Parkinson's disease rates lower in patients treated vs. untreated for HCV
5 monthes ago - By Healio
Patients who received interferon-based antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis C had a significantly lower incidence rate of Parkinson's disease compared with untreated patients, according to an analysis published in JAMA Neurology.
“Chronic HCV infection not only affects the liver but also is a risk factor in extrahepatic diseases, such as diabetes, chronic kidney disease, atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, and stroke,” Wey-Yil Lin, MD, from the Landseed International Hospital in Taiwan, and colleagues wrote. “The lower rate of
Read more ...
The headlines of Master Doctor
My Anxiety Was Unbearable During My Senior Year of College - Here's How I Coped
For as long as I can remember, I've worried constantly. As a kid, I worried about school, my social life, my looks, my family. Everything. It wasn't until I was about 12 or 13...
How To Deal With Bone Metastases From Prostate Cancer?
When prostate cancer spreads, it most often spreads to bone. And while the 5-year survival rate for prostate cancer that has not spread is nearly 100 percent.
Phaco-ELT shows comparable efficacy but longer survival than phaco-aiT
Combining cataract surgery with minimally invasive MIGS leads to more efficient IOP lowering and reduced need for medications than phacoemulsification alone, according to a...
Two More Alzheimer's Drug Candidates Fail
The BACE inhibitor lanabecestat and the antibiotic minocycline failed to slow cognitive decline in randomized controlled trials. Medscape Medical News
Study may provide novel therapeutic approach for Huntington's, Parkinson's...
Insights from their study may provide a novel therapeutic approach for diseases such as Huntington's and Parkinson's.
SURGICAL VIDEO: Iris prosthesis sutured to IOL, implanted during cataract...
NEW YORK - At OSN New York 2019, Brandon D. Ayres, MD, of Wills Eye Hospital, shows the surgical implantation of an iris prosthesis sutured to an IOL in a situation in which...