More evidence of cannabis-induced psychosis
...lowing a series of studies revealing that cannabis dramatically increases the risk of developing mental illnesses....Chronic pain treatments more effective when taken together, new study shows
... "This new treatment approach has the potential to dramatically improve quality of life for people suffering from neuropathic pain, a condition that has puzzled health care workers for years because it is often experienced in areas of the body which appear uninjured." Results of the study will be published in the...Mouse model reveals potential way to reduce cardiac deaths in kidney patients
...ells can deposit minerals outside their membranes, dramatically decreasing the flexibility of blood vessels and increasing the work the heart has to do to create a pulse. "Vascular stiffness happens to patients with end-stage kidney failure when they go on dialysis, and it leads to many dangerous cardiovascular c...Hepatitis C and health-related quality of life
...wed that HCV patients had a diminished HRQOL, most dramatically in social and physical function, general health, and vitality. Nine studies stratified HRQOL by response to treatment measures. They indicated that HRQOL is consistently worse in patients who fail to achieve sustained viral response. Six studies exam...Opponents of needle-exchange programs should think about their message to drug users
... to injecting drug users (IDUs): "We know a way to dramatically cut your chances of contracting a deadly disease, ...ers, including your unborn children. It would also dramatically cut the amount of money society is going to have to spend on you and those you infect. But because w...Study finds factors linked to substance use disorder relapse among health care professionals
...se in the presence of family history and even more dramatically in those with a dual diagnosis, and the combination of all 3 risk factors further magnified the likelihood of relapse. State physician health programs might wish to consider managing substance-using professionals who have one or more of these 3 risk ...Costs of antidepressants could have funded effective alternatives
...day. Prescribing of antidepressant drugs has risen dramatically in the United Kingdom since the early 1990s. Cognitive behaviour therapy is an effective alternative to drugs, but has not been developed for widespread use. Using Department of Health prescribing data, researchers at the University of Bristol estima...Invasive pneumonia and antibiotic resistance decreased after childhood vaccine introduced
...jor cause of pneumonia, meningitis and sepsis, was dramatically reversed following the licensing and use of a new ...da, Europe, Africa and Asia. Resistance increased dramatically after the introduction and widespread use of new macrolide antibiotics such as azithromycin and clar...Study shows risk of cardiac death after radiation for breast cancer has dramatically decreased
...erapy after surgery, a treatment combination which dramatically decreases the risk of disease recurrence while increasing survival. The risk of cardiac complications is a great concern to many patients receiving radiation therapy, says Thomas A. Buchholz, M.D., professor in M. D. Anderson's Department of Radiatio...Effects of education level on rates of obesity differ by race
...als. While overall rates of obesity have increased dramatically in the United States, the prevalence rates of overweight and obesity remain disproportionately higher for African-American women than for white women, according to background information in the article. Although the excess weight observed in African-...Short-term effects of spit tobacco suggest long-term health risks
...by spit tobacco, the heart rate actually speeds up dramatically and there is no decrease in the sympathetic nervous system activity. This tells us that the normal protective mechanisms which help dampen down spikes in blood pressure are blunted when using spit tobacco. "Spit tobacco is a very potent cause of acut...Breakthrough in medical research: New chemotherapy gives hope to brain tumour patients
...n Alberta, Canada. "The results of this trial will dramatically improve treatment and outcome for many of these patients and will open the door to further trials to expand this treatment combination. The key to the new therapy's effectiveness is that temozolomide causes very few side effects and is well tolerated...Allergen exposure in inner cities varies throughout the U.S.
...severe asthma. Allergen levels were found to vary dramatically across the inner cities studied. Among the findings: Cockroach exposure and sensitivity were highest in the Northeast, with the highest levels found in New York City. Levels of dust mite allergen were the highest in the South and Northwest, par...Study finds indoor allergen levels vary, cockroach allergens cause more asthma symptoms
... demonstrating that cockroach allergen levels vary dramatically across the country and that there are marked geographic differences in both allergen exposure and skin test reactivity in this group of children." Asthma, a chronic lung disease, affects about 20 million Americans. Inner-city children suffer dispropo...Common schizophrenia symptoms often overlooked by physicians, according to expert panel
...e impairment and other aspects of the disease that dramatically impact the quality of life for people with schizophrenia," said David L. Ginsberg, MD, director of Outpatient Services, Tisch Hospital Department of Psychiatry at New York University Medical Center and section editor of MBL Communications, Inc., publ...Study shows faces are processed like words
Rockville, Md. - Although they are dramatically different, words and faces are both recognized by parts, according to a study published in February in the Journal of Vision, an online, free access publication of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO). It has been suggested...Most advanced CT scanner improves imaging of heart, avoids need for surgical inspection
...CC) in Orlando, Fla. "This added technology will dramatically alter the way we currently treat patients with suspected coronary disease and chest pain," says cardiologist Joo Lima, M.D., associate professor of medicine and radiology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and its Heart Institute. "...New laparoscopic hysterectomy offers quicker recovery time than traditional surgery
...vix is not removed. The patient's hospital stay is dramatically reduced from a few days to a matter of hours. Post-surgical pain is much less, and recovery time is shorter usually only a week. "I definitely wish I had had the surgery sooner," Ms. Williams said, adding that three tiny incision scars are her only...Schepens scientists regenerate optic nerve for the first time
.... "They are on the frontiers of research that will dramatically improve people's lives. And the Federal Government must continue to be a partner in this vital effort."......ctive, cause inflammation. The researchers found a dramatically reduced functioning of cannabinoid receptors in diseased brain tissue, meaning that patients had lost the capacity to experience cannabinoids' protective effects. In addition, the researchers showed that cannabinoids prevented cognitive decline thr...