After a summer of decreased donor turnout, the American Red Cross is experiencing a national blood shortage, according to Nicole Roschella, regional communications manager for the American Red Cross Greater Pennsylvania Region. “To make sure we can provide hospitals the blood they need this fall, we’re counting on the generosity of the public to help […]
Top Japanese manufacturer Shimadzu Corporation has come up with a prototype of a medical information system to support infectious disease management. It is claimed to be the first such system in Japan for facilitating consultations, contracts, and payments between attending physicians and infectious disease specialists. The consultation system was developed in collaboration with Tokai National […]
Leukemia is cancer of the blood or bone marrow. The Moffit Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida, answers five questions about the disease. 1 What are signs of leukemia? “One of the first signs of leukemia is often a low white blood cell count, a low red blood cell count or a low platelet count, which […]
Peer-reviewed / Modelling study / People New analysis indicates exposure to lead might have caused 5.5 million adult deaths from cardiovascular disease and the loss of 765 million IQ points in children under the age of five worldwide in 2019. Up to 95% of the effects were in low and middle-income countries (LMICs), with children […]
Introduction Encephalocele is a birth anomaly in which protrusion of brain tissue and meninges is caused by a defect in the skull. It is responsible for 10–20% of all dysraphism. Occipital encephalocele is caused by bone defects in the occipital bone which sometimes extend to the foramen magnum and the back of the atlas. Occipital […]
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Introduction Epidermoid cysts were first described by Couvelaire in 1835. It means “perlee tumor” (pearly tumor). Epidermoid cysts are benign, slow-growing lesions that account for <1% of all intraspinal tumors. It can arise congenitally in patients with spinal dysraphism, such as spina bifida, dermal sinus, and syringomyelia, whereas acquired causes include recurrent lumbar punctures resulting […]
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Lead exposure may have resulted in the loss of 765 million IQ points in children under five years of age, and about 5.5 million cardiovascular disease deaths in adults globally in 2019, new analysis has suggested. About 95 per cent of these impacts of lead exposure were observed in people living in low- and middle-income […]