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New tuberculosis blood test spots hidden infection
Asbury Park Press - Mar 19 8:47 AM Two new interferon-gamma blood tests were able to detect latent tuberculosis infection in hundreds of people exposed to a person with contagious TB even though traditional tuberculin skin tests (TST) did not, Dutch researchers report. "One-third of the world's population is believed to harbor latent TB infection," study author Dr. Ailko Bossink said in a prepared statement. "Approximately 5 to ...
Tumor
Murcer says brain tumor is 'clear'
USA Today - 2 hours, 36 minutes ago Bobby Murcer's brain tumor is "clear," and the New York Yankees broadcaster is eager to begin experimental cancer treatments, the New York Daily News reported Saturday.
Type O Negative
Florida Blood Services in desperate need of 3 blood types
Tampa Bay's 10 - Apr 26 2:55 PM St. Petersburg, Florida - Florida Blood Services is in critical need of O-positive, O-negative and B-negative blood types. O-positive is the most common blood type. 40 out of 100 people has this blood type. O-negative is out of 100 and B-negative is only 1 in 100.
Typhoid
Food business down amid typhoid scare
TVNZ - Jan 24 11:56 AM Food outlets in an area south of Auckland say public health authorities need to come clean about the shops being tested for typhoid. Four people in Clendon have contracted the disease, but health officials refuse to say which food suppliers they are investigating.
Typhoid fever
Romania struggles to shelter flood victims
CNN.com - Apr 26 6:54 PM CHISELET, Romania (AP) -- More than 15,000 Romanians who fled areas flooded by the Danube River are crowded into tent communities and faced with dwindling food supplies, residents and volunteers said Wednesday.
Ulcer
New Potential Health Benefit Of Olive Oil For Peptic Ulcer Disease
Science Daily - Feb 14 3:07 AM Already fabled for an array of health benefits, extra virgin olive oil -- a centerpiece of the Mediterranean Diet -- may have a new role in helping to prevent and treat Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infections, which cause millions of cases of gastritis and peptic ulcer disease each year, researchers in Spain report.
Ulcerative colitis
New treatment approved for ulcerative colitis
Medical Post Online - Apr 19 6:07 PM Use: ulcerative colitis (U.C.)
Ulna
Winter trades strengthened Triple-A squad
The Scranton Times-Tribune - Apr 04 1:17 AM TAMPA, Fla. Randy Johnson should have a huge impact on the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees inaugural season.
Ulnar nerve
ASU's Fowler in limbo
Jonesboro Sun - Apr 26 10:33 PM By Matthew V. Roberson Sun Sports Writer JONESBORO — Taylor Fowler’s availability is uncertain for this weekend, and it could be that way for the rest of the season.
Urethra
My heavy periods were a sign I was at risk of infertility
Daily Mail - Jan 15 4:23 PM Last year, presenter Julia Bradbury underwent surgery for endometriosis. This painful condition affects up to two million women in the UK and can cause infertility. Here she tells ISLA WHITCROFT how she discovered that she had the condition
Urethral sounding
Lithotripsy can cause diabetes, hypertension in the long run
EARTHtimes.org - Apr 11 4:54 AM One of the popular methods of treating kidney stones -- pulverizing the stones into sandlike substance using ultrasound shock waves -- has been found to increase diabetes and hypertension risks in patients later in life.
Urinalysis
Nc town drug testing to get under way
Times-Reporter - Jan 13 4:58 AM NEWCOMERSTOWN Two meetings will take place next week to inform Newcomerstown High athletes and student drivers with parking permits about the district s new drug testing policy and a new conditioning program being instituted for all athletes.
Urinary incontinence
Burch colposuspension can prevent urinary incontinence after prolapse surgery
News-Medical-Net - Apr 19 6:46 AM Women who undergo surgery to correct pelvic organ prolapse - a condition in which the vagina and nearby organs lose support and fall out of position - often find that the surgery comes with a bothersome tradeoff: urinary stress incontinence.
Urinary tract infection
Diagnosis and Treatment of Chlamydia trachomatis Infection
American Family Physician - Apr 26 5:48 PM KARL E. MILLER, M.D., University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Chattanooga, Tennessee Chlamydia trachomatis infection most commonly affects the urogenital tract. In men, the infection usually is symptomatic, with dysuria and a discharge from the penis.
Urination
Pissing Life Away (Way Too Dangerous Records)
Riverfront Times - Jan 24 2:43 PM This is the first installment of Homespun, our new, weekly local CD review column. See below for information on how to submit your music for possible publication. J Boozer doesn't set the bar too high on his debut album, Pissing Life Away: He opens the CD with the sound of prolonged urination ...
urine
Urine Test Helps Predict Lung Injury Outcome
HealthCentral.com - Feb 09 11:20 PM FRIDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- A simple urine test can predict the survival of patients with a severe lung injury known as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), researchers report.
Urticaria
Genzyme Announces Publication Of Study Showing Impact Of Cerezyme On Bone Health For Patients With Type 1 Gaucher ...
Medical News Today - Jan 16 12:02 AM Genzyme Corporation (Nasdaq: GENZ) announced today that a research study published in the January issue of the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research demonstrates that long-term use of Cerezyme(R) (imiglucerase for injection) significantly improves bone mineral density in patients with Type 1 Gaucher disease in a dose-dependent manner. [click link for full article]
Uterine fibroids
Nonsurgical Technique Effective Against Fibroids
HealthCentral.com - Apr 26 10:11 AM FRIDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) -- A nonsurgical treatment for uterine fibroids , known as uterine fibroid embolization (UFE), has a five-year success rate of 73 percent, according to a new study involving 182 women.
Uterus
Woman's suit says birth was wrongful
Chicago Tribune - 2 hours, 19 minutes ago She claims abortion `not done properly' A woman has filed a lawsuit alleging that a doctor at Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts bungled her abortion in April 2004 and that she had no idea she was still pregnant until about six weeks before her daughter was born in December of that year.
Vaccination
Home Visits Deliver Vaccination Message
Washington Post - Apr 01 8:31 PM "Are you Kevin Colon?" the visitors asked the teenage boy standing at the door.
Vagina
Tickets on sale for 'Vagina Monologues'
Bozeman Daily Chronicle - 1 hour, 57 minutes ago Tickets are now on sale for the Feb. 9 and 10 performances of Eve Ensler's "Vagina Monologues." The "Monologues" tell stories that are humorous and tragic, illuminating some of the most intimate and hidden aspects of women's lives. This year's performances will be directed by Marissa Landrigan.
Vaginal bleeding
Amenorrhea: Evaluation and Treatment
American Family Physician - Apr 26 5:47 PM TARANNUM MASTER-HUNTER, M.D., University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan DIANA L. HEIMAN, M.D., University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Hartford, Connecticut
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