News tagged with extreme fatigue


Some MS patients experience 'natural' improvements in disability

(Medical Xpress)—Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients sometimes experience "natural" improvements in disability at least over the short term, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of British Columbia ...

Neuroscience created Oct 18, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Reseachers develop new 3-D technology to treat atrial fibrillation

Researchers at the Intermountain Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center have developed a new 3-D technology that for the first time allows cardiologists the ability to see the precise source of atrial fibrillation ...

Cardiology created May 11, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Many US teens struggle with extreme fatigue, survey shows

(HealthDay)—Extreme fatigue is common in U.S. teens and often goes untreated, a new study finds.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 02, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Acute toxoplasmosis impairs memory and concentration

Acute toxoplasmosis, an infectious disease carried by cats, may be a much more severe illness than previously understood.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Awareness still lacking of seriousness of heart disease in women, cardiologist warns

Although heart disease remains the No. 1 killer nationally for women-—responsible for one out of every three deaths—-many of today's women still underestimate the seriousness of the disease and their risks, says Liliana ...

Cardiology created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'World-first' surgery gives Australian boy new hope

Australian doctors Thursday hailed what they described as a world-first surgical treatment for a boy suffering from a rare disease that sends his blood pressure soaring and triggered a stroke.

Surgery created Nov 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

More younger people getting colorectal cancer

Carol Carr showed all the signs of colorectal cancer seven years ago, but doctors thought the 44-year-old Glen Burnie, Md., woman was too young to have the disease and never tested her for it.

Cancer created Aug 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Heavy lifting for cancer research

Many patients with advanced cancer suffer from cachexia, a condition also called body-wasting or wasting syndrome, which causes significant weight loss, extreme fatigue and reduces quality of life.

Cancer created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Abiraterone acetate improves fatigue in prostate cancer patients, says international clinical trial

Stockholm, Sweden: Men with prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of the body and that is resistant to hormone therapy suffer less from fatigue if they are treated with a combination of abiraterone acetate and prednisone, ...

Cancer created Sep 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

It takes a team to remove large, aggressive tumors

(Medical Xpress) -- No cancer surgery is easy, but the two operations David Bieszke underwent at Loyola University Hospital to remove an aggressive, 10-inch tumor were especially challenging.

Cancer created Jul 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0