Last week, Jamba Juice was informed by the Santa Clara County Department of Public Health that an employee at San Jose/Willow Glen store has recently been diagnosed and treated for Hepatitis A, the mildest form of Hepatitis.
The use of hypnosis prior to breast cancer surgery reduced the amount of anesthesia administered during the operation, the level of pain reported afterwards, and the time and cost of the procedure, according to a study published online Aug. 28 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Risperdal (risperidone) for the treatment of schizophrenia in adolescents, ages 13 to 17, and for the short-term treatment of manic or mixed episodes of bipolar I disorder in children and adolescents ages 10 to 17.
A change to the Pharmaceutical Benefits scheme (PBS) from 1 October 2007 will provide subsidised access to adults and children of Remicade? (infliximab) for the treatment of Crohn?s disease.
A patient?s expectations about the side effects of chemotherapy usually focus on nausea, hair loss, fatigue and other side effects. Worries about severe allergic reactions to their therapy is usually not a concern.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a suite of Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) for ginkgo biloba, one of the most popular dietary supplements in the marketplace, with annual worldwide sales estimated at $1 billion.
Is depression over-diagnosed? Are too many people now diagnosed as having depression? Two experts give their views in this week?s BMJ.
A compound related to a drug used in humans to prevent organ-transplant rejection attacks a key biochemical process in the faulty immune cells of lupus-prone mice, suggesting a possible new approach to combating the disease, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found.
A new type of treatment significantly reduces the severity of muscle weakness in myasthenia gravis (MG), giving hope for a new class of drugs to treat neurological disorders, according to a study published in the August 14, 2007, issue of Neurology?, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
An undersea mission simulating the space environment will provide data for development of tools to quickly assess stress, fatigue and cognitive fitness in preparation for performing critical mission tasks.