Three patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis will be permitted to receive a second dose of stem cells delivered directly to the spinal cord in a clinical trial being led by the University of Michigan's Eva Feldman M.D.
Hepatitis B-infected patients with significantly longer telomeres the caps on the end of chromosomes that protect our genetic data were found to have an increased risk of getting liver cancer compared to those with shorter ones according to findings presented by researchers at Jefferson's Kimm ...
( University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine ) More than 60 percent of breast cancer survivors report at least one treatment-related complication even six years after their diagnosis according to a new study led by a researcher from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsy ...
PHILADELPHIA More than 60 percent of breast cancer survivors report at least one treatment-related complication even six years after their diagnosis according to a new study led by a researcher from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania . The findings are part of a ...
To the surprise of many in the medical community patients with both liver disease and a certain kind of liver cancer are eight times less likely to die than those who just suffer from the disease.
THURSDAY March 29 (HealthDay News) -- A stronger immune response occurs in women who have been infected with two different strains of HIV by two different sexual partners than in women infected with one strain of HIV a new study finds.
( Wiley-Blackwell ) New research shows increasing disparity in mortality among candidates with and without hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who are on the waiting list for liver transplantation. The study available in the April issue of Liver Transplantation a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell ...
FRIDAY March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Approximately one in four HIV patients in the United States doesn't remain in care consistently and more than half have long gaps between medical appointments a new study finds.
( Deutsches Aerzteblatt International ) Survivors of cancer in childhood have a higher risk of infertility in later life. This is the conclusion reached by Magdalena Balcerek and her co-authors in a study published in Deutsches rzteblatt International.
Women battling breast cancer can regain strength independence and self-confidence with the guidance of Better Than Before a rehabilitative fitness program on DVD that demonstrates how post-surgery exercises should be performed to support recovery.
Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is considered the earliest form of breast cancer and is the most common type of non-invasive breast cancer. About 80 percent of invasive breast cancers begin as DCIS.
Almost one in four women who have surgery to remove a breast tumor undergo a second operation to ensure no malignant cells were left behind a study found.
HUNDREDS of people tested for syphilis are being urgently recalled by a health trust. Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust is asking more than 500 individuals who were tested for syphilis at any of the sexual health clinics in Gateshead between April 2010 and June last year to return for a rep ...
THURSDAY Jan. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Sexual activity generally isn't hazardous for people with cardiovascular disease the American Heart Association says in a new statement.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Before treatment the 51-year-old graphic artist was legally blind unable to read a single letter on a standard eye chart. She has suffered from Stargardt's disease the most common form of macular degeneration in young patients since she was a teenager and it was getting pro ...
The Northern Territory Health Department says patients with sexually-transmitted diseases will not be affected by the suspension of a database which tracks disease notification and treatment.
Adults with type one and type two diabetes mellitus ought to be vaccinated against hepatitis B as soon as possible new guidelines from the U.S. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) say. According to HealthDay News adults aged 19 to 59 with diabetes are at an especial risk for hep ...
Patients with breast cancer report greater satisfaction when their cancer doctor co-manages care with other specialists finds a new study in Health Services Research.
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