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Osiris Therapeutics Inc. (OSIR) said it has been authorized by Health Canada to market its main stem cell therapy Prochymal for the treatment of acute graft-vs-host disease in children. Shares of the drug maker jumped 15% to $6.05 after hours. Through the close, the stock is up 7.1% over the...

ScienceDaily (June 27, 2011) — An invasive cell that leads to fibrosis of the lungs may be stopped by cutting off its supply of sugar, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), which affects about 100,000 people in the U.S. each year and...

La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (OTCBB: LJPC) (the “Company”) today announced that it has acquired the rights to a novel class of compounds known as Regenerative Immunophilin Ligands (“RILs”) from privately held GliaMed, Inc. (“GliaMed”). With this acquisition, the Company will focus its...

Gosh it's about time FDA !!! Daxas http://www.webmd.com/lung/copd/news/20110301/fda-approves-new-drug-to-treat-copd?src=RSS_PUBLIC QAB149 http://www.wallstreet-online.de/nachricht/3113921-fda-advisory-committee-recommends-us-approval-of-novartis-once-daily-bronchodilator-qab149-for-copd

CARMEL Turner can walk again for the first time in more than two years - a feat she regards as nothing short of a miracle. The 37-year-old Melbourne mum had a stem cell transplant, which she believes has effectively cured her of multiple sclerosis. Ms Turner, the first Victorian to have the...

Protein Involved in Cystic Fibrosis Also Plays Role in Emphysema, Chronic Lung Disease ScienceDaily (Dec. 29, 2010) ? A team of Johns Hopkins Children's Center researchers has discovered that a protein involved in cystic fibrosis (CF) also regulates inflammation and cell death in emphysema and...

This is such crap -- 12 years early! Maybe now companies will start doing trials ASAP! WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention?s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) released a report today, ?Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2008,? confirming...

Patients seeking one of the most complicated and experimental therapies in medicine have been descending not on UCLA or Cedars-Sinai but on a small corner storefront in the Koreatown Galleria. There, upstairs from a grocery and alongside stores selling handbags and Hello Kitty dolls, sufferers...

While guarding against making too much of a small Phase 1 study, Athersys Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHX) leaders hinted late Wednesday that their adult stem cell therapy MultiStem eventually could change the way people are treated for heart attacks. The Cleveland, Ohio, biopharmaceutical company reported...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100602/sc_nm/us_costarica_stemcells_1 MEXICO CITY (Reuters) ? Costa Rica has ordered the country's largest stem cell clinic to stop offering treatment, saying there is no proof that it is effective, the country's health minister said on Wednesday. About 400...

* I bet this also works for damaged lungs, not just ALI (just need more cells and injections).. Stem cells restore tissue affected by ALI ATS 2010, NEW ORLEANS? Human stem cells administered intravenously can restore alveolar epithelial tissue to a normal function in a novel ex vivo perfused...

FibroGen Reports Preclinical Data Showing that FG-3019 Reversed the Process of Fibrosis in the Lung ─ Lung Function and Survival Improved in Model of Radiation-Induced Lung ibrosis ─ Press Release Source: FibroGen, Inc. On Monday May 17, 2010, 6:00 am EDT NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS...

Intresting.. Maybe it shows more and more again that COPD has autoimmune like components. http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1851702/cystic_fibrosis_crohns_disease_treated_successfully_with_infliximab/index.html?source=r_health

Mice that developed the condition by being exposed to pollen were protected against attacks after the cells obtained from bone marrow were injected into them. Stem cells hold great promise for new treatments for many conditions as they have the ability to grow into many different types of...

Entest BioMedical Strengthens Its Research Capabilities by Adding Clinical Trials Expert Dr. Vladimir Bogin to Its Scientific Advisory Board Dr. Bogin Is an Expert in Stem Cell Clinical Trials and the CEO of Cromos Pharma LLC; Company Sees Addition Aiding Clinical Trials Development for COPD...

Stempeutics to launch its stem cell based new drug in India by 2012 Saturday, February 27, 2010 08:00 IST Suja Nair-Shirodkar, Mumbai Stempeutics Research, a biotechnology company developing stem cell based medicinal products, is all set to introduce its investigational new drug (IND) in India...

Dr. Bernard Thebaud, a researcher with the University of Alberta, hopes his new research may one day keep very premature babies alive and healthy by using stem cell therapy to protect their lungs from chronic lung disease. ?These findings have direct clinical implications because they suggest...

SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - February 2, 2010) - Bio-Matrix Scientific Group Inc. (OTCBB: BMSN) announced that its majority owned subsidiary, Entest BioMedical Inc. (OTCBB: ENTB) has initiated studies to support the Company's stem cell / laser regenerative therapy for Chronic Obstructive...

SINGAPORE: For the first time in Singapore, stem cells from the umbilical cord have been used to treat cerebral palsy - and with positive results. Every one in 500 babies suffers from the condition worldwide, and the breakthrough could provide hope for more parents in the region, as currently...

wtf - a few years we can try!! Why can't they try this NOW people are dying...whats the wait! Physician-scientist proves stem cells heal lungs of newborn animals Study anticipated to benefit premature babies (Edmonton, Alberta) Dr. Bernard Th?baud lives in two very different worlds. As a...