More evidence of cannabis-induced psychosis
...ased medications has boomed in the last few years, due to the many therapeutic effects of THC. These drugs could be used to alleviate muscle spasticity in multiple sclerosis patients, restore appetite in AIDS patients and alleviate pain and nausea in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Such research...Study shows promise in identifying kidney failure
...ilable, but rarely administered in a timely manner due to the lack of early biomarkers of kidney failure," Dr. Devarajan said. The Lancet study used as its model children undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass surgery, 10-40 percent of these children will experience kidney failure. Earlier studies in animal m...First head-to-head study to compare lidoderm patch and Celebrex in treating pain
...ients in the Lidoderm group discontinued the study due to adverse events. There were no discontinuations due to treatment-related adverse events in the Celebrex group. About Lidoderm Lidoderm (lidocaine p...Study shows patch therapy may be as effective as oral medications
...ients in the Lidoderm group discontinued the study due to adverse events (typically other pain, not being treated). There were no discontinuations due to treatment-related adverse events in the Celebrex group. However, due to recent safety concerns ...UMaine study looks at infants and chronic nighttime crying
...akes the parents especially the mother exhausted due to sleep deprivation. Sometimes child abuse occurs because of babies non-stop crying." Pediatricians have insufficient knowledge about SRNC and medical schools in Japan also have little knowledge about sleep, developmental behavioral pediatrics and c...Chronic pain treatments more effective when taken together, new study shows
... touch excruciatingly painful. Both conditions are due to nerve damage and/or injury, and are associated with the experience of pain in an apparently uninjured area, Dr. Gilron explains. Most of the current treatments for this condition cause side effects, which limit the drug dosage a person can tolerat...New study in 'Nature' demonstrates protection against cell death during heart attack
...lar protein in mice protects the heart from injury due to loss of blood flow during a heart attack. Moreover, drugs already exist that block this protein cyclophilin D but they have never been used in actual patient care, partially because data didn't exist until now to prove they would work, accordin...UCSF study offers insight into human circadian rhythms
...ence, or that the depression is situational, i.e., due to being "out of phase with the rest of the world," the more provocative possibility, they say, is that circadian rhythm variants contribute to psychiatric disorders. Now, in collaboration with UCSF's Larry Tecott, MD, PhD, UCSF associate professor o...Satellite survey enhances knowledge of Tuscan landslides
...op for current and potential Italian SLAM users is due to take place on 5 May at ESRIN, ESA's establishment in Italy, in Frascati near Rome. The event will include a detailed discussion of the Arno Basin works, as well as those performed in the Province of Benevento (Campania), another Italian area cover...Do minorities survive hospitalization better than others?
...ould misrepresent the component of outcome that is due to disparities in the delivery of medical care. Furthermore, DNR may be a confounder in other studies of risk factors for mortality." The study is reported in "Adjustment for Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders Reverses the Apparent In-Hospital Mortality Advan...OHSU scientists test medication to treat involuntary weight loss
...For instance, cancer patients who are malnourished due to cachexia cannot undergo intense chemotherapy simply because their bodies are too frail to handle it. If we can prevent cachexia and keep these patients from deteriorating physically, it gives them a greater chance of surviving the disease they are...Primary care office strategies may increase colon cancer screening
...ehaviors: educating patients; identifying patients due for screening; enabling patient compliance; monitoring patient compliance; and notifying patients of their test results. American Cancer Society staff visited practices and found areas for improvement in CRC screening, spending an average of 3 hours...... with decreased hepatic drug metabolizing activity due to cirrhosis or other liver ailments may have a higher risk of muscle disease from statins, although the association has not been studied. Further studies should examine the long-term effect of statins on the liver in patients with NAFLD and non-alc...Hepatitis C and health-related quality of life
...f-life even without causing liver disease, perhaps due to HCV symptoms that do not involve the liver, HCV-related cognitive dysfunction, or an association between HCV and comorbid psychosocial disorders. To better understand how HCV influences health-related quality-of-life, researchers led by Brennan M...New estimates for the causes of child deaths worldwide
... regions, deaths in the neonatal period, primarily due to preterm delivery, sepsis or pneumonia, and birth asphyxia should also be addressed. The new estimates of the causes of child deaths should be used to guide public-health policies and programmes." In an accompanying commentary Peter Byass (Ume Univ...Study provides new estimates of the causes of child mortality worldwide
...he world, deaths in the neonatal period, primarily due to preterm delivery, sepsis or pneumonia and birth asphyxia, should also be addressed. The new estimates of the causes of child deaths should be used to guide public-health policies and programs," he said. Previous research by Dr. Black and others ha...Child care may affect entire community's risks of infection
...ne released in 2000 has decreased rates of illness due to S. pneumoniae, also known as pneumococcus. Children are more likely to carry pneumococci than adults, and in a large group child care center, kids can easily spread the bacteria to their playmates through close contact. The level of pneumococcal c...Chronic fatigue patients show lower response to placebos
...e analysis. Perhaps patients have low expectations due to the reality that CFS is very difficult to treat and often persists for many years. Alternatively, disconnects between how patients and doctors view the illness "may impede development of a collaborative therapeutic relationship," reviewers suggest...ESC releases the first European Guidelines on Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI)
...olysis. This has been observed despite the delay, due to transportation, between randomisation and the start of the treatment. 10. The superiority of primary PCI over thrombolysis seems to be especially clinically relevant, for the time interval between 3 and 12 hours after onset of chest pain or other ...Recovered king of beasts returns to his home, thanks to unique operation
...nary medicine literature, this situation is caused due to a vitamin A deficiency. Even though lions in ca...f the previous cases of this type, the animal died due to the disease, either because of the lack of proper medical treatment or because of imprecise diagn...