Not enough evidence that multivitamins prevent infections in the elderly
There is currently not enough evidence to suggest that multivitamin and mineral supplements prevent infections in elderly people, finds a study published online by the BMJ today. Ageing is associated with an increased risk of infection. So, as the number of elderly people in developed nations contin...First head-to-head study to compare lidoderm patch and Celebrex in treating pain
... exploratory study examining Lidoderm and Celebrex suggest that Lidoderm can alleviate the pain associated with osteoarthritis of the knee," said Alan Kivitz, M.D., of Altoona (Pa.) Center for Clinical Research. "I am encouraged by these findings since there is a critical need for new approaches to managing...Study shows patch therapy may be as effective as oral medications
...al Scientific Meeting of the American 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...UMaine study looks at infants and chronic nighttime crying
...arents but in the same room. The study's findings suggest a critical factor contributing to night-waking is not as much co-sleeping or separate sleeping arrangements, but rather changes in where the infant sleeps during the night and during naps. "In other words, it is consistency in sleeping arrangements ...It's winning, not losing, that triggers violence at sports events
...nd match attendance that mattered. "These analyses suggest that assault may not be the result of negative factors associated with a national team losing, but the result of a positive event (winning)," say the researchers. A win may also boost levels of self confidence, assertiveness or patriotism, all of whi...Late developers may run higher risk of infection than sexually mature younger teens
...help cut their infection risk. They conclude: "We suggest that a sexually active 18 year old with late [periods] may be more susceptible to multiple infections than a sexually active 15 year old with early [periods]."...UCSF study offers insight into human circadian rhythms
...ow what accounts for the difference. "The findings suggest that, although many individual parts of the circadian rhythm clock are conserved across species, fundamental differences exist," says the first author of the study, Ying Xu, PhD, a visiting postdoctoral fellow in the Fu lab. "These models provide the...Geodon effective in psychiatric emergencies; Sharply reduces time in restraints
...current issue of General Hospital Psychiatry, also suggest that it may be possible to reduce by as much as 40 percent the time severely agitated patients spend in restraints during psychiatric emergencies. Additionally, the researchers at Stony Brook University Hospital found that medication was as effectiv...March/April 2005 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...1 percent, and are at increased risk. The authors suggest that simple dietary restrictions may help to reduc...rmful to health. The authors and two editorialists suggest that health policy interventions should place more emphasis on the family's role in health. The Fa...Unexpected benefit seen in treating HER-2 breast cancer with new preoperative drug combo
...better result than we had anticipated and seems to suggest that simultaneous use of chemotherapy and Herceptin offers a much more potent treatment than use of these drugs sequentially, or alone," says lead investigator Aman Buzdar, M.D., professor in the Department of Breast Medical Oncology at M. D. Anderso......c acid is involved in causing CHD although it does suggest that serum uric acid levels are unlikely to be a major determinant of CHD. So although improving diet, losing weight, and controlling blood pressure may all contribute to reducing both one's risk of CHD and one's serum levels of uric acid, uric acid...Primary care office strategies may increase colon cancer screening
...istance," the authors wrote. "Overall, our results suggest that use of an office systems approach toward improving CRC screening behavior in real-world primary care practices is feasible and effective enough to warrant considering wider dissemination." (Arch Intern Med. 2005; 165: 661 666. Available post-e...Raw food vegetarians have low bone mass
...diovascular disease and cancer, I would definitely suggest that they get away from the refined and processed foods that Americans usually eat and try to eat a wide variety of nutrient-dense foods, such as vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes and fish."...Indiana University researchers closer to helping hearing-impaired using stem cells
... cells -- neurons -- found in the ear. The results suggest that these adult stem cells could be used to treat deaf patients in the future, said Dr. Hashino, an associate professor and Ruth C. Holton Scholar in the Department of Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery. The cells used in the research are calle...Hepatitis C and health-related quality of life
...ations of MCID based on existing data, the authors suggest that future research directly measure the MCID. Further, they caution, the vitality scale alone may not capture all the key aspects of HRQOL in HCV. Still, their findings offer a number of important revelations about health-related quality of life i...New evaluation tool reliably predicts recovery from coma
...were reliably and accurately detected. Data also suggest that tracking individual neurobehavioral recovery patterns during coma recovery is useful for medical and rehabilitation management. For example, investigators found that medical decision-making regarding short-term effects of pharmacological interve...Hospital acquired infections present major problem for infants in developing countries
... Lancet Neonatal Survival Series, March 2005) Data suggest that unhygienic practices in labour and delivery, and in after-birth care, put babies in the developing world at great risk of infections and death soon after birth. Anita Zaidi (Aga Khan University, Pakistan) and colleagues reviewed data from devel...US attempting to flout ethical practice for patient trials abroad
...ion of Helsinki, explaining the FDA's motivations, suggest the comment authors. Peter Lurie (Public Citizen's Health Research Group, Washington DC, USA) and Dirceu Greco (Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil) write that 'US exceptionalism' for prevailing opinions and standards in the international comm...Improving access to healthy food has little effect on diet
...ffect. 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 provision is to have an impact on diet and health, we need a multidimensional approach that also tackles food awareness, a...NIH state-of-the-science panel calls for 'demedicalization' of menopause
...ance, and urinary incontinence is weak. This would suggest that treating these symptoms with hormones may be inappropriate. Although there is increasing interest in bioidentical or "natural" hormones for treating menopausal symptoms, the panel found scant data on the benefits and adverse effects of these co...