Mesothelioma is a deadly condition. If you or a family member is diagnosed with mesothelioma then find information here. Those suffering from mesothelioma, should consider hiring a lawyer.Mesothelioma is a particularly aggressive form of cancer that in more than four
The British report, published in Circulation , shows that poor blood sugar control in post-heart surgery patients is linked to a fourfold increase in death and major complications, such as heart attack, neurological, kidney, lung and gastrointestinal injury.
Four members from the same family died and were buried within 4 days of each other in the Nzvenga Village of Marange in the Manicaland province this past week.
As part of the ritual of going back to school, parents will no doubt buy their children new clothes and supplies, and take them to the pediatrician for their annual check up. But Mark Helpin, D.M.D., acting chair of the
Your son hurts himself "down there" while playing on the see-saw, your daughter doesn't want to attend a sleepover because she wets the bed, or your child wets his or her pants at school and needs a change of clothes.
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, more than 7,000 children were injured last year due to overloaded backpacks, some weighing as much as 45 pounds. Experts recommend that backpacks weigh no more than 10 percent to 15 percent
Nearly five percent of employees have high levels of psychological distress associated with a high likelihood of a mental disorder, reports a study in the July Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational
With more new mothers in the workplace than ever before, there has been a corresponding increase in the number of child-care facilities in the United States.At the same time, data from a variety of sources point to a growing prevalence
Is your long, daily commute causing you pain? According to experts, hours in the car can create more than stress—it can actually cause carpal tunnel syndrome."Repeated, prolonged gripping of anything—whether it's a steering wheel or a tool—can contribute to carpal
A natural compound from magnolia cones blocks a pathway for cancer growth that was previously considered "undruggable," researchers have found. A laboratory led by Jack Arbiser, MD, PhD, at Emory University School of Medicine, has been studying the compound honokiol,
Antibodies stick to HIV particles, preventing them from infecting other cells and triggering their destruction by immune cells. This antibody response starts out strong in HIV-infected individuals but eventually peters out. To find out why, scientists from the National Institute
Huntington's disease normally only begins to cause its tell-tale memory and physical coordination impairments after affected individuals reach the age of 30. The nerve damage that creates these impairments is thought to be partly due to a destructive immune response
There are two completely different diseases known as diabetes. Type 1 is an autoimmune condition that often starts in childhood or adolescence. Type 2 is a metabolic disorder sometimes associated with lifestyle. In both cases, the insulin-secreting beta cells in
Cancer is a disease characterized by important metabolic alterations. Not only these adaptative changes give higher proliferative capacity to cancer cells, but they also contribute to higher resistance to chemotherapeutic agents. The research group led by Dr. José Carlos Fernández-Checa
Delegates at a two-day HIV/AIDS meeting in Francistown repeatedly brought up the issue of inaccessibility of sex workers as one of the threats to the national quest to achieve zero infection by 2016.
Jean D'amour Mborubeize, in his mid-30s, is a Rwandan refugee living in Nakivale Refugee Settlement, Isingiro district. He fled from Rwanda following the 1994 genocide. A year ago, Mborubeize tested HIV-positive.
