"Thought I'd give you guys a little update.."

(Original post here) picked by cb__ 2 years ago

1909: After searching through hundreds of potential chemicals, a German immunologist discovers a compound that can selectively kill the parasitic spirochete that causes syphilis. The following year, he sends 65,000 free samples of the drug, now known as the first modern chemotherapy agent, to doctors all over the world. picked by Bingo 3 months ago

Hundreds of new proteins critical in the spread of the HIV virus through the body have been identified by Harvard researchers. The discovery could lead to new treatment options for people with the virus. picked by muppet 2 years ago

The company said it had admitted in its plea that it had promoted Zyprexa in elderly populations as treatment for dementia, including Alzheimer's dementia, "although Zyprexa is not approved for such uses." picked by bingo 11 months ago

A topical treatment that disables genes that play a key role in the transmission of the herpes virus has been developed by U.S. researchers. picked by muppet 10 months ago

Trials showing a positive treatment effect, or those with important or striking findings, are much more likely to be published in scientific journals than those with negative findings. picked by karenben 10 months ago

Some will nod their heads. Some will laugh themselves silly. Still it is true that not everything Bush has been blamed for can truthfully be labeled his fault. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Scientists in Berlin have pioneered a new "carbon ion therapy" which will fire carbon ions at 73% of the speed of light for the extremely precise treatment of inoperable tumors. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

A 63-year-old leukemia patient from Florida who never earned a college degree recently designed a method using nanotechnology that may make chemotherapy an archaic treatment of the past.

Link fixed. picked by deepcleanfun 2 years ago

16-Week Data Showed Significantly Greater Antiretroviral Activity of ISENTRESS in Combination with Optimized Background Therapy (OBT) versus Placebo plus OBT in Treatment-Experienced HIV-Infected Patients

Saw this on the news at noon. picked by steelshooter 3 years ago

The parents of a five-year-old boy who had never eaten have revealed their delight after he tucked into to a plate full of food for the first time after receiving specialist treatment in Austria. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Inspired by a post by Suebe about a talcum-based cancer treatment: Talcum powder treatment for lung cancer picked by rambler 2 years ago

A Palestinian doctor in Sweden refused the give medical treatment to an American woman due to the US's middle-east policy. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

The leader of the often branded "facist" British National Party has lodged a formal complaint about his treatment on the political show Question Time.

*Ironic that he deems it a 'lynch mob' when he defended a past leader of the Ku Klux Klan picked by makuus 1 month ago

Teenage anorexics will win greater rights to refuse treatment for their eating disorders under controversial new mental health laws to be debated by MPs this week. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Barbara Wagner, a lung cancer patient was prescribed chemotherapy. Instead of paying for the treatment, Oregon instead asked if she wouldn't rather have a peaceful death instead. After the health plan refused to pay for the medicine the drug manufacturer offered to pay for 1 year of the $4k/month treatment. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

A radical treatment that "rinses" organs and then implants them with patients' DNA is being hailed as a solution to the transplant crisis. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Sewer workers in New York took time out of their daily routine to showcase their work skills at the city's 20th annual Olympics of Sewage Treatment. Six teams competed Tuesday, with affectionate names like the Tallman Island Turd Surfers, and Bowery Bay Bowl Buster. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

The pioneering stem cell treatment, developed by VetCell Bioscience in Cambridge, has been so successful in horses it will now be trialled on human beings with tendon injuries. picked by bornbad 7 months ago

The recent years has seen an upsurge in the number of US citizens opting for medical treatment at offshore locations such as India, Singapore, Bangkok and Thailand. Most medical procedures in these countries are conducted at one-tenth of the cost of a similar procedure at the United States. picked by victoriou 3 years ago