14-04-20 Under new system, dentists must spend longer assessing each patient. 在新医疗制度下，牙医必须花更长时间为每个患者诊断。 In a bid to reduce waiting times, patients could see therapists, who have studied for three years, instead of dentists, who train...

14-04-15 New research announced at the International Liver CongressTM 2014 today provides new hope for the notoriously difficult-to-treat population of liver transplant patients with recurring hepatitis C (HCV). As part of a compassionate use program, 104 po...

14-04-14 Twelve weeks of an investigational oral therapy cured hepatitis C infection in more than 90 percent of patients with liver cirrhosis（肝硬化） and was well tolerated by these patients, according to an international study that included researchers fr...

14-04-14 A virus that is present in most people in a latent（潜在的） state may induce or exacerbate（恶化） anemia（贫血） in patients with kidney disease, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrol...

14-03-28 UK scientists say they have found a way of diagnosing different types of bowel disease by testing the smells given off by patients' stools. 英国科学家称，他们发现了一种可以通过检测患者粪便气味来诊断不同肠道疾病的方法。 The test analyses the chemical...

14-02-26 The findings of a recent study indicate that routine testing with both fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) and immunohistochemistry (IHC) may enhance the detection of ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Accurate determination of AL...

14-01-22 For patients in the early stages of multiple sclerosis (MS), low levels of vitamin D were found to strongly predict disease severity and hasten its progression, according to a new study led by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) investigators in...

14-01-18 Patients with fibromyalgia syndrome ( FMS纤维肌痛综合症 ) typically have widespread chronic pain and fatigue. For those with low vitamin D levels, vitamin D supplements can reduce pain and may be a cost-effective alternative or adjunct（附属的） to...

13-12-23 Scientists from The University of Manchester -- part of Manchester Cancer Research Centre believe they have discovered a new way to make chemotherapy treatment more effective for pancreatic cancer patients. Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive cancer...

13-12-05 The number of people living with dementia worldwide is set to treble by 2050, according to a new analysis. 一项新的分析表明，2050年世界上患痴呆的人数将是现在的三倍。 Alzheimer's Disease International says 44 million people live with the disease, but...