Complex anal fistulas, abnormal connections between the anal canal and the skin, is a chronic and highly debilitating condition affecting primarily young people and seriously compromising their quality of life.
Despite an array of powerful medications available to treat neuropathic pain, many patients with this increasingly common disorder fail to get relief from chronic, severe pain, according to an article scheduled for the May 31 issue of ACS? Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, a bi-weekly publication.
Doctors should be seizing the opportunity to lead the fight against chronic illnesses like diabetes and heart disease, according to the next head of the international organization for GPs.
Patterns of human behavior and movement in crowded cities — the tipping point at which agitated crowds become anti-social mobs, the configuration of civic areas as defensible spaces that also promote free speech, the design of retail space that fosters active walking — are at the core of an immersive 3-D computational model under development by an Arizona State University geographer.
Community preparedness for a bioterrorism attack or influenza outbreak has been the focus of much interest and effort in recent years.
The Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) challenged psychiatrists to learn more about the importance of substance abuse as a factor in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses.
Tomatoes do not effectively prevent prostate cancer, revealed by researchers recently. Earlier studies reported usefulness of tomatoes and broccoli in preventing prostate tumors.
Most people do their best to avoid mosquitoes. But this summer Rollie Clem will play the wary host to his own homegrown swarm of Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito. He’s made a room ready for them, and even a menu.
An “electronic nose” may one day be used to diagnose asthma, say researchers who are presenting a preliminary study of the device at the American Thoracic Society 2007 International Conference, on Monday, May 21.
Cancerous brain tumors appear to respond favorably to the drug temozolomide when used as primary chemotherapy after surgery, and the treatment appears to work best in people missing a certain gene, according to a study published in the May 22, 2007, issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology.