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Mike XXL chance of a cure (picture posed by model) Is it the boys on stage? He is internationally respected in the field of aHUS and was the first to Blossoming identify the abnormality in complement that is thought to cause the disease. beautifully: Pregnant Prof Goodship said: 'The use of eculizumab is an exciting development in Charlotte Hawkins shows off her growing the treatment of aHUS and its use significantly improves the outlook for baby bump in a powder patients. blue floral dress 'The majority of people who are diagnosed with the disease end up on Not slowing down in the style stakes dialysis within the first one or two years, and the prospect of transplantation is not good as the risks are too great. Simon Cowell's 'Until recently the outlook for patients was poor. However, this has changed girlfriend Lauren Silverman highlights dramatically in the last two years because of the drug eculizumab. narrow shape in fitted 'The drug is so effective that it is like giving penicillin to a patient with jumpsuit as the pair pneumonia - the improvement in the condition is very dramatic.' dine out with the X Factor judges An application has been submitted 'The drug is so effective to the Advisory Group for National that it is like giving 'I probably shouldn't Specialised Services to make say': Benedict eculizumab available to all clinically penicillin to a patient with Cumberbatch refuses to appropriate patients in England. pneumonia - the deny rumours that he In the short-term, treatment with improvement in the will be in the next Star eculizumab within the context of the Wars movie national specialist service would condition is very Lips are sealed enable successful kidney dramatic' transplants in patients who are already on dialysis. In the past kidney transplants for patients with aHUS have been a waste of resources as there is a 50 to 80 per cent rate of organ rejection due to recurrent disease. The proposed service and treatment with eculizumab will ensure that this does not happen in the future. Coronation Street's In the longer-term, the aim of the new service and treatment is to prevent Kate Ford is a long way the development of end-stage renal failure needing long-term dialysis in from the cobbles as she patients presenting with aHUS for the first time. stuns in ethereal high fashion photo shoot Professor Goodship added: 'It is a very encouraging time for people with You wouldn't catch Tracy aHUS.