JRRD tipsheet: Focus on stroke
...lications for stroke rehabilitation? pg. 311 This article describes current findings on the usefulness of dominance retraining strategies in poststroke patients with dominant-arm hemiplegia. We found consistent differences in control strategies used by both the dominant and nondominant hemisphere/limb syste...Analysis of Spanish flu cases in 1918-1920 suggests transfusions might help in bird flu pandemic
...at multiple patients with H5N1 influenza." The article "Convalescent Blood Products for Spanish Influenza Pneumonia: A Future H5N1 Treatment?" will be published in the Oct. 17, 2006, print edition of Annals of Internal Medicine and is available at http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/0000605-200610170...Obesity leads to more aggressive ovarian cancer, Cedars-Sinai research shows
...- more than 60 million people, according to a 2004 article in the Journal of the American Medical Association -- is a growing health concern. Recently linked to many types of cancer, obesity has already been linked to several serious medical conditions, including heart disease, diabetes and asthma. Studi...Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and congenital anomalies
...t B, a journal published by John Wiley & Sons. The article is also available online via Wiley Interscience ( www.interscience.wiley.com/journal/bdrb ). Many pregnant women get prescriptions for NSAIDs during their first trimester, and even more--up to 15 percent--take over-the-counter versions of these dru...2006 Science-in-Society award winners announced
...c and many other sources. The judges described the article as "An excellent primer for an influential audience."...Combined liver-kidney transplant beneficial for patients with dual organ disease
...dialysis for more than two months, according to an article in the August issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. A combined liver and kidney transplant is the procedure of choice for patients with both end-stage liver disease and end-stage renal (kidney) disease, according to backg...New objective criteria improve PET scan reliability in detecting breast cancer metastasis
...e). Accuracy was 72 percent. "The purpose of the article is not to advocate using PET scans to detect axillary node metastasis but to suggest that if physicians are going to perform a PET scan before surgery for systemic staging, an SUV should be calculated. PET should be performed and interpreted in the p...Idursulfase is effective treatment for Hunter syndrome, clinical trial concludes
Chapel Hill -- An article reporting results from a pivotal clinical trial th... online by the journal Genetics in Medicine. The article is available to journal subscribers at www.geneticsinmedicine.org . It will also appear in the jour...Study shows long-term health effects from West Nile illnesses
...eadaches, depression, and tremors, according to an article in the Sept. 15 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases. The study reports that those patients who were diagnosed with the relatively benign manifestation of West Nile fever are just as likely to suffer later health problems as are those who were hospi...Penn researchers find many commercial drivers have impaired performance due to lack of sleep
...ine. You can access the journal on-line at: . The article is titled, "Impaired Performance in Commercial Drivers: Role of Sleep Apnea and Short Sleep Duration." Other Penn researchers who worked on the study were: Greg Maislin; Bethany Staley; Frances Pack and David Dinges. William Rogers, formerly of the T...Decrease in progression of prostate cancer
...or management of recurrent prostate cancer." The article "Potential Attenuation of Disease Progression in Recurrent Prostate Cancer Progression With Plant-based Diet and Stress Reduction" can be accessed at no-charge for a limited time on the SAGE Publications' Integrative Cancer Therapies web site at htt...Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet for Aug. 15, 2006, issue
...RS: A separate news release will be issued. This article is the subject of a video news release. Call for coordinates. Review of Court Documents Finds that Drug Company Systematically Used Medical Education and Research to Promote Off-Label Use A pharmaceutical company promoted its anti-seizure drug w...New medication appears effective in helping smokers kick the habit
..., the study design and monitoring. Please see the article for additional information, including other author..., funding and support, etc. In an accompanying article , the same research team reports that varenicline taken over 12 weeks was effective in helping smoke...JCI table of contents: August 10, 2006
...il: ismat@email.chop.edu . View the PDF of this article at: https://www.the-jci.org/article.php?id=28341 ...E-mail: jzang@bcm.tmc.edu View the PDF of this article at: https://www.the-jci.org/article.php?id=25826 CARDIOLOGY Antibody binding to heart muscle...Medscape review supports effectiveness and safety of new non-drug blood pressure treatment
...Research at the University of Buffalo, N.Y. The article confirms the body of evidence from seven published clinical studies concluding that routine use of RESPeRATE, either alone or as an adjunctive treatment with lifestyle modifications or prescription drugs, significantly lowered blood pressure with no ...FDA safety alerts for automated external defibrillators occur frequently
...jamamedia.org ) Editor's Note: Please see the article for additional information, including other authors, author contributions and affiliations, financial disclosures, funding and support, etc. Editorial: Automated External Defibrillators - Device Reliability and Clinical Benefits In an accompanyin...Digital cameras and Internet ease the pain of oral disease
...r the larger screening program, the subject of the article published in Journal of Telemedicine & Telecare. In total, 162 children from 1 to 5 years old in six Rochester inner-city child care centers were screened, with almost 40 percent shown to have ECC. Once identified, parents received a letter alertin...Children and teens taking antidepressants might be more likely to attempt, complete suicide
...and adolescents but not in adults, according to an article in the August issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently began requiring drug manufacturers to include a warning regarding the risk of suicidal behavior among chi...Parents of teens more likely than parents of younger children to store firearms unsafely
... those with only younger children, according to an article in the August issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. About one-third of U.S. households with children also contain firearms, and many firearm injuries among children take place in the home, accordi...Penn researchers use the abdomen to deliver oxygen to assist ailing lungs
...l of the American College of Chest Physicians. The article is titled "Peritoneal Perfusion with Oxygenated Perfluorocarbon Augments Systemic Oxygenation." Co-authors are Shamus Carr and Joshua Collins of Penn, as well as Joshua Cantor, Atul Rao, and Thiru Lakshman of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia...