Survival rate beyond 10 years in children with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) was highest after cranial epilepsy surgery and lowest when treated only with antiseizure medications, according to a study published in The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health.

Bile duct cancers are uncommon and aggressive types of gastrointestinal cancer. They include cholangiocarcinomas, which can form inside or outside of the liver, as well as cancers of the gallbladder, and are highly likely to cause serious disease or prove fatal.

Pre-filled syringes are easy to use; they ensure exact dosages, so that patients can conveniently inject their own medications. These syringes have become commonplace in therapies for the widest possible variety of afflictions such as asthma, cancer and even chronic inflammatory illnesses such as Crohn's disease. But these pre-filled syringes don't always work properly: The hypodermic needles can clog when stored over longer periods of time, resulting in the injection of incorrect dosages.