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Anemia
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Anemia
Hospital pharmacist a drug cost watchdog 29 Jan 2006
Klein's campaign to control spending started in 2002 when she spotted a double-digit jump in prescriptions for EPO, or erythropoietin — an anemia drug that ...
- Palm Beach Post,
Cougars to honor Camoni with tournament 29 Jan 2006
He made us competitive and the whole area competitive.�. Camoni died New Year’s Day after a seven-month battle with aplastic anemia. ...
- Scranton Times,
Family, not Hall, is only thing on Carson's mind 29 Jan 2006
Carson's son, Donald, who played linebacker at Savannah State last season, was diagnosed with aplastic anemia shortly after his graduation in December and has ...
- Myrtle Beach Sun News,
sports diary: 29 Jan 2006
...of the German Athletics Association (DLV), brought up references to Repoxygen a banned substance normally used in gene therapy to treat patients with anemia. ...
- Daily Times,
Stock Scorecard 29 Jan 2006
AMGEN INC., -5.8 percent to $71.31: Sales of the world's biggest biotechnology company's drug Aranesp, used mostly to treat anemia in cancer patients, failed ...
- Asbury Park Press,
Filming concludes and Edwina returns home 29 Jan 2006
...the troupe. He also observed she had a type of anemia that caused her to be weak and listless about eighty percent of the time. He ...
- Daily Herald,
New director can give downtown professional care 29 Jan 2006
Peter was diagnosed with aplastic anemia and severe combined immune deficiency syndrome. Life expectancy for someone with the disease is six months. ...
- Springfield News Sun (subscription),
Philanthropy: Hamm tells how charity gives back 29 Jan 2006
...her own life. For more than a decade, Hamm's older brother Garrett suffered from aplastic anemia, a rare blood disorder. After he ...
- Austin American-Statesman (subscription),
Mix students and lab, grow scientists 29 Jan 2006
...creative, imaginative pursuit. Other experiments tackle subjects like DNA fingerprinting, and testing for sickle cell anemia. A week ...
- Boston Globe,
EU Agency Backs Generic Growth Hormone 29 Jan 2006
...told analysts this past week that it expected the first biosimilar versions of its artificial hormone EPO, which is used in the treatment of anemia, to get ...
- International News Service,
Amgen net rises 20% on drug for anemia Jan 27, 2006
...the world's biggest biotechnology company, said Thursday that its fourth-quarter profit rose 20 percent on higher sales of Aranesp, a drug to treat anemia. ...
- International Herald Tribune,
Teen finds marrow match Jan 27, 2006
What seemed to be a minor rash all over his body was instead a warning sign of a very rare disease called severe aplastic anemia. ...
- Huron Daily Tribune,
Clawed frog helps Fanconi anemia research make leaps Jan 25, 2006
A large, clawed frog is helping Oregon Health & Science University researchers gather a princely sum of knowledge on Fanconi anemia, a rare, genetic, cancer ...
- Innovations-Report,
Dan's slice of wry, Jan. 27 Jan 27, 2006
Jessie, who had been suffering from anemia, met her old friend, Rosemary, who asked her how she felt. "Oh, I feel a lot better,'' said Jessie, the ailing one. ...
- San Bernardino Sun,
BIOSAFE Announces Instant Anemia Test for Medical Professionals Jan 24, 2006
LAKE FOREST, IL -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 01/24/2006 -- BIOSAFE Medical Technologies today announced the release of its new BIOSAFE Hemo-Quant™ rapid anemia test. ...
- Market Wire (press release)
Anemia Impairs Mental and Physical Function of Elderly with Cancer Jan 18, 2006
According to a recent article published in the Annals of Oncology, chemotherapy-induced anemia impairs both mental and physical function of elderly patients ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release),
Anemia raises risk of repeat falls in elderly Jan 12, 2006
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Late-life anemia is common and is associated with an increased risk of recurrent falls, suggests a study published in the Journal ...
- Reuters
Drug to treat bone-marrow anemia OK'd Dec 28, 2005
WASHINGTON — A drug similar to one that causes birth defects has won FDA approval to treat anemia in people who suffer from certain kinds of rare bone-marrow ...
- Arizona Daily Star,
A few facts about sickle cell anemia Jan 2, 2006
SICKLE CELL anemia is an inherited disease in which the red blood cells have an abnormal type of hemoglobin, the substance that carries oxygen to the body ...
- Alameda Times-Star,
Study: Transfusions vital for sickle cell anemia Dec 29, 2005
Regular transfusions have long been standard treatment for children with sickle cell anemia at risk for stroke. About one in 10 ...
- The Argus,
TREATMENT FOR PERNICIOUS ANEMIA IS LIFELONG Jan 9, 2006
DONOHUE: Do people ever recover from pernicious anemia? ... ANSWER: People recover from pernicious anemia, but they have to continue having lifelong treatment. ...
- Charlotte Sun-Herald,
Anemia treatment is lifelong Jan 10, 2006
Dear Dr. Donohue: Do people ever recover from pernicious anemia? I was told I had to take the B-12 injection for life. -- WR. Dear ...
- Sun-Sentinel.com,
Human testing of Neose anemia drug to start in Europe Jan 4, 2006
...therapeutic proteins, said it has received clearance from European regulators to begin human clinical trials in Western Europe for its experimental anemia drug ...
- philly.com,
Aranesp® Improves Chemotherapy-Induced Anemia Without Adversely ... Jan 6, 2006
A combined analysis of four clinical trials of Aranesp® (darbepoetin alfa) for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced anemia suggests that Aranesp reduces the ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release),
Treatment of Sickle Cell Anemia Using Gene Therapy. Dec 30, 2005
Kettering Cancer Center. This research opened new doors in the treatment of the genetic disease, Sickle cell anemia . The treatment ...
- MedIndia,
Celgene: FDA Approves Anemia Drug Dec 28, 2005
...said late Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration approved its Revlimid drug for the treatment of patients with transfusion-dependent anemia. ...
- MSN Money
Genes offer hope for sickle cell anemia Dec 28, 2005
...the promising results after conducting an experiment using blood-producing stem cells from the bone marrow of patients with sickle cell anemia, then culturing ...
- Monsters and Critics.com,
Anemia Drug Dec 28, 2005
WASHINGTON (AP) - A drug has been approved to treat anemia in people who suffer from rare bone marrow disorders known as MDS. The ...
- WNEP-TV,
Anemia Drug Dec 28, 2005
A drug has been approved to treat anemia in people who suffer from rare bone marrow disorders known as MDS. The drug is similar ...
- Bristol Herald Courier,
Amgen 4th-Qtr Profit Rises 20% on Sales Gain for Anemia Drug Jan 26, 2006
Bloomberg) -- Amgen Inc., the world's biggest biotechnology company, said fourth-quarter profit increased 20 percent on higher sales of its anemia drug Aranesp ...
- Bloomberg
Amgen 4th-Qtr Profit Rises 20% on Sales of Aranesp (Update2) Jan 26, 2006
26 (Bloomberg) -- Amgen Inc., the world's biggest biotechnology company, said fourth-quarter profit rose 20 percent on higher sales of its anemia drug Aranesp. ...
- Bloomberg
A Guide to Human Intestinal Parasites Worms Jan 28, 2006
...problems. Symptoms include anemia, asthma, diarrhea, digestive disorders, fatigue, low immune system, nervousness or a skin rash. ...
- Yemen Observer,
Courageous competitor Jan 26, 2006
An avid sports competitor, 17-year-old Kendra Arvon is facing her toughest opponent — severe aplastic anemia. Just months ago, the ...
- Beckley Register-Herald (subscription),
Amgen 4th-Qtr Profit Rises 20% on Sales of Aranesp (Update1) Jan 26, 2006
...year. Sales of Aranesp, used to treat anemia in cancer patients, jumped 24 percent to $873 million. Johnson & Johnson said Jan. ...
- Bloomberg
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Reports Positive Phase III Results for ... Jan 26, 2006
PNH, a rare form of hemolytic anemia, is an acquired genetic blood disorder characterized by destruction of red blood cells by the body's complement system (a ...
- Biotech Intelligence (press release),
Celgene Corporation Reports Record Operating Performance for 2005 Jan 26, 2006
REVLIMID Broad Phase II Hematology and Oncology Clinical Programs * Initiate Potential Regulatory Studies in CC-4047 in Sickle Cell Anemia and Myelofibrosis ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
FDA Approves Anemia-MDS Drug Dec 28, 2005
A drug similar to one that causes birth defects has won FDA approval to treat anemia. Washington, DC -- It can now be used for people ...
- WFMY News 2,
Celgene Corporation Reports Record Operating Performance for 2005 Jan 26, 2006
Achievements: * The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval of REVLIMID for the treatment of patients with transfusion-dependent anemia due to ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Celgene Corporation Reports Record Operating Performance for 2005 Jan 26, 2006
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval of REVLIMID for the treatment of patients with transfusion-dependent anemia due to low- or ...
- Biotech Intelligence (press release),
Xenopus eggs extract approach demonstrate Fanconi genes importance ... Jan 24, 2006
Science University, A large, clawed frog is helping Oregon Health & Science University researchers gather a princely sum of knowledge on Fanconi anemia, a rare ...
- RxPG NEWS,
UPDATE 1-Amgen 4th-qtr profit rises as drug sales increase Jan 26, 2006
...the world's biggest biotechnology company, said on Thursday fourth-quarter earnings rose nearly 20 percent on higher sales of its drugs for anemia and arthritis ...
- Reuters
Amgen 4th-qtr profit rises; drug delay hits stock Jan 26, 2006
...year ago. Revenue rose 12 percent to $3.3 billion, driven by higher sales of its drugs for anemia and arthritis. Earnings excluding ...
- Reuters
Amgen fourth-quarter profit rises Jan 26, 2006
...cents a share. Revenue rose 12 percent to $3.3 billion, driven by higher sales of its drugs for anemia and arthritis. Panitumumab is ...
- Reuters
Alexion Vaults Ahead on Study Results Jan 26, 2006
...research - Cramer's Take) reported positive results from a late-stage trial of one of its lead drug candidates in a rare type of anemia, saying all of the ...
- TheStreet.com
Today's Top News: Jan 26, 2006
...with it all. Anemia. A common side effect of anemia-related fatigue is difficulty in thinking clearly. Chemo brain. It's is believed ...
- Joplin Globe,
(PZ) Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Hosts a Symposium on Sickle ... Jan 23, 2006
The most common types of sickle cell disease: Sickle Cell Anemia, Sickle-hemoglobin C Disease, Sickle Beta-Plus Thalassemia and Sickle Beta-Zero Thalassemia. ...
- Houston Chronicle,
YFCU creates miracles to benefit area children Jan 27, 2006
All hospitals affiliated with CMN treat children with cancer, pediatric AIDS, muscular dystrophy, heart disease, leukemia, sickle cell anemia, asthma and ...
- Daily Democrat,
Drug Approvals, Earnings Energize Drug Stocks Jan 28, 2006
...news - people ) rose 31% last week after the Cheshire, Conn.-based company reported positive late-stage results for eculizumab, an experimental anemia drug. ...
- Forbes
Rangeland infections put strain on vets Jan 27, 2006
These infections include West Nile Virus, equine infectious anemia that destroys red-blood cells in horses and vesicular stomatitis that starves horses and ...
- Salt Lake Tribune,
Annual bone marrow drive Jan. 30-Feb. 1 Jan 27, 2006
Matthew, a second-grader from Eureka, Mo., suffers from Fanconi anemia, a rare life-threatening blood disorder for which the only treatment currently being ...
- Washington University Record,
Thai king confers award to American, German winners Jan 26, 2006
Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej on Thursday conferred the 2005 Prince Mahidol Awards to the winners-- an American specialist in anemia and a German cancer ...
- People's Daily Online,
Jumping at Cancer Knowledge Jan 25, 2006
...report a new approach using eggs of the African clawed frog, which goes by the Latin name Xenopus laevis, to understand how the Fanconi anemia proteins ensure ...
- SciScoop,
Study Sets New Gold Standard For Initial Antiretroviral Treatment ... Jan 25, 2006
Emtriva), plus efavirenz (Sustiva), led to 14 percent more patients able to suppress levels of the virus, with fewer problems of anemia, fatigue and nausea ...
- Science Daily (press release)
Amgen reports strong earnings; revenue up 12% Jan 26, 2006
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Biotechnology giant Amgen reported higher fourth-quarter earnings early Thursday, fueled by strong sales of its anemia drug Aranesp and ...
- Investor's Business Daily (subscription)
Advanced Magnetics Says Cytogen Lawsuit Is Without Merit Jan 27, 2006
...dedicated to the development and commercialization of our proprietary nanoparticle technology for use in therapeutic iron compounds to treat anemia, as well as ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
UNC Scientists Discover 'Gatekeeper' Protein In Blood Clotting Jan 26, 2006
Gene Therapy Trial Approved For Rare Anemia (January 25, 1999) -- A gene therapy clinical trial for Fanconi anemia, a fatal inherited blood disease, is set to ...
- Science Daily (press release)
Diagnosing Crohn's Disease - How To Get A Diagnosis Jan 22, 2006
Blood tests may be used to check for signs of infection as well as anemia. ... However, if anemia is present, Crohn’s may be more likely. ...
- Mathaba.Net,
To save a life, Friends hold bone marrow drive to help Enfield ... Jan 17, 2006
For Aileen Fearon, 9, and her family of Enfield, finding a bone marrow donor that can cure Aileen of aplastic anemia has been a focal point of their lives for ...
- Journal Inquirer,
Amgen 4th-qtr profit rises as drug sales increase Jan 26, 2006
...world's biggest biotechnology company, said on Thursday its fourth-quarter earnings rose nearly 20 percent on higher sales of its drugs for anemia and arthritis ...
- Reuters
BUSINESS DIGEST Jan 27, 2006
Oaks biotechnology company Amgen said Thursday that its fourth-quarter earnings rose 20 percent, driven by sales of its rheumatoid-arthritis and anemia drugs. ...
- San Jose Mercury News,
NATIONAL EARNINGS Jan 26, 2006
...world's largest biotechnology company by sales, said its fourth-quarter earnings rose 20 percent, driven by sales of its rheumatoid arthritis and anemia drugs. ...
- Houston Chronicle,
Amgen, Genentech in License Deal Jan 26, 2006
Separately, Amgen reported its fourth-quarter profit rose 20 percent, boosted by sales of its rheumatoid arthritis and anemia drugs. ...
- MSN Money
Religion Today Jan 26, 2006
She's no disinterested bystander. The lawyer says her mother died from severe anemia in 2004 because local elders didn't realize hemoglobin is permitted.
- Washington Post,
Today's Health Winners and Losers Jan 26, 2006
...reported positive results from its Phase III trial of eculizumab, a drug used to treat paroxysmal norturnal hemoglobinuria, a rare form of hemolytic anemia. ...
- TheStreet.com
J&J's revenues drop; Guidant deadline looms Jan 24, 2006
...anti-fungal drug. And safety concerns have battered demand for its Natrecor heart failure drug and anemia treatments. Sales of Duragesic ...
- Reuters
Amgen 4th-qtr profit up but data delay hits stock Jan 26, 2006
Fourth-quarter sales of Aranesp, a treatment for anemia in cancer and kidney dialysis patients, rose 24 percent to $873 million, driven by increased demand. ...
- Reuters
Celgene 4Q Profit Slumps on Drug Costs Jan 26, 2006
...grew 57 percent to $179.3 million, including $40 million to support pre-launch activities for Revlimid, its drug to treat transfusion-dependent anemia patients ...
- MSN Money
Teen shines in the spotlight Jan 23, 2006
A Pompano Beach teenager with sickle cell anemia sang for a crowd Sunday afternoon in a performance arranged by the Make-A-Wish Foundation. ...
- Miami Herald,
Health Assurance Jan 25, 2006
The lion's share of Amgen's estimated $12 billion revenue for 2005 will come from its five top-selling drugs: the anemia drugs Epogen and Aranesp, the white ...
- Smartmoney.com
Drug Sales Boost Amgen's 4th Quarter Profits Jan 26, 2006
...(AP) SAN FRANCISCO Increased sales of rheumatoid arthritis and anemia drugs are behind a 20 percent rise in fourth-quarter earnings for the largest ...
- cbs4denver.com,
'Indigo' theory sees children in a new light Jan 27, 2006
Besides believing in her son's powers of astral projection, Girgenti is convinced Daniel, now 13, healed the family cat's anemia through prayer and nursed a ...
- Allentown Morning Call,
UN projects global economic growth Jan 25, 2006
...is projecting global economic growth of just over 3 percent this year and is calling for economic cooperation to battle risks and fight "investment anemia.". ...
- Bradenton Herald,
COMMUNITY CALENDAR Jan 27, 2006
Details: 510-652-7000. • Aplastic Anemia and Myelodysplasia support group meets bimonthly. Patients and caregivers are welcome. Details: 510-654-5368. ...
- Montclarion,
Lecture series on blood scheduled Jan 25, 2006
What does it mean when you find out your blood type? What happens to blood after it is donated? What is the connection between sickle cell anemia and blood? ...
- Richmond Times Dispatch,
Hair loss has many causes Jan 26, 2006
...to be addressed as well, including thyroid disorders, certain medications (especially those used as chemotherapy for cancer patients), anemia, chronic skin ...
- The Spokesman Review,
Early peak for flu season in Colorado Jan 25, 2006
...older, and for anyone with an impaired immune system or a serious illness, such as chronic heart or lung disease, kidney disease, diabetes or sickle-cell anemia ...
- Brighton Standard-Blade,
Minerals: The mysterious 4 percent of your body's composition Jan 23, 2006
Iron deficiency anemia is a major problem, occurring in up to 15 percent of women in the child-bearing years because of loss of blood during menstruation. ...
- Daily Review Online,
Health matters: Include foods rich in folic acid as part of daily ... Jan 25, 2006
It is a necessary component in making DNA and RNA, the basis of cells, as well as normal red blood cells and the prevention of anemia. ...
- Billings Gazette,
HM King confers Prince Mahido Award 2005 to American and German ... Jan 26, 2006
Emeritus Dr. Goldwasser has played a major role in the purification and characterization of erythropoietin, an effective therapy for severe anemia in kidney ...
- Thai News Agency MCOT,
The Other Cancers Jan 26, 2006
The most common presenting signs are abdominal pain, diarrhea, malabsorption of nutrients, weight loss, inappetence, fever, and/or anemia. ...
- TheHorse.com,
Computer Modeling Suggests Cost-Effectiveness of Once Weekly ... Jan 13, 2006
...from France have performed a Markov analysis, which concluded that weekly Aranesp (darbepoetin) was cost-effective for prevention of anemia in patients with ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release),
Bone marrow registries in need of donors Jan 25, 2006
...“There are also around 70 different blood diseases such as lymphoma, leukemia and anemia that add to the number of people that need these bone marrow ...
- Marines.com
DNAPrint Genomics, Inc. Has Licensed a Diabetes Diagnostic Test ... Jan 26, 2006
The Company's first theranostic product is PT-401, a "Super EPO" (erythropoietin) dimer protein drug for treatment of anemia in renal dialysis patients (end ...
- Market Wire (press release)
Opera pioneer to perform at benefit Jan 26, 2006
Proceeds from the concert will benefit the Brigham and Women's Hospital research division and their continuing fight to find a cure for sickle cell anemia. ...
- Framingham TAB,
Merging East and West Jan 25, 2006
After being diagnosed with autoimmune hemolytic anemia, with a forecast of death in five years, Zhen resided with Tibetan monks in a spiritually healing ...
- Sentinel Online (subscription),
Woman's fertility threatened by misdiagnosis Jan 27, 2006
...painful.". It's been worse. She suffered from depression and anemia when she stayed on her menstrual cycle for three months. "It ...
- WFAA (subscription),
Fibroids Get New Treatments, Funding Bill Jan 22, 2006
Other common symptoms include anemia, constipation, headaches, loss of sensation in the legs, pain with intercourse and urinary incontinence. ...
- Louisiana Weekly,
UBS Likes Lonza Late-Stage Drug Pipeline Jan 27, 2006
Dow Jones]--Lonza (LONN.VX) has long-term supplier contract with Alexion (ALXN), company that reported positive Phase III data for its anemia drug eculizumab. ...
- New Ratings
The cold and flu season has arrived Jan 27, 2006
...of age and older and for those who suffer from chronic health problems such as heart disease, respiratory problems, renal disease, diabetes, anemia or any ...
- Pittsfield Pike Press,
Open forum set to discuss Orchard Hill septics Jan 25, 2006
...or intestinal worms — that cause a wide variety of diseases, ranging from gastroenteritis and infectious hepatitis to typhoid fever and chronic anemia.
- Brown County Democrat,
Med. school professor labors for the rest of the world Jan 27, 2006
...is caused by a worm one centimeter long that penetrates the skin and journeys into the intestine to feed off of blood, causing anemia and eventually mental and ...
- Daily Colonial,
Folic acid is a B-list celebrity in waiting Jan 26, 2006
...to being overlooked, though, despite being a key factor in the production of normal red blood cells—and, therefore, the prevention of anemia and poor growth ...
- Georgia Straight,
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