Archive for the 'Diseases/Conditions' Category
New Gene ID’d in Brittle Bone Disease
The study is published in the Jan. 20 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
A new gene involved in a recessive form of weak bone disease has been pinpointed by researchers.
The gene is the third to be identified in a sequence of genes involved in previously unexplained forms of osteogenesis imperfecta, a sometimes fatal [...]
Circumcision may lower risk of HIV Aids
The findings, from two studies in Uganda, suggest there may be additional benefits to offering circumcision to men in countries with high rates of heterosexual HIV transmission
Circumcision has been found to lower men’s risk of
Contracting HIV through heterosexual sex, and now new findings suggest that it also cuts the risk of infection with the human [...]
Heart Attack: Symptoms
Most heart attacks aren’t like in the movies – sudden and intense. Usually, they start slowly, with mild pain or discomfort. Often people affected aren’t sure what’s wrong and wait too long before getting help. Here are the most common signs of a heart attack or heart disease that could lead to one.
Chest discomfort. Most [...]
High Blood Pressure
High Blood Pressure: What You Need To Know Essential information about High Blood Pressure.
What is high blood pressure?
When the heart beats, blood is forced through the arteries and it “pushes out” against the walls of the arteries. This “pushing out” is known as blood pressure. Blood pressure is stated as two numbers: systolic and diastolic [...]
Prostate cancer diagnosis raises risk of suicide
A diagnosis of prostate cancer can be upsetting enough to up a man’s odds for either suicide or fatal heart attack, new research indicates.
“Unfortunately, the study results didn’t surprise us,” said study co-author Dr. Lorelei A. Mucci, an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. “A cancer diagnosis is an acutely distressful event, and [...]
FDA liver risk warning for Bristol-Myers HIV drug
Federal health officials said Monday that patients taking a Bristol-Myers Squibb drug for HIV are at risk of a rare, but potentially fatal, liver disorder.
The Food and Drug Administration said it has received 42 reports of the disorder since Videx was approved in 1991. Four patients died from bleeding or liver failure after developing the [...]
New Treatment For Chronic Pain Condition
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have discovered that treating the immune system of patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CPRS) leads to a significant reduction in pain.
CRPS is an unexplained chronic pain condition that usually develops after an wound or trauma to a limb, and continues after the injury has healed. CPRS I – [...]
Oral Health Tips Offered By The ADA
February is National Children’s Dental Health Month and many people are unaware of the significant role early dental care plays in children’s overall health.
The American Dental Association (ADA) recommends that parents take action early to insure the health of their children’s teeth because attitudes and habits established at an early age are critical in maintaining [...]
Latest Research on HIV/ AIDS Drugs
Scientists say they have solved a crucial mystery about the AIDS virus after 20 years of research and that their findings could lead to better treatments for HIV.
British and U.S. researchers said they had grown a crystal that enabled them to see the composition of an enzyme called integrase, which is found in retroviruses like [...]