Millions of people in the developing world suffer needlessly from lymphatic filariasis (LF), commonly known as elephantiasis, because they cannot afford treatment or are too embarrassed to seek it, researchers said on Wednesday. Reuters Health Information
Hospitalization rates for allergic conditions have increased over time in Australia, according to study results published in the October issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Reuters Health Information
In this review and commentary: a look at the effect of ART on transmission, prognosis, and HIV disease progression; and the incidence of various cancers in patients with HIV vs transplant recipients. Medscape HIV/AIDS
Millions more people will be at risk from illnesses such as malaria and diarrhoea in a warming world beset by heatwaves and water shortages, the World Health Organisation said on Thursday. Reuters Health Information
About 7.6 million people will die this year worldwide from various types of cancer, with lung cancer -- heavily driven by smoking -- killing 975,000 men and 376,000 women, the American Cancer Society said on Monday. Reuters Health Information
The results of a national survey indicate that less than one quarter of geriatricians, internists, and cardiologists believe they can accurately predict if a patient with end-stage heart failure will die in the next 6 months. Reuters Health Information
