Genes In The Interferon System Important In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Two genes with very strong associations withthe disease systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have been identified bya team of scientists headed by researchers at the Department of MedicalSciences at Uppsala University. The findings are being published todayon the Web page of the highly prestigious American Journal of HumanGenetics. "These findings are probably the first genetic pieces of ahug...Systemic Corticosteroid Therapy can be used for treating all types of Infectious Mononucleosis
Scott Thompson and colleagues from University of Rochester Medical Center, has found from review of records of patients treated with corticosteroids that Corticosteroids is the most effective and useful treatment// option for Infectious mononucleosis, including severe airway compromise mononucleosis. The results of the study have been published in Achieves of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surger...Systemic Pre-Surgical Treatment Can Prolong Survival Of Kidney Cancer Patients
A preliminary result of The Phase II Clinical Trial conducted by a cancer institute in USA provides the first evidence on pre-surgical treatment // for kidney cancer with the help of bevacizumab and erlotinib[1], the results have also proved that the treatment is safe, effective and may help in prolonging patient's survival. Renal cell carcinoma [2] (kidney cancer) is notoriously hard t...New Treatment Offers Hope for Systemic Sclerosis
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic autoimmune disorder marked by early skin lesions and the progressive tissue fibrosis.// More than skin deep, this thickening and hardening of connective tissue affects the blood capillaries, the gastrointestinal tract, the lungs, and the heart. In SSc patients, fibrosis frequently leads to organ dysfunction, serious illness, and death. Researchers have yet to...Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Latex Test
Description:Latex agglutination slide test for the qualitative and semi-qualitative detection of antinuclear antibodies to aid in the diagnosis of systemic lupus erthyematosus....Phase I/II-data on Systemic Application of the TGF-beta2-inhibitor AP 12009 to be Presented
REGENSBURG, Germany, May 10th, 2007 - AntisensePharma today announced, that the abstract entitled“Preliminary Results of a Phase I/II-Study in PancreaticCarcinoma, Malignant Melanoma, and Colorectal Carcinoma with theTGF-beta2 Inhibitor AP 12009” has been selected for posterpresentation at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the American Society ofClinical Oncology (ASCO)...Ultrasound-enhanced systemic thrombolysis
) to treat stroke-causing blood clots. It is thought that transcrania...