British hospitals need clinical ethicists
...to analyse complex ethical issues, and to know how similar cases were handled elsewhere. "Clinical ethics committees cannot alone cope with the demands of ethically troubled doctors at the coalface. The use of clinical ethicists would represent an important step forward," he concludes....First head-to-head study to compare lidoderm patch and Celebrex in treating pain
...s or drug-to-drug interaction. Our hope is to see similar results in further Lidoderm osteoarthritis knee pain studies." About the Study The randomized, open-label, active-control, parallel-group study, which was intended to enroll 200 patients, contained data for 143 patients experiencing OA pain of ei...Study shows patch therapy may be as effective as oral medications
...n Pain Society suggest that patch therapy provides similar pain relief as oral medications for patients with osteoarthritis (OA) knee pain. The exploratory study involved a head to head comparison of applying the lidocaine patch 5% (Lidoderm) or taking celecoxib (Celebrex) 200 mg per day. In this study, res...New study in 'Nature' demonstrates protection against cell death during heart attack
...ked at the heart, studies in cell culture indicate similar benefits when blood flow causes injury to the brain, kidney and liver. The data support clinical trials. Cyclosporin already has been tested in humans and has been well-tolerated acutely."...U of M researcher says Viagra may cause permanent vision loss in some men
...gestion of Viagra for erectile dysfunction. Seven similar cases have been previously reported. "For years, we've known that some men who take Viagra will experience temporary color changes in their vision and see things as blue or green," said Howard Pomeranz, M.D., associate professor of ophthalmology a...Geodon effective in psychiatric emergencies; Sharply reduces time in restraints
...nt compared to the period prior to this study when similar agitated patients received conventional antipsychotics--primarily haloperidol, known by the brand name Haldol. For more than 50 years, Haldol IM has been considered the gold standard of injectable antipsychotics, but its side effect profile offers d...Mouse model reveals potential way to reduce cardiac deaths in kidney patients
...St. Louis. "The drug we used in the mice and other similar agents can treat both the phosphorous levels and s...sels, causing them to take on characteristics very similar to osteoblasts, the cells that form bone," Hruska explains. The changed smooth muscle cells can dep...Advertising by academic medical centers may risk eroding public trust, says study
...he authors conclude. "We found it interesting that similar advertising practices by pharmaceutical companies have been criticized for creating demand for services and failing to present balanced information, but no one seemed to be turning the same critical eye on ads from academic medical centers," said Dr.......sers. Notably, this outcome has also occurred with similar frequency in placebo-treated patients in clinical trials. This "raises the possibility that hyperlipidemic patients may have spontaneous fluctuations in transaminases whether or not they receive statins," Chalasani suggests. Still, there have been ra...Novel therapy tested in mice could chase away cat allergies
...mice: reactions in the mice that received GFD were similar to the control group mice that were not allergic to cats. The molecule has the potential to prevent allergic reactions long after injections cease, Dr. Saxon says. However, further research and clinical testing would be required before it might be us...Vaccine against childhood pneumonia shows promise
...in California and South Africa, respectively found similar results on the impact of the vaccine against pneumonia confirmed by chest x-ray. However, there is some uncertainty about the comparability of results because of different methods used in reading radiographs. The Gambian trial had a higher reduction ...Improving access to healthy food has little effect on diet
...hanges in fruit and vegetable consumption, while a similar study in Glasgow found little evidence for an overall effect. Despite some study limitations, the authors suggest that overall, retail interventions may have either a small but important effect or no effect on diet and health. "If new retail provisio...First mouse model for multiple system atrophy points to new treatment targets for brain diseases
...leagues demonstrated that the mice showed symptoms similar to human MSA. These include an accumulation of a p...inic, many patients with MSA present with symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease (PD), and MSA has been misdiagnosed as such. Collectively, MSA now includes ...Yale technology translates to sonic golf training tool
...oped a golf club that has motiondetecting sensors, similar to those used for safety airbag deployment in cars, embedded in the shaft. Sonic Golf's unique feature is the use of realtime audio feedback. "We were able to identify a signal from the sensors related to the speed of the club," Grober said. "We conv...Three-year cervical cancer screening recommendations may be applicable for certain women with HIV
...ad negative test results for HPV at baseline had a similar low cumulative incidence of any SIL for 3 years or more," the researchers report. In conclusion the authors write: "Consideration will also need to be given to the psychosocial costs of a positive HPV test in HIV-seropositive women, many of whom wi...Study finds factors linked to substance use disorder relapse among health care professionals
...has been estimated to be 10 percent to 15 percent, similar to that in the general population, according to background information in the article. Following completion of primary treatment, recovery is best achieved through continuing group therapy and regular attendance at mutual help groups. Data on the in...Specific test key to determine whether or not allergy symptoms are really allergy-related
...gnose allergic rhinitis, as the symptoms are often similar to those found in asthma and rhinosinusitis, a condition where the sinuses and nasal passages become swollen and inflamed. But the treatment for each disorder is different "The specific IgE blood test provides valuable information to help determine i...African-American women with endometrial cancer have more aggressive cancer than Caucasian women
...in a clinical trial setting where patients receive similar care, to determine if outcomes remain poor for African-American women with endometrial cancer. The GOG is an NCI-funded national cooperative group that coordinates most of the large therapeutic gynecologic cancer studies in the U.S. In this study,...Employment prospects good for most cancer survivors -- but not all
... at an advanced stage. The researchers found that similar numbers of men and women stopped working during cancer treatment (41 percent of men and 39 percent of women) and most of those who returned to work did so during the first year after treatment. The rate of return to work after four years was 84 perc...New studies show mixed results on epilepsy drugs and birth defects
...r drug, lamotrigine, the risk of birth defects was similar to that in women without epilepsy. But long-time e....9 percent risk of having a birth defect, which is similar to the 2 to 3 percent risk in the general population. That risk jumped to 12.5 percent for women who...