Patients now surviving once-fatal immune disease
Individuals who have a rare genetic immune system disorder that prevents them from making antibodies nevertheless appear to be moderately healthy and lead productive lives, according to results of a study by investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. A report on this study appears in the current online edition of Clinical Immunology. The study of 41 adults with X-linked agamm...Common carp sheds new light on surviving in extreme environments
The research team found that the protein myglobin - thought to act as an oxygen store in the heart and muscle cells of humans and vertebrate animals - also exists in many other tissues of the common carp, enabling it to survive in low oxygenated environments. Myglobin is found in large quantities in diving mammals such as whales and seals and helps them remain submerged for long periods...Older Men Surviving Coronary Bypasses
The survival rate for older men undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery is rising, even though more patients than ever are undergoing the procedure.// Coronary artery bypass surgery uses a blood vessel from another part of the body to reroute blood around narrowed or clogged arteries in the heart. A buildup of substances such as fats or plaque causes this narrowing, known as atherosclerosis. <b...Fairer sex Has A Better Chance Of Surviving Lung Cancer
A new study presented at the 71st annual international scientific assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), CHEST 2005, says that women have a better chance of surviving lung cancer than men even without treatment.// The study also found that in untreated patients women had a 21 percent decreased chance of succumbing to the cancer than men. These findings have led re...Smoking lowers chances of surviving throat cancer
Smoking and drinking reduces the likelihood of improvement and survival for people with cancer of the larynx or lower pharynx, a study says//. Eating eating a vegetable-rich diet with vitamin C improves their chances of survival, a study published in current issue of the International Journal of Cancer. Various studies have established links between smoking, alcohol drinkin...The by-product of surviving child cancer - Unemployment
Washington – Dutch research into child cancer survivors has revealed that most of these survivors remain unemployed and the chances are twice as much compared// to those without a history of childhood cancer. Among the types of cancer survivors, those that have survived brain cancer or other central nervous system tumors run a risk five times more pronounced of remaining jobless. The...