NIDA and partners announce national initiative on prescription drug misuse and abuse
...use women are two to three times more likely to be diagnosed with depression and, as a result, to be treated with psychotherapeutic drugs. Among 12-17 year olds, young women are more likely than young men to use psychotherapeutic drugs non-medically. Dr. Leshner says doctors, pharmacists, and patients can all ...Hopkins researcher finds retroviral 'footprint' in brains of people with schizophrenia
...rints in the cerebrospinal fluid of 35 individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia and in a control group of 12 in...han schizophrenia. Twenty-nine percent of patients diagnosed with acute schizophrenia and 7 percent of patients diagnosed as being in the chronic stage of the di...Increased prostate cancer diagnoses tied to access to screening
...tute. Before PSA testing became prevalent, doctors diagnosed fewer cases of prostate cancer, and cases were spr...gardless of race or ethnicity. Prostate cancer was diagnosed at about the same rate across all socioeconomic levels, within each racial or ethnic group.That chan...Double-drug therapy may benefit some multiple sclerosis patients
...periods. About 75 percent of people are originally diagnosed with this form of the disease. Secondary progressi...stage of MS for nearly half the patients initially diagnosed as relapsing-remitting. In this stage, there are periods of intermittent attacks and remissions befo...Lidocaine patch shown in large trial to relieve post-herpetic neuralgia
... and pain usually end. About 1 in every 5 persons diagnosed with shingles go on to suffer the long-lasting pai... of 4 persons under age 55 years old who have been diagnosed with shingles will experience PHN. However for persons over 70 years of age, 3 out 4 persons will de...New UNC center plans intensive studies of retired athletes suffering disabilities
...concussion. Eight of the 1,094 former players were diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, Guskiewicz said. Six of those had histories of either concussion or loss of consciousness. Four were reported to have had the incurable, progressive condition before they reached age 60. "Twenty-eight percent of the men repo...Wake Forest first in world to perform new brain tumor treatment
...ociety estimates that 16,500 U.S. patients will be diagnosed this year with malignant primary brain tumors and ...ggests that approximately 170,000 patients will be diagnosed with metastatic tumors that originate elsewhere in the body and migrate to the brain. Traditionally,...Researchers gain insights on pulmonary fibrosis
...of families in which more than one member has been diagnosed with the disease, the researchers have determined that it appears to strike patients at a younger age (average age at diagnosis is 58), and that it predominantly affects Caucasians (92 percent). The researchers believe that, like most diseases, t...Expert advises annual lung test for smokers during physical exam
...ajority of people at risk for COPD. Once properly diagnosed through spirometry, COPD can be effectively managed." The two physicians joined other experts including Romaine Pauwels, MD., Professor, Department of Respiratory Diseases, Universitair Ziekkenhuis, Belgium, and Claude Lenfant, M.D., Director of th......han men. AECB is one of the most common illnesses diagnosed by primary care physicians. It is characterized by the presence of mucus-producing cough and obstruction for at least three consecutive months a year for two successive years. Biaxin tablets are indicated for mild-to-moderate infections in adults ...MetaPhore Pharmaceuticals initiates Phase I clinical trial of enzyme mimetic compound for oncology
...000 cases of melanoma and renal-cell carcinoma are diagnosed in the U.S. each year. IL-2 immunotherapy works by activating natural killer (NK) cells that have the ability to recognize and destroy many types of tumors. Its use is limited, however, by potentially life-threatening side effects, including extre......aid Dr. Greenspan. With close to 200,000 men being diagnosed with prostate cancer each year, we could be facing an enormous increase in the incidence of debilitating bone fractures in men. In this study, investigators compared bone mineral densities (BMD), biochemical markers of bone turnover and body compo......lation. "The percentage of Americans who have been diagnosed with diabetes has doubled over the last 20 years, ...0 percent of American adults ages 45 and older are diagnosed diabetic, she said. However, it is believed that another six to 10 percent of American adults are di...Novel therapy shows promise to prevent recurrance of head and neck cancer
...n. More than two-thirds of patients with SCCHN are diagnosed with stage III or IV cancer, which represent advan...soning rapidly dividing cells. Forty-four patients diagnosed with SCCHN participated in the study and were treated for a 12-month period. Head and neck cancer oc......ficacy of Reminyl in this population, 592 patients diagnosed with vascular or mixed dementia were enrolled in an initial six-month, "double-blind" clinical study and received either 24mg per day of Reminyl (396) or placebo (196). Of this group, 459 individuals (295 who had taken Reminyl and 164 who had previo...... women with aggressive breast cancer that has been diagnosed early - before it has spread from the breast to ot...searchers are seeking women who recently have been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer for the new clinical trial. Through a randomized selection process, s...UNC physicians seeking patients for blood clot, medication studies
...with local physicians who have patients with newly diagnosed clotting," he said. Besides specific research, public awareness and education are critical for improving blood clot treatment for the millions, young and old, afflicted by the problem, he said. "With patients with blood clots being taken care of by ......early seizures or coma when their heart defect was diagnosed before birth. Another study showed steady improvements in survival rates for children receiving surgery for HLHS, based on 15 years of experience with the surgery at Childrens Hospital....Costs of family caregiving for elderly with cancer are significant, often forgotten
...reported having no history of cancer, 718 had been diagnosed with cancer but had not been treated for it within the past year, and 303 had a diagnosis of cancer and received treatment within the last year. After controlling for health status and level of disability, those who reported that they had received tr...Lung cancer surgery patients have better outcomes at high volume hospitals
...me hospitals. Since approximately 1 in 5 patients diagnosed with lung cancer will have lung resection surgery,...gy and End Results (SEER) Program and who had been diagnosed with stage I, II, or IIIA non-small cell lung cancer between 1985-1996. Survival rates were examin...