Patient knows best when it comes to ulcerative colitis, U-M study finds
...niversity of Michigan Medical School. "Currently, common disease activity indices require an endoscopy ever...erative colitis, says Higgins. "Our data support a common clinical practice of following the self-reported symptoms of patients with ulcerative colitis, rathe...Promising new strategy for Swedish medical research
... lifestyle and the environment as regards our most common diseases. In the wake of the HUGO project, we now have an opportunity to develop completely new tools for prevention and early diagnosis. "LifeGene" takes a global perspective. The detailed mapping and understanding of disease patterns in combination...LRRK2 gene mutation causes Parkinson's disease in several families
..., slow movement and postural instability. The most common form of Parkinson's disease, which manifests late in life, was thought to be sporadic. However, these findings indicate a genetic component of the disease. "It's a small number of cases," says Mayo Clinic neuroscientist Matthew Farrer, Ph.D., whose l...New radio-frequency technique for knee injuries
...somewhat deteriorated. One of the most serious and common injuries is that of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), typical in football and skiing, but also in other sports where sudden turns, violent contacts and twists of the knee can take place. The rupture of this ligament is relatively frequent and, fo...Major review of subway systems suggests potential for significant health and safety hazards
... given the many noise producing processes that are common in rail transit and the amplification provided by the enclosed space of the underground subway. Dr. Gershon's paper reviews noise level data her team recently collected which indicate that there is a potential for concern. They found that current l...Elderly receiving inappropriate prescriptions from their doctor's office
...ld support the position that errors like these are common among the elderly outpatient population. Questions still remain as to whether identifying these inappropriate drugs will likely lead to improved use of medications....Adverse drug events in nursing homes are far more common than previously identified
...drug events in the long-term care setting are more common than previously documented, and largely preventable, according to the findings of a study published today in The American Journal of Medicine . "This study confirms that drug-related injuries continue to be a major problem in the long-term care set...Plant derivative attacks the roots of leukemia
...kemia stem cells reacted to parthenolide, versus a common chemotherapy drug called cytarabine. The result: parthenolide selectively killed the leukemia cells while sparing the normal cells better than cytarabine. Scientists believe parthenolide might also make cancer more sensitive to other anti-tumor agen...Treatment guidelines for kids with bipolar disorder published
...e having two or more disorders at the same time is common among children and adolescents with bipolar disord..., and substance abuse. The comorbid disorders and common side effects from treatment medications are also discussed in the guidelines. In addition to Dr. ...Investigational transplant drug effectively preserves kidneys while avoiding toxic side effects
...same time avoiding the toxic side effects that are common in the currently used long-term, immunosuppressive transplant medications. The pre-clinical research conducted with nonhuman primates at the Yerkes National Primate Research center was an important step in establishing human clinical trials to develo...Diagnosis of prions in patients should utilize novel strategy, team says
...derestimates the incidence of one or more of these common neurodegenerative diseases is unknown, but the CDI could shed light on these diseases," says co-author Bruce Miller, MD, UCSF A.W. and Mary Margaret Clausen Distinguished Professor of Neurology and director of the UCSF Memory and Aging Center. The fi......hose tumors is not known. All kinases share some common features, and a resistance mutation very similar to the one identified here has also been found in other kinase genes from tumors with acquired resistance to imatinib, another kinase inhibitor. As Gary Gilliland and colleagues point out in an accompa...Psychiatric disorders greatly underdiagnosed in hospital emergency departments
...dless emotional suffering because many of the more common disorders, such as depression and anxiety, respond well to psychotherapy and pharmacological interventions."...Hyperactive kids three times as likely to be removed from their families
...of Disease in Childhood. Hyperactivity is the most common neuropsychiatric disorder diagnosed in children. And around 1% of kids in the UK are thought to have the most extreme form - hyperkinesis. The association between hyperactivity and behavioural problems is well known, say the authors, but the extent t...The history and controversy behind post-menopausal hormone therapy
...erapy for the prevention and treatment of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality of women, e.g. heart disease, osteoporosis, and dementia--uses that were not approved by the FDA. But controlled studies found that there was no benefit for women's health-related quality of life, but there was inc...Female sex hormones play a vital role in defense against sexually transmitted diseases
...es simplex virus, type 2 (HSV-2 ), one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases. Charu Kaushic, assistant professor and supervisor of the studies, says the implication of this work is quite significant. "The research clearly shows, and reaffirms previous research, that in female mice, sex hormone...Miniaturized lab permits saliva screening on the go
...ariety of substances, from narcotics to anthrax to common bacteria and viruses. Their plan would increase ease of detection and accelerate response time whether it was used in the middle of a public health incident or in a busy doctor's office. At a special session on saliva-based diagnostics at the Annua...Chlamydia testing in pharmacies: Questions that need addressing
...week's issue of THE LANCET. Chlamydia is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted disease. Recent reports suggest that more than 10% of Japanese teenagers are infected with chlamydia, that the incidence of chlamydia infection in UK men rose by around 15% between 2001 and 2002, and that the prevalence...Drugs used to treat Alzheimer's in nursing homes are worsening sufferers' illness
...p to 45% of nursing homes to treat agitation, a common and distressing symptom of dementia (a catch-all term for diseases such as Alzhimer's.) Researchers found that, when given a placebo as treatment for these symptoms, patients showed little change. But those patients given the commonly u...Advances in Uterine Leiomyoma Research: 2nd NIH International Congress
...and health care communities. Fibroids are the most common gynecologic neoplasm in women of reproductive age and the leading cause of hysterectomy in the United States. Topics to be covered include Clinical Experiences and Therapeutic Strategies, Epidemiology, Clinical Trials, Pathogenesis of Smooth Muscle T...