Research offers hope of new treatments for liver damage
...: "We are facing a huge increase in the numbers of patients with advanced liver fibrosis (scarring) and cirrhosis (end stage scarring of the liver). Currently, we have no effective treatment for liver cirrhosis which is associated with internal bleeding, liver failure and the development of primary liver canc...First mouse model for multiple system atrophy points to new treatment targets for brain diseases
... -synuclein proteins in cells. In the clinic, many patients with MSA present with symptoms similar to Parkinso... swallowing difficulties, and blurred vision. Most patients develop dementia late in the course of the disease, which is usually diagnosed in people over 50. C...Cardiac deaths peak in sleep hours for patients with sleep apnea
This increased risk among patients with OSA is even more striking because it comes wh...compared to the midnight to 6 a.m. period. But for patients with obstructive sleep apnea, the peaks were reversed; more than twice as many cardiac deaths came d...Treatment of cardiac lesions without anaesthesic
...sitory ischaemic attack. It is advisable, in those patients who have suffered a cerebral embolic stroke, the origin of which is suspected and shown to have arisen from this cause, that this opening or foramen be closed,otherwise the risk of another, more serious, embolism increases. Although the treatment of ...Risky surgery not always necessary to treat cervical disease
... surgically remove the infected tissue, which puts patients at risk for reproductive consequences and does not ensure that all infected tissue has been eliminated. New methods such as chemoprevention and vaccines (used to treat and also prevent) now present possible cures without invasive means, thereby elim...Stanford patient is first to test new treatment for peripheral arterial disease
...re-block that artery." Erickson is the first of 60 patients to enroll in the clinical trial that will take pla...ross the country. Stanford is currently recruiting patients for the study. Eligible participants who have crampy calf pain after walking, relieved by rest, will...New studies suggest airborne SARS transmission is possible
...ous Diseases. Another study, from Hong Kong, shows patients in hospital bays near a SARS patient had a much higher infection rate than patients in distant bays, consistent with the possibility of airborne SARS transmission, according to an arti...Massive weight loss conference Dallas April 1-2
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...oic acid (DHA) have been reported in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), as has evidence for an AD protective effect of increased marine fish consumption, a main source of DHA. This week, Lim et al. test whether DHA has a direct effect on amyloid production in a mouse model of AD. The studie...Specific test key to determine whether or not allergy symptoms are really allergy-related
...ts that family physicians could better serve their patients with symptoms related to hay fever, or allergic rh...ely to prescribe medications or suggest that their patients use over-the-counter drugs to help control suspected allergy symptoms, said Sheryl Szeinbach, the st...Extreme exertion, emotion can spark repeat heart attacks
...uced risk of heart attacks, while inactive cardiac patients who suddenly engage in vigorous activity may do so...utioned that results are often collected by asking patients or survivors to compare normal activity with what they did immediately before the heart attack. Suc...Chronic fatigue patients show lower response to placebos
Contrary to conventional wisdom, patients with chronic fatigue syndrome respond to placebos ...g's College London and colleagues, 19.6 percent of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome improved after receiving inactive treatments, compared with a widely a...Depression linked to insomnia in HIV patients
...icance," Reid says. Earlier studies suggested that patients with HIV had changes in periods of REM (rapid eye ...ibuting factor to sleep disturbances. Although HIV patients taking antiretroviral therapy often describe insomnia as a side effect of the medication, the review...UW research shows risk factors for relapse among health care professionals who abuse drugs
...d providing these drugs to legitimately help their patients may be difficult for physicians who have been addicted to abusing these same pain killers," Domino said....Definition of persistent vegetative state available from American Academy of Neurology
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...logy Group (GOG) in a clinical trial setting where patients receive similar care, to determine if outcomes rem...study, the survival rates for 168 African-American patients and 997 Caucasian patients with Stage III, Stage IV or recurrent endometrial cancer were analyzed an...Targeting mutant B-Raf protein reduces melanoma development
... of effective therapeutics, the 2005 prognosis for patients in the metastatic stages of the disease remains very poor with average survival ranging from six to 10 months. In addition to Robertson, the study team included: Arati Sharma, Nishit R. Trivedi, Melissa A. Zimmerman and Charles D. Smith, Department o...New self-help technology set to combat eating disorders
...d-alone computerised treatment for eating disorder patients have been very successful and all patients involved in the pilot made significant improvements. The CD-ROM proved to be particularly effective ...Employment prospects good for most cancer survivors -- but not all
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