There is great news for parents suffering the harrowing ordeal of their child needing a bone marrow transplant. The announcement came from Osiris Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: OSIR) on Friday that Health Canada has approved its groundbreaking stem cell therapy Prochymal® (remestemcel-L). The drug can be used to treat children with acute graft-vs-host disease. (GvHD). The decision is a historic one, as it’s both the first stem cell drug going into formal use, as well as the first treatment for GvHD…
Read the full story »SATURDAY, May 19 (HealthDay News) — More than 4.7 million Americans are bitten by dogs each year, and more than half of those victims are younger than age 14, experts say.
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FRIDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) — Female athletes take longer to recover from concussions, a new study says.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention proposed new recommendations regarding testing for hepatitis C. The recommendations were released in advance of the CDC’s first “Hepatitis Testing Day” today.
Fresno, Calif.-based Organic Pastures passed the most recent health inspections brought on by a finding of “harmful bacteria in samples of butter, cream and cow manure,” the Los Angeles Times reports.
FRIDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) — Stephanie Crowe, a mother of three from Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y., still remembers dreading a visit to the dentist as a young girl. It was often a painful experience, and her family’s dentist showed little empathy to his smallest patients.
FRIDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) — Despite being tested by long hours and frequent relocations and separations, military marriages are no more likely to end in divorce than civilian marriages, a new study shows.
FRIDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) — Women who eat a lot of “bad” saturated fat may hurt their overall brain function and memory over time, Harvard University researchers report.
(HealthDay News) — Tracking your migraines can better prepare you to prevent or treat these often-debilitating headaches.
FRIDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) — Eating a healthy, calorie-controlled diet during pregnancy can help prevent excessive weight gain and cut the risk of obstetric complications, researchers report.
THURSDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) — Many people know diabetes — both type 1 and type 2 — can take a serious toll on physical health. But these blood-sugar disorders also can affect your emotions and, in turn, your emotions can wreak havoc on your diabetes control.
(HealthDay News) — Reusable grocery totes may be friendly for the environment, but they can also befriend harmful bacteria.
