Blood test could improve graft-versus-host disease treatment. University of Michigan researchers have identified the first biomarker of graft-versus-host disease of the skin. The discovery makes possible a simple blood test that should solve a treatment dilemma.
Spectranetics Corporation announced publication of the CELLO study, which evaluated the effectiveness of excimer laser ablation with the Turbo-Booster, for patients with Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD).
Some patients who have tried to stop taking Parkinson’s drugs because of the compulsions quickly developed other ills: withdrawal symptoms like anxiety, panic attacks, nausea, sweating, pain, fatigue, dizziness and drug cravings.
Pancreatic tumors are marked for immunotherapy,according to research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Within three months of admission, a team of University of South Florida researchers determined, 71 percent of Medicaid residents in Florida nursing homes were receiving a psychoactive medication.
The seeds of the milk thistle plant have been promoted for centuries as a remedy for liver ailments. Extracts of the plant, a member of the daisy family, are said to contain compounds that protect the liver against toxins with few, if any, side effects.
In a large study of combat casualties in Iraq, Navy researchers reported Wednesday that prompt treatment with morphine cut in half the chances that troops would develop symptoms of post-traumatic stress later on. Other opiates are likely to have similar effects, experts said.
In a prospective investigation, Wilson and colleagues found that men who drank the most coffee had a 60 percent lower risk of aggressive prostate cancer than men who did not drink any coffee.
The study, done by Ohio State University researchers and just reported in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine, showed that women who routinely practiced yoga had lower amounts of the cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6) in their blood.
Fear Of Prescription Drug Abuse Affects Pain Management. In recent years, the problems have dramatically increased due to concerns about prescription drug abuse, in which drugs such as oxycodone are often stolen from homes or otherwise misused.