Over prescribing causing high rates of antibiotic resistance in south and east Europe
Resistance to antibiotics is more common in southern and eastern Europe than in northern Europe because the regions have high rates of antibiotic use, suggests a study published in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Herman Goossens (University of Antwerp, Belgium) and colleagues compared anti...New mosquito control strategy proves successful against dengue fever
...ek's issue of THE LANCET. Dengue fever is the most common insect-borne virus infection, causing more than 50 million infections, 500 000 cases of dengue haemorrhagic fever and at least 12 000 deaths per year. The mosquito, Aedes aegypti, is the major global vector of dengue viruses. It needs stagnant water ...Newly identified gene cluster on mouse X chromosome provides insights into fertility
...ass of so-called "homeobox" genes that all share a common stretch of DNA sequence. Homeobox genes are known to encode transcription factors - their job is to turn other genes on. But because most of the estimated 200 homeobox genes that have been identified in mammals are solitary, Wilkinson says it was qui...Herbal extract as effective as commonly prescribed anti-depressant
...John's Wort reported 172 adverse effects the most common in both cases being stomach disorders. The authors support the use of St John's Wort as an alternative to treat depression and welcome more research in this area....'Broken heart' syndrome: Real, potentially deadly but recovery quick
...contend that while stress cardiomyopathy is not as common as a typical heart attack, it likely occurs more frequently than doctors realize. They expect its numbers to increase as more physicians learn to recognize the syndrome's unique clinical features....Early HIV screening prolongs life and is affordable, Stanford study shows
...uld cost $15,100 per quality-adjusted life year (a common statistical measurement that takes into account quality of life as well as length of survival). And according to their calculations, routine screenings every five years cost $57,100 per quality-adjusted life year gained. By comparison, routine screen...Study shows protective equipment not very effective for rugby players
...ed Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, has much in common with U.S. football. Among the similarities are blocking, tackling, passing and strenuous attempts to get a ball across a goal line while preventing the opposing team from doing likewise. And, of course, frequent injuries, a small percentage of which ...Mount Sinai stroke prevention trial published in JAMA
...Atrial Fibrillation Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is a common irregular heartbeat that occurs when the two small upper chambers of the heart (known as the atria) beat rapidly and unpredictably, which sometimes allows blood to pool and clot. If a section of the blood clot breaks off and travels to an artery in ...Simpler blood thinning medication effective for preventing blood clots and stroke
...imelagatran, was found to be as effective as other common therapies for preventing stroke and recurrent blood clots, according to studies in the February 9 issue of JAMA. Ximelagatran is currently approved for use in some European countries but it has not been approved in the United States because of conce...New stroke-prevention drug unlikely to be cost-effective except in patients at high risk of bleeding
...aring apples and oranges," Gage says. "We needed a common currency to make the comparison, so we accounted for quality of life factors and analyzed the way each drug affected quality-adjusted survival." Gage and Washington University medical student Cara O'Brien compiled data from patients with atrial fibri...Contrary to previous findings, smoking is detrimental to patients with Alzheimer's
...r's-related brain abnormalities, contradicting the common belief that nicotine can actually be used to treat...isease is a slow, progressive disease and the most common cause of dementia among the elderly in the United States, affecting 4.5-5 million adults -- 10 times...Birth size and adult cancer risk
... to their smallest counterparts. For men, the most common reproductive-related cancer, of the prostate gland, was analyzed but no association to birth factors was found. While the researchers note that some of their findings may have arisen by chance, it is plausible that the associations between birth wei...News briefs from the journal CHEST, February 2005
...s indicated that both wheeze and asthma share many common significant risk factors, including a genetic link...constriction following inhalation of an aerosol is common but is controllable, and should not deter use of inhaled colistin. The study appears in the February...Emergency department study supports giving dehydrated children fluids by mouth
...intravenous fluids to young children dehydrated by common stomach and intestinal inflammations, according to a new study by emergency medicine physicians. Because oral therapy can be started more quickly and is less painful for the child than IV treatment, the researchers say it should be the preferred trea...Mailman School of Public Health researchers develop infectious disease diagnostic tool
...atory diseases because differential diagnosis is a common clinical problem with implications for outbreak control and individual case management," stated W. Ian Lipkin, MD, Jerome L. and Dawn Greene Professor of Epidemiology and professor of Neurology and Pathology at Columbia University, and senior author ...New breast cancer test could save lives
...hich, according to Cancer Research UK, is the most common cancer for women in this country. Alan Preece, Professor of Medical Physics at the University of Bristol and one of the lead scientists on this project, said: "Breast cancer is one of the biggest killers that women currently face. Each year, ther...US FDA grants full approval to DOXIL(R) following submission of phase III data
...ical studies in recurrent ovarian cancer, the most common side effects reported with DOXIL therapy included hand-foot syndrome, nausea, mouth sores (stomatitis), tiredness, abdominal pain, vomiting, constipation, rash, fever, reduced red blood cell count (anemia), reduced white blood cell count (neutropenia...Why North America is not a rhythm nation
...n't long before they settle on those that are most common and meaningful to their culture.) The new findings are reported in "Metrical Categories in Infancy and Adulthood" an article in the January 2005 issue of Psychological Science, a journal of the American Psychological Society. "Our findings suggest th...New brochure helps explain treatment for gynecologic cancers
... than 28,000 will succumb to the disease. The most common form of gynecologic cancer is uterine cancer, with more than 40,000 cases diagnosed each year. Widespread screening with the Pap test has allowed doctors to find pre-cancerous changes in the cervix and vagina and has helped to prevent the development......d controlled clinical trial comparing the two most common therapies for CTS," notes one of its authors, Dr. ...atment of carpal tunnel syndrome, an unfortunately common condition of our times....