Popular asthma drug inadequate when used alone, new study shows
...on. Because their effects are not obvious over the short term, patients often use inhaled steroids inconsistently or stop them completely. Some patients and physicians also remain concerned about the safety of using inhaled steroids, even in low doses. "Inhaled steroids are widely underutilized," Lazar...Physicians miss opportunities to improve care for oldest asthmatics
...ound that their lackluster care fell significantly short of care described in the National Asthma and Education Prevention Program (NAEPP) guidelines. Twenty percent did not use an inhaled corticosteroid. Taken once or twice daily to quiet lung inflammation, this drug reduces the likelihood of an asthma at...AAPS announces short course on computer simulation
...search tool in drug development, said chair of the short course, Peter L. Bonate, Ph.D. What will distingui...o, in a generic, non-software specific manner. The short course presenters come from a variety of pharmaceutical backgrounds and represent a well-rounded per...Care of head injuries falls well short of recommendations
Care of patients with head injuries falls well short of recommendations published two years ago, show two studies in Emergency Medicine Journal. Audits of the whole of the Eastern Region of England and over 200 accident and emergency (A&E) departments in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, pinpoint maj...How 'negative emotionality' can make you feel sick
... and protracted alcohol use by teens can have both short and long term health effects. For example, in our studies of youth evaluated over a six-year period, we found that respiratory, and accident and trauma injuries, were particularly more prevalent among youth with alcohol use disorders than among yout...Americans leading healthier lives, reducing risk of death from heart disease, UCSF study finds
...ere reported to have substantial benefits over the short and long term and be cost-effective. In addition, many smokers tend to quit on their own with very limited medical inputs. Goldman noteed that in addition to saving lives, health care efforts intended to reduce heart disease risk factors were also c......n the assay. "Making this test available in a very short time frame is our contribution to the fight against bioterrorism and is a direct outcome of the excellent cooperation between Roche and Mayo Clinic," says Martin Madaus, President and CEO of Roche Diagnostics Corporation. "Mayo researchers have sever...Landmark study uncovers reasons behind recurring back injury
...if they're pushing down on the short end of a seesaw, and trying to lift something on the far end," Marras said. "They exert more force, and to little effect." On average, the LBP participants weighed more than their uninjured...Women & asthma: New survey reveals heavy toll on health, emotions and lifestyle
...y gets their asthma under control." Women falling short of asthma treatment goals The survey reveals that many women with asthma are falling far short of treatment goals(1) established by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. According to the...... organized themselves to offer assistance over the short and long-term. Similarly, in the bioterrorism context, civic organizations, such as churches, charities, and associations could be used to distribute information and medications, and to monitor for disease outbreaks. According to the researchers, bio...New medical school model sets out to create more competent, caring doctors
...ow do you know your doctor is fully competent? The short answer, under traditional medical-school models, is you dont. But an innovative approach at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry is establishing new ways of training physicians and assessing their competence, to instill in phy...Drug-free therapy gives patients reprieve from panic disorder
... people can get results in a very short amount of time." Schmidt conducted the research with graduate assistant Kelly Woolaway-Bickel and assistant professor Michael Vasey, both with the Department of Psychology at Ohio State; Jo...Blood sugar control partially a function of beliefs
...adherence to their self-care regimens, both in the short and long term. Moreover, Johnston-Brooks notes, they are consistent with a growing body of evidence that beliefs are strong predictors of behavior and, therefore, clinical outcomes. The researchers findings, Johnston-Brooks observes, give health ca...Brief exercise improves mental performance in people with chronic lung disease
...LUMBUS, Ohio - A new study suggests that a single, short burst of moderately intense exercise gives a mental boost to people with a serious lung disease. Immediately after 20 minutes of riding a stationary bicycle, people with...Cancer-causing drug safe and effective in treating eye disease
...inflammation when administered in high doses for a short time. The design of the study was a chart review o...ated with chlorambucil went into remission after a short course of therapy. About 2.3 million people in the United States suffer from ocular inflammatory dis...Stress causes heart-damaging fats to stay in blood longer
... found the first evidence that short periods of psychological stress can cause the body to take longer to clear heart-damaging fats from the bloodstream. Researchers at Ohio State University tested how quickly ...Antidepressant provides a cool choice for hot flashes
...m our previous study that venlafaxine works in the short term to control hot flashes, says Dr. Barton. This follow-up study provides evidence that venlafaxine continues to be effective and well tolerated over a longer period of time. Hot flashes are a major problem for many postmenopausal women. In women w...Energy balance, not exercise, key to athletic menstrual disturbance
...icult to obtain rigorous control in human studies, short of locking people up," says Williams. Previous cross-sectional studies and short-term studies in humans had shown a correlation between changes in energy availability and changes in the menstrual cycle, but those studies were not definitive. The...Sleep less, live longer? Increased death rate associated with sleeping 8 hours or more
...to die sooner. Insomnia is not synonymous with short sleep, the authors said in the article. Patients commonly complain of insomnia when their sleep durations are well within the range of people without sleep symptoms. They added that physicians believe most patient complaints about insomnia are actua...Maya children in U.S. more likely to be overweight and obese than whites or blacks
...ogin says, because the Maya in Guatemala have very short legs in proportion to total stature. This body shape may distort BMI values and overestimate fatness among that population, he said. Bogin used socioeconomic data to explore the factors that might lead to weight problems among Maya children in the U...