Stem cells bring fast direct improvement, without differentiation, in acute renal failure
Acute renal failure, or ARF, is as serious as it sounds. An estimated 40% of critical care hospital admissions experience ARF. Estimates of their death rate range from 50% to 80%, complicated by the fact that patients with ARF often simultaneously suffer failure of other major organ systems. The most serious form of ARF is caused by ischemia, or loss of blood supply to the kidneys caused b...Key to acute lung injury lies in Ang2 protein
Acute lung injury caused by cell death, high and potentially toxic concentrations of oxygen (hyperoxia), and the resulting excess fluid in the lungs (pulmonary edema), may be controlled by modulating levels of the angiopoietin2 (Ang2) protein, researchers at Yale School of Medicine report in the November 5 online issue of Nature Medicine. The study, which was completed in the laboratory of...MOLT - 4 cell line slides ( human: T lymphoblast; acute lymphoblastic leukemia ) from GeneTex
Description:Human MOLT-4 cells were cultured in RPMI 1640 with 2 mM L-glutamine and harvested at the log phase of growth. In order to keep the antigens in their native forms, cells were fixed in acetone-methanol. The cells are arrayed on a 12-well (5 mm) adhesive coated slide, with each wells surface specifically treated to enhance cellular attachment and to minimize background staining. Each well is load...Acute Measles Supresses HIV Replication
Replication of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is briefly suppressed during acute measles. A study of HIV-infected children found that HIV levels in the blood// were significantly lower while having measles compared to HIV-infected children who did not have measles. "We were surprised by these findings, because we expected to see HIV replication increase, not decrease with measles,...Acute Pancreatitis On The Rise Due To Alcohol Consumption
Researchers say increasing alcohol consumption may be partly to blame for patients suffering from acute pancreatitis. Acute pancreatitis is mainly caused // by alcohol abuse and gall stones. It produces a sudden attack of severe upper abdominal pain, often accompanied by nausea and vomiting. An attack usually lasts about 48 hours. Researchers say pancreatitis has a poor prognosis overall...Severe Acute respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
This respiratory diesease that can be fatal and threatens to become an epidemic. At present according to WHO 1485 cases have been identified worldwide with more than 50 reported deaths mostly in Asia. More dramatically the Italian doctor who discovered this illness recently succumbed to the disease in Thailand.// Dr.Carlo Urbani (46) a an expert on communicable diseases woking for WHO wa...WHO Travel Advice to prevent spread of "Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
WHO on 5th April reported a cumulative total of 2416 cases of SARS with 89 deaths from 18 countries. Recent deaths have occurred in Hong Kong SARS (3), Malaysia (1), and Singapore (1).New cases that were reported reported in Canada (5), Hong Kong SARS (39), Taiwan, China (2), Singapore (1), the United Kingdom (1), and the United States of America. The SARS outbreak in Hong Kong has d...Promised Drug Doesn't Help Acute Heart Failure
Intravenous administration of the drug tezosentan did not improve worsening heart failure or prevent death in patients with acute heart failure // despite high hopes. The above fact was found out in the largest international trial on acute heart failure to date. The study was conducted to evaluate if something more could be done for acute heart failure patients in order to speed up hospital disch...Stratus CS Acute Care Diagnostic System
Description:The Stratus CS Analyzer, designed for Acute Care Diagnostics, is a model of cost-effectiveness for both your laboratory and near patient setting. It's a random access analyzer, delivering quantitative cardiac markers, hCG or D-Dimer results from a whole blood sample in as little as 15 minutes. The simple 3 step process load sample and rotor, load testpak(s) and press Start is easy to us...Maxi Rest Acute Care Bariatric Bed
Description:Maxi Rest Deluxe Transport beds feature folding head end and foot end deck panels for ease of transport and storage. With the head end and foot end deck panels folded the overall length of the bed is reduced to approximately 67". This compact length makes storage, delivery and pick up a one person operation. This feature is not available on Model 4748B, Basic Maxi Rest bariatric bed, or...NuPathe Reports Positive Phase One Results for NP101 Transdermal Therapy for Acute Migraine
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 8, 2007 - NuPathe Inc., aprivately held specialty pharmaceutical company, today announcedpositive results from an initial Phase I study of NP101SmartRelief, a novel treatment for acute migraine being developedby NuPathe. NP101 combines NuPathe's SmartRelief(TM) proprietaryiontophoretic transdermal technology with sumatriptan, the mostwidely prescri...Cipralex demonstrates superiority to duloxetine for acute treatment of depression in new study
COPENHAGEN, June 4, 2007-A new study published today in thejournal Current Medical Research and Opinion showed thatCipralex® (escitalopram) was superior to Cymbalta®(duloxetine) in the acute treatment of patients with majordepressive disorder (MDD) and was at least as efficacious inlong-term treatment. The study directly compared Cipralex® (anallosteric serotonin reuptake inh...Acute unilateral obstructive uropathy
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