Hemorrhagic in Medical News

Aethlon Medical Announces U.S. Army Agreement

... in non-human primate studies against hemorrhagic fever viruses, including the highly virulent Zaire strain of Ebola (ZEBOV). hemorrhagic viruses are potential bioterror and pandemic ... loads and other disease conditions, including hemorrhagic fever viruses , the Company's ability to raise ...

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Reports Financial Results for Fiscal Year 2009

... as a potential broad spectrum treatment for viral hemorrhagic fever infections. Government contract revenues ... agents for the treatment or prevention of viral hemorrhagic fever virus infections. This contract directly or ... for biodefense applications against viral hemorrhagic fevers. Continued to enroll and dose ...

New arenavirus discovered as cause of hemorrhagic fever outbreak in South Africa and Zambia

... the new virus responsible for a highly fatal hemorrhagic fever outbreak in Zambia and South Africa in late 2008. It is the first new hemorrhagic fever-associated arenavirus from Africa ... and October 2008, five cases of undiagnosed hemorrhagic fever were recognized in South Africa after air ...

Aethlon Medical Discloses New HIV/AIDS Treatment Data

... and pandemic threats. These include: Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF), Lassa hemorrhagic fever (LHF), H5N1 avian influenza (Bird Flu), the ...

Aethlon Medical Confirms Hemopurifier(R) Is a Treatment Candidate Against Swine Flu Virus

... and pandemic threats. These include: Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF), Lassa hemorrhagic fever (LHF), H5N1 avian influenza (Bird Flu), the ...

Aethlon Medical Announces Engagement of RedChip Companies to Initiate Investor and Media Relations Programs

... and pandemic threats. These include: Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF), Lassa hemorrhagic fever (LHF), H5N1 avian influenza (Bird Flu), the ...

Aspirin Linked to Brain Microbleeds

... at Harvard Medical School and director of the hemorrhagic Stroke Research Program at Massachusetts General ... about antiplatelet drug therapy as a risk for hemorrhagic damage to the brain," he said. Therefore, ... neurology, Harvard Medical School, and director, hemorrhagic Stroke Research Program, Massachusetts General ...

Aethlon Medical Announces CEO Interview and Corporate Presentation Available Online

... and pandemic threats. These include: Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF), Lassa hemorrhagic fever (LHF), H5N1 avian influenza (Bird Flu), the ...

NeuroVasx Receives CE Mark for cPAX Aneurysm Treatment System

... that develops technologies for the treatment of hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke, announced today that it has ... If a cerebral aneurysm ruptures, it can lead to a hemorrhagic stroke, or bleeding on the brain. According to ... for the minimally invasive treatment of hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke. The worldwide market ...

Doctors Re-Examine Blood Thinners to Prevent Strokes

... has the number of another type of stroke called hemorrhagic stroke, which occurs when a blood vessel ruptures ... and 1999. It found that the annual rate of hemorrhagic stroke linked to warfarin use was 0.8 cases per ... however, they found that the rise in the rate of hemorrhagic strokes in people 80 years of age and older was ...

Data Published in Nature Medicine Highlights Ability of Peregrine Pharmaceuticals' Bavituximab to Cure Lethal Virus Infections

... development for the treatment of viral hemorrhagic fevers under a contract worth up to $44.4 million ... --cytomegalovirus and Lassa fever virus, a hemorrhagic fever virus that is listed as a class A ... assessment of anti-PS antibodies to treat viral hemorrhagic fevers, research on the role of PS in viral ...

Corgenix Announces Expansion of Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Product Development Program

... Recent outbreaks of the Lassa hemorrhagic Fever in Africa show vital need for new products ... for developing test kits for viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) detection. The viral products are ... reach 50 percent. New outbreaks of the Lassa hemorrhagic fever have been reported recently. Daniel Bausch ...

Nfocus Neuromedical Announces Acquisition of StarFire Medical

... perfectly with the Nfocus product platform." hemorrhagic Stroke hemorrhagic stroke is a critical and often life-threatening ... serve. For more information about aneurysms and hemorrhagic stroke see: http://www.strokeassociation.org ...

Smoking Boosts 'Bleeding' Stroke Risk in Those With High Blood Pressure

... News) -- Smoking boosts the increased risk of a hemorrhagic stroke already faced by people with high blood ... and 899 of the 352,183 nonsmokers suffered a hemorrhagic stroke, where a blood vessel bursts inside the ... smokers faced an 81 percent increased risk of hemorrhagic stroke, compared with a 66 percent increased risk ...

New Advances May Treat Stroke Faster, Better

... a weakened brain blood vessel that can rupture and cause a devastating hemorrhagic stroke; Treating people who have low cholesterol levels but elevated ... ischemic strokes, in which the vessel clogs from within due to a clot, not hemorrhagic strokes, in which the vessel bursts and blood escapes. However, ...

New test may help to ensure that dengue vaccines do no harm

... but most recover. In less than five percent of cases, however, dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) and dengue shock syndrome (DSS), often deadly complications, ... some of the antibodies created by such vaccines could raise the risk for hemorrhagic fever and shock, and calls for the development of tests that can precisely ...

U.S. Navy Requested Operations Trial on FDA Hold

... proposed trial for the resuscitation of operational casualties with severe hemorrhagic shock without availability of blood transfusions ("Op RESUS"). While ... approve IND protocols with agents that may raise blood pressure in acute hemorrhagic shock. The letter requests a "Clinical Hold Complete Response." ...

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2009

... Reduction Agency (DTRA) to evaluate bavituximab for the treatment of viral hemorrhagic fever infections. Contract manufacturing revenues generated by Avid were ... major government contract award last quarter to study bavituximab in viral hemorrhagic fever infections, have established our PS-targeting anti-viral platform as ...

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Awarded Broad New U.S. Patent for Anti-Viral Applications of Phospholipid-Targeting Antibodies

... showing promise in preclinical studies of lethal virus diseases including hemorrhagic fever and AIDS." The new patent's allowed claims include methods ... PS is exposed on the outer membrane of cells infected with HIV, influenza, hemorrhagic fever viruses, CMV, herpes simplex viruses and smallpox viruses. ...

Ginkgo No Shield Against Alzheimer's

... with a history of cardiovascular disease, there was an increased risk of hemorrhagic stroke in the group taking ginkgo, though the difference didn't reach ... Eight people in the placebo compared to 16 in the ginkgo group had a hemorrhagic stroke, Schneider noted. He also pointed out that at least one smaller ...

Type 2 Diabetics Studied in Low-Dose Aspirin Trial

... demonstrated by the comparable number of the combined endpoint of serious hemorrhagic events (hemorrhagic strokes and major gastrointestinal bleeds). In ... in the non-aspirin group). On the other hand, the total number of all hemorrhagic events was greater in the aspirin group compared to the non-aspirin group ...

Low-dose aspirin does not appear to reduce risk of CV events in patients with diabetes

... well tolerated: in comparing bleeding events, the researchers reported 13 hemorrhagic strokes, with no statistically significant difference between aspirin ... group). There was a comparable number of the combined endpoint of serious hemorrhagic events (hemorrhagic strokes and major gastrointestinal bleeds). ...

Indian spice reduces size of hemorrhagic stroke

... of getting cancer and Alzheimer's disease, but may reduce the size of a hemorrhagic stroke, say Medical College of Georgia researchers. Second-year medical ... color, in corn oil and injected it into the abdomen of an animal model of hemorrhagic stroke three times over three hours. He suspects less may work and is ...

Alumni Myanmar Institutes of Medicine Association (AMIMA) Races Time to Help Cyclone Victims

... the affected population, including typhoid, dysentery, cholera, Dengue hemorrhagic fever and malaria. The number of deaths are predicted to reach an epic 1.5 ... have been doing similar trips to affected areas on behalf of Dengue hemorrhagic fever for a few years and so for them these trips can happen in no ...

Smoking is major risk factor for stroke in China

... association between the amount a person had smoked and the risk of hemorrhagic stroke, caused by rupture of a blood vessel in the brain. Smoking a pack or more per day raised the risk of hemorrhagic stroke by 20 percent. Of the stroke risk factors that can be modified, ...

PEGINTRON(TM) and REBETOL(R) Approved in European Union for Retreating Hepatitis C Patients Who Failed Previous Pegylated or Non-Pegylated Interferon Therapy

... hypothyroidism, hyperglycemia, hypotension, arrhythmia, ulcerative and hemorrhagic colitis, development or exacerbation of autoimmune disorders including ... treated with higher doses of PEGINTRON and/or INTRON A. Ischemic and hemorrhagic cerebrovascular events have been observed in patients treated with ...

Toxic Shock Drug Might Aid Trauma Victims

... the first scientific study showing the benefits of using norepinephrine in hemorrhagic shock," said study author Dr. Marie-Pierre Poloujadoff, an emergency ... Poloujadoff said. A steep drop in blood volume can quickly lead to hemorrhagic shock. Once the victim is in surgery, the surgeon will be able to ...

Nfocus Neuromedical Announces European Approval for Novel Guiding Catheter at Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery

... diseases of the brain and spine, please visit the new Nfocus website at: www.nfocusneuro.com . For more information about aneurysms and hemorrhagic stroke see: www.strokeassociation.org and www.snisonline.org ...

Researchers develop the first climate-based model to predict Dengue fever outbreaks

... CORAL GABLES, FL (June 5, 2009)--Dengue Fever (DF) and Dengue hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) are the most important vector-borne viral diseases in the World. Around 50-100 million cases appear each year putting 2.5 billion people ...

Dengue fever costs billions in health care, lost productivity and absenteeism

... muscle and joint pain, diarrhea, vomiting, and a high fever typically lasting about a week. In a small number of cases, it develops into dengue hemorrhagic fever and proves fatal. The study set out to estimate the true economic costs of a case of dengue, whether the patient was treated at home or in ...

Nfocus Neuromedical Elects Eric P. Milledge Chairman of Board

... diseases of the brain and spine, please visit the new Nfocus website at: www.nfocusneuro.com . For more information about aneurysms and hemorrhagic stroke see: www.strokeassociation.org and www.snisonline.org ...

New Device Treats Common Heart Rhythm Disorder

... with the WATCHMAN had a 32 percent lower risk of stroke and cardiovascular death compared with warfarin therapy. This was especially true for hemorrhagic stroke, which causes bleeding in the brain and is usually fatal, Holmes noted. In addition, there were fewer complications with the device, once ...

Top Neurology Programs Control Fever with Arctic Sun Cooling Technology

... the #3 neurology program in US News & World Report, analyzed data from 39 studies that enrolled more than 14,400 patients with ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke and traumatic brain injuries. They found that in all studies, fever was consistently linked to poor outcomes: higher mortality, greater ...

Black young adults hospitalized for stroke at much higher rate than whites, Hispanics

... percent) where women, while the majority of Hispanic and white patients were men. Hispanics were more likely than blacks and whites to suffer a hemorrhagic stroke, triggered by the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain. As with the elderly, the most common type of stroke in younger adults, known as ...

PNAS announces 2008 Cozzarelli Prize recipients

... VI (Applied Biological, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences): "Decreases in dengue transmission may act to increase the incidence of dengue hemorrhagic fever," by Yoshiro Nagao and Katia Koelle http://www.pnas.org/content/105/6/2238 ...

CRESTOR Cuts Risk of Stroke by Nearly Half in JUPITER Study

... risk score, and those with a high-sensitivity C-reactive protein level at or above 5 mg/L at baseline." There was no increase in the risk of hemorrhagic stroke (p=0.44 vs. placebo) in patients treated with rosuvastatin. Rosuvastatin 20mg was well tolerated in nearly 9,000 patients during the course ...

What is the most effective therapy for low-dose aspirin induced peptic ulcer?

... were compared between groups categorized according to the concomitant use of anti-ulcer drugs and the types of drugs used. In another study, 31 hemorrhagic peptic ulcer patients who had been receiving low-dose aspirin were enrolled. The patients were randomly classified into the proton pump inhibitor ...

Study shows ultrasound and tPA effective for stroke

... States. The vast majority of strokes are ischemic strokes, meaning that they are caused by blood clots, while the remainder are the more deadly hemorrhagic strokes caused by bleeding in the brain. ...

Schering-Plough Completes Enrollment of Boceprevir Registration Studies in Treatment-Naive and Treatment-Experienced HCV Patients

... doses of PEGINTRON), hypotension, tachycardia, retinopathy including macular edema, retinal hemorrhage, cotton wool spots, papilledema, ischemic and hemorrhagic cerebrovascular events, bone marrow toxicity (cytopenia and very rarely aplastic anemia), thyroiditis, dental and periodontal disorders, ...

NexBio Completes First-in-Man Clinical Trial With DAS181 (Fludase(R)) and Strengthens Clinical Leadership

... Viradin(TM), invented by NexBio, is a parenteral protein under development, currently at lead optimization stage, directed to the treatment of viral hemorrhagic fever caused by viruses such as Ebola and Marburg, as well as the treatment of sepsis and septic shock. TOSAP(TM) is a microparticle formulation ...