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Malignant mesothelioma, a cancer difficult to treat with just chemotherapy, is the subject of many experimental clinical trials involving immunotherapy.

Being diagnosed with cancer is difficult enough. Suppose in the near future a more specific diagnostic test can be administered early to detect cancer in time for a cure

Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can anticipate new treatment made possible by promising research in the field of biotechnology.

Multiple myeloma is a type of cancerous growth of cells produced in the bone marrow. The condition is also associated with excessive production of antibodies.

New antibody treatments and vaccines to combat influenza may soon be possible and recurrent yearly flu immunizations may become a thing of the past.

Tysabri, a highly effective but potentially life-threatening MS medication, has been back on the market for almost a year. No new PML cases have emerged.

Medical research and informed consent have been shrouded in four myths. According to a 1966 article by Henry K. Beecher, the reality was quite different.

Novel therapy improves kidney transplant rates by reducing organ rejection in patients undergoing living- and deceased-donor-kidney transplantation.

Long useful for treating various cancers, radiation therapy is also notorious for causing undesirable side effects. Advances in technology are improving its reputation.

Oral Cancer has a high mortality rate, due to the usually late diagnosis of the problem. Options are discussed here.

Cancer stem cells represent a very small percentage of total tumor growth, but may be the primary cause of cancer spread and resistance to treatments.

Codes and regulations were designed to protect human subjects in medical research. Despite laws, unethical experimentation continues on four vulnerable populations.

Medicine is governed by laws designed to prevent research abuses. Nevertheless, unethical experimentation continues on vulnerable populations such as the terminally ill.

Medications that modify or limit the body's own immune system response are beneficial in treating autoimmune and allergy diseases as well as transplant patients.

Three men with advanced prostate cancer have been treated with an immune drug called ipilimumab and have shown a "startling" response.

Adalimumab decreases the effects of TNF (tumor necrosis factor), which is developed in the body in times of inflammation, and bonds to the joint surface.

Biotechnology is a field that involves the use of biological systems or living organisms to manufacture products or processes that ultimately benefit humans.

Cold agglutinin disease is an autoimmune disorder characterized by antibodies that react at cold temperatures with proteins on the surface membrance of red blood cells.

Graves' disease is a self-limited autoimmune hyperthyroid disorder caused by a combination of genes and environmental triggers.

Home pregnancy tests are a convenient way to detect a pregnancy, though a blood test done in a clinic is more accurate and reliable.

For mesothelioma victims suffering from malignant mesothelioma cancer, most often caused by asbestos exposure, new treatment options are being clinically tested.

Ulcerative colitis is a chronic, recurrent condition that has significant impact on patients' lives. Longstanding disease is associated with an increased risk of cancer.

Debate over breast cancer screening is renewed as a federal task force publishes new guidelines recommending against routine mammography screening for women in their 40s.

Have you or someone you know been diagnosed with lymphoma? Understand the mechanics, diagnosis, and treatment of lymphoma.

Psoriasis is an autoimmune skin condition which is sometimes associated with arthritis. Symptoms is psoriasis range from a mild rash to severe debilitating pain.

Sjögren syndrome can be primary or secondary. Primary SS most commonly affects middle-aged women. Prognosis is poorer in persons with other autoimmune illnesses.

This article describes the most common form of pemphigus, pemphigus vulgaris, a potentially fatal autoimmune condition characterized by blistering lesions.