Common schizophrenia symptoms often overlooked by physicians, according to expert panel
...ics, most (74%) also feel their current medication falls short in controlling depression while 49% of all respondents said their doctors place "a great deal" of importance on depression when making treatment decisions. Yet patients report that it is as important to control affective and cognitive sympt...Study reveals frequent non-guideline treatment of late-life depression
...sen depression or result in cognitive problems and falls in the elderly," says Dr. Sewitch. The study also suggests that men--commonly diagnosed by psychiatrists in hospital settings--are more likely to receive guideline concordant medication than women--commonly diagnosed by general practitioners in out-p...Folic acid and vitamin B12 decrease risk of hip fracture in stroke patients
...ebo. Participants were instructed to keep track of falls on a daily calendar. Five hundred fifty-nine patie...s" the authors write. "In our study, the number of falls was similar in both groups during the follow-up period and the combined therapy with folate and [vit...Adverse drug events in nursing homes are far more common than previously identified
...study, "less serious" events included skin rashes, falls without associated fracture, bleeding not requirin... drowsiness. More severe events included delirium, falls resulting in fracture, bleeding requiring transfusion, hypoglycemia., and kidney problems. In 2000, ...Researcher explores ways to make hypnosis a more effective therapeutic technique
...ular imagination, a person who submits to hypnosis falls into a trance. The subject slavishly follows the hypnotist's commands, perhaps to squawk like a chicken, re-enact events from childhood or develop a lasting aversion to cigarettes. When the subject "awakens," he or she forgets everything that happene...Culture-specific exercise sparks interest of older women
...e Yang Style 24-posture short form. There were no falls or injuries. One woman dropped out of the program at six weeks due to recurring health problems. Following completion of the study, one-fourth of the women have continued the Tai Chi program at the community center. All participants were given a CD...Viagra used in stroke recovery study
... the brain as a house," says Dr. Chopp. "If a tree falls on your house, what you want most is to fix the damage to restore your daily quality of life. Remodeling the brain, like remodeling a house, may require new plumbing, such as new blood vessels; new electrical connections or new synapses; and new room...Public interest advocates question NIH Enhanced Access policy
...cess Plan today declared the just-announced policy falls short of their expectations and long-standing reco...y is neither what we hoped for nor proposed and it falls far short of the 'bright light' of transparency that Dr. Zerhouni promised earlier this week in his ...Smoking hurts wealth as well as health, study suggests
...gure is roughly right between the amount net worth falls for light smokers vs. heavy smokers, he said. Zagorsky noted that the participants in this study were relatively young adults, with the oldest being 40 years old when the study concluded. That suggests the wealth gap could grow even larger if smokers...Views from space help oil prospectors see deep underground
...hic information is also important because rises or falls in the landscape delay signal arrival time, and if they are not compensated for, they cause blurring of imagery. "These two variables set the scene for a broad range of information we require. For example, we must know if there is anywhere ...US syphilis epidemics not driven by increases in unsafe sex say researchers
...USA since the 1940s, the team found that rises and falls in the disease followed a distinct pattern that was repeated over a 10-year cycle. Rises in syphilis cases can be explained by falling population immunity. Immediately after an epidemic, immunity is at its highest. It then takes time for immunity to ...Mayo Clinic researchers identify new form of muscular dystrophy in adults
...nd Stroke Disability caused by muscular dystrophy falls on a continuum from mild weakness and loss of strength to premature death, usually in the 20s. In most forms of muscular dystrophy, it is primarily the muscles that control movement that become progressively weaker. However, in some types of muscular...Calcium boost to youths' bones could reduce osteoporosis risk
...ycle of losing and adding minerals in healthy bone falls out of balance and the loss outpaces the gain, leading to low bone mass, structural deterioration of bone tissue, fragility and an increased susceptibility to fractures of the hip, spine and wrist. An estimated 30 million American women either have o...Study estimates number of excess cases of coronary heart disease caused by Vioxx
...itors (coxibs). Professor Webb concludes: "It now falls to the manufacturers, under the careful review of the regulatory authorities, to provide the evidence that this class of drugs is safe, if necessary including studies that directly address cardiovascular morbidity as a primary outcome. Indeed, the ex...Homes need more protection against falls
...ithout the devices, but this may have been because falls were more prevalent in homes with younger children and adults age 70 or older. Homes with these vulnerable individuals appeared to be more likely to be aware of their fall risks, installing more bathroom grab bars, anti-skid bath mats and child safet...Veterans in better health than other residents of nursing homes, new test for evaluating tinnitus
...sments and make better treatment choices to reduce falls and enhance gait speed. Molecular study of osseointegration in rodents helps identify human candidates for new technique This study analyzes osseointegration at the molecular level to better understand the unique relationship of a titani...National Academies news: Gulf War and Health
...iation between lung cancer and combustion products falls into this category. When a limited number of stu...nce on fuels, combustion products, and propellants falls into this final category. The study was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The ...Wipeout! Surfing creates wave of unique injuries
CHICAGO "Dude, like I went over the falls and totally pearled" Much as surfers have their own peculiar lingo, they also incur an array of injuries from the sport that can be just as peculiar to physicians, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society o...Smokers' lung cancer risk identified in CT screening study
... said. Without screening, the probability for cure falls to 5-10 percent. I-ELCAP data also showed that, regardless of a smoker's age or how much has been smoked, the risk for developing lung cancer does not decline appreciably until 20 years after kicking the habit. "It starts decreasing slowly for the fi...Injury from epileptic seizures relatively rare, Mayo Clinic study find
...e. These types of seizures can cause injuries from falls or from loss of consciousness. Complex partial seizures, in which only part of the brain is affected, can lead to injury by interfering with a person's awareness or behavior, without any fall. Injuries from loss of awareness might include drowning, b...