New relief for unexplained chest pain
...d author Satish S.C. Rao finds evidence that these beneficial effects may also be influenced by theophylline's actions on adenosine receptors, altering esophageal sensory thresholds at the same time as relaxing the muscles. Rao notes that "following oral administration, symptomatic improvement was seen in ne...Angioplasty reduces long-term cardiac risk among heart patients with 'silent' ischemia
... coronary intervention (PCI, angioplasty) was more beneficial in reducing the long-term risk of major cardiac events among heart attack survivors with "silent ischemia", according to a study in the May 9 issue of JAMA. Cardiac ischemia is caused by insufficient blood flow to the heart muscle tissue. Silent is...Drinking heavy amounts of alcohol shrinks your brain
...rain volume. "Research has shown that there is a beneficial effect of alcohol in reducing incidence of cardiovascular disease in people who consume low to moderate amounts of alcohol. However, this study found that greater alcohol consumption was negatively correlated with brain volume," said study author Car...Literature review shows spinal manipulation beneficial for neck pain
...e of doctors of chiropractic: neck manipulation is beneficial for patients with certain forms of chronic neck pa...searchers also found that mobilization therapy was beneficial in improving patients' pain levels, with many achieving full recovery after six to seven weeks of tr...Study raises new treatment possibilities for cognitive disorders
...in that are activated by nicotine. They impart the beneficial effects of nicotine specifically enhanced cognition without the numerous health threats associated with smoking. "We'd like to see this lead to a drug that would address specifically the cognitive deficits found in schizophrenia," said Kelvin W....More research needed to involve families in psychosocial interventions
...ily-oriented psychosocial interventions seem to be beneficial in improving the mental and physical well-being of both patients with chronic illness and their family members, but the results arent as robust as researchers had hoped. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh say more research is needed to imp...Exercise science principles strengthen swallowing rehabilitation
...bilitation or athletic training are applicable and beneficial in dysphagia rehabilitation. "Physical therapists won't just tell a stroke patient to get up and walk; they first work on strengthening muscles of interest and discrete movements until patients can stand and take a few steps. They start with the comp...Pistachios may calm acute stress reaction
...eart," says West. "This pattern of change would be beneficial if it is maintained long term. It is possible that other foods that are high in unsaturated fat and antioxidants would have a similar effect."...Increasing survival of organ transplant patients by reducing time interval for transported organs
...entral procurement and transplant centers could be beneficial to the transplant community. These results should alert the transplant community of issues that need immediate attention in order to increase survivorship in transplant patients. The amount of life years gained through better efficiency within t...Are higher doses of cholesterol drugs worth the extra money? Only sometimes, study says
...t and a range of estimates about how long the drug beneficial effect would last. In general, statin drugs lower the levels of cholesterol in the blood, which is thought to slow the formation of plaque along artery walls. But they also appear to play a role in reducing inflammation, which is also a major fact...Childhood immunization against pneumonia cuts hospital admissions by almost 40 percent
...ute to the growing body of evidence supporting the beneficial effects of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in children. "The introduction of the vaccine could have a large effect in less developed countries, where pneumococcal diseases cause not only substantial morbidity and healthcare costs but also high ...Slick and springy: Brown research reveals protein's role in joints
... movement. The new research shows that it might be beneficial to add lubricin into these injectable fluids, Jay said. "Adding this protein to supplements could restore elasticity in synovial fluid and prevent damage to cartilage inside the joint," he said. "These supplements could be an effective preventive t...Northwestern chemists develop new method for synthesizing anti-cancer flavonoids
... activity, researchers could mimic flavonoids with beneficial properties such as anti-inflammatory, anti-viral or antibiotic. The natural sources of the flavanones Scheidt chose to mimic? Milk thistle, soy, grapefruit and kosam, a root used in traditional Korean medicine, to name a few. All are known for thei...New research shows why too much memory may be a bad thing
...specifically, the dentate gyrus region, was wholly beneficial to memory. Previous research by Dr. Malleret with co-first author Michael D. Saxe, Ph.D., who was at Columbia when the research took place and is now at the Salk Institute in San Diego, Calif., found that reducing neurogenesis causes long-term memory...Blocking immune cell action increases Alzheimer's-associated protein deposits
...t enhancing the accumulation of these cells may be beneficial to patients with early-stage Alzheimer's disease," says Andrew Luster, MD, PhD, director of the MGH Center for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases and senior author of the report. The researchers also note that drugs that block CCR2 are currentl...First step in developing heart hormone-based pill to control high blood pressure
...has minimal negative side effects, while promoting beneficial kidney actions such as increased filtration rate. This is a high clinical priority because it may suggest a highly safe and efficacious base for creating new therapies for heart and kidney diseases."...Disease management programs improve long-term outcomes
...as shown that nurse-led heart failure programs are beneficial for heart failure patients, no head-to-head comparisons between different nurse-led disease management programs have been reported to date. The purpose of the Coordinating study evaluating Outcomes of Advising and Counseling in Heart Failure (COACH)...Drug does not reduce risk of death for heart attack patients with refractory shock
...ion tilarginine, a drug that was believed could be beneficial for patients who develop cardiogenic shock (low bl...ck. Preliminary, single-center studies suggested a beneficial effect of NOS inhibition on hemodynamics, renal [kidney] function, and survival in patients with car...Drug/intervention combinations offer benefit in severe CVD
...brain and heart function. Recently, it has proven beneficial in assisting physicians in selecting therapies by visualizing a patient's heart metabolism. The PET and Recovery Following Revascularization (PARR-2) study looked at patients with poor left ventricular (LV) function and used PET imaging to guide the......aused by cholesterol feeding. "This is potentially beneficial to health with regards to heart disease", he added. Casey Gauthier reports on this story in Chemistry & Industry....