Persons affected by glaucoma are over three times more likely to have been involved in falls and motor vehicle accidents than persons of the same age without the condition, say researchers from Dalhousie University in Canada.
In clinical studies for the lead indication of multiple sclerosis (MS), Revimmune improves function in most patients and stops progression in over 90 percent of cases refractory to standard therapies.
A new finding, from the Asia-Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration (APCSC) and published in the AsiaPacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, shows that up to 12 percent of cardiovascular deaths in the region (heartdisease and stroke) are due to diabetes.
Scientists and public health officials, wary that the H5N1 avian influenza virus could trigger an influenza pandemic, have looked to past pandemics, including the 1918 “Spanish Flu,” for insight into pandemic planning.
In-depth interviews reveal three distinct patterns of dealing with heart attacks. Couples make positive changes to their lives and relationships, are negative and fearful or regret lost opportunities to turn their lives around.
Small populations of Melanesians — among the most genetically diverse people on the planet — have significant differences in their mitochondrial DNA that can be linked to where they live, the size of their home island and the language they speak.
A U.S. advisory panel of Food and Drug Administration has supported the bird flu vaccine data from Sanofi-Aventis pharmaceutical company.
Multiple sclerosis, a neurodegenerative autoimmune disease in which the fatty covering of nerves becomes increasingly damaged, can manifest itself in many ways.
People with astigmatism and cataracts may benefit from a new Medicare rule extending coverage for the new type of implantable lenses that treat both conditions.
A soft margarine spread is the healthier choice in the long-debated butter-or-margarine battle, says Dr. Jo Ann Carson, a clinical nutritionist at UT Southwestern Medical Center.