An increase in the number of cancer patients with anemia has been observed in Thailand due to an increase of cancer patients and the use of chemotherapy for treatment of cancers that cause bone marrow suppression. Although blood transfusion is an effective way of increasing the hemoglobin level in anemic patients, several limitations do exist with

Cost-utility and budget impact analyses were performed to estimate the costs of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation compared to blood transfusions combined with iron chelating therapy (BT-ICT), The results found that the provision for HSCT for severe thalassemic patients was likely to be costeffective when provided to younger patients. The gove

http://wapo.st/K7vTBPWhat’s in a name? That’s a question that experts are wrestling with as they prepare to revise the diagnostic manual that spells out the criteria for addiction and other substance-use problems.The catalyst for this discussion is a set of proposed changes to the Diagnostic and Sta

For the first time in 13 years, the Food and Drug Administration has put diet pills back on the market. Will you take them?If your doctor could offer a prescription pill to help you lose weight, would you take it?As more than a third of US adults struggle with obesity, a pill may seem like an easy a

This study aims to assess both the cost and the appropriate medical indications of using Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography (PET-CT) under the Thai setting. It also estimates the potential need and supply to meet the need of PET-CT within the next five years. A systematic review and meta-analysis of literature published in the PubMed

About one in six children and teenagers are also obese, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association report which showed that obesity remains a significant problem in US society despite efforts to combat it.“Obesity prevalence shows little change over the past 12 years, although the

Concern over drug-resistant strains of TB is growing, with similar ‘incurable’ TB emerging in Italy and Iran. Doctors in Mumbai said 12 patients had a “totally drug resistant” form of the infection, and three have died.The Indian Health Ministry is investigating the cases and has sent a team of doct

The WHO report says there were over 26,000 measles cases in 36 European countries from January to October 2011.Western European countries reported 83% of those cases, with 14,000 in France alone.In England and Wales, there were just under 1,000 confirmed measles cases in that period – compared with

Experts, who studied more than 10,000 people across Europe, found those with the gene ABCC9 need around 30 minutes more sleep per night than those without the gene.The gene is carried by one in five Europeans, they say in their study, published in Molecular Psychiatry.The researchers said the findin

After years of decline, measles is on the rise in Europe, according to a new report released Thursday.As of October, European health officials reported more than 26,000 measles cases this year and nine deaths. That’s a threefold increase in cases from the same time period in 2007, said the World Hea