Sickle cell 'causes daily pain'
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Daily pain from sickle cell disease may be far more common - and severe - than previously thought, research suggests.
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A terminal leukemia patient must  have daily blood transfusions or die. A family begs doctors to  do everything possible to keep their elderly mother alive.  Parents cannot accept their newborn baby will not survive.
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NEW YORK  - People who suffer from chronic pain may find their memory taxed by everyday "multitasking," a new study suggests.
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People who like to start the day with coffee and a cigarette may be doing particular damage to their arteries, new research suggests.
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Researchers have suggested that some forms of human blindness may be treatable with cells from a patient&#39;s own bone marrow. According to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Martin Friedlander
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NEW YORK  - Daily aspirin is usually recommended for people at increased risk for heart disease, and people with diabetes come into that category.
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Restless leg syndrome may be linked to low levels of iron in the blood, researchers have found.
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Blacks get severe sepsis -- a rampant infection of the bloodstream that causes organ failure -- at nearly twice the rate of whites, and they are far more likely to die from it, U.S. researchers said on Friday.
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Patients who may have received a blood plasma transfusion from an individual who later developed CJD are to receive letters informing them that they may be &quot;at risk&quot;.
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A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Washington suggests that bone marrow produces cells that not only help fight infection, but also permanently heal wounds.
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Brain scans of people in chronic pain show a state of constant activity in areas that should be at rest, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday, a finding that could help explain why pain patients have higher rates of depression, anxiety and other disorders.
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NEW YORK  - Children who suffer from stomach pain, headaches, and vomiting are more likely than their peers who don't report such symptoms to go on to develop chronic widespread pain as adults, UK researchers report.
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Eating a relatively large amount of red meat every day appears to increase the risk of inflammatory arthritis, such as rheumatoid arthritis, new study findings suggest.
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A University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study suggested Monday people with a history of migraines are more likely to suffer angina chest pain.
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Many adults with arthritis suffer frequent mental distress, and this goes hand-in-hand with an impaired quality of life, according to researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta.
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A study aimed at determining if some children with sickle cell anemia could be weaned off blood transfusion therapy has been halted because two young patients who stopped getting the procedure suffered strokes and others developed a high chance of strokes.
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Many people with diabetes find that they become mentally and physically sluggish during periods when their blood sugar level rises in the course of their daily routines, investigators report.