A Status Report on Breast Implant Safety
Though recent studies do not show a greatly increased risk of some well-defined autoimmune diseases among women with silicone gel-filled breast implants, other safety questions remain. FDA is also requiring manufacturers to collect safety data on saline-filled implants.
Guarding Against Glaucoma
Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases sharing certain features, but also differing from one another in their prevalence, ease of detection, and symptoms. Treatments include drugs and laser surgery.
For Goodness Snakes: Treating and Preventing Venomous Bites
Twenty kinds of poisonous snakes inhabit the United States (except for Maine, Alaska and Hawaii), and coping with a bite from any one of them is no picnic. There are ways to prevent getting bitten, however, and effective treatment if prevention fails.
Interstitial Cystitis: Progress Against Disabling Bladder Condition
Interstitial cystitis is a bladder condition far more common in women than in men. It can be devastating to quality of life. Treatments include drugs and special diets. Sometimes a diagnostic tool--cystoscopy--can temporarily improve the condition.