Biogen tests drug for MS treatment at University of Vermont Biogen Inc. of Cambridge is testing whether a new drug candidate can help fight multiple sclerosis at Fletcher Allen Health Care and the University of Vermont College of Medicine in Burlington, Vt. The hospital is one of 100 sites worldwide testing t...
Bowel Disease More Common After Appendectomy ISLAMABAD, January 15 (Online): People who have had their appendix removed are more likely to develop the digestive disorder Crohn's disease, results of a new study suggest. It's not clear if appendicitis increases the risk of Crohn's disease, or if ...
Leukine: moving in a new direction Dr. Mark Gilbert and his colleagues have careers staked on Leukine, the first drug to emerge from Seattle biotechnology, a product that many believe has never reached its full potential. Stressful as that was at Immunex, tensions amplified a year ago...
Doctors Research New Ways To Treat Crohn's Disease (New York-WABC, January 16, 2003) — For some people, stomach cramps and diarrhea are a constant problem. Now doctors are looking at an entirely new way to treat them. Now, ABC7 is On Call with Dr. Jay Adlersberg. Those interested in taking part in a ...
Pop singer Anastacia says she has breast cancer The cancer was discovered during a routine checkup, the 29-year-old said in a statement."My doctor was insistent that I have a mammogram even though it was not required. He saved my life!" she said."I appreciate all who are concerned, ...
Bad Drug Makes Good Elizabeth Clear, a 64-year-old housewife, had long been a 30-a-day smoker. But it still came as a shock when doctors running tests for a hiatus hernia at London's Whittington Hospital found something much more serious — lung cancer. And when consulta...
Medical marijuana bill posed Medical marijuana could become a legal reality in Maryland if three state legislators from Baltimore County have their way.Sen. Paula Hollinger, an 11th District Democrat, will sponsor the bill in the Senate along with Sen. David Brinkley, a Republic...