Study finds factors linked to substance use disorder relapse among health care professionals
...ncrease the likelihood of a substance use disorder relapse among health care professionals, according to a st...e at mutual help groups. Data on the incidence of relapse and risk factors contributing to the likelihood of relapse after initial treatment for substance use...UW research shows risk factors for relapse among health care professionals who abuse drugs
The risk of relapse is significantly increased for health-care profess...r opioid drugs combined with a history of previous relapse increased the likelihood of another relapse. "A family history of substance use disorder and the pre...Alcohol relapse adversely affects 10-year liver transplant survival
A new study on how alcohol relapse affects survival rates after liver transplants fou...ears following transplant), concerns about alcohol relapse post-transplant have made the practice somewhat controversial, especially in light of the shortage o...Earlier use of prostate cancer vaccines urged by Hopkins scientists
...e one of the main treatment alternatives for early relapse and helps stall cancer growth. No clinical trials ...ancer deaths in American men. The average time to relapse after beginning hormone therapy is approximately two years. The research was conducted with collabor...Researchers close in on breast cancer vaccine
...k for breast cancer and in patients who have had a relapse after initial treatment," Mohanakumar says. "We want to see if giving patients the DNA vaccine can prevent or eliminate breast cancer or at least slow its growth."...University of Manchester awarded 826k for brain science and mental health research
...ay Alzheimer's disease develops, the prevention of relapse in people diagnosed with bipolar disorder, and ways of improving depression with modular treatment. Professor Colin Blakemore, Chief Executive of the MRC said: "It is very encouraging to see the quality and originality of the research ideas coming fo...Brain tumor with dismal prognosis in infants can be cured in older children
...o demonstrated that older children who experienced relapse of ATRT could be saved using ICE chemotherapy (ifosfamide, carboplatin- and etoposide). Other authors of the report are Tanya M. Tekautz, Christine E. Fuller, Susan Blaney, Maryam Fouladi, Alberto Broniscer, Thomas E. Merchant, Matthew Krasin, James ...Both inherited traits and tumor mutations affect response to treatment of leukemia
...ic cells have genetics indicating a higher risk of relapse than if the leukemia cells indicate a lower risk o...rator gene. Previously identified risk factors for relapse included genetic mutations in the leukemia itself (BCR-ABL, MLL-AF4 or E2A-PBX1), a poor response to...Other highlights in the February 2 JNCI
...have much higher survival rates and lower rates of relapse than non-Down syndrome AML patients. A new study has found that a gene mutation commonly found in Down syndrome children with a type of AML called acute megakaryocytic leukemia (AMkL), the predominant subtype of AML in these children, may be responsi...Cord blood transplantation now a viable option for adult leukemia patients
...e study. While two patients with acute leukemia in relapse died from infection shortly after the transplant, in the remaining 21 patients, the transplanted stem cells completely incorporated themselves in the patient's body and began to produce normal, healthy cells. Disease-free survival was 57 percent at o...2001-2002 survey finds that many recover from alcoholism
...n or drink at levels below those known to increase relapse risk. They include roughly equal proportions of ab...s but whose consumption increases their chances of relapse (for men, more than 14 drinks per week or more than four drinks on any day; for women, more than 7 d...Mayo Clinic recommends broadening treatment to battle recurrence of endometrial cancer
...etrial cancer have found that patients at risk for relapse based on identified risk factors had a 46 percent probability of experiencing recurrence within five years despite treatment with state-of-the-art therapy. The study's findings are important for women deemed at risk because they might need additiona...Non-narcotic treatment for migraines
...omparison treatments for migraine pain, nausea and relapse outcomes reported in all studies reviewed by the researchers. Administered intravenously, metoclopramide proved effective in relieving the nausea that often accompanies a migraine, worked rapidly, was gentle on the stomach and did not cause changes i...Researchers find circulating tumor cells in long-term cancer survivors
...pse," he said. "If patients at risk for impending relapse can be identified, it may be possible to prevent recurrence with appropriate therapy." Other UT Southwestern contributors to this study included Drs. Debasish Tripathy, Eugene Frenkel and Barbara Haley, all professors of internal medicine; Dr. James ...American Thoracic Society journal news tips for November 2004 (second issue)
...erculosis patients, researchers found that disease relapse was associated with a thrice weekly versus a daily...after commencement of treatment. The mean time to relapse was almost 15 months. A group of 166 controls completed 30 months of follow-up at clinics. Of thos...Burning anxiety: New treatment targets smokers with panic disorder
...ulation--they also have a harder time quitting and relapse more often. Another 5 percent of American smokers-... percent who attend traditional treatment programs relapse within a year. Zvolensky believes that mental health professionals have largely ignored cigarette...News tips for Monday, November 8, 2004
...2250 Anxiety, low social support associated with relapse in heart failure patients. Hospital re-admission ...t how large a role emotional distress plays in the relapse of these patients. In a study of 139 outpatients with heart failure, doctors found that after an av...Brain regions activated by food craving overlap with areas implicated in drug craving
... craving and how it contributes to maintenance and relapse of drug addiction. Pelchat notes, "Identifying the brain regions involved can tell us a great deal about the normal and pathological neurochemistry of craving, and in turn, lead us to better pharmacological treatments for obesity and drug addiction."...Twenty-Year prospective study of pregnant women with inflammatory bowel disease finds healthy babies
...sured pregnancy outcomes for the mothers including relapse of IBD symptoms, and fetal outcomes, which include... They found pregnant patients with IBD had a lower relapse rate than case-matched non-pregnant females with IBD. Patients on maintenance therapy had fewer rel...Improved acute lymphoblastic leukemia treatment offers hope for eliminating irradiation
...ion to treat patients at high risk of developing a relapse of ALL in the central nervous system. The new, str...isk patients. Patients considered at high risk for relapse were those who had T-cell ALL and especially high white blood cell counts, or patients with evidence...