Organ transplant recipients face serious kidney-failure risk, study finds
...nsplant -- to put in a new kidney -- mitigates the fatal consequences of ESRD. The researchers weren't able to pinpoint the exact causes of the kidney failure seen in the study of 69,321 people who received transplants of any solid organ except kidney or pancreas between 1990 and 2000. But in the largest-e...Global patient organisation launched to help millions of patients with cancer
...fever. If untreated, some types of lymphoma can be fatal within six months. To ensure a truly global network, one of the key support mechanisms provided by the Lymphoma Coalition is a dedicated website, offering easy access to help and information for people across the world. Go to www.lymphomacoalition....Evaluation needed to gauge silent threat lurking within stroke patients
...troke, without an established history, the risk of fatal heart attack compared to having another stroke is relatively modest, but it's important and we want to take it seriously and consider testing to reduce risk in some cases," Adams said. In long-term population studies that followed patients for up to...University of Illinois at Chicago receives $15.7 million grant to stop anthrax
...to treat and stop the spread of anthrax, the often fatal infectious disease that has been rated second to smallpox in potential impact as an agent of bioterrorism. The grant is the largest ever received at UIC. Anthrax is a serious threat because it can be bioengineered to be resistant to multiple drugs. T...Adequate anticoagulation reduces impact of stroke for patients with atrial fibrillation
... 2.0 increase the likelihood that a stroke will be fatal or debilitating. "All anticoagulation therapy has risks, and balancing those risks against the possibility that insufficient therapy will lead to a severe stroke is a serious concern," Hylek says. "Our results show that the risk of intracranial hem...Study evaluates Abacavir, Lamivudine and Efavirenz versus Zidovudine, Lamivudine and Efavirenz
...nts and which can be life threatening and has been fatal in some cases. It is characterized by fever, skin...tion has resulted in cases of life-threatening and fatal reactions. When therapy with abacavir has been discontinued and reinitiation of therapy is under co...Another US airport travel hazard dirty hands
... it take an outbreak of a frightening, potentially fatal infectious disease like severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) or a gastrointestinal illness on a cruise ship to get people to follow Mom's advice to "wash your hands after using the bathroom?" Apparently, it may. Results of a new survey announce...HIV seen as less threatening in era of new treatments
...ssion." "Individuals may perceive that HIV is less fatal and not as easily transmissible as a result of these new treatments but the reality is that these latest therapies for HIV do not work for everyone, and estimates of treatment failures range from 15 percent to 60 percent in various studies," he expl...Study assessing once daily Abacavir (ABC) in a once daily ART regimen
...nts and which can be life threatening and has been fatal in some cases. It is characterized by fever, skin...tion has resulted in cases of life-threatening and fatal reactions. When therapy with abacavir has been discontinued and reinitiation of therapy is under co...Interim analysis comparing TDF to EFV in combination with 3TC + ABC
...nts and which can be life threatening and has been fatal in some cases. It is characterized by fever, skin...tion has resulted in cases of life-threatening and fatal reactions. When therapy with abacavir has been discontinued and reinitiation of therapy is under co...International physician survey reveals misperceptions about the toll of stroke on women
...ascular conditions, such as stroke, are more often fatal in women than in men," said Janet Vote, chief executive officer of the World Heart Federation. The GRASP (Global Reality of Attitudes on Stroke Prevention and Hypertension) survey found that six in ten physicians believe that men are more likely tha...In childhood leukemia study, aggressive chemotherapy cuts deaths by 37%
... 15 percent of all childhood leukemia cases and is fatal in nearly four in 10 children. While dozens of drugs are routinely used to treat children with the disease, the study sheds new light on the fundamental questions about their use: Which combination of those drugs is most effective? And, what are...UCSF vascular surgeons develop new technique to repair aortic arch aneurysm
...r balloon. Eventually it bursts, usually causing a fatal bleeding episode. Using a wire-thin catheter, the UCSF team inserted a specially designed graft through the right carotid artery on the side of the neck. The graft, a fabric tube that incorporates metallic threads (to offer structural support), was ...Fighting the side effects of radiation
... prophylactic antibiotics help prevent potentially fatal side effects. The researchers measured the number of certain immune cells present in the blood of 82 brain cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy. Patients whose counts fell below a certain level (200/mm3) received prophylactic antibiotics. ...New guidelines on unrelated marrow transplants: A roadmap for physicians
...sorders like Fanconi Anemia, and other potentially fatal blood diseases need a marrow transplant. For 70% of these individuals, sibling donors who have a 1 in 4 chance of having marrow matching that of the patient are not available and an unrelated donor is the only hope. The major criteria for marrow...Scientists identify novel enzyme with key role in leukemia protein's normal function
...ery year in the United States, but it is typically fatal in 60 percent. It is caused by damage to the MLL gene, which then makes a mutant MLL protein. James Hsieh, MD, PhD, and Emily Cheng, PhD, are the paper's first and second authors, respectively. Both are members of Korsmeyer's laboratory. Hsieh, Chen...Stents combined with clot-busting drugs effective in limiting impact of deadly form of stroke
...d the upper and lower jaw, respectively, are often fatal or the cause of severe brain damage. The usual treatment consists of injecting anticoagulants, such as tPA, to dissolve the clot and prevent further growth or new clots, but the risk of recurrent stroke or stroke damage remains high, according to Ki...Vaccines against fatal African cattle fever
...of two new vaccines against East Coast Fever. This fatal cattle disease is prevalent in various parts of Africa and is caused by parasite transmitted by ticks. The new vaccines are easier to use and involve less risks than the current prevention measures. During his doctoral research, Stephen Kaba made tw...Epstein-Barr virus contributes to Burkitt's lymphoma
...racterized by rapid cell proliferation that can be fatal within months if not treated immediately," says Sugden. The standard treatment is chemotherapy, which can destroy healthy as well as cancerous cells. The Wisconsin researchers focused on one protein expressed by EBV and found in all EBV-related tumor...USP releases fourth annual report on medication errors in U.S. hospitals
...findings, including: A majority (55 percent) of fatal hospital medication errors reported involved seniors. When medication errors caused harm to seniors 9.6 percent were prescribing errors. Wrong route (7 percent), such as a tube feeding given intravenously, and wrong administration technique (6.5...