In my extremely petite professional years, I have often heard the notion that in homoeopathic parlance, the sickness is basically the derangement of harmonious flow in the sensations of vital principle, whereby the disease producing micro-organisms and the likes of them are nothing- nihilist.
A natural substance made from soy appears to have amazing restorative powers when given to animals with a multiple sclerosis (MS)-like disease.
Christopher Chitambar, M.D., a physician researcher at the Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center in Milwaukee, has identified a compound that may be effective in treating forms of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (a cancer of the lymphatic system) that are resistant to certain therapies. The new agent could also offer the advantages of being administered orally, rather than intravenously, making it more convenient than intravenous agents.
A team of surgeons and doctors at a hospital in Valencia carried out a pioneering first double hand transplant. A 47-year-old Spanish woman got two new hands making her the first female worldwide to receive such a transplant
A new research report by The George Institute for International Health, in collaboration with Auckland City Hospital and the University of Auckland, has revealed a 40 percent decline in the number of deaths after stroke in the total population of Auckland, New Zealand over the past 25 years.
Thalidomide is a widely prescribed treatment for multiple myeloma. However, an estimated 15 to 30 percent of patients suffer venous thromboembolisms (VTEs), blood clots, as a major complication. The Bank On A Cure DNA-bank researchers have identified four gene clusters associated with the VTEs. Identifying the associated single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for use as markers, may lead to the development of screenings and tailored interventions to prevent these side effects, as a major step toward personalized medicine.
Most patients undergoing bone-marrow transplant must receive powerful chemotherapy drugs to suppress their immune system and prevent their bodies from rejecting the donated cells. New research shows that this chemotherapy increases the risk for graft-versus-host disease — but also suggests that this risk can be reduced by replacing a natural antibiotic that’s depleted when patients undergo chemotherapy. A multicenter study led by Children’s Hospital Boston and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is about to test this idea.
At the 2006 American Society for Cell Biology conference, scientists present the first research findings of a system that can pattern the formation of multiiple tissues from a single population of adult stem cells.
Switching intravenous antibiotics to the oral route after three days in patients with severe community acquired pneumonia shortens hospital stay and seems to be safe.
New mothers are at an increased risk for mental illness and disorders such as schizophrenia, depression and bipolar disorder in the 3 months following the birth of their first child, according to a study in the recent issue of JAMA.