How effective are herbal supplements in reducing illnesses in children?
... asthma. Cough tablets with dried ivy leaf may be effective in decreasing the symptoms of chronic bronchitis in children. One-third of the children receiving ivy leaf reported freedom from bronchitis symptoms. Valerian is the most widely recognized herbal sedative and has been used for children with hyperact...Blood pressure treatment could cut risk of strokes and heart attacks
...ertension by 2020 it is vital that we develop more effective treatments." The complete results of the ASCOT trial will be made available when all data up to and including the last individual patient visit have been collected and analysed. Investigators and patients will be informed of the final results of ASCO...Emory Study finds HIV is not an independent risk factor for severe heart disease
...ver, earlier studies were conducted in an era when effective therapy against HIV was not available. At that time, the severity of HIV infection may have been greater, leading to the association between HIV infection and CAD that was noted in these earlier studies." In addition to Dr. Sola and Dr. Pa...Pregnant women should exercise to keep depression away
...erizes these changes and highlights exercise as an effective means for preventing decline in physical function ...y women." Exercise is recommended and seen as an effective way to counter or prevent these changes. The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology endorses...Stroke warning signs often occur hours or days before attack
...essed following a TIA in order to receive the most effective preventive treatment. This study indicates that the timing of a TIA is critical, and the most effective treatments should be initiated within hours of a TIA in order to prevent a major attack." Rothwell a...Tobacco industry pays scientists to challenge secondhand smoke's link to infant death risk
...reducing infant exposure to secondhand smoke as an effective strategy for reducing SIDS." The documents show that the tobacco industry hired scientists on at least two different occasions to prepare articles challenging the SHS/SIDS connection. The first one failed to attract an influential journal. But then P...Cognitive behavioral therapy and medication is effective in the treatment of panic disorder
...havioral therapy (CBT) with medication may be more effective than the usual care offered to these patients in a primary care setting, according to an article in the March issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Panic disorder is one of the most disabling and costly anxiety d...Serum sodium level is a major predictor of a poor prognosis for heart failure patients
...important because previously, we have not had very effective therapies for treating hyponatremia in patients with heart failure. Now, we think it can be treated, and we have an understanding that treating it can make a huge difference for the patient," says Dr. Gheorghiade. Sodium is an electrolyte that hel...University of Manchester awarded 826k for brain science and mental health research
...other high quality research, to help find the most effective ways of caring for patients. These grants will help patients by speeding up the translation of research from laboratory to the clinic."...Studies underscore genetic involvement in nicotine addiction & aggressive hostility
...e will be in a much better position to design more effective treatments for addiction. This approach may also lead to treatments tailored to the 'genetic profile' of the smoker." The authors similarly determined that Chrna4 does not directly regulate alcohol intake because removal of Chrnb2, a gene whose prote...New treatment options for some difficult cancers improve survival and quality of life
...study suggest that this combination seems to be an effective and attractive option in a very difficult situation." In a study of patients with tumors in the abdominal cavity which have spread from tumors of the appendix, data from John Stewart, M.D., instructor in surgery, show that long-term survival is anti...CAD detects breast cancers that are most challenging to detect
... The study of 201 women found that CAD was "highly effective in detecting even the smallest lesions, with a sen...ions of 5 mm or less," said Dr. Brem. CAD was most effective in detecting cancers measuring 11-15 mm (94%) and least effective in detecting cancers measuring 16-...School-based smoking prevention programs ineffective
... study's findings and offers some potentially more effective anti-smoking strategies such as use of the media, tax levies, and smoke-free environments. The school-based programs studied by Dr. Wiehe and colleagues shared certain characteristics. Most targeted middle-school students, although some focused on h...Three out of the four million newborn babies who die each year could be saved
...tailing the causes of these deaths and the simple, effective interventions that are available to prevent them. ...are and child survival programs, will be more cost effective than creating a separate program. Despite the availability of cost-effective interventions to preven...York study tests enhanced care for depression patients
...mine whether collaborative care can provide a more effective and efficient approach to the treatment of this distressing illness."...Mayo Clinic study sets threshold for valve repair surgery
.... However, the most important finding was that the effective regurgitant orifice area the cross-sectional size of the jet stream of blood backwashing into the atrium was the strongest determinant of outcome. Patients with a regurgitant orifice larger than 40 mm2 who were treated only with medication were mo...Immersion in virtual world alleviates pain from injury
...ity coupled with analgesics was significantly more effective in reducing pain responses in children than analgesic only" conclude the authors. This is only a preliminary study, but the researchers are hopeful. They propose to test virtual reality on more subjects, possibly with games appropriate to each age g...Cryoablation is effective in treating cancer patients' pain
Freezing tumors is an effective way to treat a cancer patient's pain, preliminary results of a new study show. The study, which appears in the March 2005 issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology, found that cryoablation relieved the pain of four patients who had very advance...Men more likely to get screened for prostate cancer than colon cancer, U-M study finds
...colonoscopy every 10 years. These tests are highly effective at catching the disease early and reducing deaths....te cancer. "Colon cancer screening is proven to be effective at reducing deaths from colon cancer, while the effectiveness of the PSA test in reducing mortality ...Folic acid and vitamin B12 decrease risk of hip fracture in stroke patients
...ment with folate and mecobalamin [vitamin B12] was effective in reducing the risk of the serious poststroke complication of fractures. The high incidence of hip fractures in elderly patients with stroke may be attributed to frequent falls, as well as osteoporosis" the authors write. "In our study, the number o...