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Vitamin B Deficiencies may affect as many as 20% of Seniors according to some studies LOS ANGELES, April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Vitamin b deficiency symptoms (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130409/CG91289) Vitamin b is an essential water soluble vitamin that plays a vital role in cellular metabolism but because of the popularity of vegetarian style diets many may find they lack the appropriate amount of the vitamin since vitamin b is primarily present in meat...

EXTON, Pa., April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BioTrends Research Group, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for specialized biopharmaceutical issues, finds that, compared to just one year ago, the mean hemoglobin at erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA) initiation has significantly declined and is nearing levels at which a blood transfusion may be required. In addition, nephrologists tend to overestimate the percent of stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients on...

Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found that macrophages – white blood cells that play a key role in the immune response – also help to both produce and eliminate the body's red blood cells (RBCs). The findings could lead to novel therapies for diseases or conditions in which the red blood cell production is thrown out of balance. The study, conducted in mice, is published today in the online...

Phase 3 findings published in NEJM provide answers about treatment with darbepoetin alfa Researchers from Cleveland Clinic and Sweden-based Sahlgrenska University Hospital have found that a commonly used drug to treat anemia in heart failure patients –darbepoetin alfa – does not improve patients' health, nor does it reduce their risk of death from heart failure. Results of the international study were presented at the American College of Cardiology's annual meeting in San Francisco...

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Two pharmaceutical companies have issued a recall of their anemia drug Omontys after receiving reports that some kidney dialysis patients had suffered severe allergic reactions after taking the medication. According to the Associated Press (AP), California-based Affymax Inc. and Illinois-based Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. said some of the more than 25,000 patients who had received the drug had experienced adverse effects afterwards,...

TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Vitamin B12 is a vital (and essential), water-soluble nutrient that aids in many bodily functions, including nerve function and the production of red blood cells. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130208/CG57095) B12 is usually adsorbed from daily consumed foods, such as meats and dairy. However, when a person suffers absorption issues from pernicious anemia, chronic alcoholism, or other disorders, then he or she can take...

HEIDELBERG, Germany, Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Apogenix GmbH, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel protein therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases, announced today that its lead product, Apocept(TM) (APG101), has been granted orphan drug designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). MDS are clonal hematopoietic stem cell disorders characterized by ineffective...

WIXOM, Mich., Feb. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Rockwell Medical (NASDAQ: RMTI), a fully-integrated biopharmaceutical company targeting end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) with innovative products and services for the treatment of iron deficiency, secondary hyperparathyroidism and hemodialysis, announced successful topline results from the PRIME clinical study of Soluble Ferric Pyrophosphate (SFP), its investigational iron-delivery drug currently in Phase 3...

Up to one-third of patients undergoing surgery in Ontario have a treatable form of anemia but are not optimally treated for it. A paper published online today in the Canadian Journal of Anesthesia says that hospitals that do treat patients with anemia have better outcomes, including fewer blood transfusions and infections and shorter hospital stays. A common option for management of anemia has been blood transfusion. But blood transfusions are expensive and are associated with higher...

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) today announced top-line results of the Phase 3 Aranesp(®) (darbepoetin alfa) RED-HF(®) (Reduction of Events With Darbepoetin Alfa in Heart Failure) Trial. The trial was initiated in 2006, and a total of 2,278 patients with symptomatic systolic heart failure and anemia (hemoglobin levels ranging from 9.0-12.0 g/dL) were randomized to receive either treatment with Aranesp to achieve a target hemoglobin of at...