A new study to be published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine will state that researchers in the Netherlands have developed an investigational vaccine for mesothelioma.
Mesothelioma is a rare type of cancer usually caused by prolonged exposure to asbestos. Over 2500 new cased of the cancer spring up each year. The [...]
A woman in Texas has filed a wrongful death suit against the manufacturers and suppliers of the asbestos responsible for her husband’s passing.
Katherine Brashers says that her husband, Michael Brashers, was exposed to asbestos on the job at Union Oil Company of California, which was located in Jefferson County Texas. Brasher dies within a month [...]
A drug that is commonly used to treat herpes has been found to delay the need for HIV drugs in patients that suffer from both infections, researchers say.
American researchers in Africa studying over 3,000 patients found that the drug aciclovir has reduced the risk of HIV progression by more that 16 percent. Researchers are saying [...]
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If you are over 70 years old, then packing on a few pounds may help you live longer, according to a new study.
The new Australian study found that seniors that are overweight had a higher survival advantage than those that were underweight, average weight, or obese.
The study, led by Leon Flicker of the University of [...]
If you suffer from insomnia, help may be just a stretch or two away.
Sat Bir Khalsa, of Harvard Medical School, has been studying the effects of using yoga as treatment for insomnia since 2001. He believes that the practice is an effective way of treating the sleep disorder.
“People spend a lot of time getting dysfunctional [...]
Nursing homes are under fire as a new report from USA Today states that one out of every five nursing homes in America are providing sub-standard care.
The report, which was generated from compiled data released by Medicare this week, indicated that over a quarter of a million patients are living in homes that received low [...]
A new study shows that children who do not get vaccinated are nine times more likely to develop chickenpox than those who do get the vaccination.
Parents often skip the vaccine for chicken pox, varicella, because they believe that chickenpox is not a serious health threat. Researchers say that is wrong. Prior to the vaccine being [...]
The PANDAS Foundation (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Association with Streptococcal Infections) has launched its “got strep?” campaign, designed to alert caregivers and physicians to the nontraditional ways that strep can present itself. Early intervention can prevent an obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and Tourette Syndrome.
“Shockingly, there are many children in the United States who are afflicted with [...]
Toilet Seat Dermatitis has resurfaced in the United States. The condition causes skin irritations on the upper leg and buttocks.
“Toilet seat dermatitis is one of those legendary conditions described in medical textbooks and seen in underdeveloped countries, but one that younger pediatricians have not come across in their daily practice,” Bernard Cohen, MD, director of [...]
