Chronic subdural hematoma: Bleeding on the brain

Article Abstract:

Subdural hematoma occurs when blood vessels rapture and blood gets collected and trapped between the brain and skull causing a person to become lethargic and confused; and is especially risky after a direct and traumatic blow to the head. It is diagnosed with the help of computerized tomography or magnetic resonance imaging and two types of surgeries that can be performed are simple drainage and craniotomy.

Diagnosis, Subdural hematoma, Disease/Disorder overview

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Leukemia: there are reasons for hope

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The word "leukemia" is no longer synonymous with "terminal." An increasing number of patients are overcoming the disease. The overall five-year survival rate has gone from 14% to 42% since the 1960s. The blood disease results from a genetic mutation in bone marrow cells and is largely unpreventable. The risks increase with age, previous cancer therapy, genetic predisposition and environmental hazards.

United States, Physiological aspects, Drug therapy, Blood cells, Leukemia research

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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia: New approaches

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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most common form of leukemia affecting adults in the Western Hemisphere. Doctors have developed more effective treatments for CLL like chemotherapy and monoclonal antibodies.

Adults, Health aspects, Usage, Chemotherapy, Chronic lymphocytic leukemia

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