RAND finds cases of undiagnosed diabetes drop sharply
... of the prevalence rate. However, when undiagnosed cases were considered as well, diabetes prevalence rose overall from 6 percent to 9 percent -- an increase of only 50 percent. Diabetes is one of the major health challenges faced across the United States, but these findings suggest that the prevalence o...Drug interactions with warfarin
...lleagues looked for drugdrug interactions in 4,028 cases with a diagnosis of gastrointestinal bleeding and 40,171 matched controls in the United Kingdom. They documented a 46-fold increase in the rate of gastrointestinal bleeding associated with the combined use of the anticoagulant warfarin and antiplatel...Stomach cancer rate set to fall further 25 percent over next decade
New cases of stomach cancer are set to plummet a further 25 ...uent stomach cancer. The authors tracked all new cases of atrophic gastritis, intestinal metaplasia, and dysplasia recorded in the Dutch national registry ...Drug for cluster headaches may cause heart problems
...lar heartbeats, while taking the drug. Most of the cases were not considered serious; however, one person required a permanent pacemaker due to the problem. A total of 37 percent of the participants had slower than normal heart rates while on the drug, but the condition was severe enough to warrant stoppin...MRI finds breast cancer before it becomes dangerous
...tages of breast cancer. 'Using mammography only 93 cases of DCIS could be seen, compared with 153 cases detected by MRT,' is how Professor Kuhl sums up the results. 'And not only that: it was above all th...Investigators uncover intriguing clues to why persistent acid reflux sometimes turns into cancer
...ing cancer in the U.S., with a sixfold increase in cases during the past 30 years, according to the Nationa...Understanding how and why the cells change in some cases and not others has been a major challenge for investigators. Researchers compared telomere length ...Women with migraines and visual symptoms may have higher stroke risk
...airs (VA) Medical Center. Eight percent of stroke cases had onset of probable migraine with visual symptoms in the prior year compared to one percent of controls. Second, and probably the most important finding, women who had probable migraine with visual symptoms who also smoked and used oral contracepti...UCLA researchers awarded $9M contract for study identifiying antibiotic treatment for MRSA
... red and painful and can have discharge. Most MRSA cases are mild, and having the infection drained and keeping it clean generally resolves the problem. But when antibiotics are needed, it is important to prescribe an effective medication. ...New contracts support clinical trials on antibiotic-resistant, community-acquired staph infections
...nt antibiotics can effectively treat uncomplicated cases of skin and soft tissue infections caused by community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) bacteria. If so, doctors could use those antibiotics first in an effort to dampen the development of resistance to such last-resort ...Bioengineering to prevent iron deficiency?
...ation vary depending on the situation, but in most cases cereal flour is fortified with ferrous sulphate, ferrous fumarate or several other common types of iron. Fortifying powdered milk has also been shown to benefit children in developing countries, with Chile reporting that the frequency of anaemia decr...Drug-eluting stent controversy explored in the American Heart Hospital Journal
...ed healing is the primary substrate underlying all cases of late DES thrombosis at autopsy. In contrast, Drs. Williams and Abbott, of Brown Medical School and affiliated with Rhode Island Hospital, note, DESs are a revolutionary advancement in interventional cardiology and are here to stay. Recognizing t...Where's the beef? Not enough of it is on elders' plates, muscle-metabolism study suggests
...e than 26 pounds of muscle a deficit that in some cases could lead an older person to being permanently bedridden by an injury or illness. A high percentage of elderly folks who break a hip or suffer a major injury never get out of bed again, and one of the big reasons is that they rapidly lose so much ...Even older women at high risk have little interest in being tested for HIV, study finds
...merican women, who represent 73 percent of new HIV cases in women over age 50. Older people largely have been overlooked in HIV prevention and testing programs, and consistently have lower HIV testing rates as compared with younger adults, said Aletha Akers, M.D., M.P.H., assistant professor of obstetric...Stem cell transplantation procedure results in long-term survival for amyloidosis patients
...gan failure and death. Between 1,200 and 3,200 new cases are reported each year in the United States, although researchers believe the disease is highly underdiagnosed. The researchers reviewed the records of 80 patients who received high-dose chemotherapy and blood stem cell transplantation from July 1...Maternal obesity prior to pregnancy associated with birth defects
...es, the results were similar. However, undiagnosed cases of type 2 or gestational diabetes may have affected the results. Our study supports previous evidence as well as provides new evidence for the associations between maternal obesity and particular categories of birth defects, the authors conclude. F...Shining light on pancreatic cancer
..., or even before it becomes cacnerous, but in many cases it is really the only hope," said Leon Esterowitz,...ction rule on a larger number of pancreatic cancer cases as well as different control groups." said co-author Randall Brand, a gastroenterologist from ENH an...Highlights from the August 2007 Journal of the American Dietetic Association
...ing an RD did not increase total costs and in some cases saved up to $8,046 per person per year compared with usual medical care. The researchers conclude the study provides preliminary evidence that moderate-intensity lifestyle intervention using an RD as a lifestyle case management reduces risk, improv...Medical residents score poorly in diagnosing and managing tuberculosis
...is says large metropolitan areas are prone to more cases of TB because of social factors, including high rates of homelessness, drug use, incarceration and immigration, as well as HIV infection. He points out that the survey results were not all bad, with most medical residents understanding the main fac...Medical residents unclear about TB guidelines
...ave important implications for public health. TB cases in the US fell to a historic low of 13,767 in 2006. However, there are an estimated 10 to 15 million persons in the United States with latent TB infection, who are at risk for developing active TB. Social factors, including homelessness, drug us...... UK's Health Protection Agency recorded over 8,000 cases in 2005, including almost 3,500 in London alone. ...," explains Dr McShane. "The rise in the number of cases of multi-drug resistant forms of TB plus the increasing number of cases of TB in people living with ...