Exercise-induced shortness of breath not always caused by asthma
...without limits," Weinberger said. "We were able to reassure the patients and parents that there was no abnormality and advise the type of cardiovascular conditioning or athletic training that would enable them to be physically active without the natural anxiety that occurs with dyspnea." For the other patient...Study shows risk of cardiac death after radiation for breast cancer has dramatically decreased
... over toxicity," Giordano says. "This study should reassure all patients that radiation has become safer and there is little, if any, risk of future ischemic heart disease due to having received radiation."...Prostate cancer screening practices examined
...atistics parallel many medical recommendations and reassure us that good judgment is being applied to the evaluation of the initial screen," Andriole says. "We are confident that when the study is ultimately completed, it will truly measure the effect of current medical practices." In men with suspicious PSA...Concerns over the future of children's health care in British general practice
... practice, despite many practices having sought to reassure young people by establishing special teenage clinics. He believes that the new contract does not encourage general practitioners to focus on children's care. It offers additional remuneration based on a points system, but child health surveillance ge...Small increases or 'blips' in HIV levels do not signal mutations leading to drug-resistant HIV
...ghly active anti-retroviral therapy, or HAART, and reassure them that their medications have not failed," says senior study author and infectious disease specialist Robert Siliciano, M.D., Ph.D., a professor at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator....'Broken heart' syndrome: Real, potentially deadly but recovery quick
...cine and its Heart Institute. "And it should also reassure patients that they have not had permanent heart damage." In the Hopkins study, to be published in The New England Journal of Medicine online Feb. 10, the research team found that some people may respond to sudden, overwhelming emotional stress by rel...HIV-infected parents report limiting physical contact with their children
...ildren suggests that more work needs to be done to reassure parents about the limited transmissibility of HIV," the authors write. "Although it is encouraging that parents rarely withheld interactions that did not involve the potential exchange of saliva, it is concerning that more than one quarter of parents...Study investigates value of 'center of excellence' designation
...g where to undergo major cancer surgery." And they reassure patients who do not live near an NCI cancer center, saying they can optimize their odds after cancer surgery by selecting high-volume surgeons with sub-specialty training, which they should be able to find at high volume cancer centers close to home....NHLBI statement on oral contraceptive study
...sidered exploratory and they should not be used to reassure women about OC use. There is a large and reputable body of higher scientific evidence linking current OC use to future increases in risk of stroke and heart attack, especially in older women and in smokers. The abstractbears no relationship to the ...Study finds fibromyalgia prohibits sufferers from breast-feeding
...r infants when breast-feeding is not possible, and reassure them that their infants will get adequate nutrition through bottle feeding. ...Why is Ian Kennedy's healthcare commission damaging NHS care?
...ion is causing. Let me quote from a letter sent to reassure demoralised staff at one hospital that not only lost a star but also had its clinical care rated as "poor". They are horrified at the damage your report has caused to their community's confidence in the hospital. Did your evaluation reflect accuratel...New way to tally death risk for heart patients could ease worry
...igh on the model. Alternately, they may be able to reassure a patient who scores low that he or she has a low risk of dying in the next few months -- and help that patient understand how diet, exercise and medication can help keep that risk low. "The idea is to inform practitioners, and help steer their decis...Regional review boards improve liver transplant allocation
...e excellent predictive capacity of the MPS should reassure UNOS, referring physicians, patients, and the transplant community that patients are being treated fairly," the authors report. "Taken together, these observations show that regional review boards function well not only in separating high- from low-r...Long-term study proves ADDERALL XR is a safe and effective option to treat adults with ADHD
...because the drug is well tolerated, physicians can reassure patients that most side effects are mild to moderate in severity, and usually occur in the first month of treatment. Patients are more likely to stay the course with their medication and yield its full therapeutic benefit when they understand their ...Study shows low risk of vaccinia transfer after smallpox immunization
...erable patients. "Hopefully, this study has helped reassure individuals about the transmission of smallpox," says lead author Thomas Talbot, MD, of Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The risk of transmission is vastly reduced if those vaccinated against smallpox keep the vaccine site bandaged and practice ...This year's Wakley Prize essays
...t they can't do certain things-nor will I blithely reassure them that they can. I'll steer away from the all-or-nothing questions ("Can you do X? Can you do Y? Can you do Z?") and try to build up a picture of a more complex reality. Above all, I will let them tell me how it is. It's amazing what you can learn...Only one more case of vCJD in Ireland - probably
...blished this week in BMC Infectious Diseases, will reassure the Irish who suffered the second highest incidence of BSE worldwide after the UK. 1,303 positive cases of BSE have been confirmed in ROI so far. Based on these figures, the total number of BSE-infected animals in ROI has been estimated at 22,000. Th......d Bennett. "However, the current evidence does not reassure us about the risk of physical harm, particularly for infants."...Children are happy with toys or candy at Halloween
...lf the children chose the toys. "This finding may reassure adults that children will not be disappointed by non-candy treats," said Marlene Schwartz, associate research scientist in the Department of Psychology and principal investigator of the study published in a recent issue of the Journal of Nutrition, E...Heart experts call for urgent action to implement new findings on cholesterol-lowering treatment
...r of the HPS Steering Committee, said: "HPS should reassure doctors and patients about both the safety and the benefits of statins. It provides clear evidence that statin use safely cuts the risks not just of heart attacks but also of future strokes by about one-third. These findings open the door to treatmen...