Using coxibs and NSAIDs to treat osteoarthritis
... OA, the most common form of arthritis, is a major medical problem. It has been estimated that over 20 million Americans are afflicted with OA, and that number will rise to 40 million by the year 2020. Controversy now exists as to the safest and most efficacious way of treating the disease, particularly with...Patient-centered approach can backfire
...een their own expectations and preferences for the medical encounter and what actually transpires during the clinical visit are less likely to follow treatment recommendations because their expectations weren't met at the appointment. "We know from other research that, in general, when people's expectation...Traditional Chinese exercises may increase efficacy of flu vaccine
... group. Sub-study participants provided detailed medical histories, received sleep-quality evaluations and submitted blood samples for analysis before injection with the influenza vaccine. Blood also was drawn three, six and 20 weeks following vaccination, and samples were sent to a Center for Disease Con...New treatment boosts muscle function in myasthenia gravis
...ed in the August 14, 2007, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The drug, oral EN101antisense, inhibits the production of acetylcholine esterase, which is an important enzyme in the function of the neuromuscular junction, where nerves connect with muscles. Antise...Study, meta-analysis examine factors associated with death from heatstroke
...n, France, during the summer of 2003. Demographic, medical and functional data were collected when individuals entered the hospital, and they were assessed again after 28 days and one and two years. Fifty-eight percent of patients died within 28 days. Patients who died: more often came from an instituti...Grandparents, older adults encouraged to seek help for a sleep disorder
...wise play havoc with our sleep. In fact, most all medical problems can disturb our sleep, and the older adul...awaken. Further, older adults may also have other medical and psychiatric problems that can affect their sleep, says Dr. Krainson, adding that researchers hav...Adverse housing conditions contribute to diabetes risk
... They gathered data about health status, access to medical care and demographic characteristics, but they also were trained to look for certain things in neighborhoods and houses. They rated neighborhoods based on noise, air quality and the conditions of houses, streets, yards and sidewalks. Things like b...1 of 2 pediatric kidney disease research centers in world established
...ure on dialysis. These two conditions account for medical costs of more than $19 billion per year in the U.S. alone. This information could lead to diagnostic tests to identify individuals more susceptible to the development of hypertension and diabetic induced kidney disease and perhaps new therapies for t...Waist-to-hip ratio may better predict cardiovascular risk than body mass index
...3,000 individuals participated in a total of three medical visits each, which included an in-home health survey, blood and urine collection, and a detailed clinical exam complete with abdominal magnetic resonance imaging and coronary artery calcium scans. Calcium was more likely to be found in the arteries ...Drug for cluster headaches may cause heart problems
...ed in the August 14, 2007, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Those taking the drug verapamil for cluster headaches should be closely monitored with frequent electrocardiograms (EKGs) for potential development of irregular heartbeats. Cluster headache is a rare, s...New cause of tamoxifen resistance in breast cancer cells discovered at Lombardi
...o Tamoxifen and Faslodex. According to Lombardi medical oncologist Minetta Liu, MD, it is expected that all hormone receptor positive metastatic breast cancers will eventually develop resistance to endocrine therapies. When this happens, doctors must switch their patients to a different class of drugs th...Childhood obesity indicates greater risk of school absenteeism, Penn study reveals
...t. The study builds on others that show that the medical and psychosocial consequences of being overweight are numerous and still being discovered. The disadvantages that arise from missing school such as increased drug use, increased rates of pregnancy and poor academic performance have been previously d...New study shows promise in reducing surgical risks associated with surgical bleeding
...ients who underwent surgical procedures at 34 U.S. medical centers across the country. One group of patients (n=206) was treated with bThrombin and a second group (n=205) was treated with rhThrombin, both of which were applied topically to the bleeding site(s) in combination with an absorbable gelatin sponge...New study counts the economic cost of persistent pain in Australia
...rces to deal with the issue of persistent pain and medical and public education programs to ensure better diagnosis and treatment, said Professor Cousins. MBF Chief Medical Officer and chair of the MBF Foundation Steering Committee, Dr Christine Bennett, said persistent pain is one of the three biggest hea...Researchers suggest TB screening for all international adoptees
...e agency. As many international adoptees have no medical history documents, systematic screening for tuberculosis is imperative, not only to the child, but also the adoptive family and the surrounding community, says Long. ...Seat belt injuries could signal more serious trauma in children
...tal, and his colleagues reviewed 10 years worth of medical literature on motor vehicle accidents and children. They found that children involved in car accidents who were inappropriately seatbelted were at higher risk for seat-belt syndrome, a complex of injuries to the spine and abdomen. Consequently, when ...A woman who heard voices with her own speech impairments
... 2006 that the 63-year-old woman, with no previous medical history, was brought to the hospital after falling from her bicycle and hitting her head and having a brain bleed, causing her to lose consciousness. Tests showed she had brain damage covering several lobes and an aneurysm, which was clipped, and she...Refusal of medical and surgical interventions common among chronically ill elderly
Chronically ill older persons frequently refuse medical and surgical interventions recommended by their ph...physicians, and about their prior experiences with medical decision-making. Researchers found that 16 percent of these patients reported refusing one or more...Penn researchers discover novel pathway for increasing 'good' cholesterol
...r drug therapy to raise good cholesterol, an unmet medical need in patients with low HDL-C, says Rader. Whats more, the increase in HDL-C was shown to promote reverse cholesterol transport, the process by which HDL protects against heart disease. Low levels of HDL-C put people at risk for atherosclerosis, ......ility. Baseline information included demographics, medical history, the Quality of Well-Being Scale (QWB-SA), a timed 400 m walk, and the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB). Using these data, the authors looked for those factors that affected HRQOL. The mean QWB-SA score for a sample of older adults...