Long-term treatment with VYVANSE, first prodrug stimulant, demonstrates significant efficacy in ADHD
...In addition, 95 percent of children taking VYVANSE daily for 12 months showed overall improvement, accordin.... "Our research concluded that patients taking a daily morning dose of VYVANSE for up to 12 months demonstrated consistent control in ADHD symptoms from mo...Erectile dysfunction and lower urinary tract symptoms
... before being randomized to receive 5 mg tadalafil daily for six week with an increase to 20 mg daily for an additional six weeks. The control arm received placebo for the 12-week period. Patients were ...Inhaled steroids may not be enough for some children with asthma
...mptoms as they get older and may not need to be on daily steroids, Dr. Sawicki said. The flip side is that if a child has poor asthma control, the parents and doctor need to make sure the child is adhering to their inhaled steroid treatment. But variation in response to inhaled steroids, as other medicatio...Data showed improved quality of life and patient satisfaction with SYMBICORT
...l their asthma, allowing them to get back to their daily activities." SYMBICORT is a recently approved, com...survey that measures how asthma affects a person's daily activities, emotional functioning, and symptoms and using patient and physician global assessments....Ulcerative colitis remission rates from long-term safety study of LIALDA presented at DDW
...ive, mild to moderate UC) and received LIALDA once daily (2.4g/day; n=171) or twice daily (2.4g/day; n=191) for 12 months as part of study 303. The analysis found that 67.8 percent of the ...New prevention, treatment methods for patients with painful bowel inflammation
...ven either 4mg of rosiglitazone or a placebo twice daily for 12 weeks. A Disease Activity Index (DAI) was used to measure the disease activity during the trial and efficacy was assessed by measuring clinical response, clinical remission, endoscopic remission and overall quality of life. The team found ...New study demonstrates that Lubiprostone may improve symptom relief rates in adults with IBS-C
...rolled and received lubiprostone 8 mcg taken twice daily (783 adults) or placebo (388 adults) over a 12-wee...d that patients receiving lubiprostone 8 mcg twice daily were nearly twice as likely to achieve overall response compared to those receiving placebo (lubipro...Erectile dysfunction -- the canary in the mineshaft?
...on. Johns Hopkins researchers investigated whether daily long-term sildenafil treatment can provide vasculoprotective effects in these patients in a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled two-arm study. Using a group of 300 men with documented ED and type 2 diabetes mellitus, researcher...Healthy body weight throughout adulthood may help delay disability
...imbing 10 steps, or performing basic activities of daily living. They also had to be free of life-threatening illness. The body mass index (BMI) of 2,803 participants was calculated using recalled height and weight at ages 25 and 50 and measured height and weight at ages 70 to 79. A body mass index of 30...Sight specialists to shed light on vision loss at UH conference
... older, cataracts solutions and tips for improving daily life. "There are some really small things that can make a tremendous difference," said Dr. Lylas G. Mogk, the keynote speaker for the symposium. "You need to have good light for anything you want to do, not just reading. You need contrast. If you...Drug treatment slows decline in lung function in COPD patients, TORCH study finds
... fluticasone propionate at a dose of 500 mcg twice daily combined in a single inhaler, with placebo, salmeterol alone, or fluticasone propionate alone for a period of three years. In February 2007, the New England Journal of Medicine published results from the TORCH study that found that the reduction in...The hepatitis C link: Diagnose, treat, transplant
... three treatment groups: 1) celgosivir 400 mg once daily in combination with peginterferon alfa-2b and ribavirin (PRC); 2) celgosivir 400 mg once daily in combination with peginterferon alfa-2b (PC); or 3) placebo with peginterferon alfa-2b and ribavir...Study finds 'wake up and breathe' strategy allows patients to come off ventilator sooner
... were compared with patients who were managed with daily spontaneous breathing trials and usual sedation practices (the SBT group). This group did not undergo formal awakening trials; their sedation was managed by their ICU doctors and nurses on a case-by-case basis. The patients in the SAT+SBT group were ...Fatalistic beliefs about cancer cause many to ignore cancer prevention advice
...likely than others to exercise weekly and eat five daily servings of fruits and vegetables. People who believed that "its hard to know" what to do were more likely to smoke. All three beliefs, the researchers say, were associated with lower levels of education. Despite the ready availability of cancer i...Ulcerative colitis sufferers find UC quite disruptive to many aspects of daily life
...onally, 5-ASA therapies required two to four times daily dosing and up to 6 to 16 pills a day. "It's troubling that almost one-third of UC patients are not taking medication because the standard of care is that all patients with a diagnosis of UC should be on medication to maintain control of the conditi...Smoking and sleep top the list of lifestyle factors impacting oral health
...six hours of sleep or less. High stress levels and daily alcohol consumption also demonstrated a significant impact on periodontal disease progression. "Our findings are in line with other studies that have identified smoking as a strong lifestyle factor affecting oral health," said study author Muneo Tan...Asthma study shows patients have more options to control disease
...o reduce inhaler use to once a day or switch to a daily pill according to new research conducted at Wake ...tients whose symptoms are well controlled on twice daily inhaled corticosteroid can "step down" their medication use. The results are reported in the May 17 ......tivity, and goal setting functions. They completed daily physical activity logs online, were emailed monthly questionnaires, and received immediate feedback according to their responses. Individuals in the tailored print group received the same information as those in the tailored Internet group, but the m...Calcium plus vitamin D supplements may help prevent weight gain in postmenopausal women
...r in those who had not previously been getting the daily recommended amount of calcium. "Because weight l...39.63 percent of the women met current recommended daily intake of 1,200 milligrams of calcium, 53.94 percent reported taking any calcium supplements and 28....... milligrams of testosterone to his upper arms once daily for 12 months. "One year of treatment with testosterone gel was associated with improvement in cognitive performance and a slowing of brain atrophy [deterioration]," the authors write. During the first nine months of the studythe period of time bef...