Satisfied that Microcyn was effective and nontoxic, the institute tested the solution on patients with diabetic foot ulcers.
"More than ten years later, patients with Gaucher disease are still coming for therapy, " says Meeker.
With Cerezyme, Genzyme began by figuring out what kind of doctors patients with Gaucher disease visit.
Seventy-eight percent of patients with a particular type, squamous cell cancer, responded to the drug.
Wallace has seen patients with large dents in their breasts and tangible masses within.
At the NIH Gregg had studied patients with another rare disease that made their cholesterol superlow.
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More than half the patients with confirmed infection have died and others remains seriously ill.
When used in conjunction with chemotherapy, it can prolong the life of patients with breast cancer.
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Patients with a mutated version have a 25% higher risk of developing adult-onset diabetes.
ABT-418 in a small number of patients with Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, with promising results.
Farrar, for example, says about 75% of his patients with chronic pain take these medicines.
"It is important for a minority of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis, " he says.
In smaller studies, Benlysta had failed to provide a benefit across all patients with lupus.
Patients with certain conditions, including hiatal hernias, don't qualify for heartburn surgery through the mouth.
The first project that will use the documents involves a group of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
The group found that patients with small cell lung cancer did have signs of the antibodies.
Health Ministry officials said that the one-story hospital housed patients with severe mental disorders.
Researchers at the University at Buffalo recruited 20 patients with the disease to test the theory.
But for patients with mild hypertension, it could mean being able to cut down their medication.
Of about 100 patients with pneumonia, 15 required ventilators to help breathe, the Army said.
The new technology could provide a safer way treat patients with powerful immune-stimulating proteins.
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The first human trial is slated for early next year, in patients with so-called complete injuries.
The Rwinkwavu Hospital has treated 1, 995 patients with HIV drugs--and kept 96% of them alive.
But you would be sticking vulnerable patients with thousands of dollars of out-of-pocket bills.
And they would be unable to impose prohibitively high costs on patients with chronic health problems.
Patients with the bug are treated in wards closed to new admissions until the sickness passes.
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The study also showed that the treatment did not work for all patients with severe emphysema.
In her two weeks in the hospital, she encountered patients with a range of violent injuries.
It was approved in March for patients with advanced kidney cancer who failed other treatments.
But peering into DNA is becoming an option for wealthy patients with rare and scary diseases.
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