Jaundice: a genetic variant protects babies
Swedish scientists have discovered a genetic variant that almost completely protects one in eight newborns from jaundice. THE ESSENTIAL In ...
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Jaundice: phototherapy would increase the risk of leukemia
Newborns treated with phototherapy for jaundice are 1.6 times more likely to develop leukemia in childhood.The treatment of jaundice in ...
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Pancreatic cancer: a disease better managed
It is associated with a rapid death, but little is known about it. Pancreatic cancer is the subject of a ...
Read moreA Chinese decoction could treat jaundice
January 5, 2004 - A decoction containing four herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is believed to relieve jaundice, ...
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Liver cirrhosis, hepatitis and jaundice
Keep your liver healthy With an average of one and a half kilos, the liver is the heaviest organ in ...
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A link between leukemia and blue light against jaundice in newborns?
© FotoliaShould we continue to treat newborn jaundice with blue light? When a baby has jaundice, their skin turns yellow ...
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