Study finds increased risk of liver injury with some TB medications
...mer, MD, UCSF assistant professor of medicine, who treats patients in the division of tuberculosis control at San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center (SFGHMC). Caused by the organism Mycobacterium tuberculosis, TB is a chronic bacterial infection that usually causes disease in the lungs but also attac...Futile cycle both fights diabetes and causes weight gain
...lidinediones (TZDs), the only available drugs that treats this form of diabetes, actually cause more weight gain? online version of Nature Medicine, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine address the fundamental workings of TZDs (also known as glitazones or under brand names such ...Medical physicist treats spinal tumors faster with new procedure
...and clinicians have developed a new procedure that treats spinal tumors and relieves patient discomfort faster that current treatments. Called intensity-modulated spinal radiosurgery, this technique pinpoints a tumor's location to deliver a powerful dose of radiation that avoids healthy areas of the spinal...High-volume hospitals equal higher survival rates for bleeding strokes
...ood vessel if they are admitted to a hospital that treats these strokes more often. Yet, few patients are referred from less-experienced facilities, according to a review of inpatient mortality at California hospitals published in the July issue of Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. Resear......f the Dermatology Clinical Trials Unit at UAMS and treats adult and pediatric patients in the UAMS Dermatology Clinic, UAMS Laser and Cosmetic Surgery Center, and at Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System. Wesley Burks, M.D., an immunologist in the College of Medicine and director of the Arkansas Chil...Unique study to begin examination of whether treating periodontal disease cuts heart disease
...dy. Well be one of the field centers that sees and treats patients, and well also have a laboratory that will look at biological markers related to inflammation in the body, he said. The School of Public Healths Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center, under Dr. Lloyd E. Chambless, also will serve as the ...Tourettes, other tic disorders far more common than once thought
...the universitys Strong Memorial Hospital, where he treats more than 400 Tourettes patients regularly. Tics are observable markers that this person is more likely to have problems in school. Researchers have linked Tourette syndrome to an area of the brain known as the basal ganglia, which is involved in co...Teaching human side of patient care is best done at the bedside, say medical educators
...education is to create a learning environment that treats the students and residents with respect, establishes an atmosphere of trust and collaboration, and addresses the human needs of the learners, who also are under a great deal of stress." he pointed out. Results of the survey found that attending phy...UCSF begins clinical trials for new bionic ear for profoundly deaf adults
...ion of gene therapy for hearing disorders. Lalwani treats the full spectrum of otologic and neurotologic conditions in adults and children as chief of pediatric otology and neurotology, performing surgery for cochlear implants in both adults and children. Most insurance companies including Medicare cover a...... The occupational nurse who dispenses aspirin and treats minor injuries is no longer a staple here. Instead, the college hired Debra Dailey, a public health education specialist and an R.N., to develop and implement a work-place wellness program that offers employees financial incentives to participate. T......stetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences who treats patients at San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center and the New Generation Health Center, a clinic affiliated with UCSF and SFGHMC. Study findings are reported in last month's issue of the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology. Senior study inv...Study opens doors to significant changes in medications for schizophrenia
... is possible to have a medication that effectively treats schizophrenia while only lasting intermittently in the brain, thus reducing the prominent side effects traditionally associated with the antipsychotic drugs used to treat this severe illness. The study, published in the June issue of the Archives ...UI study shows classification system for evaluating childhood hip disease may be unreliable
...dren has the disease. The UI Hospitals and Clinics treats between 25 and 30 children with Perthes disease each year. The Stulberg system establishes five patient outcome categories based on radiographs. Each category describes a different shape or relationship between the femoral head and the hip socket. Ea...Who should have heart bypass surgery? New guidelines will help doctors, patients decide together
...re clogged arteries reopened or bypassed. "Bypass treats the results of coronary artery disease, not the cause," Eaglesays. "It's still discouraging that half the transplanted veins become cloggedwithin 10 years. Bypass patients can and should take the same medications asthose who do not opt for surgery." ...Even in an era of HAART Drugs, HIV patients are vulnerable to opportunistic infections
... is a UCSF assistant professor of medicine andalso treats patients at San Francisco General. In the pre-HAART era, macrolides were standard treatment as prevention therapyagainst MAC infection in AIDS patients whose CD4+ counts were below 75,according to Aberg. Now with HAART, many patients may have CD4+ ...A leading cause of blindness may be controlled by simple course of oral antibiotic
...infection within weeks of treatment. The ointment treats only eyeinfections and is very short-acting. Oral antibiotics that work throughout thebody are more effective for treating trachoma than antibiotic ointment. Although short-acting oral antibiotics also can be used to treat the infection,the need for......ardiologist who practices at a medical center that treats alarge number of heart attacks. This may give them several advantages, although,admittedly, they may have no choice in their destination hospital during amedical crisis. Dr. Shah says he hopes prospective studies will be conducted to test thehypothes...New gene therapy may allow patients to 'grow' their own bypass around blocked leg arteries
...e health care for all. Each year, Temple treats approximately 20,000 inpatients and handles150,000 outpatient visits at its clinics and outpatient facilities. Withwell-respected programs in cardiology and cardiac surgery, pulmonary medicine,orthopedics and sports medicine, neurology, neurosurgery...New book on osteoporosis covers preventing and treating 'The Aging Disease' in consumer language
...ne, M.D., UCSF associate professor of medicine who treats patients at SanFrancisco General Hospital Medical Center. People with osteoporosis have fragile bones that are very susceptible tofractures. An activity as mild as coughing can sometimes make the spinalvertebrae break, causing a person to become ...Balloon Procedure In The Brain? Longest Follow-Up To Date Shows Good Results
...s inpreventing heart attacks because the procedure treats the same disease process. Both strokes and heart attacks are caused by the fatty-plaque obstructions,called atherosclerosis, that impair blood flow in arteries and blood vessels ofthe heart and brain. The American Heart Association says a total of 6...