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ILTS 2012 Report – Casting wide net for donated livers is worthwhile

Written by Lorraine Carolan | 28 Jun 2012

by Thomas R. Collins – Pursuing liver grafts in an aggressive manner throughout the United States is much more costly than getting them from a local or regional… read more.

EASL 2012 Report – Europe bears high costs of chronic liver diseases and high mortality in cirrhosis

Written by Bruce Sylvester | 14 Jun 2012

by Bruce Sylvester – Two studies presented at EASL suggest the real human and economic costs of liver disease across Europe.

Study reports increasing incidence of Clostridium difficile infection (C. diff)

Written by Lorraine Carolan | 14 Jun 2012

C. difficile is a bacterium that is common in the environment. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 337,000 cases of CDI are reported each… read more.

Changes in smoking significantly impacts lung cancer mortality in the U.S. : 1975-2000

Written by Bruce Sylvester | 14 Jun 2012

by Bruce Sylvester – Researchers report that, in the last quarter of the 20th century, changes in smoking behaviors have led to a significant drop in lung cancer… read more.

Tough times for medicines regulator

Written by Gary Finnegan | 14 Jun 2012

Emerging uses of EMA Approved Drugs – by Gary Finnegan – The European Medicines Agency is emerging from a turbulent spell which has seen the departure of one… read more.

Ipilimumab looks promising in shrinking/slowing melanoma brain metastases

Written by Bruce Sylvester | 14 Jun 2012

Emerging uses of FDA Approved Drugs – by Bruce Sylvester – Researchers from a phase 2 study published on March 27 in The Lancet Oncology report that ipilimumab,… read more.

Rituximab promotes long-term response for patients with immune destruction of platelets

Written by Lorraine Carolan | 12 Jun 2012

A new analysis concludes that rituximab, a drug commonly used to treat blood cancers, leads to treatment responses lasting at least five years in approximately one quarter of… read more.

Researchers successfully perform first injection of cultured red blood cells in human donor

Written by Lorraine Carolan | 12 Jun 2012

For the first time, researchers have successfully injected cultured red blood cells (cRBCs) created from human hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) into a human donor, according to study results… read more.

The Mater Institute of Research & Therapy(MIRT) MD-PHD mentorship programme

Written by Lorraine Carolan | 12 Jun 2012

A key goal of MIRT is to train and mentor the clinician scientists of the future. An Interview with Dr. Peter O’Gorman, Consultant Haematologist, at the Mater University… read more.

The Mater Institute of Research & Therapy(MIRT) MD-PHD mentorship programme

Written by Lorraine Carolan | 12 Jun 2012

A key goal of MIRT is to train and mentor the clinician scientists of the future. An Interview with Dr. Peter O’Gorman, Consultant Haematologist, at the Mater University… read more.

Comorbidities are common in patients with COPD

Written by Lorraine Carolan | 12 Jun 2012

The majority of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) referred for pulmonary rehabilitation have multiple extra-pulmonary comorbidities, according to a new study from the Netherlands.

P. aeruginosa bacteria associated with increased hospitalisations in COPD patients

Written by Lorraine Carolan | 12 Jun 2012

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who become infected with the bacterium Pseudomonas aerguinosa are more likely to have worse clinical outcomes and experience more hospitalizations during the course… read more.

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