Study, meta-analysis examine factors associated with death from heatstroke
...lso are associated with death from heatstroke. A severe heat wave struck Europe in 2003, with death toll e... were caused by heatstroke. Heatstroke is the most severe heat-related illness and is defined by an elevated core body temperature above 40 degrees Celsius [1...RAND finds cases of undiagnosed diabetes drop sharply
... glucose in the blood. The disease can cause many severe problems, including heart and kidney disease, circulatory ailments and vision problems. The illness was the sixth leading cause of death in the United States in 2002. ...News briefs from the journal Chest, August 2007
... researchers treated 15 patients hospitalized with severe OSA, hypertension, and diastolic heart failure, with intravenous diuretics. Patients were treated twice daily for 3 days, and polysomnography was used to assess apnea severity before and after diuretic treatment. After 3 days, researchers found signi...Drug for cluster headaches may cause heart problems
...rregular heartbeats. Cluster headache is a rare, severe form of headache that is more common in men. The a...art rates while on the drug, but the condition was severe enough to warrant stopping the use of the drug in only four cases. Goadsby noted that 217 people ...New study shows promise in reducing surgical risks associated with surgical bleeding
...ns and possibly lead to adverse effects, including severe bleeding and thrombosis. Due to these safety concerns, rhThrombin was developed as an alternative to bThrombin. We constantly look for new ways to reduce risks in surgery and stopping surgical bleeding safely and effectively is of foremost intere...Hormone regulates fondness for food
...of food (including really bland foods) and develop severe obesity. After treatment with leptin, their hunger is reduced, they become more choosey about food and they lose weight. In this study, funded by the MRC and the Wellcome Trust, the patients were asked to look at a series of pictures while brain a...Obesity linked to hyperparathyroidism in chronic kidney disease
...n a database of 496 U.S. veterans with moderate to severe CKD who were not yet on dialysis. The database allowed the researchers to test the association between body weight and PTH levels, while accounting for a number of possible confounding factors. The results showed a significant association between ...Geriatric health conditions have major effect on half of all seniors
... that 50 percent of older adults had a moderate to severe form of at least one of the following conditions: cognitive impairment, falls, incontinence, low body mass index, dizziness, vision impairment or hearing impairment. The researchers also studied whether the respondents had difficulty with activiti...Study suggests nonpharmaceutical interventions may be helpful in severe influenza outbreaks
...ical role in mitigating the consequences of future severe influenza pandemics and should be considered for inclusion in contemporary planning efforts as companion measures to developing effective vaccines and medications for prophylaxis and treatment. The history of U.S. epidemics also cautions that the pub...Electrical implant steadies balance disorder in animals
...gh-dose gentamicin therapy, for example, to combat severe abdominal infections after bowel surgery. People with profoundly impaired balance need better treatment options, says Della Santina. Many cope through rehabilitation exercises or by restricting their activities, but the chronic disequilibrium and ...Sports concussion research using fMRI provides insight for safe return-to-play decisions
...ul in viewing changes to the brain anatomy in more severe cases, but cannot identify subtle brain-related changes that are believed to occur on a metabolic rather than an anatomic level. fMRI can determine, through measurement of cerebral blood flow and metabolic changes, which parts of the brain are activa...Inhaled nitric oxide safe for tiny preemie lungs, UCSF study finds
...disease, or bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), with severe inflammation and retarded development of the lungs. BPD is the most common long-term lung disease in premature infants in the United States, affecting about 15,000 babies each year. About half of the infants born between 24 and 30 weeks and weighin...Why women get more migraines than men
...man with a migraine, three women are struck by the severe headaches that often come with nausea, sensitivity to light and sound, and aura. That means a staggering 18 to 25 percent of women suffer from migraines, making it one of the most common disabling conditions faced by women around the globe. This 3-...Study shows radiofrequency ablation highly effective in treating kidney tumors
...temporary air pockets in the chest cavity, mild to severe pain after the procedure, pneumonia, and problems with their ureters. Generally, the report says, this study shows that the procedure ... has a very low rate of complications. Standard treatment for RCC has been a removal of the affected kidney...Medical residents score poorly in diagnosing and managing tuberculosis
...cern when a traveler was believed to have its most severe form. According to researchers, the overall median test score for the training physicians, with one-half scoring higher and the other half scoring lower, was just 55 percent. Results showed that the recent medical school graduates got three-f...Floods and fires across Europe captured from space
... and water. The Environment Agency still has three severe flood warnings in place two on the Thames around Oxford and one on the Ock River near Oxfordshire. In areas where flooding is beginning to recede, sanitation officials are warning of health risks posed by stagnant waters. Flooding is estimated t...Trials underway for 'essential' new TB vaccine
...ion is only thought to be protective in preventing severe forms of the disease and is not effective in adult...e current vaccine provides some protection against severe forms of the disease, but there is clearly room for improvement," explains Dr McShane. "The rise in ...New book guides boomers through retirement maze
...ney that communicates his or her wishes in case of severe illness or injury. create a will and perhaps a living trust. locate and list all important possessions and documents The retirement landscape is changing, Hegland said. Many boomers dont just want to retire and play golf. They want to be engaged...Program announced to improve care in developing areas for patients with blood disorders
..., primarily children and pregnant women, with very severe anemia caused by malaria. ASH has also dedicated its efforts to international outreach through the International Outreach Initiative, which disseminates educational materials to hematology-related institutions in developing countries, as well as thro...UT study reveals inaccuracies in cardiac PET-CT imaging, finds fixes
... study. In 23 percent of those patients, it showed severe false abnormalities suggesting heart disease, whic...il to match, Gould said. It looks like someone has severe disease. On discovering the problems, Gould developed a solution with Tinsu Pan, Ph.D., associate ...