Tattoos can cause infections 15 years after they were drawn, doctors have warned after a woman was admitted to hospital suffering enlarged lymph nodes. The 30-year-old Australian feared she had cancer after noticing painful lumps in her armpit. However when doctors at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney removed the tissue it was found to...
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How Is Immunotherapy Different from Chemotherapy?
These two cancer treatments work very differently to destroy cancer cells and have very different side effects One of the biggest misconceptions oncologist Melissa Wilson hears from patients about immunotherapy for cancer treatment has to do with the side effects. They think immunotherapy’s side effects will be similar to those from chemotherapy, one of the...
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Infographic: Macrophages Around the Body
MASSIVE CELL: Colored transmission electron micrograph of a macrophage cell, one of the largest cells in the body In the mid-1990s, while researching mice’s immune responses to nematode worms, immunoparasitologist Judi Allen of the University of Manchester spotted macrophages accumulating at the site of a multicellular parasite infection.1 This was unexpected, she told The Scientist; at the time, the...
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The wackiest home ‘remedies’ for a bad back revealed: From rubbing in WD40 to hanging off a door frame, experts de-bunk the myths and reveal what really works
The unusual treatments were revealed by the British Chiropractic Association Back specialists gave them a long list of bizarre ‘cures’ their patients had tried They said some even believe their back pain is worse when there’s a full moon Lower back pain affects around 4 in 5 people in the UK at some point in...
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Most alternative therapies for treating autism show inconclusive benefits
Dr. Shafali Jeste has no tolerance for those who would promote therapies for treating autism that lack any scientific basis. Dr. Shafali Jeste knows well the desperation of a parent seeking a cure for their child with autism spectrum disorder. As a clinician who both researches the causes of the disorder and treats children...
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The big question: Will cancer immune therapy work for me?
In this Aug. 15, 2017 photo, Dr. Razelle Kurzrock poses for a portrait in her office in San Diego. Immunotherapy is the hottest thing in cancer treatment, but it’s not for everyone. It can put some very advanced, thought-to-be-terminal …more Dennis Lyon was a genetic train wreck. Cancer was ravaging his liver, lungs, bones and...
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Breathing Dirty Air May Increase Kidney Disease Risk
Exposure to fine particulate air pollution appeared to be associated with an increased risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD) and progression to end-stage renal disease (ESRD), according to a newly published epidemiologic study involving close to 2.5 million U.S. veterans followed for approximately 8 years. The study, published online in the Journal of the American Society...
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Giving Migraine Treatments the Best Chance
If you’ve never had a migraine, I have two things to say to you: 1) You’re damn lucky. 2) You can’t begin to imagine how awful they are. I had migraines – three times a month, each lasting three days — starting from age 11 and finally ending at menopause. Although my migraines were not...
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Exercise may stem kidney damage in lupus patients
The autoimmune disease causes the body to attack and damage vital organs such as the kidneys. Singer Selena Gomez put lupus in the spotlight last week when she received a kidney transplant because the disease had ravaged her own kidneys. But the new research, which included two mice trials and a slightly different human trial, offers new strategies that...
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Why lupus sufferers may need kidney transplants: As Selena Gomez reveals going under the knife, we explain the disease’s paralyzing side effects
The 25-year-old singer revealed on Instagram that her best friend donated her kidney for her this summer Selena admitted to her chronic illness in 2015 and how she has struggled with it Lupus is an illness where the body’s immune system attacks healthy tissues and organs such as the skin, joints, kidney and brain People...