HHT: Just a Nosebleed, or Something More?
PITTSBURGH. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- HHT is a genetic disorder of the blood vessels. In severe cases it can lead to sudden bleeding or stroke. Researchers say HHT affects more than one in 5,000 people, but 90 percent of all people with HHT don’t know they have it. Now, new research may unlock the mystery behind the disease and give patients the best chance for treatment and a cure. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - November 3, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Drug Stops Pediatric Cancer
SAN FRANCISCO. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – DIPG is the second most common brain tumor in kids. The diagnosis is tough to deliver. It is almost always the same—little boys and girls are given less than two years to live. In fact, the median survival rate is only nine months and so far, there are no good treatment options. But doctors hope one family’s sacrifice will change all of that! (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - November 2, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Radio Waves for Wrinkles
BOSTON. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- If you’re looking for a modern fountain of youth and Botox or surgery don’t interest you…maybe this will. This new treatment uses radio waves to smooth out your fine lines and wrinkles. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - October 28, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Step into the Light! Treating EPP
NEW YORK. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- For most of us, sunlight is essential for good health. It provides a dose of vitamin D, it’s been shown to improve mood, and may even lower blood pressure. But for people with extreme sensitivity to light, even a few minutes in the sun can cause searing pain and no amount of sunscreen will help. But a new treatment is allowing some patients to step into the light. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - October 28, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Prostate Cancer: Fusion Biopsy
NEW YORK. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- For decades, doctors have diagnosed prostate cancer using what’s been called a ‘blind’ biopsy, removing and testing a dozen tiny tissue samples to see if cancer is present. Now, new technology is taking the guesswork out of the procedure by allowing doctors to precisely target suspicious areas where deadly cells may be lurking. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - October 28, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Acid Reflux Solution: Magnets to the Rescue
SAN ANTONIO, Texas. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- If you know anyone who suffers from acid reflux symptoms, you know all they want is relief. Now it looks like a new surgery can ease the burn...as well as save lives. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - October 27, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mastectomy Makeover
MIAMI. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Angelina Jolie is perhaps the most high profile patient to recently undergo a mastectomy to reduce her genetic risk of getting breast cancer. A recently published study looks at a new technique to rebuild the breast which claims to have better cosmetic results than traditional reconstruction. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - October 26, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Safer Pregnancies for Moms with Heart Defects
CLEVELAND. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Not all that long ago, being born with a serious congenital heart defect was often fatal. But now, most children born with one are living healthy, long lives. Now, as grown-ups, they want to have babies themselves, which brings on new challenges that one hospital is trying to meet. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - October 14, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Treatment for Lupus: Medicine's Next Big Thing?
SAN ANTONIO. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- More than 1.5 million Americans have lupus, a disease where the body’s immune system attacks healthy tissue. It can lead to heart attacks, strokes, and kidney failure. In the past 50 years, only one new drug for lupus has been approved by the FDA. Just this summer, there have been two very major trials of a new lupus drug that both failed but now there is hope on the horizon. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - October 14, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
3D Mammograms with C-View
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- In spite of recent debate over breast cancer screening, an annual mammogram after the age of 40 is still recommended for preventive cancer care. Now, there is new technology designed to lower the yearly radiation dose, and, in turn, a woman’s risk. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - October 14, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pain in the Neck, Striking a Nerve
TAMPA, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Neck pain. It’s the number three cause of chronic pain in this country and it affects more than one out of four of us. You may think it’s just part of aging…but in many cases, that’s not true. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - October 13, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
WiSE Ways to Treat Heart Failure
NEW YORK. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Shortness of breath, fatigue, even the inability to get up and move across the room; that’s what happens when your heart is not working properly. Five million people suffer from heart failure in the United States. Half of those people will die within five years of diagnosis. Now, there’s a new technology that may keep hearts beating longer and stronger. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - October 12, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sticky Mittens: Give Infants An Edge
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Newborns don’t look like they can do much more than flail their arms and Submitlook around. But what if they could actually pick things up? Researchers wanted to answer that question so they invented Sticky Mittens.. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - October 9, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Glimmer of Hope for IPF
PHILADELPHIA. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- For decades, doctors had little hope for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF, a disease that scars the lungs and makes it hard to breathe. Now, for the first time, doctors say new drugs can buy patients some time. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - October 6, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Surprises Come in Threes
DALLAS. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- One in 10,000. That’s how rare it is for a certain type of twins, mono-amniotic ones to be born. They are identical babies sharing the same embryonic sac. Now, add a third fetus and the risks to mom and the babies increase tremendously. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - October 6, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
