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CYBORD multiple chemotherapy regimen (using bortezomib) good for AL amyoidosis.
Hematology: The combination of bortezomib, cyclophosphamide, and dexamethasone (CyBorD, or CVD) is a recently discovered but already widely used MM treatment regimen that produces rapid and profound responses. Because of its success in MM, recent investigations have explored the use of this regimen as a potential therapy for AL amyloidosis, since those with the disease have few treatment options.

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Paricalcitol fails to improve LVH in CKD patients in randomized PRIMO trial.
EurekAlert (JAMA): The researchers found that after 48 weeks, there was not a significant difference in the change in the left ventricular mass index between the two groups. The change in pre-specified echocardiography measures of diastolic function also did not significantly differ between the paricalcitol and placebo groups. The number of hospitalizations from any cause (15.7 percent of those in the paricalcitol group, and 17.0 percent of those in the placebo group) and from noncardiovascular causes (paricalcitol, 15.7 percent; placebo, 11.6 percent) did not differ between groups. However, there were fewer hospitalizations for CVD events in the paricalcitol group than in the placebo group (1 vs. 8, respectively).

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400 types of lipstick found to contain trace amounts of lead; importance unclear.
Washington Post: Five L'Oreal and Maybelline lipsticks, owned by L'Oreal USA, ranked among the top 10 most contaminated brands, according to the analysis by the Food and Drug Administration. Two Cover Girl and two NARS lipsticks also landed in top 10 slots, as did one from Stargazer.

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Cryotherapy Called An Option for Small Renal Masses - Renal and Urology News
Renal and Urology News
LONDON—Cryotherapy can be used to treat small renal tumors or masses successfully with relatively low rates of complications and recurrence, a urologist skilled in the technique told attendees here at the Renal and Bladder Cancer 3rd National

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Mycotic pseudoaneurysms complicating renal transplantation: a case series and ... - 7thSpace Interactive (press release)

Mycotic pseudoaneurysms complicating renal transplantation: a case series and ...
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
Case presentations: Five patients, three men 42-, 67- and 57-years-old and two women 55- and 21-years-old (mean age of 48 years), all Caucasians, developed a mycotic aneurysm in the region of the anastomosis between renal graft artery and iliac axes.

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