Costs of treating arthritis on the rise nationwide, study finds
...ber of Americans with arthritis or other rheumatic conditions rose 25 percent, due to the aging U.S. population,...s incurred on behalf of those with musculoskeletal conditions as well as the increment in costs beyond what would be expected of people of the same ages in the ab...Depression among retired NFL players: Rates mirror the general public, but pain compounds symptoms
...epression and pain, the relationship between these conditions and other issues also was notable, says co-author Eric Hipple, a retired Detroit Lions quarterback who now is outreach coordinator for the U-M Depression Center. For example, those responding to the survey whose scores indicated moderate to severe ...A revolution in the monitoring of unborn babies
...l in monitoring fetuses whose mothers have medical conditions like diabetes, autoimmune conditions such as systemic lupus erythematosus and Sjogrens syndrome and obstetric cholestasis. It will also b...Spinal manipulation in children studied
...elivery of spinal manipulation for serious medical conditions requiring the care of a physician. Eight of the cases involved delayed treatment of cancer and two of meningitis. Three of the eight cases resulted in death. All of the most serious adverse events occurred in children 13 and younger. Spinal manipu...Outdated policies are impediment for Americans with disabilities
... suggest an increasing risk for disability and for conditions that contribute to disability notably, physical inactivity, diabetes, and obesity. These trends raise concerns that the next generation of people entering late life may experience more disability than the current population of seniors. Steps need...Simple system accurately predicts weight-loss surgery risk
...der. Men are more likely than women to suffer from conditions such as hypertension, diabetes and metabolic disorder that can add to the risks of surgery. Increased age. Patients over 45 are known to be at the highest risk for death after bariatric surgery. Hypertension. Patients with hypertension, o...Did drug reps encourage doctors to prescribe gabapentin for nonapproved uses?
...drugs. However, gabapentin was used for many other conditions such as treatment of psychiatric disorders and management of pain. These researchers used the documents to research detailing and the impact it had on doctors' attitudes towards gabapentin. The documents had been produced by a market research compa...ACP supports new bill to promote adoption of health information technology
... Department Health and Human Services to establish conditions for physicians to be eligible to receive the financial support and Medicare reimbursement incentives, such as by voluntary participation in federal quality improvement projects and in studies on the impact of health information technology on improvin...Scientists and polar explorers brave the elements in support of CryoSat-2
...will be used by scientists to assess how well snow conditions can be predicted using existing climate models as ...ents at regular intervals along the way. Sometimes conditions are very difficult because of the cold and wind. However, we feel the effort is worthwhile and we wi...Obesity may be linked to middle ear effusions in children
...n children, but the relationship between these two conditions has not been explored. Jong Bin Kim, M.D., Kyung...76 boys and 42 girls) who underwent operations for conditions unrelated to ear diseases and had never had this type of ear condition. The average BMI in the g...Not just a menopausal symptom -- men have hot flashes, too
...ct men who have undergone chemical castration for conditions such as prostate cancer experience hot flashes similar to those experienced by menopausal women. Using a technique called sternal skin conductance, doctors were able to positively identify hot flashes in males, a positive step toward providing therap...Fragile X, Down syndromes linked to faulty brain communication
...and unaffected nerve cells in the brain. In some conditions linked to the X chromosome, such as hemophilia, the normal cells can cover for their useless peers. Not so for an elite corps of brain neurons. Here, where cooperation and communication are key, a few deadbeats in the mix can be disastrous. The res...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- April 4, 2007
...he health effects of VOCs emitted under worst-case conditions in which the vehicles were parked in hot sunshine that would maximize release of the compounds. They collected VOCs from the air inside a new vehicle and a 3-year-old vehicle and tested extracts on culture of human and other cells commonly used to ...Chance of hysterectomy predicted by multi-year study
...tle has been known about how non-cancerous uterine conditions lead to hysterectomy, Learman said. The rate of hysterectomy also has varied widely across the nation and worldwide, raising questions of the appropriateness of the procedure. This study recruited women seeking care for abnormal uterine bleeding, c...Northwestern chemists develop new method for synthesizing anti-cancer flavonoids
...tact. (They tested 30 to 40 catalysts in different conditions over a period of six months before discovering the right one.) The catalyst is an organic molecule that sparks this impressive transformation through hydrogen bonding, which is used frequently in nature. "Nature is the ultimate synthetic chemist an...London asthma sufferers get space-based help
...messages to those who suffer from asthma and other conditions vulnerable to poor air quality. The airTEXT service officially kicked off at Londons City Hall yesterday with the Deputy Mayor of London Nicky Gavron addressing the event: "Theres more than love in the air this spring! Air pollution causes around o...Radiofrequency ablation effective treatment for inoperable lung cancer
...hem poor candidates for invasive surgery. The same conditions can also make it difficult for patients to be treated with EBT, which directs focused beams of radiation at a tumor to destroy the abnormal cells. Conventional EBT therapy involves 33 treatments over a six-week period and can often lead to side ef...Mayo Clinic study shows drug-eluting stent use in heart patients determined more by insurance type
...o receive a drug-eluting stent for similar medical conditions for which a drug-eluting stent is approved. Patie...rcent of cases when they are used for FDA-approved conditions in coronary arteries. Problems with Off-label Stent Use In the last six months, drug-eluting ...Who gets heart failure? Race takes back seat to diabetes and high blood pressure
Diabetes and high blood pressure, two conditions rooted in genetics and environmental surroundings, play a much greater role than race alone in determining who is mostly likely to develop heart failure, according to the latest study from cardiologists at Johns Hopkins. Each year, nearly 300,000 Am...'Smart' sunglasses and goggles let users adjust shade and color
...asses already let athletes adjust to such changing conditions by swapping out lenses. But the new shades, which take from one to two seconds to transition, allow a much quicker switch. Current lens choices don't simply include different levels of shading, but also different colors, such as yellow lenses, said t...