1. And in rare instances, mostly occurring in the very young, weak or old, salmonella infection can lead to death from dehydration or septic shock. 2. And there have been some well-publicized failures, including septic shock drugs made by Centocor and Xoma Inc., a California biotechnology company. 3. Atherosclerosis, heart attacks, stroke, septic shock and sickle cell disease might be treated by giving patients a form of hemoglobin that is enriched with SNO. 4. Bayer is racing Glaxo Wellcome Plc, BASF AG, Centocor, Therapeutic Antibodies Inc. and others to develop new treatments for septic shock. 5. Bayer is racing Glaxo Wellcome Plc, BASF AGT, Centocor Inc., Therapeutic Antibodies Inc. and other drugmakers to develop new treatments for septic shock. 6. Blood loss, dehydration and septic shock ended his ordeal, the authorities said. 7. Allen said the company lost comparatively little money developing the septic shock drug. 8. But too much inflammation can cause septic shock, a reaction in which blood vessels leak, blood pressure drops and organs fail. 9. During a septic shock episode, a patient typically has very low blood pressure and may be in advanced stages of bacterial infection. 10. It said that while the drug, chemically called methylarginine, is generic, it holds patents on the use of the drug for septic shock and other patents. |