Implanted medical device aims to lower blood pressure
... While implantation is slightly more involved, the general principle is quite similar to the implantation of cardiac pacemakers. Following the Phase II trial, if results continue to be good, a larger, nationwide trial will begin. Trial patients receive the device as part of a minimally invasive surgical proc...Statin simvastatin linked to protection against endothelial dysfunction in diabetic rats
...DL) cholesterol levels are similar to those in the general population. Since most patients with diabetes die from some vascular complication, Medical College of Georgia researchers set out to determine the effects of simvastatin on endothelial cell dysfunction, an early pivotal event in atherogenesis and a m...Autistic children's abnormal metabolic profile findings
...utistic children. These genes are prevalent in the general population, says Dr. James, and clearly do not "cause" autism. However, she and her colleagues believe specific combinations of these and additional genetic changes could promote the chronic metabolic imbalance seen in the children and thus increase ...Newer imaging techniques may lead to over-treatment
...ng oral anticoagulant therapy when compared to the general population," Dr. Prologo said. It is imperative that "clinicians consider the risk-benefit ratio of therapy in patients with previously undetectable small clots in the peripheral pulmonary vasculature," he added. Dr. Prologo recommends a large-scale ...BI-RADS lexicon for ultrasound useful for differentiating benign from malignant solid masses
...ather than gestalt. For example, we are taught in general that margins that appear circumscribed at ultrasound are generally seen with benign masses. While this is true in general, our study showed that 10% of masses with circumscribed margins at sonography were malignant. Therefore, circumscribed margins a...Teens believe oral sex is safer, more acceptable to peers
...e UCSF researchers noted other studies that show a general misperception that oral sex entails no risk at all or very little risk. When oral sex is more frequent, sexually transmitted infection rates could rise if those who engage in oral sex do not use barrier protection, they pointed out. "There is not muc...Different antipsychotic medications may have different effects on brain volume
... associated with changes in disturbed thinking and general mental functioning. Jeffrey A. Lieberman, M.D., of the University of North Carolina Medical School, Chapel Hill, at the time of the study, and colleagues studied 161 patients who were randomly assigned treatment with either haloperidol or olanzapine ...It takes a village to improve the health of children
...kills relevant to careers in both subspecialty and general pediatrics," the authors observe. Rigorous training of young physicians in community health and child advocacy will help fight the increasing impact of social and environmental risk factors on the health of children and adolescents. "Former Surgeon...Exercise, stress management show physiological benefits for heart patients
...nd that exercise and stress management had reduced general distress and depression compared to usual care controls. Future studies are planned to determine if stress management and exercise together have an even greater positive effect on these markers of cardiovascular health. The researchers also said furt...Antioxidant may have adverse effects in head and neck cancer patients
...ization of the study results to individuals in the general population who are at low risk of a first primary cancer. Nevertheless, our results suggest that caution should be advised regarding the use of high-dose alpha-tocopherol supplements for cancer prevention," the authors write. In an editorial, Edward ...Study finds that women with PCOS are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease
...drome in comparison with women without PCOS in the general population. Women demonstrating characteristics of both PCOS and the metabolic syndrome were found to also have more severe insulin resistance. The researchers concluded that the metabolic syndrome and its related conditions, are common in women w...Money doesn't buy happiness - - except when disability strikes
...neth Langa, M.D., Ph.D., an assistant professor of general medicine at the U-M Medical School, a research investigator at the Ann Arbor VA, and a faculty associate at the Institute for Social Research....Vigorously active adolescents are leaner, fitter
...is considered obese. " (T)hese data suggest that general exercise recommendations for adolescents should encourage vigorous physical activity," study authors write. However, to help ensure success, obese, unfit children should start with moderate physical activity and an improved diet, then progress to mor...Post-traumatic stress disorder common among refugees in western countries
...likely to have post-traumatic stress disorder than general populations in those countries, suggests a study published in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Post-traumatic stress disorder is a potentially disabling condition characterised by traumatic flash-backs, hypervigilence, and emotional numbing that mig...Unchaperoned examinations risk misconduct allegations
...ver, a recent study found that nearly half of male general practitioners never and rarely used chaperones whe...y examining women, while another found only 37% of general practitioners had a chaperoning policy. The authors carried out a survey on patients' preferences fo...UPenn receives 2005 Templeton Research Lectures Grant
...ore this relationship and bring these ideas to the general public." Administering the 2005 Templeton Research Lectures initiative is William Grassie, executive director of the Metanexus Institute. Commenting on the significance of the lectures, Grassie notes, "The challenges of the 21st century require new i...About 70 percent of older adults use alternative medicine
...appears to be a higher rate than occurs within the general population, said Gong-Soog Hong, co-author of the study and professor of consumer sciences at Ohio State University. This study found that 71 percent of older adults used some form of alternative medicine in 2000. A study done in 2002, found a lower ...National trial shows older children benefit from treatment for childhood's most common eye disorder
... has a high prevalence, with 2 to 3 percent of the general population have having amblyopia. Dr. Hertle and colleagues have demonstrated the effectiveness of treatment in a population previously thought to be untreatable." It is not known, say the study authors, whether vision improvement will be sustained i...Smoking doubles risk of degenerative eye condition
...e of over 4,000 people, aged 75 and older, from 49 general practices across Britain. The participants all underwent a series of detailed eye tests and were asked about their smoking habits, and if they had given up, how long ago. After taking into account other risk factors, such as alcohol consumption and c...Jefferson researchers find timing of post-epilepsy surgery seizures predicts outcome
...various types of seizures they found grand mal or general tonic-clonic and partial tonic seizures to see if the kind of seizure matters as well to how well patients do. The study involved seven medical centers participating in the Multicenter Study of Epilepsy Surgery. These include Yale University, the Un...