Heart valve disease
Reuters UK - AMMAN (Reuters) - United Nations agencies working in Iraq warned on Thursday a chronic shortage of safe drinking water risks causing more child deaths and an outbreak of waterborne disease such as cholera during the summer. Four years after the U.S
Bacteria thrive on ‘film’
Baltimore Sun - Biofilms appear in patients with cystic fibrosis, gum disease and chronic inner ear, urinary tract and bone infections. Medical devices such dental implants, catheters, artificial joints and heart valves are vulnerable to biofilm formation. Central
Edwards saga shows new face of cancer
MSNBC - in the cancer community of how far things had come and how people like Edwards are representing a new face of the disease People like Edwards can show that “cancer has been converted from a short battle that you either win or lose, to a chronic
Cancer patients on the job: Former Sen. John Edwards wife will keep
Crain’s New York Business - Medical experts are now beginning to refer to metastatic cancer as a chronic disease, a condition that can be managed indefinitely, like diabetes or any other life-threatening but not necessarily fatal illness. Not everyone survives for years, but
Edwards Campaign to Continue
Opelika-Auburn News - The net result of the test is that her cancer is back. It s largely confined in bone, which is a good thing,” Edwards said. The cancer is not curable, he said, but it is treatable, and he compared it to a chronic disease. There had been speculation
TB is still a threat in community
Olympian - These include patients who have HIV/AIDS or other immune problems, chronic medical conditions such as heart disease and diabetes, those on chemotherapy, young children and the elderly. Living in crowded settings and having poor nutrition
Doctor Says Some Cancer Likely to Re-occur
KCRG.com - Schultheis said, “I think we are learning more from the data that breast cancer can be a chronic disease that we’re treating for life long and understand that 10-15-20 years it can come back.” Sandman followed that advice. She also has used humor
Campaign Message: Godspeed
Hartford Courant - Drugs with milder side effects can allow women to live for many years with cancer more as a chronic disease than an immediate death sentence. Elizabeth Edwards, a close adviser to her husband, learned this week that her cancer had spread from her
Emissions rise after attempt to reduce smog
Louisville Courier-Journal - Richards, who suffers from emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, said he’s noticed a reduction in pollution from the Mill Creek plant since the nitrogen oxide controls were installed. He said he was not aware of the new concern about
Continued Commitment to Healthcare Evident in Provincial Budget
CNW Group - Promised investments in chronic disease, health promotion and timely access to surgery are critical to address health needs and respond to the growing desire of Ontarians to maintain their health and independence while aging at home. “Our
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