St. Jude Medical announces publication of results of its ADOPT-A trial
...sistent atrial fibrillation (PAF) in patients with sinus node dysfunction. Results from the study demonstra...n significantly in the group of patients with sick sinus syndrome, paroxysmal AF and standard pacemaker indications. Significant findings from the ADOPT-A t...Study calls for major reforms in marketing of ephedra
... pseudoephedrine, a compound in ephedrine found in sinus medications. The comparison, researchers say, is not medically valid. Researchers also expressed concerns over the prevalence of embellished claims such as, "Burn up to 600 percent more fat" or, "Now you can enjoy increased vitality, enhanced mental ...Diagnosing chronic fatigue? Check for sinusitis
...ents with sinusitis and dramatic improvement after sinus surgery. A Harvard study showed that fatigue and ...n patients with chronic pain or fatigue: prevalent sinus symptoms. Sinus symptoms were nine times more common on average in patients with unexplained chro...Teen drug use linked with later health problems
...dence of respiratory conditions, such as colds and sinus infections; cognitive problems, such as difficulty in concentrating, remembering, and learning; and headaches, dizziness, and vision problems. The NIDA-funded study found also that rebelliousness, distrust of authority, and risk-taking behavior in e...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for July (second issue)
...er ventilation is essential for the maintenance of sinus integrity, and that blockage of the opening between the two cavities is a central event in the development of sinusitis. From further larger-scale studies, they hope to show that their NO technique can offer an easy, non-invasive way of identifying ...Landmark study results published in NEJM highlight breakthrough treatment for heart failure
... the third lead is manoeuvred through the coronary sinus and inserted in a vein on the exterior wall of the left ventricle (LV lead). Medtronic was the first company to market a transvenous LV lead in Europe and offers the broadest suite of device-based heart failure products. The InSync system and severa...Penn finds atrial fibrilation cure eliminates need for pacemakers, medicine
...ivity, or "sinus rhythm," generated by the heart's sinus node. Patients with this arrhythmia often suffer a rapid heartbeat, palpitations, weakness, shortness of breath and fatigue, although sometimes the condition manifests no symptoms. The arrhythmia may begin with occasional or regular bouts of an irre...Cyclists' 'blood doping' associated with cerebral blood clots
...Minn. A recent case study has associated cerebral sinus thrombosis, a condition that may lead to tissue de...treated for severe headache, diagnosed as cerebral sinus thrombosis, caused by increased cerebrospinal fluid pressure on the brain. When the cyclists condi...Most children with acute sinusitis recover without antibiotics
...scribing antibiotics to children with long-lasting sinus symptoms. "Most children with prolonged cold-like symptoms suggestive of acute sinus disease get better within three weekswithout antibiotic therapy," says Jane Garbutt, M.B., Ch.B., in......kness or take Sudafed® to ease pressure in the sinus and ears. But, the researchers wondered might divers be subjecting themselves to greater risks for decompression sickness and nitrogen narcosis? Nitrogen narcosis and decompression sickness result from inhaling compressed air. Nitrogen narcosis is ......d gain access to and adequatelyexpose the sphenoid sinus completely transnasally. In other words, we wanted toshow that we could reach the space housing the pituitary gland through the nasalpassages, without the need for incisions in the mouth or nose. Second, we hopedto document our claim that the areas a...Improved Medications Can Nip Allergy Season In The Bud
...ith a severe bout of the flu that developed into a sinus infection. Whatfollowed were weeks of stuffiness, ..."Now I'm fine," Dorit added. "When I start getting sinus problems, I take themedication right away -- otherwise, the stuffiness can kill me." Too many peopl...Physicians Slow To Adopt Newer Drugs For Atrial Fibrillation
...tness of breath when they exert themselves. Among sinus rhythm drugs, a group of older drugs called class ...ently prescribed. The significant dip in usage of sinus rhythm drugsin 1992-93 was probably due to a 1989 report of serious side effects from somesinus rhyt...