Breakthrough findings by Ume researchers link obesity to diabetes
...y is epidemic in the industrialized world, causing disturbances in blood levels of insulin, sugar, and blood fats ...ich in calories gain weight quickly and experience disturbances in their blood levels of insulin, sugar, and fats, and they develop fatty liver and diabetes. The f...How medical research is taking care of your heart
...terations in its behaviour are some of the initial disturbances leading to vessel wall pathology in conditions such as hypertension, atherosclerosis (hardening of arteries) and thrombosis. Professor Eddy Liew, Director of the Glasgow Biomedical Research Centre, University of Glasgow, said: "The significance of ...M. D. Anderson announces collaboration with India's largest yoga research institution
...n a Tibetan yoga program had lower levels of sleep disturbances than did the patients in the control group. Improv...er population may be particularly salient as sleep disturbances are common problems for patients with cancer. "From meditation to music therapy, the key to the succ...Autism conference reports advances in early diagnosis, role of immune system and more
...xposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) showed disturbances in the development of the brain's auditory cortex, but without affecting hearing. However, in humans such brain defects would almost certainly disturb language development in ways typical of autism, the researchers said. The study suggests that envir...Pfizer's antifungal VFEND provides significant cost advantages when used as initial therapy
...sual disturbances. VFEND treatment-related visual disturbances are common. The effect of VFEND on visual function is not known if treatment continues beyond 28 days. VFEND is contraindicated with terfenadine, astemizole, cisapride, pimozide, quinidine (since increased plasma concentrations for these drugs can ...Loyola employs high-tech software to target irregular heartbeat more accurately
...rmal electrical impulses that produce heart rhythm disturbances (arrhythmias). This technology represents a major breakthrough in treating complex arrhythmias. The new software, Biosense Webster, Inc.'s CartoMerge Image Integration Module, is used with the company's electrophysiological navigation system to merge...National medical and public health groups sue EPA
... sensation, impaired hearing and vision, and motor disturbances in adults linked directly to exposure from eating contaminated fish. Mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants make up more than 40% of all emissions into the U.S. environment, the largest source of uncontrolled mercury pollution in the U.S....Postnatal depression in fathers may affect children's behavioural development
...ects the quality of maternal care, and can lead to disturbances in their children's social, behavioural, cognitive and physical development. However, little is known about the effect of depression in fathers during the early years of a child's life. Paul Ramchandani (University of Oxford, UK) and colleagues studi...NIMH study finds antipsychotic Risperidone safe, effective as intermediate term treatment for autism
...en with autism frequently exhibit serious behavior disturbances in response to routine environmental demands. For these disturbances, behavior therapy and medications are the two main forms of treatment. In the multi-site study, researchers randomly assigned 101 subjects 82 boys and 19 girls ages 5 to 17 to re...Poor sleep not a normal part of aging
...data shows that doctors could help to reduce sleep disturbances in the geriatric population. The steps include (1) detection through asking patients questions, (2) elaboration of the problem, (3) determining if there is a medical or psychiatric emergency, (4) further evaluation of chronic insomnia, if present, an...Stem cell therapy successfully treats heart attack in animals
...raditionally result from a heart attack, including disturbances of heart rhythm that can lead to sudden cardiac death, and decreased muscle pumping function that can lead to congestive heart failure." The researchers are using a special kind of stem cell in an early stage of development, called adult mesenchymal...Mental health following stroke, spinal cord injury; sensory evaluation tools
...en quality of life, depression, fatigue, and sleep disturbances in patients diagnosed with prostate cancer and undergoing radiation therapy. Forty participants receiving seven to eight weeks of radiation therapy completed several quality of life scales during and postradiation therapy. Data indicate a significant...Lombardi director receives international award for research achievements
...the understanding of cell cycle regulation and the disturbances that can lead to the malignant transformation of cells. Pestell has particular expertise in hormonally-responsive tumors, including breast and prostate cancer, and his work is directed toward the discovery of novel therapies for these cancers. The ...Study shows new imaging tracer clarifies cause of chest pain up to 30 hours after pain stops
... over 90 percent of the cases. This suggests that disturbances in fatty acid metabolism can persist up to 30 hours after an ischemic episode, which can be imaged with the new tracer Zemiva. Additional testing will be required before this new agent can be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The ...Atypical antipsychotic drugs for dementia may be associated with small increased risk of death
...nsidered preferred treatments for these behavioral disturbances associated with dementia. However, concerns have arisen about possibly increased risks for cerebrovascular adverse events, rapid cognitive decline, and death with their use. Lon S. Schneider, M.D., M.S., and colleagues at the University of Southern C...'Silent' nighttime acid reflux symptoms can cause poor sleep and sleep apnea
...y, OK. "'Silent reflux' may be the cause of sleep disturbances in patients with unexplained sleep disorders." In another study on GERD and sleep presented by researchers at Duke University Medical Center at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting, GER symptoms were common and frequently severe in 168 patients undergoi...Mayo Clinic finds chronic cough patients report a miserable existence
...uent physician visits and testing for cough Sleep disturbances Interference with social gatherings Other people's reactions to the coughing Frustration, irritability and anger For patients under age 65 with chronic cough, one-third of their spouses or roommates had moved out of the bedroom. Patients also in...Fentanyl patch safe and effective alternative to oral opioids for pediatric pain patients
...ut they are also at greater risk for psychological disturbances that have immediate and long-term developmental impact. However, children may not readily accept the methods of delivery of most opioids that is, injection or pill. Julia C. Finkel, M.D. of the Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. ...Toddlers with sleep apnea suffer more respiratory problems while sleeping on their backs
...dlers with sleep apnea experience more respiratory disturbances when they sleep on their backs than in other positions. Their findings, which contradict earlier studies on the subject, were published in this month's issue of Archives of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery. Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS)......on of the brain can cause second cancers, hormonal disturbances and disruption of intellectual development as the child grows. So our omission of the use of irradiation should further reduce acute and long-term toxic side effects and improve outcome." Coupled with the successes of the recent past, future treatm...