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Genetic blood disorder proves resistant to malaria  -  25 Mar 2008
Cordis News,EU-funded researchers have discovered the reason why people with the genetic blood disorder alpha-thalassaemia are resistant to malarial anaemia.

Pain is a constant for twin boys  -  25 Mar 2008
Arizona Republic,The 10-year-old Chandler twins have sickle-cell anemia, a genetic blood disorder in which the red blood cells become sickle, or "C," shaped.

Mining forces out thousands in SA  -  25 Mar 2008
BBC News,It said they had been contaminated with nitrates, which can cause a potentially fatal blood disorder and stomach cancer. Anglo Platinum has also been

Business Digest  -  25 Mar 2008
Providence Journal,PNH is a rare, acquired genetic blood disorder defined by hemolysis, in which patients’ red blood cells are destroyed by complement, a component of the

Family’s anguish at wait for new home  -  25 Mar 2008
Dorset Echo,Last year Ryan was diagnosed with the low platelet count blood disorder ITP - idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura - requiring regular hospital treatment,

Sir Bobby determined to help out other sufferers  -  25 Mar 2008
ChronicleLive,His first son was very ill with a leukaemia blood disorder and was very close to not surviving. But thanks to continuous developments in cancer treatment,

Archemix launches mid-stage trial for blood disorder drug  -  Mar 17, 2008
Bizjournals.com,Archemix Corp. has launched a mid-stage human clinical trial for drug intended to treat a rare blood disorder. The Cambridge, Mass. company announced on

Why a Genetic Blood Disorder Seems to Protect Against Malaria  -  Mar 17, 2008
New York Times,By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Researchers believe they have figured out why a genetic blood disorder found in the tropics protects against death from malaria.

Glaxo antibody drug combats rare blood disorder  -  Mar 16, 2008
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - An experimental antibody drug from GlaxoSmithKline Plc has proved effective in tests for treating a rare disorder known as

Blood disorder protects against severe malarial anaemia  -  Mar 20, 2008
HULIQ,Researchers have moved a step closer to understanding why alpha-thalassaemia, an inherited blood disorder, appears to offer protection against severe

FDA panel backs Amgen drug for blood disorder  -  Mar 12, 2008
ReutersGAITHERSBURG, Maryland (Reuters) - A US advisory panel unanimously urged regulators Wednesday to approve an Amgen drug for a rare blood disorder that puts

A Bone Marrow Disease With a Brighter Prognosis  -  Mar 23, 2008
U.S. News & World Report,...(A related blood disorder, myelodysplastic syndrome, or MDS, occurs when the bone marrow begins to produce poorly functioning or immature blood cells.

Glaxo says FDA grants priority review for blood disorder drug  -  Mar 3, 2008
ReutersMarch 3 (Reuters) - British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK.N: Quote, Profile, Research) (GSK.L: Quote, Profile, Research) said US health regulators have

University of Utah plays role in study of blood disorder  -  Mar 16, 2008
Deseret News,By Elaine Jarvik Hypereosinophilic syndrome is a damaging rare blood disorder, and its treatment, up until now, has had damaging side effects.

Welsh uni scientists help to discover possible treatment for ...  -  Mar 24, 2008
ic Wales,This is an inherited blood disorder whose symptoms are mild anaemia, but those who have the disease also appear to have protection against severe forms of

MMR: Vaccine can cause blood disorder  -  Mar 13, 2008
What Doctors Don't Tell You,There’s more bad news for advocates of the MMR (measles-mumps-rubella) vaccine with the discovery this week that it can cause a blood disorder.

MMR vaccine may raise blood disorder risk  -  Mar 13, 2008
Food Consumer,By Ben Wasserman TURSDAY March 13, 2008 (Foodconsumer.org) -- A new study published in the March issue of Pediatrics suggests that measles-mumps-rubella

New Genetic Test Detects Rare, Deadly, Difficult-to-Diagnose Blood ...  -  Mar 7, 2008
PR Web (press release),PV is a myeloproliferative blood disorder whose symptoms mimic those of countless other maladies, from a simple headache to the flu; sometimes patients have

FDA Panel Backs Amgen Blood Drug Nplate  -  Mar 12, 2008
CNNMoney.comAmgen is seeking FDA approval for a drug, which would be sold under the proposed brand name Nplate, to treat a blood disorder known as immune

FDA panel backs Amgen blood drug Nplate - report  -  Mar 12, 2008
CNNMoney.comAmgen is seeking FDA approval for Nplate to treat a blood disorder known as immune thrombocytopenic purpura, an autoimmune bleeding disorder.

Blood Disease Protects Against Malaria In An Unexpected Way, Study ...  -  Mar 19, 2008
Science Daily (press release)19, 2008) — Children with an inherited blood disorder called alpha thalassemia make unusually small red blood cells that mostly cause a mild form of anemia.

Bad Blood? Old units might be substandard  -  Mar 21, 2008
Science News...to need a ventilator for more than 3 days to breathe, to develop a blood disorder called sepsis, or to die within a year—compared with those getting

GSK's blood disorder drug granted FDA priority review  -  Mar 4, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),Mar 04, 2008 (Datamonitor via COMTEX) -- GSK | news | PowerRating | PR Charts -- GlaxoSmithKline has reported that the FDA has granted priority review for

World first: IVF mum sues doctors ... because she gave birth to a boy  -  Mar 23, 2008
Daily Mail,...and her husband used IVF with the aim of producing a baby girl because they feared a boy would be born with the inherited blood disorder haemophilia.

Neenah boy's diagnosis gives family a rare insight into bleeding ...  -  Mar 4, 2008
Appleton Post Crescent,That's why researchers are diligently working to develop gene therapy to cure the blood disorder. "We were very excited about five to 10 years ago," Gill

Alexion Completes Enrollment In AEGIS Registration Study Of ...  -  Mar 22, 2008
Medical News Today (press release),NH is a rare, acquired genetic blood disorder defined by hemolysis, in which patients' red blood cells are destroyed by complement, a component of the

Blood test could reveal bipolar disorder  -  Feb 25, 2008
MSNBCBy Steve Mitchell A blood test could be used to diagnose and assess the severity of certain mental illnesses, such as bipolar disorder, according to a new

Friends dance in memory of Dan  -  Mar 13, 2008
Morpeth Herald,The brave 18-year-old from Hepscott Park died in January after being diagnosed with a rare blood disorder. Now the Teenage Cancer Trust at Newcastle's RVI

Two transplants, opposite outcomes  -  Mar 22, 2008
BCLocalNews,Fred’s side of the family has a rare blood disorder known as protein C deficiency. Jeans had tested positive for it in 1994, but a subsequent test came out

When a baby boy is a tragic outcome  -  Mar 23, 2008
NEWS.com.au,...went through the IVF rollercoaster: to ask for a girl so they and their child could avoid a incurable genetic blood disorder that strikes only boys.

Save my son plea by father  -  Mar 3, 2008
Gulf Daily News,Abdulaziz was diagnosed with the blood disorder cyclic neutropenia when he was six months old and is plagued by recurrent infections.

Masked Assassin out of Magic Millions trophy  -  Mar 19, 2008
Stuff.co.nz,Top Victorian colt Marked Assassin has a blood disorder and is out of the $A1 million Magic Millions Trophy at the Gold Coast on Monday.

Couple suing over child selection 'blunder'  -  Mar 22, 2008
Melbourne Herald Sun,A family history of an incurable blood disorder that strikes only males was behind their decision to choose the controversial sex selection procedure.

Upbeat outlook on life  -  Feb 29, 2008
Journal Times,BY PAUL SLOTH RACINE — When doctors diagnosed Marge Blocks with a rare blood disorder, the outlook wasn’t good. In 1993, while still teaching at Gateway

Games joy for brave kidney op girl Alice  -  Mar 24, 2008
Hartlepool Today,Vicky died three years ago aged 12 from Blackfan Diamond syndrome, a rare blood disorder and regularly featured in the Mail. Sue and the children held a

Advisory Panel Urges FDA To Approve Amgen Drug, Nplate  -  Mar 12, 2008
dBTechno,Boston (dbTechno) - A US advisory panel to the FDA has urged that regulators approve a new drug from Amgen Inc to treat a rare blood disorder,

New drug effective for blood disease  -  Mar 18, 2008
Cincinnati Enquirer,COM An experimental drug is an effective new treatment for a life-threatening blood disorder, according to new research from Cincinnati Children's Hospital

Kansas City Chiefs sign Ravens wide receiver Devard Darling  -  Mar 11, 2008
The Canadian Press,The brothers learned they had a genetic blood disorder, known as a sickle cell trait, from a physical before their freshman year at the school.

Queen Creek-area girl sees past blindness  -  Mar 23, 2008
East Valley Tribune,Snow has been blind since birth because of a rare blood disorder. Her life has been filled with hospital stays, health problems and now daily infusions of C

Ahead of the Bell: Amgen clotting drug  -  Mar 12, 2008
BusinessWeekFederal health advisers on Wednesday will vote on whether an experimental biotech drug from Amgen should be approved to treat a blood-clotting disorder.

Children's Cancer Center launches education program  -  Mar 19, 2008
Daily Star - Lebanon,SCD is an inherited blood disorder characterized by red blood cells that assume an abnormal, sickle shape and results in the cells' restricted movement

US FDA staff seeks input on Amgen clot drug risks  -  Mar 10, 2008
Scientific AmericanBy Lisa Richwine WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US drug reviewers will ask an advisory panel if an experimental Amgen Inc medicine for a rare blood disorder may

Desperate search for bone marrow donor goes on  -  Mar 22, 2008
Kent News,Jamie Zammit is only nine, but he has a rare blood disorder that can only be treated with steroids – meaning he has already hit puberty.

Galaxy victory will seal Royal Ascot campaign  -  Mar 19, 2008
Melbourne Herald Sun,But his three-year-old Masked Assassin will miss Monday's Magic Millions Trophy with a blood disorder. Moody said blood tests were unsatisfactory and may

Sickle-cell disease spreads in Latino community  -  Mar 10, 2008
Chicago Tribune,By Katy Human | The Denver Post 11:29 AM CDT, March 10, 2008 DENVER - The painful blood disorder called sickle-cell disease is striking an increasing number

Child's plight inspires outpouring of help  -  Feb 26, 2008
Colts Neck News Transcript,Born with the rare blood disorder Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH),Marc Weinstein, 9, is in need of a bone marrow or blood stem cell transplant.

Ahead of the Bell: Anemia Drugs  -  Mar 13, 2008
BusinessWeekAll three treat the blood-disorder anemia in kidney-failure and chemotherapy patients. Doctors have long prescribed the drugs to boost patient blood cell

FDA weighs strict limits on anemia drugs  -  Mar 11, 2008
BusinessWeekAmgen manufactures all three drugs, which treat the blood-disorder anemia in kidney-failure or chemotherapy patients, though New Brunswick, NJ-based Johnson

Alexion Completes Enrollment In AEGIS Study To Evaluate Soliris In ...  -  Mar 20, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),...study to evaluate Soliris as a treatment for patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, an acquired genetic blood disorder defined by hemolysis.

Marathon task for club runners  -  Mar 3, 2008
Enfield & Haringey Independent,Thalassaemia is an inherited blood disorder that primarily affects people in the Middle East, the Indian sub-continent and the region described as South

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