Chronic fatigue patients show lower response to placebos
...s. The authors say the reason may be that many CFS sufferers seen in specialist settings or self-help groups "have a firm conviction that their illness is of physical origin" and thus would have little faith in psychiatric/psychological treatments. This finding supports the idea that the placebo response is gr...New self-help technology set to combat eating disorders
...y such conditions. Given the rise in the number of sufferers and the under-provision of eating disorder servic...udy into the usefulness of the CD-ROM involving 47 sufferers of bulimia revealed significant reductions in binging and self-induced vomiting. The pilot programm...Why asthma sufferers struggle with the common cold
Lung cells from asthma sufferers fail to invoke critical anti-viral defenses when i...themselves more extensively in the lungs of asthma sufferers than in healthy lungs. In this study, Wark and colleagues infected lung cell cultures with the comm...Blood pressure treatment could cut risk of strokes and heart attacks
...urden of disease, and with a projected 1.5 billion sufferers of hypertension by 2020 it is vital that we develop more effective treatments." The complete results of the ASCOT trial will be made available when all data up to and including the last individual patient visit have been collected and analysed. Inves...York study tests enhanced care for depression patients
...The supply of psychological therapy for depression sufferers in the UK is patchy while about half the people prescribed antidepressant medication abandon it within a week, often due to adverse initial side-effects. Professor Richards said: "There is a substantial body of evidence to suggest that this collabora...Schepens scientists regenerate optic nerve for the first time
... of diseases that destroy the optic nerve, and for sufferers of central nervous system injuries. "For us, this is a dream becoming reality," says Dr. Dong Feng Chen, lead author of the study, assistant scientist at Schepens Eye Research Institute and an assistant professor of ophthalmology at Harvard Medical S...Migraine linked to risky heart health
...isk factors for cardiovascular disease in migraine sufferers might help to understand why people with migraine with aura are at increased risk for early-onset stroke." The study indicates that those with migraine were considered 43 percent more likely to be smokers, though less likely to consume alcohol. Peopl...Migraine-sparked vision loss may increase stroke risk in women; Migraine
...ctors, Giles said. Giles emphasized that migraine sufferers who experience new neurological symptoms, including transient loss of vision, should be evaluated by a doctor to exclude other causes such as transient ischemic attack (TIA). A TIA, which is caused by reduced blood flow in the brain, can result in a...Guidelines restricting endoscopy referrals put patients at risk
...s for gastrointestinal (stomach and gullet) cancer sufferers in the UK, for instance, the guidelines ignore better results for patients in Japan and other Western countries - where a higher proportion of early gastric cancers are diagnosed. The guidelines also undervalue endoscopy for diagnosing other serious ...Least protection offered to those most at risk of sudden cardiac death
... off, with the highest proportion of heart disease sufferers but the lowest ICD implantation rates across England. The study looked at ICD use over five years from 1998 to 2002. Though implantation rose approximately 250% over that time, England still lags behind other European countries and the US. Researche...Biochip for detection of inflammatory bowel disease
...it also determines, in those family members of EII sufferers who wish to be tested, the degree of predisposition for developing the infirmity. Inflammatory bowel disease (EII) includes Crohn's Disease (CD) and Ulcerous Colitis (UC), disorders of particular importance in gastroenterology both amongst children ...Surgical treatment of migraines reduces sick days and increases employee productivity ASPS study
... work and reduced productivity. However, Migraine sufferers who had surgical treatment reduced the amount of t...hen surgically removed. Prior to surgery, migraine sufferers missed 4.4 days of work per month, according to the study. After surgery, patients only missed 1.2 d...Specialist available to discuss the polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and patient quality of life
...ent to measure disease-related dysfunction in PCOS sufferers for use in clinical trials and other research. The Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Questionnaire (PCOSQ) is described in the December issue of the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. One of the authors of the article, "Health-Related Quality of Life in Women...Non-narcotic treatment for migraines
... be considered a primary step in treating migraine sufferers who visit the emergency room for treatment. The medication differs from traditional approaches such as narcotics (morphine or Demerol), because it avoids the risk of addiction to painkillers, noted Dr. Brian Rowe, a professor of emergency medicine a...Radon in the home responsible for 9% of lung cancer deaths across Europe
... the present and past homes of all the lung cancer sufferers and the controls. They also obtained detailed smoking histories, including the effects of second-hand smoke on lifelong non-smokers. They found that radon accounted for 20,000 deaths from lung cancer in Europe each year, equating to 9% of lung cance...Requip tablets treat symptoms of primary RLS
...sleep and can feel less alert during the day. RLS sufferers may also have difficulty with activities that require prolonged sitting such as movies, long car rides or airline flights. When evaluating patients' symptoms of RLS, it is important for healthcare providers to rule out other underlying conditions th...Risk of stroke doubles for migraine sufferers
Migraine sufferers are twice as likely to suffer a stroke than those .... They found that the risk of stroke for migraine sufferers was 2.16 times that for non-sufferers. Those who have interrupted vision from light affects (aura) w...Melatonin supplements offer little or no benefit for the sleep deprived - study says
...plements appear to have little benefit for jet lag sufferers or night shift workers the supplements do not appear to benefit people who suffer from sleep disorders such as insomnia the supplements appear to help some people fall asleep sooner once they go to bed, but the benefits are limited the supplements...Drinking water could be beneficial to patients with low blood pressure
...fect on blood pressure could help us to treat both sufferers of autonomic failure, and many people who suffer from low blood pressure generally, especially those who faint, such as with vasovagal syncope." The researchers looked at 14 patients with autonomic failure, and measured their blood pressure while lyi...Iris Murdoch's last novel reveals first signs of Alzheimer's disease
...ith the early stages of Alzheimer's, in which many sufferers experience word-finding difficulties, particularly for less commonly used abstract terms such as "equanimity" or "discretion", while retaining the ability to produce impeccably well-formed sentences. Dr Peter Garrard of UCL's Institute of Cogn...