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Leukemia Drug May Treat Type-1 Diabetes
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 20, 2008
... Leukemia Drug Imatinib (Trade name: Gleevec) has been shown in animal trials to have potentials to prevent and even reverse type 1 diabetes .
[snip] they found that treating mice with Ima...
Cancer Drug Gleevec May Treat Type 1 Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on November 19, 2008
...ceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) .
Gleevec is known for use in the treatment of leukemia and other cancer types....
Banking Your Baby's Umbilical Cord Blood
in Next Nine Months, on September 24, 2008
...tem cells are currently being used to treat damaged heart muscle, stroke, Alzheimer's disease, Leukemia, Parkinson's, partial spinal cord injuries, cancer and lower limb ischemia.
Of course,...
Prolifique Designer Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on July 2, 2008
...mber 1954, she caught a cold and lumps developed on her neck and behind her ears. The diagnosis was leukemia. On February 21, Sadako entered the Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital, and doctors said she had ...
Synthetic Flavanol May Prevent or Treat Cancer
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 16, 2008
...y to GECGC in both colon cancer cell lines they tested, in cervical cancer cells and in one line of leukemia, tumor cells. Other cell lines were resistant, including ovarian and prostate cancer ...
Moffitt's Free Leukemia, Lymphoma, Myeloma and Bone Marrow Transplantation Symposium
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 4, 2008
...What: "Leukemia, Lymphoma, Myeloma and Bone Marrow Transplantation" Free Educational Symposium
When: June 11, 2008 4-8 pm
Where: Moffitt's Stabile Research Building, 12902 Magnolia ...
On Bone Marrow Transplants and Donors
in Straightfromthedoc, on May 27, 2008
Remember that episode in the season 3 of Grey's Anatomy when Izzie had to donate bone marrow for her biological daughter?
Somewhat the procedure was shown. But more importantly, it was insinuated how matching donors to recipients is crucial.
Marijke (blogger at Help My Hurt ) has a very...
NFC North Team Needs
in End Zone Buzz, on February 28, 2008
...round picks Erasmus James and Kenechi Udeze. Unfortunately, Udeze has been diagnosed with a form of leukemia, so his status is unknown.
Needs: WR, DE, QB, CB
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Blog Talk
in End Zone Buzz, on February 13, 2008
...rk in Hawaii. (Gossip Girls)
- Unfortunately, Minnesota defensive end Kenechi Udeze has a form of leukemia . The former first-round pick is 24 years old. (ESPN)
- NFL Network college football analy...
China Starts Drug Recall System
in China Venture News, on December 14, 2007
... system for drugs and pointed out that China recently cracked down on the manufacturer of a tainted leukemia drug: "Shanghai Hualian Pharmaceutical also saw revenues from the drug seized, and com...
Jehovah's Witnesses and Transfusion-wary Alike, Need Not Worry...
in Straightfromthedoc, on December 6, 2007
... supply, and it is safe for a growing number of surgical and medical conditions, except for Acute leukemia and traumatic injury.]
But then, who am I to question their beliefs. Anyways, good th...
Gleevec®, Proven Safe and Effective Over The Long Term
in Straightfromthedoc, on November 13, 2007
...roves safe and effective over the long term in patients with an advanced form of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) .
According to Hagop Kantarjian, MD, the lead author on the study and Chairman ...
Tasigna (nilotinib), FDA-Approved for Philadelphia Chromosome Positive CML
in Straightfromthedoc, on October 30, 2007
...een approved by the US FDA for the treatment of Philadelphia chromosome positive chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in adult patients whose disease has progressed on or who cannot tolerate other thera...
FTY720 May Treat Imatinib (Gleevec)- Resistant Leukemia
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 28, 2007
...se model, scientists have demonstrated that treatment with a drug known as FTY720 prevents many leukemias caused by the cancer protein BCR-ABL - nearly all cases of blast crisis chronic myel...
Bill Walsh was a true NFL revolutionary
in End Zone Buzz, on July 31, 2007
...onal football is played. The man was Bill Walsh , who passed away this week, finally succumbing to leukemia, with which he was diagnosed in 2004.
As I sat on the 35-yard-line about half-way up the ...
Inherited Gene Mutation for Leukemia Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 3, 2007
...he first inherited gene mutation that increases a person's risk for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), one of the most common forms of the disease.
The mutation was found in a gene call...
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Co-Pay Assistance Program
in Straightfromthedoc, on May 18, 2007
...course you need help with financing your treatments. Find out if you are eligible to apply for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society 's Co-Pay Assistance Program - a program designed to provide f...
How About Coffee?
in Well Woman Blog, on May 1, 2007
...But Dr. Lenore Arab of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA says it may increase the risk of leukemia and stomach cancer.
For me, though, coffee is a no-no. Here, from the Teecino web page , ...
A Great Format for A Great Game
in Eagle Par Birdie, on February 27, 2007
...e matchplay format.
Golf can be played so many different ways, can't it?
Keith succumbed to leukemia a number of years ago, at the age of 43.
But that round of golf on a hot summer day w...
Pregnant? Take Your Vitamins!
in Well Woman Blog, on February 23, 2007
...ivitamin before and during pregnancy sharply reduce the likelihood that their children will develop leukemia, brain tumours and other forms of childhood cancer, according to new Canadian research.
Th...
First Antisense Drug for Chemotherapy-Responsive Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 19, 2007
...trade name: Genasense ), the first "antisense" drug to be tested in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), shows promise as an adjunct therapy to chemotherapy drug fludarabine.
Oblimersen i...
Cabbages and Cauliflower For a Healthy Baby
in Well Woman Blog, on February 1, 2007
...ical found in Sauerkraut - Indole-3-carbinol - gave their offspring noticeable protection against leukemia and lymphoma at a young age, and against lung cancer later in life.
Cabbage in any f...
First Autologous Cord Blood Transplant for Childhood Leukemia Worldwide, Recently Announced by CorCell (a Cord Blood America Company)
in Straightfromthedoc, on January 5, 2007
...omers was used in what is believed to be the first autologous cord blood transplant for childhood leukemia anywhere in the world.
[Autologous cord blood is that collected from a baby's um...
Have More Cabbages and Broccolis while Pregnant and Protect your Child Against Cancer
in Straightfromthedoc, on December 29, 2006
... a phytochemical called Indole-3-Carbinol (I3C) provided a very high level of protection against leukemia and lymphoma in young animals while also significantly protected against lung cancer dur...
Plant-Derived and Synthetic Triterpinoids May Treat Lung Cancer
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 30, 2006
...ral fellow, and her colleagues found that the triterpenoid CDDO-MA, currently undergoing trails for leukemia and solid tumors (sponsored by Reata Pharmaceuticals), significantly reduced the number and...
Oncaspar® (pegaspargase): USFDA Approved for Newly-Diagnosed Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 27, 2006
...In 1994, Oncaspar® has been approved by the USFDA for the treatment only of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients who were allergic to the cancer drug L-asparaginase.
Now, the USFDA has gra...
Novel Peptide for Imaging and Drug Delivery Tool for Lymphoid Cancers
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 15, 2006
...Scientists have developed a peptide that, like monoclonal antibodies, can bind to the surface of leukemia and lymphoma cells. Unlike monoclonal antibodies, however, they are
(1) smaller, and c...
Five Ways to Secure Your RFID System
in The RFID Weblog, on March 27, 2006
...ing a virus from his pet ID microchip. There are plenty of more significant threats, such as feline leukemia and poisoning from ordinary household chemicals, that I would worry about first....
Studying Tyrosine Kinase Src and Cancer Drug Discovery
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 10, 2006
...example, Gleevec, which is used to treat gastrointestinal stromal tumors and chronic myeloid leukemia, is the most successful magic bullet against cancer in many years and works by blocking tyr...
post-transplant TNF level predicts survival
in Straightfromthedoc, on February 22, 2006
...nsplant is a lifesaving treatment given to children or adults with certain types of cancer, such as leukemia or lymphoma, or to people with some blood or immune disorders. A transplant allows higher d...
Anticancer Drug Against Hodgkin's and Leukemia Granted Orphan Drug Status
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 31, 2006
...ancer drug, 1D09C3 , developed for the treatment of Hodgkin's lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
1D09C3 is an anti-MHC (major histocompatibility complex) class II monoclonal antibody ...
RNA Antagonist SPC2996 Receives FDA Approval For Phase I/II Trials
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 8, 2005
Santaris Pharma , a Danish biopharmaceutical company developing anti-caner drugs using RNA-interference technology, received US FDA approval for its international Phase I/II study of SPC2996 , an Investigational New Drug (IND) against Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL).
CLL is a type of...
Increasing Yield of Cord Blood-Derived Stem Cells
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 19, 2005
...e so-called "Wharton's Jelly" , which is rich in stem cells that may be used to treat leukemia and other blood-cancers, presenting an alternative to bone marrow transplantation. H...
Grand Rounds #50
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 6, 2005
...here was no bibliographic reference) about the efficacy of bone marrow transplants (to treat leukemia) against solid tumors. Head on there to find out how it works.
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Biopharma Companies Announce IPOs
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 3, 2005
...cer therapeutics, including Troxatyl, a novel compound for the treatment of acute myelogenous leukemia , currently on phase II trials. Price per share have yet to be disclosed....