GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER — Experts have made great strides when it comes to treating neuromuscular diseases. Doctors at Geisinger say developments they were reading about in a magazine a year ...

Oct. 16 (UPI) --Optimial vitamins and essential minerals consumption can extend healthy aging, including curbing chronic diseases, according to a review of nutritional science and lab research. A Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute researcher ...

- Acquisition expands Bruker's Microbiology & Diagnostics business with profitable Molecular Diagnostics portfolio and substantial innovation pipeline - Novel Fluorocycler™ XT thermal cycler ...

The group of about 10 women kept inching toward the door, but then the topic would change, and they’d pause to hash it out. The Life with Cancer circuit training class at the Life with Cancer Family Center in Fairfax, in which they’d squatted, curled ...

Three of the five most read stories in infectious disease this week came from IDWeek. Popular presentations from the meeting included studies that found that there are significant sex differences in rank and academic achievement among infectious disease ...

“Candidemia has mortality rates as high as 50 percent, and we wanted to better understand the impact that infectious disease consultation in hospitalized patients can have, specifically as it relates to survival rates and guideline adherence,” said ...

Biochemical tests used in the identification of infectious agents include the detection of metabolic or enzymatic products characteristic of a particular infectious agent. Since bacteria ferment carbohydrates in patterns characteristic of their genus and ...

Pithapuram: Agricultural additional director GV Padmasri said that natural farming will avert diseases like rice blast while inspecting crops at FK Palem village as part of ‘ATMA- Polam badi’ programme on Tuesday. Padmasri explained various methods in ...

The Undiagnosed Diseases Network, set up by the National Institutes of Health, turns scientists into detectives to attack medicine's cold cases – the patients left in diagnostic limbo because ...

WASHINGTON (October 16, 2018) -- On Wednesday, the World Health Organization will convene an emergency committee meeting to determine if the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo constitutes a public health emergency of international ...

Researcher from the Institute of Biology, Leiden have discovered how good intestinal bacteria regulate our innate immune system. This surprising discovery could make it possible to treat diseases ...

The "Orphan and Rare Dermatological Diseases - First-in-Class Therapies Demonstrate Potential Disease-Modifying Effects in Areas of High Unmet Need Such as Epidermolysis Bullosa" report has been ...

More than 100 patients afflicted by mysterious illnesses have been diagnosed through a network of detective-doctors who investigate unidentified diseases, reports a new study. More than 100 patients afflicted by mysterious illnesses have been diagnosed ...

Singapore-headquartered Arcadier to build and operate innovative online marketplace for the United Nations Office for Project Services' (UNOPS) Defeat-NCD Partnership; launch by end Q1 2019 Online marketplace will ensure accessibility and affordability of ...

Affecting around 2 % of the population, autoimmune rheumatic diseases can have severe symptoms, including painful and swollen joints, fever, rashes, fatigue and sensitivity to the sun, with patients needing regular check-ups. Diagnosis can take a number of ...

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 15, 2018--Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:CDTX), a biotechnology company developing novel anti-infectives including immunotherapies, today announced that new data from studies of its lead antifungal rezafungin will be ...

EXCITEMENT has continued around the promise of stem cells to treat a wide range of injuries and diseases. Stem cells are 'undifferentiated' cells of an organism that are capable of giving rise to ...

Study results to be presented at NASPGHAN demonstrate reductions in bile acids and bilirubin are highly associated with decreased aggregate need for liver transplant in PFIC patients Findings to be presented by NAPPED Consortium at AASLD The Liver ...

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (NYSE: CRL) today announced that it was awarded a five-year, $95.7 million contract by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), which is one of the largest institutes of the National ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Orphan and Rare Dermatological Diseases - First-in-Class Therapies Demonstrate Potential Disease-Modifying Effects in Areas of High Unmet Need Such as Epidermolysis Bullosa" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's ...

Editor’s note: Joan Siefert is CEO of LaunchBio. DURHAM – LaunchBio, a nonprofit organization that identifies, counsels, and supports high-growth, high-impact life science and biotechnology companies, will host a forum with investment professionals ...

Singapore — Arcadier, a Singapore-headquartered online marketplace builder, has been chosen by the United Nations Office for Project Services' (UNOPS) Defeat-NCD (Non-Communicable Disease ...

DETROIT (AP) --Tests show that a food vendor at the Detroit Tigers' home stadium who was fired after video surfaced showing him spitting on a pizza that was apparently intended for a customer doesn't have any communicable diseases. Authorities say 20-year ...

Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education ...

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) Students with a physical therapy program at the University of South Carolina will be rowing for 24 consecutive hours to raise awareness and funds for Leo’s pride. Leo’s pride is a local non-profit that raises money for accessible ...

More than 100 different autoimmune diseases are known to affect the population. Crohn’s disease is one of them. What is the immune system? Our bodies have a natural defense system, the immune system, which protects against foreign forces in the body.

This month’s column is more serious than most. If you’re looking for entertainment and my usual wild stories, you may want to skip this one. But this column is a must-read, if you raise livestock and/or care about the American food supply (and if you ...