UK trial results on value of cannabis for multiple sclerosis patients
...dary measures were also used in the study: time to walk ten metres for mobile patients; a range of scales to assess disability and well-being; some measures of specific symptoms; and finally face-to face questions about the value of medication at the end of the study. In face-to-face interviews, 576 patie...Mixed results for study investigating potential of cannabis treatment for MS
...bserved to have a small reduction in time taken to walk a short distance-by 12% in the patients who received THC compared with 4% in both the cannabis extract and placebo groups. 60% of patients in the cannabinoid treatment groups reported subjective improvements in spasticity compared with 46% in the pl...Bone marrow cells improve failing heart function
... Treated patients had better blood flow and could walk longer on treadmill tests than controls. They als...is apartment building during a blackout and had to walk up eight flights of stairs. He did it, and it wasn't a problem." Perin warned that these results ...A heart-strengthening pace: brisk but comfortable
...but comfortable" pace. Participants completed the walk in an average of 18.7 minutes, at an average speed...American College of Sports Medicine suggest people walk or perform other moderate-intensity exercises for at least 30 minutes five days or more a week. Bei...A little electrical boost may help many heart failure patients
...ients had poor exercise tolerance; they could only walk short distances before becoming fatigued. During t... said. Indeed, the average distance patients could walk in six minutes increased from 411 meters to 465 meters (1,348 to 1,526 feet), also a statistically s...... former astronaut Duane Graveline came back from a walk and failed to recognise his wife. He blamed this temporary bout of amnesia on the drug Lipitor, which he had been taking for several weeks. Doctors dismissed his fears, but six weeks after he started taking the drug again he suffered another bout of...Keeping grandma safe and healthy with biosensors
...ering. "For example, if a senior who never takes a walk suddenly leaves the building, the sensor may be invaluable in alerting caregivers to a subtle, but important cognitive change, as well as avert a potential danger in the senior getting lost or harmed." Pavel and his colleagues, with support from Port...Using fMRI technology to understand hyperlexia
...license plates they might encounter during a brief walk through the parking lot. The child in this case study, Ethan , reads six to eight years in advance of his age. He read dictionaries in his twos, but spoke his first word at age three and a half. "This advanced reading ability, which would likely s...Cobblestone mat walking shows health benefits for elderly
...hod, also called "cobblestone-mat walking", people walk barefoot on a fixed mat that has a smooth, yet undulated cobblestone-like surface. Cobblestone mat walking is rooted in traditional Chinese holistic medicine and the principles of reflexology, in that the uneven surfaces of the cobblestones stimulate...Measures of healthcare quality are of little use to patients
... to functional assessments, for example ability to walk after a hip replacement. The length of reporting periods meant that most of the measures reflected care delivered between two and five years ago. The researchers conclude that the shortage and inadequacy of the data available means that consumers ca...Study: Muscles respond to getting on your feet after spinal cord injury
...se who have suffered a spinal cord injury learn to walk again, Ferris and his UCLA colleagues added further evidence that adding weight to the limbs during therapy can provide an important sensory cue to help regain walking. They also found that moving one leg in therapy can help activate muscles in the ...For leg-bypass patients, drugs can save lives and limbs, but many patients go without them
...ir regular doctors if they feel leg pain when they walk or while they're at rest. The symptoms of PAD often go unreported, and only if patients speak up about the pain they're feeling can they get the early intervention -- diet, exercise, lifestyle changes, medications -- which can prevent them from needi...Postpartum weight loss classes work
... they need to consume less than 1,600 calories and walk 30 minutes a day." The study attracted 40 moms whose babies were between 6 weeks and 6 months old, had gained more than 33 pounds during pregnancy, and were more than 11 pounds heavier than that when they became pregnant. Their weight loss progress...Antibiotic provides promise in treatment of spinal cord injuries
...tely enable more hind-leg function, the ability to walk with more coordination, better foot posture and stepping, and better support of body weight than untreated controls. The findings are published in the March 2, 2004 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The BWH/CHB researchers...Tiny molecular motors shed light on cell function, say Stanford researchers
...ane between the stereocilia - and then as the legs walk across the palm (the hair cell) it pulls the webbing between the fingers taut which makes the stereocilia rigid. As the motor continues walking, the taut membrane strains the motor and distorts its shape, which turns the motor into an anchor. If the ...St. Jude Medical announces PAVE and DINAMIT clinical trial results
...t-ventricular pacing as measured by the six minute walk test. In these same patients, biventricular pacing also produced a statistically significant improvement in functional capacity over standard right-ventricular pacing as measured by peak VO2 and exercise duration. BV-paced patients experienced f...St. Jude Medical announces CRT patients showed improvement in the RHYTHM ICD study
...48 and p=0.009, respectively), with the six minute walk test demonstrating a strong trend toward significance (p=0.07). The study evaluated resynchronization effectiveness, defibrillation system efficacy, defibrillation system safety and left ventricle lead performance. "This is a significant prospective...Going low tech, low cost to ease the terrors of dementia
.... For a man, it could be taking him outdoors for a walk if that's something he has loved doing all his life. You can do so many little things that make so much difference in their quality of life. Unfortunately, we don't provide enough support to nursing homes to allow the staffing that would be needed fo...Researchers say stenting the best treatment for blocked leg arteries
...causing cramps and pain and making it difficult to walk or exercise. Rarely, the condition becomes so severe that gangrene develops or amputation of the affected limb is necessary. Until the introduction of the stent, a small metal tube, 10 years ago, the only way to open up such vessels was surgically, b...New study looks for ways to delay disability in older adults
... increasing muscle strength affects the ability to walk further," said Stephen B. Kritchevsky, Ph.D., director of the Wake Forest Baptist study site. "But we want to answer the larger question: Does a program of activity or change in lifestyle patterns prevent physical disability? Our goal is to find stra...