Cardiac complications from smallpox vaccination higher than expected among military personnel
...id. "The rate of myopericarditis was approximately eight out of 100,000 in those who received the vaccine for the first time a rate similar to what had been reported in some European literature of the 1960s and 1970s," said Dr. Cassimatis. "This cardiac side effect was virtually unreported in the U.S. exp...Mayo Clinic led study: Minimally invasive surgery safe, effective for patients with colon cancer
...omen. With standard surgery, an incision of six to eight inches or longer is required for opening the abdomen to perform the operation. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) funded this comparison study as a top priority clinical research project. The study was coordinated by the North Central Cancer Treatme...Minimally invasive colon cancer surgery is effective
...vasive surgery and their progress was followed for eight years. The team found that cancer returned to the colon or to the location of the surgical wound at almost the exact same rate in both groups of patients. The survival rate, overall survival and rates of complications also were nearly identical. Acc...Smokers welcome help in quitting when offered at clinic visits
...participants reported using patches for 5.7 of the eight weeks recommended. Sixty-nine percent of eligible participants enrolled in the CQ telephone and mailing support program. For the face-to-face counseling program, 67 percent attended at least one session and 41 percent attended all four. Six months ...Hospital gowns' benefits outweigh costs in intensive care unit
...-control specialists because it can live for up to eight weeks on hard surfaces such as bedrails or telephone handsets. Scientists also believe VRE can exchange genes with Staphylococcus aureus, which is considered a more serious health threat than VRE. The genetic swap can worsen Staphylococcus by making ...Quality of life continues to change long-term after treatment for prostate cancer
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Four to eight years after men undergo treatment for prostate cancer, they continue to see changes both positive and negative in their quality of life because of that treatment, researchers at the University of Michigan Health System and Harvard Medical School re...Overactive bladder symptoms affect sexual activity of women says Univ. of Pittsburgh study
...llowing conditions: frequency urinating more than eight times in a 24 hour period; urgency the immediate and strong urge to urinate; and urge incontinence the inability to suppress urgency, resulting in the leaking or loss of urine....Univ. of Pittsburgh researcher presents six-year results of botox injections for bladder dysfunction
...llowing conditions: frequency, urinating more than eight times in a 24 hour period; urgency, the immediate and strong urge to urinate; and urge incontinence, the inability to suppress urgency resulting in the leaking or loss of urine....MRI proves more sensitive than CT in detecting adrenal adenomas
...ma using unenhanced CT. However, MRI characterized eight of these 13 adrenal masses as adenomas, he said. "Adrenal adenomas are common, and most of the time they don't really matter. However, if a patient has symptoms associated with an adrenal mass or has a history of cancer, we need to be able to accur...Study: Many men take dietary supplements to prevent prostate cancer
...entary therapies.Supplemental use was divided into eight categories including vitamins, minerals, and extracts from fruits/seeds, organic compounds, flowers/bulbs, leaves/bark, roots, or animal products. More than half (51%) of the men who completed the questionnaire reported taking one or more supplemen...One-drug therapy approach to treating bipolar disorder
...r disorder. "There was a dramatic response within eight days of beginning treatment in patients who were symptomatic with bipolar depression," says Dr. Calabrese. "About 50% of patients responded quickly to treatment with Seroquel versus placebo, achieving remission from their symptoms, with the response...Medical residents report sleep loss and fatigue take toll on learning, work and personal lives
... a high to moderate chance of dozing in six of the eight situations encountered in daily life, such as sitting and reading, or riding as a passenger in a car for an hour, as measured on a scale called the Epworth Sleepiness Scale. Other findings: A total of 133 (89 percent) disagree with the statement ...Americans spend more on health care but are not healthier
...urvival rate indicators and highest in five of the eight avoidable event indicators meaning the United Kingdom is exceptional at preventing avoidable health issues like contracting pertussis or hepatitis B, but has the lowest cancer survival rate of the five countries studied. "Each country in our study h...Highlights summarized for movement disorders research at 56th annual meeting
...atients, whose symptoms had persisted for at least eight months. Tremor and dystonia were the most common forms of movement disorders. After treatment, the severity of the patients' movement disorders were significantly reduced, and they were better able to function in their activities of daily living. The...SMASH imaging increases effectiveness of MRI for musculoskeletal imaging
...SH imaging decreased examination time by more than eight minutes on each knee examination. "The benefits of this time savings is that patients tolerate the procedure better--there's no claustrophobia, they can stay relaxed and still. This, in turn, produces less motion on the images, making them easier to...Study finds combination therapy successful for treating depression
...riod. These participants were scheduled to receive eight individual cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) sessions and three pharmacotherapy visits. Fifty-six participants did not receive treatment. At the end of 3 months, adherence to treatment was assessed, and all study members participated in follow-up in...Anemia associated with disability and poorer physical performance
...g the toilet and walking across a small room), and eight other activities, including shopping, doing light housework, and preparing meals. "Participants with anemia reported an average of 1.7 disabilities, compared to an average of 1.0 for the non-anemic subjects," said Penninx, who was an associate profes...Hidden cost of depression in seniors: $9 billion in care from spouses, children
...percent of the seniors reported having had four to eight depressive symptoms in the last week on a standardized survey. Another 44 percent had one to three symptoms. These proportions are in line with previous estimates of depression's incidence among older people; about 1 to 5 percent are thought to have ...Families working together improves diabetes management for low income kids, study finds
...ed on proven techniques. Families met in groups of eight to 10 for six weeks, getting diabetes education, information on adolescent development and tips on working as a family to manage the child's diabetes. Families practiced hands-on techniques for communicating, problem solving and setting goals. Each c......this group, the researchers looked specifically at eight children whose mothers had identified them as difficult feeders and eight children whose mothers said they were overeaters. These groups were matched to 16 babies who were no...