Generation gap found in chronic pain
...n Ethnicity, Culture and Health. "Older people may feel that pain is just something that you deal with, pe... in the way we deal with it today, or because they feel that pain is just a normal part of getting older," says Green, an associate professor of anesthesiol...Clinical trial participants fare no better, no worse than other patients
...cal knowledge. . . . They participate because they feel doing so may have an impact on other people's lives."...Technology that could double the effectiveness of cancer drugs studied at Yale
...ith very limited time left to live, six months can feel like an eternity when they may have to start a whole new course of treatment if it proves ineffective." Mor's lab developed the Yale apoptosis assay based on a biological principle that when a drug is effective, it will induce apoptosis (cell death) ...Study of CPR quality reveals frequent deviation from guidelines
...driving a car without a speedometer, based more on feel than on feedback. Now, with a device that tells us how fast we are going, we think we can rein in the speeders and speed up those who fall behind." The key to this study was an investigational monitor/defibrillator, developed by Laerdal Medical Corp...Mayo Clinic recommends broadening treatment to battle recurrence of endometrial cancer
...ed to cause in that period," says Dr. Podratz. "We feel that to maximize outcomes, approximately one-third of the patients with endometrial cancer in the United States, or about 14,000 women, would potentially benefit from enrollment in clinical trials addressing the new target-based therapeutic approach....Researchers to put changing public services under the microscope
...ood, scientific analytical research to get a clear feel for the realities rather than popular pre-conceptions about complex systems, the unintended effects of policy decisions, and the relationship between belief and perception when it comes to performance measures."...Northwestern Memorial chosen to be featured in first-ever mini-med school TV airing on PBS
...with the basic knowledge they crave and makes them feel empowered." Mini-Med School TV is hosted by Dr. Emily Senay, medical correspondent for The CBS Early Show. Presented by WTTW National Productions, Mini-Med School TV is a production of Premiere Media Productions. Hi-Tech Brain Repair with Dr. Hu...Likelihood of a large vCJD epidemic remains small claim researchers
...tal of around 600 deaths, although the researchers feel this is unlikely. This work follows on from a study in 2003 at Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, which looked at tissue from appendectomies. The researchers found a higher prevalence of vCJD than expected from clinical data alone, indicating that around ...Happy home and social life makes living in a poor neighbourhood more bearable for adolescents
...sponsored by the ESRC. How inner city young people feel about their own psychological and social health and the area where they live is influenced by differences in home and social life as well as the physical environment, says a study led by Professor Sarah Curtis, of Queen Mary, University of London. Re...Macular degeneration patients benefit from self-management training
...elming sense of loss and empowered participants to feel less helpless and more hopefulbased on new information and new skills to achieve small and then bigger successes that fostered engagement in personally meaningful activities," they conclude....'Healthy' patients with abdominal lymph nodes seen on CT do not need follow-up imaging
...nstitutions for further medical care, however, "we feel it is reasonable to believe that this group of patients is representative of the healthy population." "MDCT scanners and PACS computer workstations allow us to more clearly distinguish lymph nodes from vessels and other internal structures and...Workers with carpal tunnel find relief with night-time splinting
...ions of American workers who are just beginning to feel the common pain and discomfort linked to carpal tu...effective and the odds are very good that you will feel the benefits." Werner hopes to build on the findings from this study by conducting a larger study to...Women need less morphine after hysterectomies with new treatment
...ile rofecoxib will obviously no longer be used, we feel there is great potential for other non-opioid drug combinations in treating post-operative pain. Our study provides a trial design to look at these."...Endoscopic sinus surgery is safe, effective in older patients
...ecessary, and it's worth pursuing because patients feel better overall and have better quality of life." Dr. Kountakis and collaborators, led by Drs. J. Chris Colclasure and Charles W. Gross at the University of Virginia Health System, looked at 56 patients over age 60 who underwent functional endoscopic...LA BioMed Medical/Research briefs January 2005
...ease the debilitating anxiety that cancer patients feel as they face their final days. To learn more about the study, see the project web site at www.canceranxietystudy.org . To contact the principal investigator of the study, Charles Grob, M.D., please call David Feuerherd at 310-215-0234 / 310-2...Holidays, birthdays and postponement of cancer deaths
...y remember positive events. He says while some may feel the findings of the study take away the hope of a prolonged life, others may see them in a different light. "I think all of us may know or have heard of someone 'hanging on' through the holidays or trying to live until an important occasion....Expert panel calls for raising the bar in treating schizophrenia
...reatment of schizophrenia are so important that we feel physicians need to expand upon their expectations to encompass a broader view of the patient. The development of a consensus statement is one step in that direction." According to the survey, revealed for the first time during the panel discussion, ...Early learning leaves lasting changes in brain, Stanford owl study shows
...ater life," Knudsen said. Toys that beep, crinkle, feel soft, look interesting or require poking and prodding are all part of shaping a child's brain for future work....Requip tablets treat symptoms of primary RLS
...have difficulty falling and staying asleep and can feel less alert during the day. RLS sufferers may also have difficulty with activities that require prolonged sitting such as movies, long car rides or airline flights. When evaluating patients' symptoms of RLS, it is important for healthcare providers ...Study finds women hesitant to take tamoxifen as preventive measure
... influence decision-making, in order to help women feel confident and satisfied with their treatment choice." Tamoxifen belongs to a class of drugs known as selective estrogen receptor modulators or SERMS, which work by preventing the hormone estrogen from binding to breast cancer cells, and thereby helpi...