AUGUSTA, Ga. – Obese, Caucasian females over age 50 with diabetes and on dialysis because their kidneys have failed are among those at highest risk for the rare and deadly condition calciphylaxis, according to an analysis of the United States Renal Data System. Calciphylaxis occurs when calcium and phosphorus bind to form a biological cement that […]
CHICAGO — In an aggressive disease known for poor response rates, researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found patients with advanced colorectal cancer responded well to a combination therapy of the drugs vermurafenib, cetuximab and irinotecan. The Phase I trial, presented Saturday, May 31 in a poster discussion at the American Society of […]
A cost-analysis of post-traumatic stress disorder treatments shows that letting patients choose their course of treatment – either psychotherapy or medication – is less expensive than assigning a treatment and provides a higher quality of life for patients. In a recent study, published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, PTSD patients allowed to choose between therapies […]
ATLANTA —Casey Kasem’s heartbreaking diagnosis of Lewy body dementia is all over the news. The Associated Press reports Kasem, 82, had previously been incorrectly diagnosed as having an advanced form of Parkinson’s disease. But what is Lewy body dementia and why might it misdiagnosed as Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s disease? Lewy body dementia (LBD) afflicts […]