More Americans Successfully Managing Diabetes
2013-02-15
But large U.S. government study shows there’s a lot of room for improvement to prevent complicationsContinue Reading
‘Clot-Buster’ Drug May Still Be Best Stroke Treatment
2013-02-07
Italian study found tPA as good as invasive procedures that go into artery to retrieve, destroy clotsContinue Reading
Ravicti Approved for Urea Cycle Disorders
2013-02-01
Conditions inhibit ammonia removal from the bodyContinue Reading
First-Ever Guidelines Issued for Treating Type 2 Diabetes in Kids
2013-01-28
Experts say rising obesity makes condition much more common in childrenContinue Reading
Drug Approved for Inherited Blood Disorder
2013-01-23
Exjade removes excess iron, FDA saysContinue Reading
Blood Test Might Help Guide Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
2013-01-23
Preliminary results show promise for ‘individualized’ chemotherapyContinue Reading
Wound Infections From Colon Surgery May Raise Risk for Blood Clots
2013-01-18
Even when patients took blood thinners, study found higher rate of dangerous clots in lungs, legsContinue Reading
PTSD Can Hamper Drug Treatment for Stroke Survivors: Study
2013-01-18
These patients less likely to take prescribed medications that could prevent second strokeContinue Reading
Octaplas Approved for Blood-Clotting Disorders
2013-01-17
Made from treated human plasmaContinue Reading
Migraine With Aura May Raise Risk of Heart Trouble
2013-01-15
Study found only high blood pressure was a greater predictor of heart attacks, strokes and blood clotsContinue Reading
Blood Disorder Cases Tied to Prescription Painkiller Abuse
2013-01-10
Addicts crushed, dissolved and injected Opana ER pills, CDC saysContinue Reading
Which Hospital Patients Need Drugs to Prevent Gastrointestinal Bleeding?
2013-01-10
New scoring system helps doctors decide when to prescribe antacidsContinue Reading
Eliquis Approved for People With Heart Rhythm Disorder
2013-01-03
To help prevent stroke and deadly blood clotsContinue Reading
Sickle Cell Disease, Sickle Cell Trait Are Not the Same
2012-12-28
FRIDAY Dec. 28 (HealthDay News) — Both sickle cell disease and the condition known as sickle cell trait are genetic blood diseases: You’re born with one or the other because of the genes inherited from your parents. Beyond that, the two conditions vary considerably. Sickle cell disease gets its nameContinue Reading