News tagged with heparin
Chemists move closer toward developing safer, fully-synthetic form of heparin
Aug 17, 2008 |
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Chemists are reporting a major advance toward developing a safer, fully-synthetic version of heparin, the widely used blood thinner now produced from pig intestines. The U. S. Food and Drug Administration last spring linked ...
Simple new method detects contaminants in life-saving drug
Nov 17, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The blood-thinning drug heparin is highly effective when used to prevent and treat blood clots in veins, arteries and lungs, but earlier this year its reputation as a lifesaver was sullied when contaminated ...
Why 'thick' blood protects from a heart attack
Aug 24, 2009 |
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"Thick" blood can cause heart attack and stroke, but also prevent them. Scientists at Heidelberg University Hospital have explained the mechanism of this clinical paradox for the first time on an animal model. ...
Conclusive evidence that tainted heparin caused allergic reactions
Dec 04, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers has confirmed that a contaminant found in several batches of the blood-thinner heparin is linked with severe allergic reactions in patients, dozens of whom died after ...
Study: Stockings for stroke patients don't work
May 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Special stockings commonly given to stroke patients to prevent blood clots don't work, a new study reported Wednesday.
