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Protein Essential for Kidney-to-Bladder Urine Transfer

...erly diagnosed, functional obstruction is normally treatable with surgery. But the study also produced tentative evidence that DLGH1 dysfunction may affect long-term risk of kidney failure even after successful treatment. "We noted about one-third fewer nephrons in mice where this gene had been completely di...

For Kids With High BP, Surgery Can Help When Medicines Fail

... 40 years. “But the good news is that it is highly treatable with the help of an experienced diagnostic, surgical, and medical team.” Stanley, the Handleman Research Professor of Vascular Surgery at U-M and a director of the U-M Cardiovascular Center, co-authored the report with U-M pediatric kidney special...

Surgery, the Best Option for Kids With High Blood Pressure

... 40 years. "But the good news is that it is highly treatable with the help of an experienced diagnostic, surgical, and medical team." Stanley, the Handleman Research Professor of Vascular Surgery at U-M and a director of the U-M Cardiovascular Center, co-authored the report with U-M pediatric kidney speciali...

Glaucoma: Silently Stealing Sight from Millions

... sight and simply do not realize it. Glaucoma is a treatable disease. Vision loss can be minimized. Those who are potentially at risk must take the first step and get an eye exam.” What is Glaucoma?Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that gradually damage the optic nerve, the main conduit carrying visual inf...

Rewiring the Heart

...an” for the heart. He knew Jeffrey’s condition was treatable with a minimally invasive procedure that “rewires” the heart. Dr. Mehta has revolutionized this treatment where a catheter is inserted in the groin area and cauterizes, or burns off, points of the heart causing the electrical problems and the resulta...

Healthy Behaviors Can Prevent at Least 50 Percent of Cancer Deaths

... prevent cancer or detect it at its earliest, most treatable stage. · Move – Be physically active most days of the week; strive for at least 30 minutes of exercise – over and above your usual activities – on five or more days. · Nourish – Aim for a healthy body weight and eat a well-balanced diet that incl...

Worldwide Parkinson's Cases To Double In Next 25 Years

... and walking. Despite the fact that the disease is treatable with a combination of medications, therapy and exercise, many individuals in the developing world do not receive appropriate care and may not even be aware of their diagnosis. Dorsey and his colleagues noted that in door-to-door surveys in Bolivia...

HIV Dementia Alarmingly High in Africa

...er’s- and stroke-induced dementia, HIV dementia is treatable and potentially reversible with the same antiretroviral medication that is used to treat the infection. Treatment can even restore completely normal cognitive function to some of those affected. The study looked at 178 subjects in Kampala, Uganda,...

Tuberculosis Case Alarms Health Officials

...and active tuberculosis disease, both of which are treatable and curable. Health officials also are working to prevent the spread of tuberculosis from additional cases in Doa Ana, San Juan, Santa Fe and Bernalillo counties. Source-Bio-Bio Technology SRI...

A New Two-gene Test to Discern Similar Gastrointestinal Cancers

...ls of the gastrointestinal tract. However, GIST is treatable with the targeted medication known as Gleevec and is relatively unresponsive to chemotherapy. The opposite is true of LMS.An existing test distinguishes among the two cancers with about 87 percent accuracy, but intensive and time-consuming additional...

Gene Test to Spot Adults Who Might Get Diabetes

...s also known to raise the risk. It is not normally treatable with insulin injections or other drugs, and must usually be controlled by switching to a healthier diet or by losing weight. This is indeed a very important discovery. Since there have been friends who were not obese, who did not smoke and followed...

Body Shop Founder’s New Project-against Hepatitis

...ttle more than 1,000 a quarter. The disease is treatable with drugs if detected early but many are diagnosed late and it is already the main cause of liver transplants. A Department of Health spokesman says: "We recognize hepatitis C as an important public health issue. That is why we have set a clear n...

Men Not as Tough as They Seem

...r, which affects 4,300 men annually in Germany, is treatable as long as it is detected in time. Prostate cancer is more dangerous and is one of the most common cancers in men. The RKI says about 50,000 cases are reported annually. Sommer recommends regular check-ups starting on the 45th birthday. Other men...

Not Having a Good Night’s Sleep? -You Might Need a Check U

...a is said to a be a potentially deadly, but easily treatable disorder, that raises the risk of stroke or heart attacks. Hence doctors advise early diagnosis by a study called the polysomnogram. According to Dr. Sean M. Caples, of the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Minneapolis, there is abundant physio...

Kidney Disease In Children: Common but Treatable

...curs more often than we think, but it is also more treatable than we used to think, especially when caught early//. Children and adolescents should be monitored carefully because kidney disease that seems to suddenly strike young adults often has its roots in childhood. Kidney disease develops silently and al...

TB Cases on the Rise

...emphasize to everyone that TB is a preventable and treatable condition. The key to reducing levels of TB is early diagnosis and appropriate treatment of the infection. This is where we must put our effort. Work on improving TB vaccines is also critical”, he opined. Borriello believes that sharing informatio...

Drugs for Parkinson’s May Be Useful for Stroke-related Disabilit

...tients, in the process// revealing that one may be treatable with drugs for Parkinson's disease. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis showed that stroke damage in a brain region known as the putamen is strongly linked to motor neglect, a condition that makes patients slow to ...

Researchers Have Identified Subgroup Sensitive to the Drug Cisplatin

...Since these so-called "triple-negative" tumors are treatable with neither Herceptin nor antiestrogen drugs, the prognosis for patients with the tumors has been poor. Triple-negative tumors are the most common subtype found in patients with mutations in the BRCA1 gene, but they also appear in women without alte...

National Cancer Database Reveals Disparities in Access to Thyroid Cancer Surgery

...ding metabolism. Thyroid cancer is considered very treatable -- and if caught before it becomes too far advanced -- is rarely fatal. Treatments include partial or total surgical removal of the thyroid gland (thyroidectomy) as well as radioactive iodine treatment, and thyroid hormone replacement. It is common...

MRSA, the Super Bug Spreading to Urban Poor in US

...w deep and how fast the infection spreads, and how treatable it is with antibiotics. MRSA is hard to treat b...ulitis and affects the skin's deeper layers. It is treatable with antibiotics. This type of infection is very common in the general population -- and more comm...

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