Allergy-producing cells are also 'do-gooders,' helping stave off infections
...lantation. Such a strategy might be a way to avoid overuse of traditionalantibiotic treatment, said Abraham. "Now that we know that CD48 is the important trigger, we can targettreatments that would trip that trigger to help boost the immune system'sability to fight infection in people with immune ......(85 percent vs. 57 percent). This may point out an overuse of critical carebeds, Cohen said. The Latin American patients also stayed, on average, 10 days in the hospitalcompared with six days for North American patients. Researchers said this may bea result of the timing of catheterization in North America, ...Process may help scientists find new antibacterial drugs
...ffectively killing the bacteria." After decades of overuse of penicillin and other popular antibiotics, though, many bacteria have developed enzymes that disable the beta-lactam rings first. Those enzymes are usually highly specific to one beta-lactam, leaving open the possibility that new beta-lactams might...Major new study finds long-acting calcium channel blockers inferior to other antihypertensive drugs
...f Medicine and a co-researcher of the study. "The overuse of these less effective CCBs -- which can cost 10 to 15 times more than diuretics -- is a major avoidable clinical problem that requires immediate attention," Furberg told the cardiology society meeting in Amsterdam. The study examined the results o......he-counter analgesics to treat their headaches but overuse can make the headache worse and unresponsive to treatment. Stress management therapy for headache is a cognitive behavioral approach that teaches people to recognize and manage early headache signs, cope with pain and address stress-generating issue...Physicians miss opportunities to improve care for oldest asthmatics
... or pollution. The researchers also identified overuse of other drugs, beta agonists and theophylline, that provide short-term relief. "These drugs stimulate the nervous system, revving up heart rate and blood pressure," says Wolfenden, lead author of the study. "They can be dangerous, particularly for ...Annals of Internal Medicine, Tip Sheet, September 4, 2001
...rticle (p. 328), researchers tried to determine if overuse or inappropriate use of two heart procedures in white patients accounted for the differences in care. They examined Medicare records of nearly 4,000 elderly men and women from 173 hospitals in five states and found that rates of inappropriate coronar...Sepsis on the increase in U.S., according to Emory University and CDC study
...s is actually occurring more frequently due to the overuse of antibiotics and the development of resistant organisms. This is apparent in the shift towards gram-positive organisms as the cause of sepsis and the increase in fungal causes. Improvements in care among individuals with altered immunities also c...Nation's two largest medical specialty groups issue migraine treatment guidelines
...ily better when treating migraines. And medication overuse can actually lead to more headaches, sometimes called rebound headaches." "Headaches are the seventh leading reason patients in the United States visit their physician," said Eric M. Wall, MD, MPH, the AAFP representative for guideline development. ...No evidence that walk-in clinics offer inferior care, study says
...cine" offering inferior care and opportunities for overuse by patients. However, Williams and his fellow researchers found little evidence to support these claims. "The negative perceptions of walk-in clinics do not appear to be confirmed by the practicing physicians we surveyed. In fact, our research demons...Elderly care is inadequate, especially in nursing homes
...c diseases such as heart disease and diabetes, and overuse of inappropriate or unnecessary drugs. For example, nursing home residents were almost three times as likely to receive a laxative as those living at home. Although the study was undertaken in one city, the results may reflect the situation in the UK...Patient-centered approach just what the doctor ordered for healthcare industry
...e and face-to-face nature, often results in system overuse when patients only need to ask several quickly answered questions. It also results in system underuse when a 20-minute timeslot prevents the physician from covering all of the relevant issues with a patient, he notes. Berry believes innovations - som...1 in 3 injections given in developing countries is unsafe
...acific region. An urgent need exists to reduce the overuse of injections and promote injection safety to prevent unnecessary infections, conclude the authors....The evolving management of migraine
...uch as obesity, snoring, stressful life events and overuse of pain medications, among others. Patients ofte...king too much acute medication, causing medication overuse headache. The International Headache Society has recently released guidelines that define overuse o...Electrical stimulation in patients with paralysis and spinal cord injury
...ts. Improved endurance may reduce the incidence of overuse injuries that could further impede ambulation in this population. Electrical stimulation increases elbow extension in individuals with SCI, pg # 477 Study evaluated the effect of electrical stimulation on the paralyzed triceps of individuals with t...UB, military collaborate on design, testing of first drug to prevent noise-induced hearing loss
...breathing tubes and for treating liver damage from overuse of acetaminophen. Bringing it to the clinical trial stage for use against noise-induced hearing loss involved a series of studies begun in 1995 and a collaboration between UB scientists and military physicians. Donald H. Henderson, Ph.D., professo...Alcohol abuse history could pose problems for HIV patients
...ients should consider counseling patients to avoid overuse of alcohol and should be aware that patients with a history of alcohol dependence are likely to be at greater risk for cognitive impairment. "These data are also important for other individuals because of the potential lingering effects of alcohol ab...Blood test could avoid inappropriate use of antibiotics for respiratory infections (pp 600)
...did not compromise outcome. In view of the current overuse of antimicrobial therapy in often self-limiting acute respiratory tract infections, treatment based on procalcitonin measurement could have important clinical and financial implications".......ious disease physicians try very hard to limit the overuse of newer antibiotics. "This is absolutely required from a public health perspective," Dr. Spellberg said. "From the pharmaceutical companies' perspective, it probably decreases sales for new antibiotics, making their development less attractive." Dr....