PET scanning promising in diagnosing cancer-related neurological disorders
...atients with suspected paraneoplastic neurological disorders who had not yet been diagnosed with cancer. With each patient, all relevant investigations had been performed prior to PET imaging resulting in no diagnostic conclusions. Each patient then underwent PET imaging from neck to pelvis. All patients were ...Untreated postmenopausal women with osteoporosis
.... Bisphosphonates may cause upper gastrointestinal disorders such as dysphagia, esophagitis and esophageal or gastric ulcer. Patients should pay particular attention to the dosing instructions, as failure to take the drug according to instructions may compromise clinical benefits and may increase the risk of ...Creatine is safe, but not effective, in pediatric neuromuscular disease
...mprove muscle output. "Patients with neuromuscular disorders have been found to have reduced concentrations of phosphocreatine, which is a marker for total creatine," according to study author Jonathan Strober, MD. Strober is Director of the Pediatric Neuromuscular Program at the University of California San F...Hormone may offer hope for treating some behavioral disorders
... found that individuals with a range of behavioral disorders including schizophrenia, depression, bipolar illness and autism have abnormal amygdala activation in response to facial emotions and other social stimuli. The amygdala, a part of the limbic brain, has emerged as one of the most critical areas influen...Preliminary results are promising in Alzheimer's gene therapy trial
...mmercialization of gene therapies for neurological disorders including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Ceregene was launched in January 2001 and is a majority-owned subsidiary of Cell Genesys, Inc. (Nasdaq: CEGE), which is headquartered in South San Francisco, ...Apraxia of speech in children is focus of new OHSU grant
...rg, Ph.D. Shriberg is a professor of communicative disorders at the University of Madison-Wisconsin, director o...ested in the nature and origin of childhood speech disorders of currently unknown origin and ways to identify diagnostic markers in hopes of developing new treat...Mothers' cells can cause immunity illness in children
...sease, and deepens our understanding of autoimmune disorders in general," says pediatrician and lead investigator Ann Reed, M.D. "And because we studied a larger population of JDM patients and control groups than has ever been studied, we can feel confident in our results." Significance of the Mayo Clin...Unraveling the secrets of the brain's smallest cells
...he brain which, when damaged, can lead to movement disorders such as ataxia and loss of balance. Paul Chaddert...ly help researchers understand more about movement disorders and potentially help in the development of drug treatments targeting the cerebellum, for example for...AAN develops neurology education series for patients and families
...books that offer valuable information about common disorders of the brain and central nervous system. Migraines...This is especially the case with many neurological disorders for which effective management of the disease can be promoted, and potentially enhanced, through pat...Newborn testing for immune disorders could save lives
...blood test performed at birth to screen for immune disorders could dramatically increase the chance of survival for babies born with such potentially fatal disorders as severe combined immunodeficiency disease (SCID). Physicians at Duke University Medical Center hav...New word for on-the-job health problem: 'presenteeism'
... "If a company's health plan is poor, for example, disorders may not be well managed. Workers will come to work and not be as productive. Employers need to weigh the costs of good medical care against the potential for on-the-job productivity losses, which we see are substantial in many cases." He observes tha...Mental health symptoms common at Pentagon after 9/11
...t of Pentagon personnel screened for mental health disorders in the four months after the September 11, 2001, t...ercent were at high risk for post-traumatic stress disorders and less than 3 percent were at risk for alcohol abuse. More than half of the personnel who screened...Prescription of opioids for back pain needs improvement
...back, whether it be caused by back disorders, disc disorders or injuries to the back at some point during one year. Overall, the use of opioids increased from 11.6 percent in 1996 to 12.6 percent by 1999. In terms of regions, the South had the highest percentage of back pain patients taking opioids, ranging fr...Making music could be bad for your skin
...seases in musicians. He found that the most common disorders were allergic reactions to specific components of an instrument, or irritant skin conditions caused by prolonged intense contact with an instrument. "The skin is important in the positioning and playing of a musical instrument," write the authors of ...Are toddlers who can't sleep at higher risk of becoming teens who smoke, drink or do drugs?
...od the growing knowledge about how sleep and sleep disorders relate to alcohol use and alcoholism, drug use and abuse, and tobacco use. For instance, alcoholics and non-alcoholic adults often use alcohol to try to help them sleep even though their slumber is often disrupted when the alcohol wears off, and the...New study demonstrates significant and sustained improvements in BPH symptoms with AVODART ™
...st tenderness) (1%); impotence (0.4%); ejaculation disorders (0.1%)....Missed alcohol diagnoses in hospital patients
...admitted to hospitals in the U.S. have alcohol use disorders that go undetected, according to a new study by sc...pital Prevalence Study, which assessed alcohol use disorders among adults admitted to general hospitals in the United States. Upon admission to hospital, Nation...Patients with alcohol and drug use disorders more likely to have personality disorders
CHICAGO The prevalence of personality disorders among patients with alcohol and drug use disorders is significant in the United States population, according to an article in the April issue of The A...Rates of trauma and of posttraumatic stress disorder higher among incarcerated youth
... The number of detained juveniles with psychiatric disorders is high: two-thirds of boys and three-quarters of girls have one or more psychiatric disorders. Lifetime diagnoses of PTSD in community samples of youth range from 6.3 percent to 7.8 percent. Karen M. Abram, Ph.D., of the Northwestern University Fei...Adams Respiratory Therapeutics and Hollister-Stier Laboratories to co-promote ALLERx(TM) dose pack
...n pharmaceuticals for the treatment of respiratory disorders and diseases. In addition to ALLERx TM , the Adams product portfolio includes the Mucinex and Aquatab lines of guaifenesin-based cough and cold products....