http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (PhysOrg.com) -- Since the World Health Organization proclaimed smallpox officially eradicated in late 1979 - thanks to vaccination programs that produced a protective `herd immunity` for most of the globe - fear of the fever-causing, blistering, sometimes fatal infectious disease has faded. In fact, in the more than three decades that the disease has been wiped out, routine smallpox vaccination has virtually stopped for most of the population. http://www.physorg.com/news165590040.html Medicine & Health Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:14:57 EST news165590040 After comparing two patient cancer registries -one featuring transplant patients and the other the general population -researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have found that transplant patients experience worse outcomes from cancer. http://www.physorg.com/news161629702.html Medicine & Health Fri, 15 May 2009 18:08:48 EST news161629702 Moderate kidney disease increases an older man's risk of developing certain cancers, according to an upcoming study in the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). Given that chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects about a third of older men, maintaining kidney function could help prevent cancer in the general population. http://www.physorg.com/news160381478.html Medicine & Health Fri, 01 May 2009 07:27:18 EST news160381478 Patients who undergo liver transplantation for hepatitis B-related liver damage should receive lifelong antiviral treatment to keep the disease from coming back. A new study shows that they lack cellular immunity against the disease, making recurrence likely if antiviral treatment is withdrawn. These findings are in the March issue of Liver Transplantation. http://www.physorg.com/news154875581.html Medicine & Health Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:03:46 EST news154875581 A new study describes the psychological profile of adolescents who have received kidney transplants and compares them to those of healthy peers. The findings reveal a significantly higher prevalence of psychiatric conditions (depression, phobia, ADHD), educational impairment and social isolation among adolescents who had undergone a transplant. The study appears in Pediatric Transplantation. http://www.physorg.com/news153058676.html Medicine & Health Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:18:32 EST news153058676 A new study suggests that patients with hepatitis C (HCV) who need a liver transplant should not receive an organ with high levels of fatty deposits (a.k.a. hepatic steatosis). HCV recurrence was more frequent and earlier among those transplanted with such livers. These findings are in the January issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal published by John Wiley & Sons. http://www.physorg.com/news151074246.html Medicine & Health Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:04:06 EST news151074246 A new Canadian study comparing cancer rates of liver transplant patients to those of the general population has found that transplant recipients face increased risks of developing cancer, especially non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and colorectal cancer. Risks were more pronounced during the first year of follow-up and among younger transplant recipients. These findings are published in the November issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal by John Wiley & Sons. http://www.physorg.com/news144946240.html Medicine & Health Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:50:40 EST news144946240 Cancer incidence is higher among liver transplant recipients in Finland compared to the general population, according to a new study in the October issue of Liver Transplantation. http://www.physorg.com/news142166426.html Medicine & Health Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:40:26 EST news142166426