacture of...

FDA Split On Approval Of Eli Lilly's Xigris.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Government scientists are split on whether a long-anticipated drug to treat deadly sepsis works well enough to sell. Some advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Eli Lilly's Xigris...

Successful Treatment Opens Door For Treatment Of Other Autoimmune Diseases.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A newly proven cure for severe aplastic anemia, a fatal bone marrow failure disorder, has broad implications for a similar cure for the entire array of 80 autoimmune diseases (i.e., lupus erythematosus,...

Filgrastim Reduces Monocyte Activity, Graft-Versus-Host Risk.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) mobilization with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (filgrastim, G-CSF) reduces the risk of graft-versus-host disease...

Pegylated Megakaryocyte Growth Factor Effective For Mobilization.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Pegylated recombinant human megakaryocyte growth and development factor (PEG-rHuMGDF) shows promise for use in mobilizing stem cells for harvesting, according...

LifeShare Selects Wyndgate Technologies To Support Transfusion Services.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Global Med Technologies Inc. (GLOB) has signed an agreement with LifeShare Blood Centers to license Wyndgate Technologies' SafeTrace Tx hospital transfusion service management information system. Terms...

Phase II Trial Of Anticoagulant Initiated In Heart Patients.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Texas Biotechnology Corporation announced that its marketing partner, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), has initiated a Phase II trial evaluating Argatroban as a treatment for patients undergoing percutaneous...

Safety Alert Removed For ABS2000.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Immucor Inc. (BLUD), a firm that provides automated instrument-reagent systems to the blood transfusion industry, has received written notification from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearing...

Clinical Benefits Of Immunosuppressant Equal Economic Advantages.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The costs associated with kidney transplantation may be cut by using a more effective immunosuppressant that reduces the level of organ rejection, a major European study has revealed. Results of...

More Than 50,000 Patients In U.S. Await Donor Kidneys.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The number of people waiting for a kidney transplant in the United States has exceeded 50,000 for the first time, according to the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), which maintains the national...

Tacrolimus Plus Early Steroid Withdrawal Cuts Cardiovascular Risk.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In the long-term, cardiovascular disease presents an even greater threat than acute rejection to transplant patients. Cardiovascular disease accounts for approximately 40% of all patient deaths...

Blood Transfusion Most Cost-Effective Option For Anemia Treatment.
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Blood transfusion is the most cost-effective way to improve hemoglobin levels in cervical cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy, researchers in the...

Coagulation-Related Mutations May Be Risk Factor.
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Polymorphisms in genes coding for key anticoagulant proteins may heighten the risk of miscarriage, researchers in Italy warn. "Late fetal loss can be...

CXCR4 Disturbance May Impact Stem Cell Activity.
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - The CXCR4 chemokine axis influences the activity of hematopoietic progenitor cells, and disturbance of this axis during HIV infection may affect blood cell...

Study: Treating Anemia Saves Lives After Heart Attacks.
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Doctors can save the lives of many elderly heart attack victims by quickly giving blood transfusions to those who have even mild anemia, a U.S. study found. Researchers said this advice, if widely...

Tuberculosis-Infected Blood Cells Upregulate Cell Cycle Proteins.
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Human monocytes infected with Mycobacteria tuberculosis display elevated expression of proteins that help regulate the cell cycle in damaged cells, researchers...

Unrelated Bone Marrow Grafts Suitable For Salvage Therapy.
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Severe aplastic anemia (SAA) patients who fail to respond to conventional therapy can be feasibly treated with bone marrow grafts from unrelated donors,...

Lymphatic, Blood Vessel Cells Lines Distinct.
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Endothelial cells that make up lymphatic vessels are part of a specialized cell line, similar to but distinct from blood vessel cells, according to researchers...

Drug Prompts Growth Of New Blood Vessels.
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In a unique study, a human protein used to treat cancer patients has shown promise for growing new blood vessels in people with extensive coronary artery disease, researchers report in Circulation:...

Macrophages May Trigger Plague Rupture.
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Macrophages may be responsible for ruptured plaques in patients suffering from atherosclerosis, according to researchers in the United Kingdom. "Human...

Bio-Terrorism.Info Database and Weekly Report Launch Powered by NewsRx Artificial Intelligence Technology.
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NewsRx has leveraged its technology platform to create Bio-Terrorism.Info, a new database and weekly report. NewsRx is the leading provider of life science databases and daily and weekly health news....

Busulfan, Neuraminidase Treatment Improves Tolerance Induction.
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in Japan have developed a system using specially treated bone marrow cells (BMCs) to enhance tolerance to transplanted organs. "The portal...

Osmotic Regulation Of AVP, Renal Sodium Play Role In Higher Male Morbidity.
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American Physiological Society examines the role of gender a special series entitled, "Highlighted Topics on Gender Differences in Physiology," that began with the October 2001 edition of the...

Breakthrough In Scalable Growth Of Human Embryonic Stem Cells Achieved.
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Geron Corporation announced the publication of research results that describe the culture of human embryonic stem (hES) cells in the absence of direct feeder cell support. The finding greatly...

Aprotinin Can Reduce Blood Loss In Aspirin-Treated Patients.
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Aprotinin reduces postoperative blood loss in heart bypass patients taking aspirin to reduce clotting risks, researchers in Australia report. Dr. John M....

CRYO-CELL Announces 2001 Third Quarter Earnings.
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Jill M. Taymans, chief financial officer of CRYO-CELL International Inc. (CCEL), has announced the company's third quarter 2001 financial results, ending August 31, 2001. Financial highlights for...

Immucor Nets $1.3 Million In Fiscal First Quarter.
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Immucor Inc. (BLUD), a provider of automated instrument-reagent systems to the blood transfusion industry, has reported near-record revenues for the fiscal first quarter ended August 31, 2001, and has...

Research Review Specifies Genetic Basis Of Enlarged Heart.
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In the October 23, 2001, issue of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, a pair of researchers review the most recent research into the genetic roots of this single-gene disorder. ...

Comprehensive Scientific Analysis Of Treatment Safety Urged.
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Baxter has established an independent expert panel of nephrologists to ensure patient safety for those using the Baxter dialyzer. The Panel will cooperate fully with authorities in a comprehensive...

Genzyme Concludes Treat-To-Goal Study Of Sevelamer Hydrochloride.
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Genzyme General announced that it has concluded its treat-to-goal clinical trial comparing Renagel (sevelamer hydrochloride) with calcium-based phosphate binders. At the recommendation of its...

National Hemophilia Foundation Awards Laboratory Grant.
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- As part of its campaign to find the cures for bleeding disorders, the National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) has awarded its first-ever Laboratory Grant of $163,018 to Steve S. Sommer, MD, PhD, director...

Many New Blood Donors Will Learn They Are Infected.
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American Liver Foundation salutes the hundreds of thousands of Americans who graciously rolled up their sleeves to donate blood for the victims of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. ...

New Chemotherapy Candidate Has Broad Therapeutic Potential.
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Matrix Pharmaceutical, Inc., announced plans that move forward the development of tezacitabine (FMdC), a novel systemic chemotherapy candidate. Tezacitabine is a new, potent nucleoside analog that...