X4 Pharmaceuticals initiates Phase II/III trial of X4P-001-LD to treat WHIM syndrome
Clinical stage bio-technology firm X4 Pharmaceuticals has initiated its Phase II/III clinical trial of X4P-001-LD with the first patient dosing to treat warts, hypogammaglobulinemia, infections, and myelokathexis (WHIM) syndrome. (Source: Drug Development Technology)
Source: Drug Development Technology - January 31, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
How to Raise Kids Who Can 'Love and Be Loved'
Forget about an apple a day keeping the medical doctor away.
If you want to do something to ensure your kids experience backed-by-research benefits like:
· Higher self esteem
· Better parent-child communication
· Improved academic performance
· Fewer psychological and behavior problems and
· Better coping skills
be sure to add copious amounts of affection and acceptance to the healthy foodstuffs you dole out daily.
Need another reason? Parental warmth, affection and acceptance not only foster your child’s psychological development while they’re under your roof, it also impact...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 16, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'Tree man' of Bangladesh is CURED of condition that turned his hands into branch-like warts after 16 operations, doctors hope
Abul Bajandar, from Khulna, Bangladesh, has had at least 16 operations to remove 11 lbs of growths from his hands and feet since his condition came to doctors' attention a year ago. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 10, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How to Prevent Cervical Cancer or Find It Early
By Stacy Simon
RESOURCES:
Cervical Health Awareness Month
Cervical cancer prevention and early detection
HPV and cervical cancer
Cervical cancer was once one of the most common causes of cancer death for American women. But over the past several decades, screening – testing for cancer before symptoms develop – has reduced cervical cancer deaths, as doctors have been able to find and treat problems before they become cancer – or find cancer early when it’s easier to treat.
The Pap test can find abnormal cells early so they can be treated before they become cancer. The Pap test can also fi...
Source: American Cancer Society :: News and Features - December 22, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Cervical Cancer Source Type: news
How to Prevent Cervical Cancer or Find It Early
By Stacy Simon Cervical cancer was once one of the most common causes of death for American women. But over the past several decades, screening – testing for cancer before symptoms develop – has reduced cervical cancer deaths, as doctors have been able to find and treat problems before they become cancer – or find cancer early when it's easier to treat. RESOURCES: Cervical cancer resources HPV and cervical cancer Cervical cancer screening guidelines Human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccines Signs and symptoms of cervical cancer The Pap test can find abnormal cells early so they can be treated befo...
Source: American Cancer Society :: News and Features - December 22, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Cervical Cancer Prevention/Early Detection Source Type: news
That STI App On Your Phone Might Not Be Giving You The Best Health Advice
(Reuters Health) – Of nearly 90 mobile phone apps focusing on sexually transmitted infections (STIs), about a third had inaccurate and incomplete information in a recent study.
This significant variation in content, quality and medical advice could lead to sexual health risks for those who search for answers online before talking to a doctor.
“Due to the stigmatized nature of STIs, apps could be a great medium for providing accurate information to those most at risk,” said lead author Jo Gibbs of the University College London Department of Infection and Population Health in the UK.
“However, there i...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - December 13, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Cryoablation Successfully Treats Recurrent Mesothelioma
Radiologists at the UCLA Medical Center are successfully killing tumor cells with extreme cold, also known as cryoablation, in patients with recurrent pleural mesothelioma.
An outpatient procedure with few complications, cryoablation freezes the localized tumors with argon gas or liquid nitrogen, allowing patients to fight the almost-inevitable cancer recurrence after surgery.
Dr. Fereidoun Abtin, a UCLA radiologist who performs the procedure, told Asbestos.com he is “convinced it works well for these patients.”
“The results have been impressive, a lot better than what else is out there in the literature ...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - December 6, 2016 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Walter Pacheco Tags: cryoablation for cancer cryoablation for mesothelioma cryosurgery for mesothelioma cryotherapy for mesothelioma freezing cancer tumors mesothelioma treatment Source Type: news
Novan reports positive top-line data from Phase II clinical trial of SB206 against HPV
US-based pharmaceutical company Novan has reported positive top-line results from its Phase II clinical trial of SB206 to treat genital warts caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). (Source: Drug Development Technology)
Source: Drug Development Technology - December 2, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Two-dose HPV vaccine schedule as good as three-dose
Study supports US decision to set two-dose schedule for all three licensed HPV vaccines Related items fromOnMedica Persistent HPV raises risk of anal and genital cancers HPV vaccine to be piloted in gay men Two HPV jabs protect women from genital warts Vaccinating girls against HPV benefits men Quadrivalent HPV jab cleared of causal link to MS (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - November 21, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Home Remedies: What to do with warts
Common warts are small, grainy skin growths that occur most often on your fingers or hands. Rough to the touch, common warts also often feature a pattern of tiny black dots ? sometimes called seeds ? which are small, clotted blood vessels. Common warts are caused by a virus and are transmitted by touch. Children [...] (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - November 17, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Fungal nail infections: Poor hygiene could be to blame for contagious foot condition
FUNGAL nail infections are deemed one of the most embarrassing foot conditions, over verruca ’s, warts, bunions even athlete’s foot. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 8, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Genital Warts
(HPV Infection) (Source: eMedicineHealth.com)
Source: eMedicineHealth.com - November 2, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
FDA Approves Gardasil 9 HPV Vaccine
By Stacy Simon RESOURCES: Cervical cancer resourcesHPV and cervical cancerHuman Papilloma Virus (HPV) VaccinesAmerican Cancer Society recommendations for HPV vaccine by age The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Gardasil 9, a new vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV). The vaccine is expected to become available in February 2015. Gardasil 9 protects against 9 types of HPV, more than the vaccines already on the market, Gardasil and Cervarix. Those vaccines protect against the 2 types of HPV that cause approximately 70% of cervical cancers. (Gardasil also protects against 2 more types that cause genital...
Source: American Cancer Society :: News and Features - August 9, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Cervical Cancer Prevention/Early Detection Source Type: news
Food Safety Issues Rise in Colombo
By Editor, Sunday Times, Sri LankaAug 8 2016 (The Sunday Times - Sri Lanka)This newspaper’s News Desk has been following up on Public Health issues for some time, and their ongoing reports should raise concerns among Colombo residents, both the affluent, and the not-so, because of the declining standards in the monitoring of food establishments, from the humble ‘buth kades’ to the restaurants of five-star hotels. There is a lot of debate about the delay in holding Local Government elections and whether the representatives of the country’s Municipalities, Urban Councils and Praadeshiya Sabhas should be elected under...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - August 8, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Editor sunday Tags: Asia-Pacific Global Governance Headlines Health Water & Sanitation Source Type: news
Anogenital Warts May Be Cancerous in HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex With Men Anogenital Warts May Be Cancerous in HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex With Men
Human papillomavirus (HPV)-induced anogenital warts in HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM)"may harbor high-grade dysplasia or even invasive squamous cell carcinoma," researchers from Germany report.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - August 5, 2016 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
