Drugs used to treat Alzheimer's in nursing homes are worsening sufferers' illness
...apine, and suggest that quetipaine is not a viable alternative to these medications. This study has vital implications for the treatment of patients with dementia, argue the authors. Quetiapine should not be used instead of other drugs for alleviating their symptoms, and these findings highlight c...Medication helps alcoholics control drinking
...ailability of both medicines now gives patients an alternative if one is not effective for them. And, he adds, the possible benefits of using the medications in combination should be studied. The review also notes that other areas ripe for future study include the possible benefit of continuing naltrexone treatm...Radiologists offer non-surgical treatment for early-stage liver cancer
... rate. Consequently, RF ablation has emerged as an alternative treatment for inoperable liver cancer and may also be useful as a bridge to liver transplantation. RF ablation is a minimally invasive procedure where an interventional radiologist uses an image-guided electrode needle to deliver heat directly to tum...Changing trends in herbal supplement use
...chives journals. During the last decade the use of alternative medicines, particularly herbal products, has increased considerably, according to background information in the article. Americans spent $4.2 billion on herbs and other botanical remedies in 2001, and their benefits are being cited more and more in t...Herbal extract as effective as commonly prescribed anti-depressant
...he authors support the use of St John's Wort as an alternative to treat depression and welcome more research in this area....Simple treatment could prevent many child malaria deaths
...nventional treatment (intravenous quinine) with an alternative treatment (artemether, given as a suppository) in 103 children aged between 6 months and 5 years with severe malaria. They found the two treatments broadly comparable and suggest that rectal artemether could be used to treat severe malaria where qual...Teaching a less obvious medical skill -- Ethical decision-making
...day, it might be possible to reach consensus on an alternative good solution rather than simply agreeing to disagree." If a breakdown of trust occurs between physician and patient, it may be necessary to involve a third party, such as another physician. Kaldjian said most hospitals also have an ethics committee ...New stroke-prevention drug unlikely to be cost-effective except in patients at high risk of bleeding
...s in other conditions. The drug was intended as an alternative to warfarin. In October 2004, the FDA denied Exant...oubles the risk of hemorrhage." Before Exanta, the alternative for patients unable to tolerate warfarin was aspirin, which is not nearly as good as warfarin at pre...Over-the-counter supplement appears effective in treatment of midlife-onset depression
...e as a supplement in the U.S. Complementary and alternative medicine is a multimillion dollar industry, reflecting a growing number of people who avoid traditional medication, including anti-depressants, according to information provided in the article. Alternative therapies may have potential as second- or t...Anti-depressants used during pregnancy linked to neonatal withdrawal syndrome
...fully reviewed in the original reports to rule out alternative causes of withdrawal syndrome. The investigators found that by November 2003, a total of 93 cases of SSRI use associated with either neonatal convulsions or withdrawal syndrome had been reported, suggesting a possible causal relationship. Of these ca...Stat5 protein inhibits spread of breast cancer cells
...mor cells. However, Rui's laboratory is exploring alternative ways of switching Stat5 back on in breast cancer. The results of this study support related research done last year by Rui and his colleagues: In a study that was published in the June 1, 2004 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, the team i...Public interest advocates question NIH Enhanced Access policy
...quo. NIH guidance also should encourage pursuit of alternative publication venues that commit to free dissemination of knowledge to those who need it." "If NIH is going to delegate its responsibility and rely on the good faith of the research community," Reinhard added, "then NIH should lead by example. What bet...Third of European cancer patients use complementary and alternative therapies
...r patients in Europe make use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), according to one of the largest surveys undertaken of CAM in cancer. In the first Europe-wide study of CAM, a team of international researchers found that its use varied from a low of just under 15% of cancer patients in Greece to a h...Two studies find evidence that sunlight may have beneficial influence on cancer
...min D," Berwick and colleagues write. "However, an alternative hypothesis is that sun exposure induces less aggressive melanomas by inducing melanization and increasing DNA repair capacity, both of which might reduce further mutational changes in a melanoma. Which, if either, hypothesis is more plausible remains...New research could help physicians tailor asthma therapy in children
...eatment, with leukotriene modifiers one of several alternative therapies. "There is increasing evidence that children respond differently to the various treatment options for asthma," noted James Kiley, PhD, director of the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases. "If we can pinpoint in advance which children will do ...Brain tumor treatment can vary greatly, according to new JAMA study
...esults also showed a large number of patients used alternative medicine. "We found that more than two times as many patients take alternative medicine than participate in clinical trials," Chang says. "Alternative medicines are chemicals and ...Stents and going with the flow
...he limited budgets, Brophy suggests that increased alternative investments in more basic primary and secondary prevention and treatment programs could be a more prudent approach....Scientists identify brain regions that decide where we look
...ctions of their own free will, or choosing between alternative actions....Vaccinating school children and high risk groups is best strategy for slowing flu transmission
...commentary by scientists at Emory University. The alternative vaccine plan is based on mathematical models devel...school children. The researchers suggest that the alternative strategy of vaccinating children and high risk groups would require around 120 million doses of vacc...Study estimates number of excess cases of coronary heart disease caused by Vioxx
...r celecoxib (Celebrex), a drug commonly used as an alternative to Vioxx. They analysed data from 1.4 million people in California who had used NSAIDs from the beginning of 1999 to September 2004. Patients had received various NSAIDs, including celecoxib (around 40,000 users), ibuprofen (just under a million us...