A domino liver transplant from a living related donor can be done safely if certain procedures are carefully observed, say Japanese transplant specialists. Many wheelchair users suffer shoulder pain and even carpal tunnel syndrome from the strain of pushing heavy, ill-fitting wheelchairs. But professional wheelchair adjustment can overcome these problems, researchers report. A new drug, rottlerin, appears promising for the treatment of scleroderma, according to Dr. Sergio Jimenez, professor of biochemistry and molecular pharmacology at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. Women who were sexually abused as children may face a heightened risk for fibromyalgia, a chronic pain syndrome that typically has no obvious explanation.
Depression also correlates with a higher incidence of illness.
When someone is depressed, there is a reduction in the efficiency of the immune system. R-Ga., told attendees at the Harvard Conference on Public Health that the Internet can be a useful tool for healthcare reform, if it is used to empower the consumer, reduce administrative costs and improve the quality of healthcare. Lung and heart-lung transplantation, introduced into clinical practice in 1981, have now been performed in over 10,000 individuals worldwide for whom effective alternative medical therapy was not available. A study undertaken for the Food and Drug Administration concludes that popular dietary supplements containing ephedra products can pose severe health risks and even kill in some cases. Copyright 1999 PHCentral, Inc.