News

Researchers from Canada recently published an updated set of guidelines for patients afflicted with mild to severe Ulcerative colitis (UC).

In the midst of research determining that the Ebola virus disease (EVD) has the power to survive on plastic surfaces and spread through sexual transmission, the disease has proven to last in another place.

Ebola infection isn't always over even when the viremia is cleared. In an account in the New England Journal of Medicine, Ian Crozier, MD, and colleagues report on a sight-threatening Ebola eye infection that mysteriously turned his left eye from blue to green before it retreated. Crozier, a World Health Organization volunteer working in West Africa, was the patient.

A study published in AIDS and Behavior claimed men with HIV feel the effects of alcohol at smaller amounts.

Clostridium (C) difficile infections (CDIs) are at their highest during the spring and in the Northeast region of the US, a study published May issue of the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) found.

A drug used to combat tapeworms has been identified by Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital researchers as also beneficial for treating Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

Brain swelling, a symptom of cerebral malaria, is a significant predictor of which children will die of the disease, an article in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) indicated.

For patients who undergo a lung transplant (LTx) to treat cystic fibrosis (CF), UK citizens and US private insurance holders had better health outcomes than Americans under public insurances, according to John Hopkins and UK researchers.

For patients with schistosomiasis, Oregon State University (OSU) and Universite de Perpignan Via Domitia investigators claimed a species of snail resistant to the disease-causing parasite could provide worthwhile treatments.

A worldwide analysis of several infectious disease drugs found up to 41% of the samples did not meet quality standards.

Relaxation responses physiologic states of deep rest induced by practices such as meditation, yoga, and prayer were reported to positively trigger symptom improvement and gene expression changes within patients afflicted with gastrointestinal disorders like irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease.

Mosquito bites are not just itchy and annoying – they run the risk of transmitting a deadly virus such as West Nile (WNV) or Lyme. A collaborative team identified the weather as a strong factor contributing to a disease outbreak.

When heart patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation do not respond to antiarrhythmic medications, physicians may turn to percutaneous catheter ablation. The unanswered treatment question has been how extensive that ablation should be. A new study indicates several techniques achieve the same results.

With several new antivirals for hepatitis C infection available and more in the pipeline, the need for liver transplantation could drop, making more donor organs available for those who do need them, a Philadelphia team reports.

Hepatitis C infection has increased more than 3-fold in parts of the US, a CDC research team reports. Their analysis tracks the spike to an increase in drug users injecting opioids.

The brain chemical typically associated with emotions and other functions may be to blame for boosting chronic pain.

Interleukin-17, one of the T-helper 1 (Th17) subtypes had been reported to be a significant trigger for plaque psoriasis however the specific contribution of each cytokine group still remains questionable.

A comparison of urban and rural black youths has shown no difference in asthma prevalence rates, thus highlighting poverty's role in the disease's development.

A 7-year followup study of a drug approved in 2011 shows it has better results than cyclosporine in kidney patients. But it comes with a warning.

New antibiotics may be on the horizon against disease-causing bacteria due to a promising study from Australian researchers.

A new review of existing research on hypogonadism suggested that testosterone replacement therapy can ameliorate the morbidity associated with renal failure in many men.

When patients are initially diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, clinicians usually recommend several lifestyle changes, including weight loss. Few studies have looked at weight changes in patients with type 2 diabetes around initial diagnosis, although it's clear that it is more difficult for patients with diabetes to lose weight than it is for others.

Although psoriatic arthritis (PsA) only targets those diagnosed with psoriasis, a genetic factor has been discovered that only pinpoints the former.

Chronic itch (itch last 6 weeks or longer) is a clinical challenge, and is associated with a number of dermatologic, systemic, neuropathic, and psychogenic causes. Transmission of the itch sensation is similar to that of pain, but distinct in several ways. Scientists have found itch-specific neuronal pathways that when activated, cause considerable discomfort for patients. Current available treatments, however, are still more trial-and-error than evidence-based.

Hair loss, whether it's partial or complete, is troubling to many people. By age 50, 35 to 50 percent of American men have significant hair loss, and hair thinning and loss increases with age. Many people associate hair loss with premature aging, making pharmaceuticals that arrest hair loss quite popular. However, they are not without certain side effects.

Exposure to electromagnetic fields had been recently found to reduce the amount of testosterone men produce, potentially reducing their fertility.

Numerous studies have attempted to quantify the medical toll that severe food allergies inflict upon children. Now, a study from Sweden provides new data about the financial toll they inflict upon families.

A measuring tool typically used to assess the activity of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has proven to be valuable for analyzing disease activity in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) as well.

The next step in reducing and preventing neuropathic pain has been identified, according to researchers from UC Davis.

Home testing kits that detect morphine can now be printed on paper, according to findings published by researchers in Finland.