Cell count news and latest updates(... continued page 2)

Immunology

Among body shapes, pears are healthier than apples

Whether we like it or not, everyone accumulates fat.

Sep 12, 2018

0

25

Health

Nuts may boost male fertility: study

Eating nuts "significantly" boosted the number and health of sperm in young men in a scientific trial, researchers said Wednesday.

Jul 4, 2018

0

2351

Health

Immediate ART treatment improves retention rates

Starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) immediately following an HIV diagnosis dramatically improves retention in clinical HIV care, according to a study led by a Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) researcher.

Nov 28, 2017

0

Pediatrics

'Modest at best' discriminatory ability for CBC test in infants

(HealthDay)—Complete blood cell count parameters at commonly used or optimal thresholds do not offer high accuracy in identifying invasive bacterial infections (IBIs) in febrile infants (≤60 days of age), according to ...

Sep 12, 2017

0

117

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Immunosuppressant response predicts aplastic anemia survival

(HealthDay)—Response to immunosuppressive therapy (IST) predicts overall survival (OS) in aplastic anemia (AA), according to a study published online Aug. 29 in the American Journal of Hematology.

Sep 7, 2017

0

Surgery

Risk score may help in the care of patients with suspected appendicitis

A new study indicates that a classification system based on patient symptoms and basic lab tests can reduce the need for diagnostic imaging, hospital admissions, and surgery in patients with suspected appendicitis.

Jul 24, 2017

0

2

Genetics

Study outlines framework for identifying disease risk in genome sequence

Imagine a day when you visit the doctor's office for your annual physical. Your physician orders routine tests - cholesterol, glucose and blood count - but they also order a sequence of your genome, all 3 billion letters ...

Jan 12, 2017

0

Oncology & Cancer

New treatment approved for soft-tissue cancers

(HealthDay)—Lartruvo (olaratumab) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat adults with certain soft-tissue sarcomas, cancers that develop in areas such as the muscles, fat, blood vessels and tendons.

Oct 19, 2016

0

HIV & AIDS

Rapid, successful response to ART for many patients with HIV

(HealthDay)—Many HIV-infected patients have rapid and successful immune and virological response to antiretroviral therapy (ART), according to a study published online Sept. 27 in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics.

Sep 30, 2016

0

2