Weighing the pros and cons of cortisone shotsChicago TribuneThe corticosteroids are powerful anti-inflammatories that can relieve pain, but the side effects are a drawback. As pills, they deplete bone and have other systemic effects. Injected cortisone…
ASK THE EXPERT: Low sodium diet needed for heart failure patientsMuncie Star PressMore than 5.5 million people in the United States have a medical diagnosis of heart failure. With the direct and indirect cost of heart failure estimated at $37 billion i…
Boy to travel to US to have heart transplant surgeryMainichi Daily NewsTOKYO (Kyodo) — A 13-year-old Japanese boy suffering from serious dilated cardiomyopathy will travel to the United States on Thursday to have a heart transplant surgery, members of…
WEDNESDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) — Three new studies confirm that the drug lenalidomide can significantly lengthen the time that people with multiple myeloma experience no worsening of their disease, either after having a stem cell transplant or gett…
Medical researchers report significant time-to-progression benefit as well as survival benefit for patients who took maintenance doses of lenalidomide following stem-cell transplant.
For the first time, scientists have transplanted brain cancer patients' own gene-modified blood stem cells in order to protect their bone marrow against the toxic side effects of chemotherapy. Initial results of the ongoing, small clinical trial of…
Gene-Modified Stem Cell Transplant Protects Patients from Toxic Side Effects …Science Daily (press release)As many as 50 percent to 60 percent of glioblastoma patients harbor such chemotherapy-resistant tumors, which makes gene-modified stem cell tra…
USA TODAY2 Calif. cops face trial over beating death of homeless manUSA TODAYHospital records showed that Thomas suffered brain injuries, a shattered nose, a smashed cheekbone, broken ribs and severe internal bleeding. The coroner said he died of brain…
Study Indicates Stem Cell Shield Could Potentially Protect Cancer PatientsDaily DisruptionAs many as 50 percent to 60 percent of glioblastoma patients harbor such chemotherapy-resistant tumors, which makes gene-modified stem cell transplant therapy app…
Melanie Hebert / Eyewitness News Email: mhebert@wwltv.com | Twitter: @melaniehebert NEW ORLEANS — Braylon Jordan is recovering from a near-fatal experience after swallowing several pea-sized magnets. “It's been really, really difficult. You have…