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Granulocyte/Monocyte Apheresis No Clear Help in Ulcerative Colitis
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Although open-label trials and clinical experience have suggested that granulocyte/monocyte apheresis is effective in treating ulcerative colitis, a sham-controlled study has failed to confirm these findings, researchers report in the August issue of Gastroenterology. Reuters Health Information
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MELD Allocation System Boosts Liver Transplants in HCC Patients
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Introduction in early 2002 of the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD), a new liver donor organ allocation system allowing priority status to patients with limited-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), has resulted in a six-fold increase in the proportion of liver transplant recipients with HCC, research shows. Reuters Health Information
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