Knuth fighting blood infection
A little boy from Darboy battling a rare skin disease now has another fight on his hands.
Charlie Knuth is Doing "Better," Mom Says: UPDATED
The young boy from the Fox Valley who's battling a rare skin disease is in the hospital today after becoming very sick on Thursday.
World's only cured HIV patient attends Philly conference
In the long, lethal history of the AIDS epidemic, only one human has ever conclusively beaten the disease: Timothy Brown.
What Is Male Candidiasis (Male Thrush)? What Is Penile Yeast Infection?
Candidiasis, also known as thrush, candidosis, moniliasis, and oidiomycosis, is a mycosis (fungal infections) caused by Candida albicans, one of the Candida species (all yeast). Candidiasis can occur in various parts of the body, including the male or …
Epileptic seizures linked to common childhood viral infection
( HHV-6 Foundation ) Investigators report that a common, treatable virus was found in a third of infants with prolonged seizures. Many of these infants develop repeat seizures, suffer cognitive declines and go on to develop full-blown epilepsy. An anti…
Theraclone Sciences Announces Initiation of a Phase 1 Clinical Trial of TCN-202, an Antibody in Development for the …
Theraclone Sciences, Inc., a therapeutic antibody discovery and development company, announced today first dosing of subjects in a Phase 1 clinical trial of TCN-202, a broadly protective, fully human monoclonal antibody in development for the treatment…
Millennium Highlights Updated Survival Data from ADCETRIS® (Brentuximab Vedotin) Pivotal Trial in Patients with …
Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited , today announced updated survival data from a pivotal Phase II clinical trial of single-agent brentuximab vedotin in patients with relapsed or …
More than 1/4 of L.A. homeless adults have hep C
LOS ANGELES — Recent government studies show that hepatitis C, which can destroy the liver and necessitate a liver transplant, now kills more American adults than AIDS, and new UCLA research shows just how prevalent the disease is among homeless adul…
A quarter of L.A. homeless have hepatitis C; half don't know it
More than a quarter of L.A.'s homeless adults are infected with the hepatitis C virus, and nearly half of them don't know it, UCLA researchers reported this week. Almost none of them have been treated for the infection, suggesting that the publ…
27 % of LA Homeless Adults Have Hepatitis C
26.7 percent of homeless adults tested and surveyed in downtown Los Angeles' skid row were infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) — more than 10 times the 2 percent rate among the general U.S. population. 46.1 percent of them were unaware that …