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New Study Shows Nplate(R) Significantly Reduces Splenectomy Rate And Treatment Failure In Patients With Chronic ITP
Amgen Inc. (Nasdaq: AMGN) today released the results of a new study comparing Nplate(R) (romiplostim) to the medical standard of care (SOC) in non-splenectomised adult patients with chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). Chronic ITP is a serious autoimmune disorder characterised by low platelet counts in the blood (thrombocytopenia), which can lead to serious bleeding events. The study results show Nplate significantly reduced the incidences of splenectomy and treatment failures in non-splenectomised adult patients with chronic ITP when compared to medical SOC. The results were presented today as an oral presentation at the 14th congress of the European Hematology Association (EHA abstract #1672).
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Cooling Therapy For Cardiac Arrest Survivors Is As Cost-Effective As Accepted Treatments For Other Conditions
Cooling unconscious cardiac arrest survivors can increase survival and has a cost effectiveness comparable to other widely accepted treatments in modern health care, researchers report in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
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Fresenius Endorses PEAK Campaign Efforts To Reduce Dialysis Patient Mortality
Fresenius Medical Care, which operates the nation"s leading network of dialysis clinics, today endorsed the Performance Excellence and Accountability in Kidney Care (PEAK) campaign recently launched by Kidney Care Partners (KCP) - a coalition of patient advocates, dialysis professionals, care providers and manufacturers working together to improve quality of care for individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The PEAK initiative is designed to significantly reduce the mortality rate for patients in their first year of dialysis.
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St. Petersburg Times Examines Work Of Paul Farmer, Potential Candidate For USAID, State Department Position

The St. Petersburg Times examines the work of Paul Farmer - "the Harvard-educated doctor who, starting in Haiti, built a multinational organization on the radical idea that poor patients deserve the same care as rich ones" and is reportedly being considered for a high-level job with USAID or the State Department. The newspaper reports that though it"s "not a sure thing, even his candidacy indicates how far the international aid establishment has come around to Farmer"s way of thinking, health care experts say." The St. Petersburg Times writes, "Some consider Farmer a perfect fit for the job because his organization"s approach to aid has been almost as broadly based as the federal government"s, addressing contaminated water, inadequate shelter and other maladies that contribute to disease." Veteran USAID staffers would welcome Farmer"s "effective inspirational leadership,"" Kenneth Mayer, a professor at Brown University and an adviser to the Center for Global Health Policy and Advocacy, said. USAID has "become this lumbering bureaucracy that subcontracts its work out to these big nongovernmental organizations ò€¦ and it"s lost sight of its core values,"" Gregg Gonsalves, a health care advocate with the International Treatment Preparedness Coalition. Matthew Kavanaugh of Health GAP said that giving Farmer a role in U.S. global health would indicated that President Obama "is very serious about taking U.S. foreign aid in a new, smart, very bold direction."" (DeWitt, St. Petersburg Times, 6/6). This information was reprinted from globalhealth.kff.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at globalhealth.kff.org. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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