NIAID awards $4 million to develop anti-radiation treatments
...ially could inhale, ingest or absorb through their skin radioactive atoms called radionuclides. Depending on the type of radionuclide that a person is exposed to, the particles may be excreted from the body or enter bones, organs or other tissues, which could have significant adverse health consequences. ...Resistant bacteria increasing source of muscle infection
... It is important the doctors treating patients for skin infections such as cellulitis to use antibiotics that will cure the resistant forms of the bacteria, said Pannaraj. "Be aware that this is out there," she said. "When someone comes in, doctors should be aware that this could be a muscle abscess." ...Can a vitamin alleviate chronic, progressive multiple sclerosis?
...received daily nicotinamide injections under their skin had a delayed onset of neurologic disability, and the severity of their deficits was reduced for at least eight weeks after treatment. The greater the dose of nicotinamide, the greater the protective effect. [See accompanying figure.] On a scale o...Outpatient thyroid surgery safe for most patients, study shows
... or four years ago, the dissection we did, raising skin and muscle flaps and cutting muscle to get the thyroid gland out, meant we had to put a drain in and we had to watch patients carefully overnight or for two or maybe even three nights," he says. "Now that we are doing much less dissection, many patie...Two-faced protein can stop metastasis or promote it, researchers say
...inside of organs and body cavities and the outside skin of humans. "E-cadherin holds a human's cells and tissues together," Anastasiadis says. The other cadherins featured in this study belong to a group that collectively is called "mesenchymal" cadherins, which provide a looser bond between the cells th...Short-term topical corticosteroid use may offer relief for patients with acute form of psoriasis
.../Archives journals. Psoriasis is an inflammatory skin disease. In a subset of patients, psoriasis is located in the intertriginous areas, including the skin folds of the underarms, breasts, groin, buttocks and genitals, according to background information i...Spleen may be target of successful therapy for lupus
...e-threatening, including aching or swollen joints, skin rashes, kidney damage, anemia and hair loss....Test can predict spread of eye cancer to liver
...rmine the prognosis of patients with some types of skin melanoma. J. William Harbour, M.D., the Paul A. ...they should be examined by an eye doctor. Unlike skin melanomas, these eye tumors don't seem to be related to ultraviolet light exposure, but Harbour says...VIRTUE clinical trial opens to primary immunodeficiency patients across the U.S.
...uary of this year, is delivered directly under the skin via a small portable pump. In Phase III trials, the study medication was shown to be a safe and effective immunoglobulin replacement therapy for treating patients with PI. In those studies, 65 patients self-administered Vivaglobin at home every week...Study finds healthcare usage significantly altered after September 11 attacks
...e particular cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and skin diseases we examined are known to have a link to stress. Additionally, cases of skin infections and severe respiratory disease caused by anthrax subsequent to the WTC attacks were featu...New SSRI effective for the treatment of moderate-to-severe premature ejaculation
...s can have drawbacks such as psychiatric problems, skin reactions, changes in bodyweight, and sexual side-effects like loss of libido. In the study Jon Pryor (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA) and colleagues combined the results of two trials testing the effectiveness of dapoxetine, a short...New sunscreen ingredient to heal sunburn and help prevent skin cancer
...unscreen ingredient that actively repairs sunburnt skin and helps prevent the onset of skin cancer, according to research published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. Unlike conve...Keep slapping on that sunscreen
...at Riverside. She and her colleagues exposed human skin samples grown in the lab to UV radiation while the... contained more reactive oxygen species (ROS) than skin exposed to UV with no sunscreen on it. ROS are free radicals that can damage skin cells and increase...Study shows antibiotic-resistant bacteria responsible for increase in muscle infections
...reus, or staph, is a common bacterium found on the skin or in the nose of a quarter to a third of all people. Usually harmless, staph can cause skin infections such as pimples and boils and, less frequently, serious infections of surgical wounds or ...Pine tree bark reduces diabetic leg ulcers
...he lower leg and feet, begin with the formation of skin ulcers. Impaired blood circulation in diabetics m...ly gastrointestinal problems, systematic and local skin alterations, signs of allergic reaction and any other manifestation. No side effects were reported. ...Pall system to detect blood bacteria given CE mark
...taminated whether it's from environmental factors, skin contamination at the time of donation or during the handling and processing after collection. In the U.S., one in 16,999 autologous units has 12 times more likely risk of contamination than those associated with community donations from healthy indi...A new approach to rheumatoid arthritis
... the same amount of drugs given directly under the skin (the "systemic treatment" that is currently being tested in RA patients, but with much higher doses) did not have any beneficial effect on the joints. These findings suggest that spinal cord administration might reduce the side effects (and possib...Solution to bacterial mystery promises new drugs
... organisms are Staphylococcus aureus, which causes skin infections and serious blood infections, and Streptococcus pneumoniae, which causes pneumonia. The terms "gram-positive" and "gram-negative" refer to the response of bacteria to a standard laboratory process by which they are stained as a first step ...... those for food allergy by 500%, and those for the skin allergy urticaria by 100%. Rates of angio-oedema, in which an absence of a specific protein promotes tissue swelling, leading to difficulties breathing, also rose by 40%. Prescriptions for all types of allergy have also increased since 1991, the...