Bone-protecting drugs reduce pain and fractures in metastatic breast cancer
...h osteoporosis and multiple myeloma, a cancer that affects bone marrow. The skeleton is the most common site for the spread of breast cancer, affecting more than half of women for whom the cancer spreads. "Bisphosphonates should be part of standard therapy in women with advanced breast cancer and clinically...Study identifies fat-secreted protein linked to insulin resistance
...uggested that manipulating GLUT4 in adipose tissue affects whole body insulin sensitivity, very possibly through the secretion of proteins from fat cells," explains Kahn. "We therefore, measured the known fat-secreted molecules, including leptin, resistin and adiponectin, but found that in all cases, the lev...Spousal violence affects one in three Albanian wives
Intimate partner violence affects women worldwide, but in Albania, more than a third of married women experience violence from their husbands during a year, and more empowered women are at greater risk, according to a study in this week's BMJ. Researchers at the University of Tirana,...FDA expands indication for ADDERALL XR (CII) confirming safety and efficacy in adolescents
...edically in patients for more than 60 years." ADHD affects approximately 3 to 7 percent of all school-age children, or approximately two million U.S. children, and is considered the most commonly diagnosed psychiatric disorder in children and adolescents. ADHD is a neurological brain disorder that manifests...'Good' bacteria helps ease pain of colitis
...tive colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease that affects the large intestine (colon) and causes acute bloody diarrhea, sever stomach pain, urgency, anemia and fatigue. In its most severe form, ulcerative colitis that does not respond to medical treatment will require surgical removal of the colon. The VSL#...Anti-inflammatory function of Alzheimer's disease drugs revealed
...of both cognitive and physical abilities. It first affects memory and the ability to carry out complex, coordinated tasks. It also can bring on depression, inattention and outbursts of anger. In a more progressive stage, the disease can cause difficulties in the ability to perform even simple tasks such as s...Depression linked to previously unknown dopamine regulator
... impaired dopamine signaling and depression, which affects 16 percent of the adult population in the United States. The research appears in the July 29 issue of Cell. Li-Huei Tsai, Harvard Medical School (HMS) professor of pathology, HMS research fellow Sang Ki Park, and colleagues worked with mice and found...Knee pain often linked to pain elsewhere in the body
...dy and whether the presence of multiple joint pain affects older patients' general health and psychological status. Their findings, published in the August 2005 issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism ( http://www.interscience.wiley.com/journal/arthritis ), indicate that most people with knee pain also have pain at ...Surgery gives fresh start to patients with thickened hearts
...opathy (HCM), an abnormal thickening of the heart, affects more than 500,000 Americans, making it more common than better-known conditions such as Crohn's disease, Multiple Sclerosis and Anorexia Nervosa. HCM involves a thickening of the heart muscle walls, particularly the wall (septum) that separates the t...Second implant of US Pilot Trial achieved
...son Professor of Surgery. Congestive Heart Failure affects about five million people in the USA, or two percent of the population. According to the American Heart Association, nearly five million Americans have heart failure; about 550,000 new cases are diagnosed each year, and there are around 45,000 deaths...AAN Foundation, National MS Society partner for Clinician Scientist Development Award
...ul eye movements. MS is an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system. It is characterized by numbness or tingling, weakness, or unsteady walking. The average age of diagnosis is 30. MS tends to affect women more than men. Dr. Green will use a new noninvasive technology called optical coheren...GlaxoSmithKline announces FDA approval of Fluarix
...highly contagious and potentially fatal virus that affects five to 20 percent of the total U.S. population during each influenza season. Between 1990 and 1999, approximately 36,000 people died in the United States each year from complications of influenza infection; more than 90 percent of these deaths occu...Epidemiology in Europe: the problem starts in childhood
...ecent estimates have shown. The problem especially affects women and children of the Mediterranean and of Cen...s not evenly distributed in society and it greatly affects the less socio-economically favoured. As a matter of fact, the gap in obesity between the high and t...Nation's experts to answer questions about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
...ww.ADHDExpertsOnCall.com throughout the day. ADHD affects approximately 3 to 7 percent of all school-age children, or approximately two million U.S. children, and is considered the most commonly diagnosed psychiatric disorder in children and adolescents. ADHD is a neurological brain disorder that manifests...UCI neurobiologists find treatment to block memory-related drug cravings
... colleagues investigates how this ERK inactivation affects the brain to block memory for cocaine-associated places. Marshall is professor of neurobiology and behavior in the UCI School of Biological Sciences. The National Institute of Drug Abuse provided support for the study.......cording to Zhuo, is to determine how NR2B directly affects memory formation and storage in the brain. "While we know it exists in the hippocampus, amygdala and the pre-frontal cortex, we don't know exactly how it alters them," Zhuo says. "Once we understand the implications for each part, we will be able to ...Findings relate aspirin-induced ulcers, hearing loss
... associated with the mechanism by which salicyalte affects membrane stability." Zhou was recently awarded a Student Research Fellowship award from the American Gastroenterological Association to conduct studies on another salicylate-like molecule....NIMH study to guide treatment choices for schizophrenia
...herapies for this disease." Schizophrenia, which affects 3.2 million Americans, is a chronic, recurrent mental illness, characterized by hallucinations, delusions, and disordered thinking. The medications used to treat the disorder are called antipsychotics. Previous studies have demonstrated that taking a...Surgeons lack training in palliative surgical options
...thors write. "Furthermore, prior education clearly affects the recommended treatment option to achieve palliation of disease-related symptoms in patients with advanced malignancies. Thus, we advocate a continued effort to train surgeons in palliation and recommend that the training be part of a nationwide pr...VCU researcher leads international team in developing guidelines for treating hydrocephalus
...d. NPH is a progressive neurological disorder that affects about 375,000 people in the United States and typically occurs in adults 55 years and older. It results from a build-up of cerebrospinal fluid, which causes the ventricles of the brain to enlarge. This enlargement stretches the nerve tissue of the br...