Tag Archives: Hope

Chemical offers new hope of finding treatments for neglected tropical diseases

Scientists say they are a step closer to developing a drug to kill the trypanosome parasite that causes human African trypanosomiasis, otherwise known as sleeping sickness, paving the way for a potential cure. The University of York researchers deciphered the mechanism by which the compound, known as AB1 works. AB1 was identified by researchers at… Read More: Chemical offers new hope of finding treatments for neglected tropical… »

Different Takes: Is Call To Reopen The Economy A Hope For Rebirth Or A Recipe For Disaster?; Testing Shortage Leaves Nation In Dark

Editorial pages express focus on the president’s call to reopen the economy during the pandemic and other health issues. Fox News: Easter Resurrection From Coronavirus? A Hope For Rebirth Of The Economy Last Sunday morning, a friend wise in the ways of things both political and economic offered a thought. The next big decision for… Read More: Different Takes: Is Call To Reopen The Economy A Hope… »

Hope You’re Sitting Down: Hospital Charges $4,700 For A Fainting Spell

This story also ran on NPR. This story can be republished for free (details). Listen to NPR’s All Things Considered tonight for our audio report on Bill of the Month. It’s scheduled to air at approximately 5:20 p.m. on your local public radio station. Matt Gleason had skipped getting a flu shot for more than… Read More: Hope You’re Sitting Down: Hospital Charges $4,700 For A Fainting… »

Treatment could offer hope for brain bleeding and stroke

A drug treatment, already approved for use in patients, could offer new hope for some patients with brain bleeding and strokes. New research, led by the University of Glasgow and published today in Human Molecular Genetics, has shown that the compound sodium phenyl butyric acid could be used to reduce brain bleeding which can cause strokes… Read More: Treatment could offer hope for brain bleeding and stroke »