Drug-eluting stent controversy explored in the American Heart Hospital Journal
...s stand in an exquisite balance among occasionally conflicting effects. Careful reexamination of research findings, as well as redefinition of safe and effective outcomes, will lead future stent technology in the optimal direction. ...Study questions risks of anti-bleeding drug during heart surgery
... were permanent or temporary. One reason for the conflicting results is that Hartford Hospital limited the use of aprotinin to patients undergoing particularly complex operations (and to patients like Jehovah's Witnesses, who refuse blood transfusions). Another reason was that the Hartford Hospital doctors a...Fatalistic beliefs about cancer cause many to ignore cancer prevention advice
... in regards to cancer, which may be exacerbated by conflicting news reports and a general lack of education on th...urally butt heads, which can confuse people." If conflicting news accounts of cancer prevention science are the cause of confusion, Niederdeppe says, educators o...Pediatricians and pathologists see traumatic brain injury differently
... the scenarios contained incomplete or potentially conflicting information. There was an overwhelming agreement among the pediatricians and pathologists when the case involved a confession, traumatic birth history, or a witness to abuse or accident. But the pediatricians and pathologists surveyed were unabl...HCV patients survival after liver transplantation is not improving
...of Hospital La Fe in Valencia, Spain considers the conflicting data from these studies and others that came before and suggests that advanced donor age together with steroid pulse therapy and over immunosuppression can explain differences in outcomes. "The association with worse outcomes in recent years, and the...Who receives a kidney transplant first?
...rgans is not new, and there have been two somewhat conflicting philosophical approaches," says author Ron Shapiro, M.D. One states that organs are scarce resources and should be allocated preferentially to the lower risk candidates to maximize the longevity of the transplanted organ. The second strives to maximi...Early switch to an aromatase inhibitor increases survival
...ed reduction of recurrence risk. However, there is conflicting evidence about mortality benefits. Led by Professor Francesco Boccardo, M.D. of the National Cancer Research Institute and the University of Genoa in Italy, researchers pooled data from two studies (828 women) comparing five year treatment with ta...Using nanomagnets to enhance medical imaging
...vious studies by other research groups had reached conflicting conclusions on the utility of molecular nanomagnets for MRI, but without accounting for concentration. NIST scientists, making novel magnetic measurements, were able to monitor the molecules' decomposition and magnetic properties as the composition w...Effectiveness of over-the-counter decongestant questioned in new study
...a-analysis techniques to draw conclusions from the conflicting data shown in the research....Regular follow-up important during antidepressant treatment
...Journal of Psychiatry, comes amidst several recent conflicting studies on the link between antidepressant use and suicide risk in children and adolescents. In the absence of clear evidence--along with proof that antidepressants' effects differ across individuals--Simon suggests that patients and providers stay w...September/October Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...ls and its future potential. The author describes conflicting views of the content, boundaries and identity that have characterized American family medicine.Family Medicine's Identity: Being Generalists in a Specialist Culture?By Howard F. Stein, Ph.D. S, DOCTORA A family physician reflects on the multiple ...Emotional control circuit of brain's fear response discovered
... words FEAR or HAPPY, and were either congruent or conflicting from the facial expressions. When the word and face clashed, subjects experienced an emotional conflict, which slowed their performance and made them less accurate in identifying facial expressions. Using a clever behavioral trick, however, the resea...Children's health and human rights are at risk in Nepal
...nst the atrocities levied against children by both conflicting parties. "It needs to provide enough resources to meet the basic needs of the children and support developmental programs, but ensure that foreign support does not fund military exercises or increase child health violations, in order to prevent the ...Study concludes that pesticide use increases risk of Parkinson's in men
...ith the disease. This study was undertaken due to conflicting results from previous studies of pesticides and other chemical products and risk for Parkinson's....Quick trip to cath lab best for women with acute coronary syndromes
...rterial blockage. In women, studies have reported conflicting data on whether PCI is the best treatment approach. To answer that question, Dr. Elkoustaf and his colleagues analyzed data from 488 women and 1,036 men who had NSTE ACS and were treated with PCI. Although women had a rockier hospital course than men...Hormone therapy may prevent heart attacks for women in their 50s
For the last few years, women have heard conflicting reports about the risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy (HRT). A new study that analyzes many trials together concludes that HRT can reduce heart attacks by about one-third in women under age 60 but has mixed results for older women. Th...Mediterranean diet lowers Alzheimer's risk in American cohort
...ut epidemiological data on diet and Alzheimer's is conflicting and while individual foods and nutrients have been previously studied, general dietary patterns have not. To address this paucity of data, researchers led by Nikolaos Scarmeas of Columbia University Medical Center, designed a prospective community-ba...Uncertainty over give antibiotics in exacerbations of COPD
...avation of their symptoms. To date, there has been conflicting evidence as to whether these exacerbations should be treated with antibiotic therapy. A new systematic review to be published in The Cochrane Library, Issue 2, 2006 now concludes that they should be used. The researchers found that antibiotics reduce...ACE inhibitors may reduce death, heart attack and stroke in patients with coronary artery disease
...art failure or left ventricle dysfunction have had conflicting results. Nicolas Danchin, M.D., F.E.S.C., Hpital Europen Georges Pompidou, Paris, and colleagues analyzed seven previous randomized and controlled trials of ACE inhibitors in patients with coronary artery disease. The studies tested five different ......ecay did not have reduced bodyweight. Given these conflicting results, we thought a more definitive study was needed." Sandra McDougal, D.D.S., pediatric dental resident was first author on the study. The researchers analyzed all complete records of children 2-5 years old who were treated for early childhood ca...