Similar outcomes for atrrial fibrillationi patients with congestive heart failure
...ly and inefficiently. The other condition, CHF, is marked by the inability of the heart muscle to pump enough oxygen and nutrients to the body's tissues. Once diagnosed with CHF, about 50 percent of patients die within five years. For patients with atrial fibrillation, physicians can control the rate of ven...Heart failure consumes significant health care resources
... years of follow-up." Heart failure is a condition marked by the inability of the heart muscles to pump enough oxygen and nutrients in the blood to the body's tissues. Also known as congestive heart failure, it has many causes, including infections of the heart, coronary artery disease, high blood pressure,...Regeneration of insulin-producing islets may lead to diabetes cure
...s. In another experiment, donor spleen cells were marked with a fluorescent green protein, and again donor cells were found throughout the newly developed islets. A separate experiment, however, indicated that islets also could grow from remaining precursor cells in the diabetic mice and resume insulin se...Mental health of asylum seekers deteriorates with longer detention
...icipants assessed after release from detention had marked reductions in all psychological symptoms, but those still detained were more distressed than at initial assessment. Allen S. Keller (Assistant Professor of Medicine at New York University School of Medicine and the study's principal investigator) ...Study questions benefits of costly schizophrenia drug
...and 30. Contrary to popular notion, the disease is marked not by a "split personality," but by delusions, hallucinations, and confused thinking. People with schizophrenia may have trouble carrying on a conversation or focusing on a task, and usually show flat emotions and a lack of interest in life. They ar...Popular anti-epileptic drug also effective in controlling debilitating symptom of multiple sclerosis
... levetiracetam reduced phasic spasticity, which is marked by spasms and painful muscle cramps, in 100 percent of patients in a small clinical study. "It's amazing how many MS patients can't walk, can't move, and you treat their spasticity and they're fine," said Dr. Kathleen Hawker, assistant professor of ...UT Southwestern researchers discover first effective treatment for exercise disorder
..., 2003 People with McArdle's disease a condition marked by low tolerance for exercise and high risk of activity-related muscle injury can dramatically improve their exercise tolerance by consuming a soft drink or equivalent before physical activity, investigators at the UT Southwestern Medical Center at ...'Camera pill' promising for diagnosis of small bowel disease
...in the lower portion of the small intestine and is marked by diarrhea, abdominal pain and bleeding. Unlike standard endoscopy, CE-also known as wireless endoscopy-can examine the entire small intestine. Endoscopy, which uses a fiberoptic scope, reaches only the upper and very lower portion of the small i...UCSD, Salk researchers define role of abnormal muscle, fat & liver in common metabolic disorder
...rmal glucose tolerance. However, they expressed a marked decrease (more than 70 percent) in the number of fat cells and a resulting 30-50 percent increase in the volume of remaining fat cells. According to the researchers, this indicates an essential role for PPARgamma in the normal function of fat cells....Are our brains wired for race or gender bias?
...search, they show that an individual tends to have marked preference for attributes associated with oneself....tter effect" the degree to which people exhibit a marked preference for letters in the alphabet that belongs to their own names. Seen in this context, "in-g...Multiple sclerosis not as progressive or disabling as once thought
...ounter to the common perception of MS as a disease marked by a steady decline in motor function. These new results are extremely encouraging to the Mayo Clinic researchers, who treat patients in addition to conducting research. Adds Sean Pittock, M.D., another member of the Mayo Clinic research team: "N...Babies conceived with medical assistance face high risk at birth
...wer birth weight, though differences were far less marked than between groups of single babies. Conversely, mortality rates were significantly lower for twins conceived with medical help. So far reproductive medicine has concentrated on conception, but the focus should now shift to achieving a successful...Gene therapy technique could aid islet transplants for diabetes, says Pittsburgh study
... patients after islet cell transplantation induced marked insulin resistance and beta cell toxicity in the models used in our studies, actually inducing diabetes and reducing the function of their new islet cells. This was true even though the doses and the blood levels of the drugs were low and comparable ...Patients are less satisfied with better company doctor
...of the fatigue complaints. These complaints show a marked decrease during the counselling period anyway. During the initial consultation with the employee, the company doctor can assess a number of factors to predict the length of the absence. Important predictors of an unfavourable prognosis are a higher ...Newborn brain injuries stem from infections, not delivery
...t could occur during complications in delivery, as marked by excess acid in the umbilical cord. The Hopkins team reviewed medical records of 150 premature babies who had white matter injuries and were born between May 1994 and September 2001. They compared each baby's delivery to that of the next hea...New study demonstrates key benefits of RISPERDAL(R) CONSTA(R) in young adults with schizophrenia
...h between reality and imagination. The illness is marked by 'positive' symptoms (psychological disturbances 'added' as a result of the disorder, such as hallucinations, delusions, suspiciousness and paranoia) and 'negative' symptoms (normal functioning the patient has "lost," resulting in lack of initiativ...Earlier diagnosis of schizophrenia improves results of treatment
...ng, irritability, difficulty sleeping, and overall marked reduction in the ability to cope with life's daily stresses. Participants were followed up after three months, one year and two years. This study compares the patients' clinical state at admission and at the three month follow up. The researchers fou...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for March 2004 (first issue)
...ll of morbidly obese patients are characterized by marked derangements compared with subjects of normal weight. In a retrospective study cited, patients who were morbidly obese needed prolonged mechanical ventilation, extended ventilation weaning periods, and larger intensive care unit and hospital stays. ...Pain medication safe and effective for the elderly
...ension and/or shock. Chronic pain is a condition marked by pain that persists for longer than the usual recovery time for an injury or longer than six months . It can be mild or extreme; continuous or periodic; and last for weeks, months or even years. It is estimated that between 10 and 20 percent of A...Coronary aneurysms are independent predictor of mortality, should be aggressively monitored
...re that is somewhat troubling, especially with the marked improvement in medical technology over recent years," Dr. Sperling, Director of Preventive Cardiology at Emory, adds. "In light of these findings, we believe all patients with angiographic evidence of coronary aneurysms should receive aggressive mod...