AbbVie to present data on Crohn's disease studies

Seeking Alpha-21 hours ago

AbbVie (ABBV +0.7%) announces that data from 20 abstracts in gastroenterology and hepatology programs will be presented at Digestive Disease Week in ...

Year of Weight Watchers Best for Weight Loss, Costs, Disease Risk

Medscape-21 hours ago

The predicted cost-effectiveness of the longer program is most likely due to reductions in obesity-related diseases that would be expected to occur, say the ...

Face of younger-onset Alzheimer's might surprise you

East Bay Times-21 hours ago

Pam Montana, 62, of Danville, who was diagnosed last year with younger-onset Alzheimers disease is photographed at her home with her cat Rusty in Danville, ...

No, You Should Not Go Gluten-Free

Esquire.com-22 hours ago

The study, published in British Medical Journal, indicated that unless someone has a serious gluten intolerance or celiac disease, they should not avoid gluten, ...

Pac-Man-like CRISPR enzymes have potential for disease diagnostics

UC Berkeley-22 hours ago

University of California, Berkeley, researchers have described 10 new CRISPR enzymes that, once activated, behave like Pac-Man to chew up RNA in a way ...

Lyme disease experts say this could be a "particularly bad year"

WSAW-22 hours ago

CBS NEWS-- Experts are predicting a jump in Lyme disease this year, and ticks aren't the only ones to blame. The northeast will be hit particularly hard, with the ...

5 things people with coeliac disease are sick of hearing

Her.ie-22 hours ago

Coeliac disease is no joke. It's an auto-immune condition where the body reacts severely to gluten and other cereal proteins. The intestines become inflamed ...

Number of dangerous fungal disease on rise in N.J., according to CDC

NJ.com-22 hours ago

Cases of a newly-emerging strain of fungal disease that can be fatal have jumped in New Jersey and New York since the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...

Fatal attractionThe link between pollution and heart disease

The Economist-May 4, 2017

WHY air pollution causes lung disease is obvious. Why it also causes heart disease is, though, a conundrum. One suggestion is that tiny particles of soot migrate ...

Fundraisers planned as baby fights rare disease

The Herald-May 4, 2017

The affliction is an extremely rare disease that prevents her body from breaking down ... Because of the disease, Jaylin has poor sight and poor muscle tone.

New CRISPR Enzyme Variants Could be Used to Detect Disease

GenomeWeb-18 hours ago

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – A team of University of California, Berkeley researchers led by Jennifer Doudna have published a study describing variants of the ...

Johns Hopkins opens $24M specialty practice for infectious disease ...

Becker's Hospital Review-18 hours ago

The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore will open a $24 million facility exclusively for the treatment of patients with infectious disease on May 8.

Smart Contact Lens Can Detect, Monitor Disease

R & D Magazine-18 hours ago

“This study can be used to diagnose diseases (diabetes and glaucoma) by implementing two types of transparent electronic sensors in the production of smart ...

$1.1M verdict in Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Lehigh County

lehighvalleylive.com-20 hours ago

A Lehigh County jury awarded $1.1 million to six people affected by a 2013 outbreak of Legionnaires' disease at a South Whitehall Township medical facility.

'Second genetic code' edited in stem cells to study disease-causing ...

The San Diego Union-Tribune-20 hours ago

This first-time accomplishment in the field known as epigenetics or epigenomics will help research into diseases caused by improper activation or silencing of ...

State warns of uptick in Lyme disease as ticks spread

WOODTV.com-20 hours ago

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says cases of tick-borne diseases, particularly Lyme disease, are popping up across the state.

Wellington Saints to don purple uniforms in support of Motor ...

Stuff.co.nz-20 hours ago

Longtime Saints chairman Justin Toebes has been suffering from the disease since December 2012 and was told in the middle of last year not to expect to live ...

May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month

KARE-20 hours ago

Here's something that'll make your skin craw – tick-borne illnesses are on the rise. According to doctors, not only have cases of Lyme disease tripled over the ...

Thyroid Disease Linked With Uveitis

MedPage Today-21 hours ago

Patients with thyroid disease have increased risk for uveitis, suggesting the two diseases may share a common autoimmune pathophysiology, researchers found ...

Liverpool woman heading to USA for Lyme disease treatment

ITV News-21 hours ago

Emma Horlock, from Liverpool, contracted Lyme disease after being bitten by a tick. It left her bed-ridden and suffering severe pain. She's heading to America ...

5 Ways the New GOP Health Care Bill Is Even Worse Than Before

RollingStone.com-16 hours ago

... blood clot, breast cancer, bulimia, bypass surgery, celiac disease, cerebral aneurysm, cerebral embolism, cerebral palsy, cerebral thrombosis, cervical cancer, ...

Drawing Attention to Kidney Disease and the Need for Donors

PA home page-16 hours ago

Anderson was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease when she was 22-years-old. The disease runs in her family... Killing both her father and sister.

Here are preexisting conditions you could pay more for under AHCA

New York Daily News-17 hours ago

How individual diseases will be affected depends on the actions by the states, which would be required to substitute for the coverage by setting up “high-risk ...

Gwinnett health team wins state award for disease control

Gwinnettdailypost.com-17 hours ago

GNR Health Department's Notifiable Disease Epidemiology Team was presented the Sellers-McCroan Award at the Georgia Public Health Association ...

Saint Thomas Health Performing LINX Procedure for Reflux Disease

Wgnsradio-17 hours ago

Saint Thomas Health (STH) is now performing the LINX procedure for gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD). This simple, minimally invasive laparoscopic ...

William Baumol, whose famous economic theory explains the ...

Vox-17 hours ago

William Baumol — an economist who just died at the age of 95 — had a famous idea, commonly known as Baumol's cost disease, that explains a lot about our ...

The facts and fallacies of clostridial disease

Western Producer (subscription)-17 hours ago

In spite of good protection contained in vaccines for most clostridial diseases such as blackleg, tetanus and redwater, incidences are on the rise. Whether we ...

Young Ballarat woman dies suddenly from meningococcal disease

The Age-17 hours ago

Tributes are flowing in for 19-year-old university student Emma-Kate McGrath, who died suddenly from meningococcal disease on Wednesday night.

RDR Editorial: AHCA – Is it Bad for the Rare Disease Patient?

Rare Disease Report-17 hours ago

In the rare disease community, many are likely to have a pre-existing condition and, through no fault of their own, must endure the condition and also the ...

Lyme disease not the only tick-borne illness to worry about

wwlp.com-18 hours ago

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – They are known for spreading Lyme disease, but ticks can also spread another serious illness. It is called Powassan virus, and it ...

Shania Twain says her vocal issues were caused by Lyme disease

Yahoo News Canada (blog)-14 hours ago

Lyme disease is spread by infected ticks through their bite after they contract the bacteria from infected animals such as deer, birds or rodents. It can leave ...

Best Ways to Stay Safe From Ticks and Prevent Lyme Disease

NBC Connecticut-14 hours ago

Summers in Connecticut mean mountain hikes, beach trips and music festivals. But it also means ticks are out and waiting to latch on to you and your pets.

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KPRC Houston-14 hours ago

HOUSTON - Scientists said they are predicting an especially bad summer for ticks and Lyme disease. Researchers for the last 25 years have tracked mice that ...

Rare disease from blood donor kills Georgia man, widow wants to ...

First Coast News-14 hours ago

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Last February, Robert or Bob Stickman went into St. Vincent's Hospital for back surgery. Hours into the procedure, what was normal ...

Presentation on ticks, Lyme disease to be held Thursday

Fond du Lac Reporter-15 hours ago

CAMPBELLSPORT - The Kettle Moraine State Forest - Northern Unit's Evening with Nature series will conclude its season with the program, “Ticks and Lyme ...

Scottish heritage may be factor in bowel disease: study

TheChronicleHerald.ca-15 hours ago

Nova Scotia has the highest rates of children living with inflammatory bowel disease in Canada, a study shows, and it might be because of our Scottish heritage.

Invasive myrtle rust disease discovered on mainland NZ

OurAuckland-15 hours ago

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has confirmed the presence of the myrtle rust plant disease on mainland New Zealand for first time, in Kerikeri. MPI and ...

Greene County woman remembers husband, raises awareness for ...

WCYB-15 hours ago

His disease eventually getting too difficult for his wife to be his sole caregiver, so Rusty was constantly in and out of nursing homes and hospitals never getting ...

5 Ways the New GOP Health Care Bill Is Even Worse Than Before

RollingStone.com-16 hours ago

... blood clot, breast cancer, bulimia, bypass surgery, celiac disease, cerebral aneurysm, cerebral embolism, cerebral palsy, cerebral thrombosis, cervical cancer, ...

Drawing Attention to Kidney Disease and the Need for Donors

PA home page-16 hours ago

Anderson was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease when she was 22-years-old. The disease runs in her family... Killing both her father and sister.