Sickle Cell Disease Cases Are Increasing
Sickle Cell Disease Cases Are Increasing
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The NIH reports treatments – including fluids, drugs and oxygen therapy — can relieve symptoms and complications and reduce pain. A cure may be possible in a small number of cases through blood and bone marrow stem cell transplants. However, this is …
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Xofigo, Targeted Radiation Treatment, May Help Men With Advanced Prostate …
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In the study, men given the treatment — a radioactive drug that specifically targets tumors in bone — lived 14.9 months on average after their diagnosis, while those who received the placebo lived 11.3 months, meaning the drug extended life by about …
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Dementia's Signs May Come Early
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Experts are not yet suggesting doctors regularly screen people for “subjective cognitive decline” because much more research is needed and no effective dementia treatment now exists. Dr. Richard Caselli, a neurology professor … “People have been …
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12 Steps to Danger: How Alcoholics Anonymous Can Be a Playground for …
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Sponsors need not be trained in counseling or have unblemished legal records; the only requirement is that they be knowledgeable about the program. Likewise, group leaders need only meet the same qualifications. “When they show an AA group on TV, they …
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