New trials for counseling caregivers and patients with Alzheimer's begin
...zheimer's in another, but they have to go home and live together afterwards, so we're trying to help them do that." These studies are part of the NYU Silberstein Institute's Psychosocial Research Program, a longstanding research endeavor devoted to testing interventions to improve the well being of famil...Telemedicine revolution is 'disappearing' from the NHS
...ne lets doctors deal remotely with patients over a live video-conferencing link where a face-to-face consu...e difficult or time-wasting, such as when patients live in isolated rural areas. And it makes it easier to share pictures and data with experts in different...'Smart' immune cells kill more cancer
... myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow. Those that live in the bone marrow outperformed their counterparts circulating in the blood by more than 90 percent. "It is very difficult to design cancer therapies that get the body's immune system to recognize and kill cancer cells that the system has ignored fo...Influenza vaccination programmes for children in USA and Canada based on little evidence
...hy children aged 16 years or younger. Vaccines of live viruses with weakened infectivity had 79% efficacy...activated vaccines had a lower efficacy (65%) than live weakened vaccines, and in children aged two years or younger they had similar effects to placebo. Ef...Columbia study finds hemophilia therapy dramatically improves outcomes for bleeding stroke
...nts die within one month and if they survive, they live with serious neurological deficits. Current data suggest a possible change in our paradigm for the treatment of ICH," said Stephan A. Mayer, M.D., principal investigator of the study. Dr. Mayer is an associate professor of neurology and neurosurger...World's biggest study of multi-million pound health problem launched
...ay towards helping these people feel that they can live a normal life again, as well as allowing us to gather valuable data to inform advice for the future treatment of constipation in the UK and elsewhere." LIFELAX (Diet and LIFEstyle versus LAXatives in the management of constipation in older people), i...Migraine linked to risky heart health
ST. PAUL, Minn. People who live with migraine headaches show a "riskier" profile for cardiovascular disease than those without migraines, according to a new study published in the February 22 issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The large...Psychiatric disorders greatly underdiagnosed in hospital emergency departments
...use a much greater percentage of African Americans live in poverty than Caucasians and because there are strong correlations among variable such as poverty and illness, it would be more reasonable to expect the rate of psychiatric disorders among African Americans to be as high or higher than the rate amo...Many postmenopausal women with cardiovascular disease don't use lifesaving aspirin therapy
...herapy helps women who have cardiovascular disease live longer and feel better. Our study sought to characterize the extent to which women use this easily accessible therapy, as well as the disparities that exist between different groups of women," said lead author Jeffrey S. Berger, M.D., chief resident...Mayo Clinic study finds obese kidney donors face few increased risks
...ogram in the United States, Mayo Clinic encourages live organ donations. Because a typical wait for a kidney from a deceased donor can range from three to five years, many people will not survive long enough on dialysis to reach transplantation. More than 300,000 Americans suffer from kidney failure requ...Hormone therapy controversy raises drug safety issues
... For women in the United States, who can expect to live a third or more of their lives after menopause, the stakes are a higher quality of life through their later years. In spite of evidence to the contrary, some women continue to believe that hormone therapy will provide them with better health, the aut...Bacteria collection sheds light on urinary tract infections
...a found in humans and animals. Thousands of E.coli live in the organs of humans and animals and provide multiple benefits such as aiding in digestion of certain nutrients. However, E.coli is also commonly associated with illnesses caused by eating undercooked beef or drinking contaminated water. Without ...New highly active agents against sandfly fever
...ients have to go to hospital. Most people infected live in areas either far from health-care facilities or completely devoid of them. Research for new substances with potential as therapeutic agents is consequently necessary. IRD researchers conducted ethno-pharmacological studies in line with this search...Northwestern Memorial Hospital receives $10 million commitment to support preeminent heart program
...post coronary artery bypass patients are likely to live longer and have less need for repeat interventions like late stent or angioplasty," explains Dr. McCarthy. Leading research Northwestern Memorial Hospital through its affiliation with Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, is cur...U of T researchers describe 'Joe Canadian' tongue
...ed to do a very good job because people will often live with their reconstructions for a long, long time."...High levels of airborne mouse allergen in inner-city homes could trigger asthma attacks
...ugh to trigger asthma symptoms in the children who live there, say researchers at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center. Their study, published in the February issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology , found more than a quarter of inner-city homes sampled had airborne allergen levels alread...New survey finds red dress symbol prompts women to take action to care for their hearts
...d to increasing awareness among women to help them live longer, healthier lives." Since 1984, heart disease has killed more women than men; however, awareness levels of this important health issue among women had remained low for decades. NHLBI launched The Heart Truth to raise awareness of women and hea...Dedicated hospital stroke centers improve quality of acute care
... more after designation. It seems that people who live near certified stroke centers are more aware of stroke and its symptoms, she said. Hospitals that become designated as stroke centers have media campaigns educating the public about how to recognize strokes and get immediate help. "The success of ...Early supported discharge services can reduce long term dependency for stroke patients
...itation treatment that cannot be provided at home; live at a considerable distance from the hospital or rehabilitation services and for whom the combination of travelling to an outdoor service with exercise could be too tiring; or patients who would benefit most from situational learning instead of trying...NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 2 African American men who live in southern states are at significantly higher ris... whites'. Studies also have shown that people who live in the southeastern states that comprise the "stroke belt" are more likely to die from stroke. Thi...