Health News
Diesel Fuel Linked to Heart Attack
Compared to any number of dangerous situations someone can find themselves in, driving a car fueled by diesel hardly seems risky. But exhaust fumes may be deceptively nipping at heart health.
Aged Blood Less Safe
United States blood banks deploy rigid testing protocols and are generally considered safe. However, the breakdown of red blood cells in stored blood may cause complications for those receiving transfusions.
New Therapy for Leukemia in the Works
Chronic myeloid leukemia ( CML ) results when the growth of white blood cells goes berserk and too many are produced in the bone marrow. A new method to treat this disease is being studied.
From the Brain to the Heart
There are countless cell types, but heart cells remain a hot commodity in regenerative medicine. That's because doctors suspect they can be used to replace lost tissue in injured hearts.
ODAC Recommends Accelerated Approval of new Lymphoma Drug
The Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee ( ODAC ) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has voted unanimously to recommend that the FDA grant accelerated approval of Adcetris ( brentuximab vedotin ).
Pure Stem Cell Discovered
Stem cell research may have seemed like science fiction when research first began 50 years ago. But that work has finally come to fruition with the isolation of a human blood stem cell in its purest form.
Surprising Mechanism Aids Cell Self Destruction
Excess amounts of fat and sugar force cells to self destruct when they can no longer stand the toxic environment. Scientists believe they now know why these overloaded cells commit suicide.
One of the "Easy Cancers"
A patient remembers the day he was diagnosed. Writing on a patient support group forum, he recalls, "I had one of the first oncologists I saw tell me 'you got the cancer I can treat. One pill a day and you carry on. Who's luckier than you?'"
Genome Project Finds Race Disparity Cause
It is known that differences among white blood cell counts vary by race or ethnicity. Scientists have recently discovered the genes responsible for those differences in white blood cell counts.
Leaking Blood Vessels May Cause Sepsis
The common belief is that sepsis, a potentially deadly illness where the bloodstream is overwhelmed by bacteria, is caused by a bacterial infection. A new study indicates that might not be the case.