Blood Transfusion May Not Be Required For Thalassaemia
The most common form of thalassaemia disease may not require blood transfusion as a treatment procedure. Hemoglobin E ? thalassaemia—the commonest form of severe thalassaemia in many Asian// countries—can be managed without transfusion in many patients, suggests a research letter published online in the September issue of The Lancet. The authors state that the finding has important imp...South Africa: Nigerian Man Treated for Lassa Fever
A Nigerian medical doctor who contracted Lassa fever in Nigeria is being treated at the Unitas Hospital in Pretoria, //the Gauteng Department of Health said on Wednesday. "The patient is under continuous observation and is receiving treatment in the hospital's special isolation ward," said departmental spokesperson, Vusi Sibiya. According to the department's Chief of Operation...Thalassaemic Child's Parents Campaign for Awareness
Their own funds for the treatment of their thalassaemic daughter are drying up. But a couple in West Bengal is braving the odds to spread awareness about the disease.// Meet Samir Ghosh and his wife Pampa of Hooghly district. Before tying the knot, they didn't know how thalassaemia could affect their conjugal life. But now they have realised the importance of a premarital blood detect...SIGA Passes First Hurdle with Lassa Fever Antiviral ST-193
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 15, 2007 - SIGA Technologies, Inc.(NASDAQ: SIGA) announced today the successful results of a proof ofconcept guinea pig trial of its lead Lassa fever virus drug,ST-193. This study was conducted under Biosafety Level 4 conditions atthe U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases(USAMRIID) by Dr. Kathleen Cashman under the supervision of Dr.Ma...