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5 Scary Symptoms That Are Usually Harmless
SPECIAL FROM Next Avenue By Linda Melone After 50, aches, pains and the occasional muscle twinge become a fact of life. But some symptoms that may seem frightening or serious turn out to be far less than they appear. While you should always see a doctor if you experience something out of the ordinary, these signs generally are more smoke than fire: A Bloody Nose Nosebleeds can be particularly frightening due to the suddenness in which they occur and the sometimes large amount of blood involved. “People worry that it’s internal bleeding, but almost every time it’s not,” says Dr. Carlo Reyes, emergency room...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 5, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

HLA-DRB1*07:01 is associated with a higher risk of asparaginase allergies
Asparaginase is a therapeutic enzyme used to treat leukemia and lymphoma, with immune responses resulting in suboptimal drug exposure and a greater risk of relapse. To elucidate whether there is a genetic component to the mechanism of asparaginase-induced immune responses, we imputed human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles in patients of European ancestry enrolled on leukemia trials at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (n = 541) and the Children’s Oncology Group (n = 1329). We identified a higher incidence of hypersensitivity and anti-asparaginase antibodies in patients with HLA-DRB1*07:01 alleles (P = 7.5 x ...
Source: Blood - August 21, 2014 Category: Hematology Authors: Fernandez, C. A., Smith, C., Yang, W., Date, M., Bashford, D., Larsen, E., Bowman, W. P., Liu, C., Ramsey, L. B., Chang, T., Turner, V., Loh, M. L., Raetz, E. A., Winick, N. J., Hunger, S. P., Carroll, W. L., Onengut-Gumuscu, S., Chen, W.-M., Concannon, P Tags: Pediatric Hematology, Free Research Articles, Lymphoid Neoplasia, Clinical Trials and Observations Source Type: research