Low vitamin B12 is associated with poorer memory in older people with high risk for Alzheimer's
...environmental factors such as nutrition, including undiagnosed vitamin B deficiencies. The apolipoprotein E gene, which moves cholesterol in the body, has a version called the є4 allele. Carried by perhaps 15 percent of the population, it is a risk factor for dementia. Current data collected over a six...Cognitive behavior therapy effective for treating people with hypochondria
...ersistent fear or belief that they have a serious, undiagnosed illness significantly reduced their symptoms and anxieties by participating in therapy sessions which examined possible factors for their fears, according to a study in the March 24/31 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). ...Los Angeles kids benefit from new asthma identification process
...ndertreated in school-age children. Children with undiagnosed or poorly controlled asthma often cannot sleep through the night because of trouble breathing, and when their asthma flares up, they are more likely to have to go to the emergency department or hospital, miss school, and not participate in normal act...Study finds vertebral fractures are underreported
...a has discovered that vertebral fractures often go undiagnosed or unreported when elderly patients get chest x-rays to check for other health problems. The researchers hope the results of their study will lead physicians to check more carefully for osteoporosis related vertebral fractures in the future. The rese...Climara Pro (TM) helps alleviate menopausal hot flashes and night sweats
...ancy, breast cancer, estrogen-dependent neoplasia, undiagnosed abnormal genital bleeding, active thrombophlebitis, thromboembolic disorders or stroke, liver dysfunction or disease, or any known hypersensitivity to estrogen, progestin or any Climara Pro transdermal system components. Estrogens with or without pr...Don't worry. You're not old just ill
...normal ageing process' or does the patient have an undiagnosed disease?' Gerbrand Izaks and Rudi Westendorp beli...ed disease. They say: "Most new diseases have gone undiagnosed because their signs and symptoms escaped recognition or were interpreted otherwise. Many physical ch...Standardized blood pressure measurement could improve hypertension prevention, care in the Americas
...is the fact that hypertension is more likely to go undiagnosed than in the U.S., and, once diagnosed, only half as many patients achieve successful blood pressure control as in the U.S. ...Online support for people with depression
Many people suffering from untreated and undiagnosed depression are turning to Internet communities for help, according to a study published this week in BMC Psychiatry. Scientists believe these virtual communities could be used to offer diagnosis and support to people that are depressed, and offer the...FDA approves Climara Pro to treat menopause symptoms
...ancy, breast cancer, estrogen-dependent neoplasia, undiagnosed abnormal genital bleeding, active thrombophlebitis, thromboembolic disorders or stroke, liver dysfunction or disease, or any known hypersensitivity to estrogen, progestin or any Climara Pro transdermal system components. Estrogens with or without pr...Newborn screening is cost-effective in detecting rare but treatable genetic disease
...e, were later found to be the result of previously undiagnosed MCADD. Dr. Stanley led the Children's Hospital res... savings obtained by avoiding the medical costs of undiagnosed disease would offset nearly all the additional costs of screening for MCADD. "It is plausible thatne...Childhood obesity and behavior problems linked
...om being overweight, or from having a diagnosed or undiagnosed behavior issue, affect children. For example, Lumeng says, children who are depressed are often less active, or may console themselves with food, which may set them up for weight gain. And overweight children may develop anxieties or social interact...Causal relationship suggested between reflux and sleep apnea
...Americans suffer from daytime sleepiness caused by undiagnosed sleep apnea. Previous studies have shown that people with GER have problems sleeping, but researchers have not been able to show that reflux can lead to complete obstruction of the airway, a condition known as obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS)....Asthma at school is disruptive to routine underdiagnosed, often poorly understood, survey suggest
...school nurses believe that there are students with undiagnosed asthma in their schools. More than half found asthma more disruptive to the student body routine than any other chronic health condition, with more than a third of nurses having to respond to an acute asthma attack or episode at least 11 times in th......S include anemia, gastroesophageal reflux disease, undiagnosed diabetes, nutritional deficiencies, hormonal imbalance and a yeast or candida infection in the mouth. "If you have BMS, analyze your overall health and note any life-altering events or stressors that occur," encourages Lois Duerst, DDS, FAGD, spokesp...Study: Stereotypes prevail in media coverage of depression
...ender norms, Metzl says. For example, a woman with undiagnosed depression may recognize some of her own symptoms in a magazine article about another woman whose depression interfered with her marriage, and who got help from medication. But a woman whose marriage is on the rocks for reasons other than depression ...News from the 11th Congress of the International Psychogeriatric Association
... early signs of Alzheimer's and other dementias go undiagnosed and untreated, depriving them of the benefits of early treatment and the opportunity to get their affairs in order while they are still competent. Among the implications for our aging society: an increase in contested wills as today's senior generat...High percentage of N.C. children suffer undiagnosed asthma, new study shows
... that countless children in other states are going undiagnosed and untreated as well, researchers say. Earlier studies have shown that asthma has become increasingly prevalent over the past 20 years in this country and abroad for unknown reasons, possibly exposure to environmental allergens or irritants. "The e...Racial, economic disparities seen in kids' vision care
...yeglasses or contact lenses, but many cases can go undiagnosed until children are screened for vision problems in school, or until alert parents ask their child's doctor to conduct a vision test or take their child directly to an eye doctor. Vision screening tests using eye charts are often part of regular well...... in Melbourne, Australia. India could already have undiagnosed cases, he says, as it only started checking airline passengers for SARS on 31 March. "Any country where the healthcare infrastructure is not good and there are crowded living environments may be an area where SARS could establish and maintain itself-......dical charts indicate that many patients are going undiagnosed and under-treated in the early stages of kidney disease. Coresh, also a faculty member in the Johns Hopkins Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology & Clinical Research, said, "By using standardized criteria and carefully calibrated estimates of kid...