Chiropractic correction of upper neck injury may help reverse multiple sclerosis
...mented that "this is one case study that shows the beneficial effects of reducing subluxation in an MS patient and it adds to a couple of others in the literature. What we need now are larger studies to show how consistent these results are." Elster is presently compiling data on approximately 30 cases of MS......r risk in patients with Type 2 diabetes due to its beneficial effect on insulin resistance.1-3 AVANDIA, a PPAR ...ed that a reduction in insulin resistance may have beneficial consequences for cardiovascular complications by reducing risk up to 25-30%." A separate study which...U-M, World Health Organization host telemedicine symposium
...y to bridge distances, is especially beneficial as a teaching and learning device. Welcoming the delegates is Allen Lichter M.D, dean of the UM Medical School , the Honorable John J. H. Schwarz, M.D., Senator, State of Michigan,......y consuming more pizza, pasta or spaghetti may be beneficial to some, especially to those at high risk for prostate cancer, says Bowen. As a group, African-American men have approximately a 34 percent higher rate of prostate cancer, and are twice as likely to die from it, than white men. The reasons are not c...Teaching human side of patient care is best done at the bedside, say medical educators
...n that positive physician-patient interactions are beneficial to the treatment of disease, medical students and residents still receive little effective training in the human dimensions of their craft, according to a consensus of expert teachers published in the Sept. 5 issue of the Journal of the American Medi...Fluids, electrolytes key to good health for firefighters
...called upon to respond to another call, it may be beneficial for firefighters to consume a carbohydrate/electrolyte beverage in addition to aggressive rehydration following a strenuous bout of firefighting activity, the researchers wrote....Behavioral therapies plus pharmacotherapies can add up to success
... if they drank, and had fewer urges to drink. The beneficial effects of naltrexone lasted only while the alcoho...ide additional evidence that naltrexone can have a beneficial effect in reducing the severity of relapses among alcoholics who continue to take it," said Monti. ...Acupuncture calms nerves, improves heart function
...ults in improving hypertension, and it may also be beneficial in lowering sympathetic nerve activity. Animal studies completed to date indicate that acupuncture works best in the most extreme cases of sympathetic nerve elevation, but the factors that cause nerve activity to increase are complex and still under ...All food energy improves memory in elderly, study says
...at increases in blood glucose levels explained the beneficial impact of carbohydrates on memory in elderly peopl...ils of a successful hunt for food would clearly be beneficial for survival." Other memory tests involving attention and non-verbal tasks showed variable effects, ......s possible ill effects. We found that aspirin was beneficial for people who were at relatively high risk of hea... By doing that, we showed that aspirin is probably beneficial for people who have a 3 percent or greater risk of suffering a heart attack over the next five years...International study highlights underuse of reperfusion therapy for heart-attack patients
... in advance, and reasons for the underuse of these beneficial treatments need to be clarified. He concludes: further studies are needed to clarify which treatment options are most suitable for elderly patients; for other subgroups, a more aggressive approach to earlier identification of high-risk patients suita...Misclassification of death may influence perceived value of cancer screening
...make a harmful screening intervention appear to be beneficial or vice versa. However, in a related editorial, He...mortality could not determine whether screening is beneficial to the general population. They suggest that screening programs only be implemented in the populatio...Intensive exercise improves body's ability to process blood sugars
...ients. Furthermore, the researchers report, these beneficial effects of exercise were maintained one month afte...s. "It now appears that there is also a long-term beneficial effect from regular exercise, most likely due to the fact that a significant amount of fat is lost,"...HRT could protect against leg ulcers
...is finding as early evidence that HRT could have a beneficial effect in preventing chronic wounds....Five-week antibiotic treatment may improve cardiovascular function
...-reactive protein in this study. Thus whether the beneficial effects of azithromycin were due to its antibacter...hers to identify the mechanism responsible for the beneficial effect of antibiotics so that we arrive at a rational treatment, which might include developing even...Not working alone at night, outside lights can cut workplace homicides, study shows
...d. Among administrative interventions, the largest beneficial effect was for staffing practices that prevented workers being alone at night. Keeping doors closed during working hours also was associated with reduced risk, but that finding was not statistically significant, he said. Combinations of five or more ...Folic acid possibly a key factor in Alzheimers disease prevention
...ideither in the diet or by supplementationcould be beneficial to the aging brain and help protect it against Alzheimers and other neurodegenerative diseases. Green leafy vegetables, citrus fruits and juices, whole wheat bread and dry beans are good sources of the vitamin. Since 1998, the Food and Drug Administr...Ergonomic changes help musculoskeletal problems
... comprehensive ergonomics intervention can be very beneficial for employees and employers alike," says Alan Hedge, professor of design and environmental analysis at Cornell and director of Cornell's Human Factors and Ergonomics Laboratory. Although previous studies have looked at the benefits of specific produ...Stopping statins may cause rebound that triples risk of death
...sicians either assumed that statins were no longer beneficial or they simply forgot to continue it.Statins are a family of drugs known as HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors. They have proven very effective at reducing the risk of death among patients with stable coronary heart disease. However, most previous statin......Vis says answers on whether PSA screening is truly beneficial at a population level will only be provided when large-scale randomized controlled trials several of which were begun in the US and Europe in the early 1990s are completed....