Depending on your health, you may be at a higher risk for minor bone fractures. In this edition of ‘Health in Focus’, we talk with from about spinal compression fractures, and who is at risk for this ...

Spinal cord compression is a debilitating condition that many patients with advanced cancer experience. Until now, patients often had to spend multiple days traveling back and forth to undergo ...

UCSF Medical Center has opened the new UCSF Spine Center, which brings together specialists with expertise in treating adult and pediatric spinal disorders. “One of the Center’s defining strengths is ...

Controlled clinical trial of interferon-gamma as postoperative surgical adjuvant therapy for colon cancer. Over a 5-year period (1989 to 1993), a total of 110 patients underwent surgery. Fifty-five ...

An experimental study from the University of Birmingham has brought the long-awaited hope of a treatment for acute spinal cord injury (SCI) one step closer. The research involved using an existing ...

If you experience weakness and a loss of fine motor function in your arms and hands after neck trauma, you may have a spinal cord injury called central cord syndrome. This type of injury can disrupt ...

Kyphon Xpander™ II Inflatable Bone Tamp Is Latest Innovation in Minimally Invasive Treatment of Spinal Fractures MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Medtronic Inc. (NYSE:MDT) today announced Food and Drug ...

SAN ANTONIO, June 22, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Spinal compression is a serious problem that can affect a large number of people. Unfortunately, too many residents in San Antonio, Texas are ignoring ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 86-year-old male in relatively good health. I developed pain in my lower back, buttocks and upper legs that started a couple of months ago. It is particularly painful in the ...