Brain tumors can arise from any of the diverse cells that make up the brain. The most common brain tumors in adults in the U.S., according to the National Institutes of Health, are gliomas, which arise from the supporting tissue in the brain, and...
AIDS is the last stage of the HIV virus. Doctors usually make a diagnosis of AIDS when an HIV-positive person's CD4+ cell count drops below 200. This means the body is critically lacking in white blood cells to fight disease and, as a result, has...
A type of cancer that starts in the lymphatic system, central nervous system or CNS lymphoma accounts for 0.85 to 2 percent of primary brain tumors, according to the University of California Los Angeles Health System. Patients with certain...
Lymphoma occurs when cancer cells form in your body's lymph system, which is part of your immune system. It is made up of your lymph nodes, lymph vessels, bone marrow, tonsils, spleen and thymus. Cells called lymphocytes travel around your...
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is a type of cancer that forms in lymph tissues such as the lymph nodes and spleen. Lymph tissues provide the body's defenses against germs and infection. When white blood cells, known as B lymphocytes, in these tissues...
High blood pressure, or hypertension, is one of a number of risk factors that may increase your chance of suffering a stroke or developing heart disease. If your systolic blood pressure is sustained at 140 or over and your diastolic blood pressure...
