An AIDS-related virus tricks cells to become tumors, new Penn study finds
...Kaposi's sarcoma and another cancer called primary effusion lymphoma. The study describes how a KSHV-encoded protein, called latency-associated nuclear antigen, or LANA, tricks the cell into destroying two major suppressors of tumor growth called von Hippel Lindau (VHL) and p53. "In addition, we have show...Finnish scientists discovered a new approach to treat virus-induced lymphomas
...etiological agent for Kaposi’s sarcoma and primary effusion lymphoma (PEL). PELs are aggressive lymphomas with...atently infected with KSHV, and it manifests as an effusion malignancy in Kaposi’s sarcoma patients. There are no current therapies effective against the aggres...Bypass Surgery & Pleural Effusion
"Pleural effusion is a common complication after bypass surgery", sa...ts who had undergone bypass heart surgery. Pleural effusion involves the accumulation of fluid within the pleural space in the chest. Pleural space is //the nar...Handheld ECG: stethoscope of the future
...of the heart’s major pumping chamber); pericardial effusion (fluid in the sac surrounding the heart) mitral regurgitation (leaking of one of the major heart valves); and aortic valvular thickening (thickening of another major heart valve).The results were most positive with the first two abnormalities. It was...Lipoma Arborescens: A Rare Tumor Of The Knee
...oint. There may be a restricted range of movement, effusion or pain. Clinically there is a soft, boggy swelling in the suprapatellar pouch. Some patients have no other musculo-skeletal disorder but associated conditions have been reported to include osteoarthritis, local trauma to the joint and diabetes melli...Allergy Drugs More Harmful Than Helpful for Chronic Ear Inflammation
...of existing trials on a topic. Otitis media with effusion is one of the most common conditions affecting young children, and about nine of 10 children will have OME at least once before school age. While OME usually is not painful, the presence of fluid in the middle ear can cause problems with hearing and ......insertion of ear tubes in children with middle ear effusion also did not improve developmental outcomes at age...d recommending that young children with middle ear effusion lasting for as long as three or four months undergo insertion of ear tubes to clear the fluid and re...Lilly Studies Try to Shed Light on Impact of Race on Lung Cancer Treatment
... The effect of third space fluid, such as pleural effusion andAscites on ALIMTA is unknown. In patients with...luid,consideration should be given to draining the effusion prior toALIMTA administration. Caution should be used when administering ibuprofen concurrentlywith......3/4), including severe fluidretention (eg, pleural effusion or ascites; 3%; 8%) and superficialedema (6%; 5%), hemorrhage (6%; 11%), abdominal pain (11%; 4%),nausea (6%; 4%), diarrhea (3%; 7%), and musculoskeletal pain (6%;1%) were reported among patients receiving Gleevec Some patients (5%) were reported to...