US FDA grants full approval to DOXIL(R) following submission of phase III data
...therapy included hand-foot syndrome, nausea, mouth sores (stomatitis), tiredness, abdominal pain, vomiting, constipation, rash, fever, reduced red blood cell count (anemia), reduced white blood cell count (neutropenia), weakness, hair loss, appetite loss and diarrhea. Some patients experienced infusion-r...New data sets survival benchmark for Pfizer's ELLENCE
...t common side effects were nausea, vomiting, mouth sores and hair loss. Because chemotherapy can damage the blood-producing cells of the bone marrow, patients may experience low blood cell counts. Some patients may experience a severe reduction in white blood cells. Rarely, heart failure or a type of le...Robotic technology teaches spinal cord injury patients to walk again
...ve a history of long bone fractures, have pressure sores that would be irritated by the robot exoskeleton, weigh more than 250 pounds or have blood pressure problems....New vaccine for herpes in final trial phase
...icipate in the trial. The herpes virus causes cold sores and genital herpes. Although thousands or millions of Americans have the disease, 90% are unaware of this infection. Even people who do not have visible symptoms can spread the disease. The disease burden is estimated at between $300 million to $1 bi...Study finds new antibiotic effective for diabetic foot infections
... gram-positive bacteria--infect foot ulcers. These sores develop because of diabetes-related nerve damage and loss of feeling in the feet. Amputation may be needed when infections fail to respond to therapy. People with diabetes account for about two-thirds of the 134,000 lower-limb amputations performed e...Mouth sores: Common complaints of students
Students have a high prevalence of canker sores or cold sores yet the sores seemed to appear less frequently after graduation when stress levels were lower, accor...Gingivitis vs. gum disease: What's the difference?
...leeding gums when brushing or flossing Mouth sores Bright red, red-purple or shiny gums Gums tender to the touch...Infections linked to mental decline in elderly
...ed to prevent or treat dementia." HSV1 causes cold sores and HSV2 is a sexually transmitted disease. CMV infects between 50 percent and 85 percent of U.S. adults by age 40, but it causes few symptoms and no long term health consequences in most healthy persons if they acquire it after birth. The study i......al treatment, he said. However, diabetic ulcers or sores that heal slowly are another story. Over human history, thousands of preparations and treatments have been developed to assist in wound repair, he explained. Collagen itself has long been considered a favorite material for wound treatment because it...Shedding some light on teeth whiteners
... oral antiseptic containing peroxide to heal mouth sores when they realized it also brightened teeth. Today peroxide-based teeth-whiting gels are in millions of bathrooms across the nation. Hydrogen peroxide whitens by forming radical intermediates (extremely unstable and destructive molecules) that then b...Emory University will conduct clinical trial of anthrax vaccine regimen
...p. Infection with anthrax bacteria may cause skin sores and intestinal or lung illness. Intestinal or lung illness is often serious and may be fatal. Individuals become infected with anthrax when they eat or touch animal parts that contain the bacteria or when they eat, touch or breathe bacteria in the ......he release of a pure honey treatmentfor wounds and sores - MEDIHONEY® Developed in association with Capilano Honey Limited and researched by the Agency for Food andFiber Sciences and the University of Waikato Honey Research Unit in New Zealand, MEDIHONEY® is thefirst topical honey product in the w...Breakthrough New Therapy Uses Antibody-Targeted Chemotherapy To Fight Leukemia
... often produces significantmajor organ damage, and sores both in the mouth and in the intestinal tract(frequent sources for opportunistic infections), CMA-676 treatment does not. CMA-676 also is associated with a relatively low treatment-related mortality. As with standard chemotherapy treatments, CMA-676 ...Promising New Drug Uses Antibody Targeted Chemotherapy To Fight Leukemia
...atment produces significant major organdamage, and sores both in the mouth and in the intestinal tract (frequentsources for opportunistic infections). CMA-676 treatment does not produce theseeffects. As with all standard chemotherapy treatments, CMA-676 produces atemporary suppression of bone marrow and ......thproblem wounds such as diabetic ulcers, pressure sores and leg ulcers....