Medical research
Researchers pinpoint possible new cause for unexplained miscarriages
Researchers at St. Michael's Hospital have identified a potential new cause for unexplained miscarriages in mice.
Nov 1, 2011
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Thrombocytopenia
Medical research
Potential new cause of miscarriage and habitual abortion
Fetal and neonatal immune thrombocytopenia (FNIT; aka FNAIT) is a condition in which fetuses and newborns have reduced numbers of blood cells known as platelets.
Oct 24, 2011
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Other
Sterilization method for hemodialysis dialyzer membrane linked with risk of low platelet counts
Patients who had undergone hemodialysis using dialyzers that had been sterilized with the use of electron beams were more likely to develop thrombocytopenia (an abnormally low platelet count in the blood, associated with ...
Oct 18, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Amrubicin improved response rate and progression-free survival vs. topotecan in Phase III trial
Lung cancer patients given amrubicin (Calsed) as a second-line therapy had a significantly improved response rate and longer progression-free survival than patients treated with topotecan (Hycamtin), according to research ...
Jul 7, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Evidence of over-diagnosis of pulmonary embolisms as a result of CTPA
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA), meant to improve detection of life-threatening pulmonary embolisms (PE), has led to over-diagnosis ...
May 9, 2011
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