Anemia News

So you and your partner are thinking about starting or growing a family. For most couples, this is a very exciting time. via The Herald

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“These could both be symptoms of anemia, a viral infection like meningitis, or even a heart problem”

Put your doc on speed dial. We asked Nieca Goldberg, M.D., medical director of New York Universitys Womens Heart Program, to clear up the confusion. via Shape

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Drug company Affymax Inc. lost $15.6 million in the first quarter, more than double its loss of $7.2 million in the first quarter of 2007. via San Francisco Business Times

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“It is disturbing that twenty percent of the iron supplements that we selected failed to meet quality standards”

May 5, 2008 - ConsumerLab.com announced today that two iron supplements failed to pass recent independent testing. via Health News Digest

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Q: I had gastric bypass surgery 5 years ago out of state and recently relocated to TN. via DNJ.com

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Amgen Inc reported higher first-quarter profit on Thursday, topping estimates, as cost cutting helped offset declining sales of its anemia drugs hit by safety concerns and reimbursement restrictions. via Earth Times

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An expert at the NIH has highlighted the threat of an emergent highly virulent form of malaria, questioning whether the disease has made the jump from animal to man. via Med Ad News

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Listed in: Biomedical Technology , Diseases Tags: University of California , California , Randall Johnson O 1 The team of Randall Johnson from the University of California found evidence that the skin of mice ... via Xbox 360 News Coverage 24

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“As it turns out, when we looked for the ion channels involved in this process in frog skin-which are also present in mammalian lungs-we found the same channels present in the skin of a mouse”

Mice can sense oxygen through their skin, according to new evidence reported in the April 18th issue of Cell, a Cell Press publication. via EurekAlert!

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“The information raises questions”

Sen. Charles Grassley asked Amgen Inc to explain why some doctors received higher rebates on purchases of the company's anti-anemia drug Aranesp, a letter released on Thursday said. via Boston.com

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