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 patients – Muncie Star Press
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 surgery – Mainichi Daily News
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…
New Drug Shows Promise for Myeloma Patients
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…
Lenalidomide shows significant benefit for myeloma patients, phase III study suggests
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.
Gene-modified stem cell transplant protects patients from toxic side effects of chemotherapy, study suggests
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)
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…
2 Calif. cops face trial over beating death of homeless man – USA TODAY
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 Patients – Daily Disruption
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…
Growing cases of kids swallowing potentially fatal magnets
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…