Thousands of miles from a manufacturing plant in China, where the key active ingredient in heparin is sourced, Wanda Crowell receives a daily infusion of the drug in ...

Breakthrough research could make any IV drug able to be taken orally for a range of hard-to-treat cancers and other diseases, and redefine how medicines are designed, evaluated and delivered.

Within minutes, a reduced blood supply to the heart or brain can result in irreversible damage. Chronically low (or even borderline low) blood pressure can have an adverse effect on the kidneys as ...

Fordyce spots are most commonly found on the vermilion border of the lips (the area where the red part of the lip meets the skin) and the oral mucosa (the moist lining inside the mouth). They can also ...

Mosquitoes die after drinking the blood of people taking a drug for metabolic disorders — a discovery that could help to prevent the spread of malaria 1. Every year, malaria kills more than half ...

This April, the American Red Cross urges individuals to give lifesaving blood or platelets now as seasonal travel ramps up. The impact of busy spring calendars comes on the heels of an incredibly ...

Rejection grades for facial skin, oral mucosa, and sentinel flap biopsies were compared using paired statistical tests and correlation analyses. A paired t-test was performed to assess whether ...

Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a common immune-mediated inflammatory disorder affecting the oral mucosa. Its prevalence ranges from ... ketonuria and arterial blood gas analysis (pH analysis, and ketonic ...

Diabetes develops when your body cannot naturally keep your blood sugar levels within range. This leads to high blood sugar, which can bring on symptoms including increased thirst, frequent ...

Instead, blood drains downward and reduces the brain's supply of oxygen. The heart beats harder and faster as it tries to ship more oxygen to the brain, but with limited blood supply coming in ...

Angiogenesis is essential for ocular development to ensure appropriate blood supply and function, wound healing, and a healthy vascular system. 6 Conversely, pathological angiogenesis, involving ...