Cancer, Autoimmune Disorders Linked to Postsurgery GBS Cancer, Autoimmune Disorders Linked to Postsurgery GBS
Malignancies and pre-existing autoimmune disorders were predictors of developing Guillain-Barr é syndrome after a surgery or procedure in a new study.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - November 30, 2016 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Surgery may raise risk of Guillain-Barr é syndrome
New study examines the link between having surgery and developing Guillain-Barr é syndrome. Other autoimmune disorders and cancer may increase the risk. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
Zika situation report
, 24 November 2016: Zika virus, Microcephaly, and Guillain-Barr é syndrome. (Source: WHO news on Zika virus)
Source: WHO news on Zika virus - November 23, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: microcephaly [subject], zika [subject], zika [subject] Source Type: news
Can surgery trigger rare Guillain-Barre syndrome?
Maureen Salamon, HealthDay News Patients who undergo surgery -- especially those with cancer or autoimmune diseases -- have slightly higher risks of a rare muscle disorder, research suggests. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - November 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Can Surgery Trigger Rare Muscle Disorder?
Still, the likelihood of developing postoperative Guillain-Barre syndrome remains slight, researchers say (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - November 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Link between surgery and Guillain-Barr é syndrome discovered
Having surgery may be linked to developing Guillain-Barr é syndrome (GBS) for people with cancer or autoimmune disorders, new research suggests. The study showed that 15 percent of those who developed the syndrome had a surgical procedure within two months prior to developing the disease. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - November 23, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Can Surgery Trigger Rare Muscle Disorder?
Still, the likelihood of developing postoperative Guillain-Barre syndrome remains slight, researchers say
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Surgery (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - November 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Impact Of Zika On Asian Countries May Be Graver Than We Thought
CHICAGO/BANGKOK (Reuters) ― Zika’s rampage last year in Brazil caused an explosion of infections and inflicted a crippling neurological defect on thousands of babies ― an effect never seen in a mosquito-borne virus.
It also presented a mystery: why had a virus that had been little more than a footnote in the annals of infectious diseases taken such a devastating turn in the Americas? How had Africa and Asia, where Zika had quietly circulated for decades, escaped with no reports of major outbreaks or serious complications?
Scientists initially theorized that Zika’s long tenure in Africa and Asia may have con...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - November 23, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Study finds link between surgery and Guillain-Barr é syndrome
(American Academy of Neurology) A new study suggests that having surgery may be linked to developing Guillain-Barr é syndrome (GBS) for people with cancer or autoimmune disorders. The study, published in the Nov. 23, 2016, online issue of Neurology ® Clinical Practice, a medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, showed that 15 percent of those who developed the syndrome had a surgical procedure within two months prior to developing the disease. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - November 23, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Can Surgery Trigger Rare Muscle Disorder?
Still, the likelihood of developing postoperative Guillain-Barre syndrome remains slight, researchers say (Source: Cancercompass News: Other Cancer)
Source: Cancercompass News: Other Cancer - November 23, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
CDC Removes Zika Travel Warning From Northern Part Of Miami Beach
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) ― Florida officials removed part of Miami Beach from an active Zika transmission zone on Tuesday, saying more than 45 days had passed since the last local case of the mosquito-borne virus that has been linked to microcephaly, a rare birth defect.
Popular areas in the southern part of the seaside tourist destination, however, remain in a designated zone of active Zika transmission.
The area of active transmission in Miami Beach is now about 1.5 square miles (2.4 km). The newly cleared area covers about three square miles, Florida Governor Rick Scott said in a statement.
State officials believe Z...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - November 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
CDC Removes Zika Travel Warning From Northern Part Of Miami Beach
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) ― Florida officials removed part of Miami Beach from an active Zika transmission zone on Tuesday, saying more than 45 days had passed since the last local case of the mosquito-borne virus that has been linked to microcephaly, a rare birth defect.
Popular areas in the southern part of the seaside tourist destination, however, remain in a designated zone of active Zika transmission.
The area of active transmission in Miami Beach is now about 1.5 square miles (2.4 km). The newly cleared area covers about three square miles, Florida Governor Rick Scott said in a statement.
State officials believe Z...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - November 22, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Can Surgery Trigger Rare Muscle Disorder?
Still, the likelihood of developing postoperative Guillain - Barre syndrome remains slight, researchers say (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - November 22, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Family Medicine, Neurology, Oncology, Surgery, Immunology, News, Source Type: news
Zika situation report
, 17 November 2016: Zika virus, Microcephaly, and Guillain-Barr é syndrome. (Source: WHO news on Zika virus)
Source: WHO news on Zika virus - November 16, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: microcephaly [subject], zika [subject], zika [subject] Source Type: news
Study Confirms Hepatitis E, Guillain-Barr é Link (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- But pathogen cross-reactivity makes diagnosis challenging (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - November 11, 2016 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
