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Starch Medical Inc, a San Jose, CA-based medical device manufacturer, announces the CE approval of its PerClot Polysaccharide Hemostatic System and the StarFoam Absorbable Polysaccharide Hemostat.
Title: Transfusing Anemic Cancer Patients Boosts Clot Risk Category: Health News Created: 11/29/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 12/1/2008
But the danger is about the same as using drugs for treatment, study suggests.
FRIDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Giving blood transfusions to treat anemia in cancer patients increases the risk of potentially lethal blood clots, say University of Rochester, N.Y., researchers.
Blood transfusions used to treat anemia in patients with cancer are associated with an increased risk of life-threatening blood clots, at a similar rate as other treatments for cancer-induced anemia, according to scientists.
Johnson & Johnson and Omrix Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., a fully integrated biopharmaceutical company that develops and markets biosurgical and immunotherapy products, recently announced a definitive agreement whereby Omrix will be acquired for approximately $438M in a cash tender offer.
Neose Technologies, Inc. (NasdaqGM:NTEC) today announced that on November 19, 2008 it received an additional Staff Determination from the NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Department (the “ Department ”) indicating that the Company’s recently filed Form 10-Q reporting stockholders equity below the $10 million requirement set forth in Marketplace Rule 4450(a) constitutes an additional basis for ...
HORSHAM, Pa.----Neose Technologies, Inc. today announced that on November 19, 2008 it received an additional Staff Determination from the NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Department indicating that the Company’s recently filed Form 10-Q reporting stockholders equity below the $10 million requirement set forth in Marketplace Rule 4450 constitutes an additional basis for delisting the Company’s ...
Blood transfusions used to treat anemia in patients with cancer are associated with an increased risk of life-threatening blood clots, at a similar rate as other treatments for cancer-induced anemia, according to scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
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