If the blockage is in a large vein, it’s known as central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO). If it’s in small branches of a vein, it’s called branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO). In some cases, the blockage can lead to fluid buildup in the center of the retina, or macular edema, a common cause of blindness.
Data Briefs are statistical publications that provide information about current public health topics in a straightforward format. Each report takes a complex data subject and summarizes it into text and graphics that provide readers with easily comprehensible information in a compact publication.
NIAID Announces New Award to Study the Effects of Radiation and Aging on the Human Immune System
Genes that Protect Chromosome Tips May Boost Longevity
HHS Announces $25.7 Million in Grants to Expand, Improve Health Centers
Medicare prescription drug coverage is insurance that helps people pay for prescription drugs at participating pharmacies. It is available to everyone who has Medicare.
Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2008
Study Indicates: Disability Among Older Americans Declines
By analyzing bacterial communities in and on several people, scientists have begun to create an atlas of bacterial diversity that documents the different types of microbes that thrive in distinct regions of the human body. This research sets the stage for determining how changes in bacterial communities help to cause or prevent disease.
What is the difference between prescription drugs and over-the-counter drugs
Getting Older – Mental Exercise May Aid Aging Minds
In the Norway study, women who had preeclampsia in their first pregnancy were 1.7 times as likely to have high TSH an average of 20 years later as women who hadn’t had preeclampsia. Women with preeclampsia in both their first and second pregnancies were nearly 6 times as likely to have high TSH levels.
Current interim CDC guidance for healthcare personnel is available on the CDC website at http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/guidelines_infection_control.htm.
Parkinson’s disease, which affects about 1.5 million Americans, is a progressive neurologic disorder caused by the degeneration of nerve cells in the portion of the brain that controls movement.
Information for Pregnant Women Working in Education, Child Care, and Health Care Settings Concerning 2009 H1N1 Influenza Virus
Women who experience preeclampsia, a serious complication of pregnancy, may have an increased risk for reduced thyroid functioning later in life, report a team of researchers from the National Institutes of Health and other institutions. The analysis combined two separate studies which each suggested a link between preeclampsia and reduced thyroid function.
An international team has discovered that mutations in either of 2 related genes cause a severe and rare form of inflammatory bowel disease in young children. The discovery allowed the researchers to successfully treat one of the study patients with a bone marrow transplant.