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Blood Disorders: European Hematologists gather in Stockholm, June 13-16, 2013
About the EHA Annual Congress
Hematology is a specialty that covers everything to do with blood: its origin in the bone marrow, diseases of blood and their treatments.
Report on first EHA-SWG Scientific Meeting
The meeting was organized with the main support of the EHA in collaboration with the Hematology Unit of G. Gaslini Children’s Hospital and was sponsored by Novartis and Alexion.
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APL is a rare, yet aggressive, subtype of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) characterized by a maturation arrest of white blood cell precursors in the marrow, leading to a shortage of normal white cells and platelets in the blood, which is…
Read moreInternational CML adherence survey launched
The drivers behind non-adherence, a highly prevalent problem in oral cancer treatments but also in many other diseases like diabetes, are not well understood to date.
Read morePersonalized medicine promises radical improvements to healthcare in Europe
And the precision that personalised medicine will bring good prospects for better use of resources.
Read moreInternational Call to Action to Alleviate Drug Shortages
The common call to action seeks first to raise awareness of shortages of drugs among hematologists.
Read moreJosé Carreras Award handed out at the 17th Congress of EHA
He has made seminal contributions to myeloma cell biology. These included studies of the diagnostic and prognostic roles of immunophenotyping, morphology and molecular genetics together with investigation of disease evolution and the significance of minimal residual disease.
Read moreHow malignant cells in patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia escape T cell recognition and attack
T cell activation is essential for immunity including the recognition and killing of abnormal target cells such as cancerous cells.
Read moreWould you sell Peripheral Blood derived Stem Cells?
There are many things that are different in the United States of America (USA) and Europe. Some of these differences are in favour of society in the USA and some in Europe.
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