Acute lymphocytic leukaemia (ALL) is a cancer of the blood and bone marrow, specifically affecting lymphocytes. The disease progresses rapidly and creates immature blood cells, rather than mature ...

Acute myeloid leukemia, or AML, is a type of cancer that affects the bone marrow and blood. Learn about outlook and survival rates for this cancer.

Acute inflammation is a short-term process occurring in response to tissue injury, usually appearing within minutes or hours. It is characterized by five cardinal signs: pain, redness, immobility ...

Blood pressure is frequently elevated in the acute phase of stroke—whether due to cerebral ischaemia or intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH)—1and is associated with adverse functional outcome,2 making ...

Jiang Y, Hu J, Peng L, Li H, Ji JS, Fang W, Yan H, Chen J, Wang W, Xiang D, et al. Non-optimum temperature increases risk and burden of acute myocardial infarction onset: a nationwide case-crossover ...

Abstract and Introduction. Objective: To compare the efficacy and tolerability of dexamethasone-21-palmitate and mepivacaine alone and in combination in the acute treatment of facet syndrome ...

(2000). Recommendations for the medial management of osteoarthritis of the hip and knee. Arthritis & Rheumatism-Aarthritis Care & Research, 43, 1905-1915. Jackson, D.W. and Simon, T. M. (2006) ...

To update and integrate the recommendations for ankylosing spondylitis and the recommendations for the use of tumour necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) into one set ...

The most common causes of acute salivary gland infections are bacteria, especially Staphylococcus aureus, or staph. Viruses and fungi can also cause infection in the glands. (Mumps is an example of a ...

There may not be a cure for RA, but there are several things you can do to ease flare-ups. Learn about plant oils, heat and cold, assisted devices, and surgery.

Background Fibromiyalgia (FM), one of the most common rheumatologic disorders, is characterized by widespread pain in the body, sensitivity in the certain anatomical regions, fatigue, sleep disorders ...

A spinal cord injury (SCI) refers to any injury to the spinal cord that is caused by trauma instead of disease.Depending on where the spinal cord and nerve roots are damaged, the symptoms can vary ...