Posts Tagged ‘Massachusetts General Hospital’

Drug Shows Promise in Nervous-System Tumor Treatment

9th July 2009 by admin No Comments

U.S. researchers report the first successful drug treatment of tumors in patients with neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2).
In people with NF2, benign tumors develop throughout the nervous system. The most common tumor is a vestibular schwannoma, which grows on the nerve connecting the ear to the brain. This type of tumor, also called acoustic neuroma, causes [...]

Mother of Boy Who Died of Cancer At 9 Pleads Not Guilty

7th July 2009 by admin No Comments

A Salem mother is facing up to 40 years in prison for allegedly withholding medical care that her autistic son needed to fight the cancer that took his life this year.
Kristen LaBrie appeared in Essex Superior Court in Salem yesterday, where she pleaded not guilty to four charges, including attempted murder. Bail was set at [...]

Experts Urge New Screening for Diabetes

13th June 2009 by admin No Comments

A diabetes test that measures a person’s average blood glucose control over the preceding two to three months is being recommended as the new diagnostic tool for the condition.

Diabetics have too much glucose in their blood when the condition is uncontrolled, and must monitor it.

A committee of international experts recommended the test, called the [...]