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regarding salivary gland issues by Joan H. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 30 Jul 2007 12:00am From time to time (like today!) I get an email or a comment asking for good information about salivary gland damage from RAI, RadioActive Iodine treatment... to salivary glands. This is a much more technical article targeted at a medical professionals, but it also includes an illustration of a very beneficial massage technique (figure 7 Read on »

Smokeless Tobacco Not a Risk Factor for Cancer of the Salivary Glands by Brad R. Posted Tue 08 May 2012 10:02pm Two celebrities -- Adam Yauch ("MCA" of the Beastie Boys) and Tony Gwynn (Hall of Fame baseball player) -- were recently reported to have suffered salivary gland cancer. This has prompted questions about tobacco use as a possible risk factor. Cancer of the salivary gland is exquisitely rare. For perspective, data from the Sur ... Read on »

Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma (MALT) of salivary glands and scleroderma: a case report by Jan Posted Tue 09 Mar 2010 12:00am By Monika Prochorec-Sobieszek and Colleague Abstract The connection between scleroderma and lymphoma is uncommon and its pathogenic relationship is a much debated subject. We describe the case of a patient with mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma (MALT) of both parotid glands without clinical signs of Sjögrens syndrome who Read on »

swelling under armpit and skin lower down left trunk to ankle swollen by anil m. Posted Mon 26 Oct 2009 11:22am how good oral steoids are working. ankle swollen, hoping and praying i dont have to go back to hospital. does anyone know what is happening to me. doctors dont know Read on »

Swollen throat glands, chronic fatigue, sensitivity to light, sound, etc. by Fibro Viv Patient Expert

Posted Sun 18 Jan 2009 1:32am Swollen throat glands and severe sore throats, Fatigue (sometimes chronic), fever, muscle pain, aching joints, headaches, night sweats, stomach aches, sensitized skin.... Please remember everyone is different. The doctor never found anything wrong with my throat but did feel my swollen glands. Tests have been taken, and nothing comes up. The fact Read on »

Repeated Swollen Glands in my Armpits by bluestar9 Posted Tue 29 Sep 2009 7:34pm I've repeatedly had swollen glands in both armpits on and off over the past few years. I just got another one and it is the most painful one I've had yet (it hurts to let my are fall all the way down against my side). I have also been very tired lately and not feeling good in general--coughing, feverish on and off, soar throat, fatigue, and stressed. I Read on »

Dropsy by Matt S. Posted Tue 29 Jul 2008 12:00am I would highly recommend the following book for renal fellows everywhere: ", by Steven Peitzman. I am presently reading it during my trips on the "T" while commuting into Mass General Hospital in the wee hours of the morn. What is "dropsy"? Dropsy--still used to describe ailments which affect marine animals such as fish or frogs (see left)- ... Read on »

Vaccines Comprising Sand Fly Salivary Proteins for Control of Leishmania Infection by nih.gov Posted Tue 25 May 2010 5:00pm Description of Invention: This invention relates to the use of several peptides from the salivary glands of various sand fly species for the control of leishmania... the disease. A vaccine comprising one of the peptides was used to protect mice challenged with parasites and salivary gland homogenates. A DNA vaccine containing the cDNA for this same Read on »

Will Dentists Help Detect Breast Cancer--New Salivary Test by Dr. Thomas Gibbs Doctor of Dentistry

Posted Mon 29 Sep 2008 1:04am produces a change in the normal type and amount of proteins in glandular secretions from the salivary glands. Biochemists the University of Texas at Austin are using Read on »

Research: Salivary Screening for Celiac Acceptable in Diagnosis by Amy Leger Posted Fri 17 Dec 2010 9:51am A quick swipe of the mouth is all it takes for this kind of celiac screening! Now research is reporting its not just easy, but it's also effective. Read on »