Drug combination proves effective against myeloma in Phase I trial
...ears. The combined therapy also produced only mild fatigue or peripheral neuropathy (nerve damage signaled by tingling or numbness), researchers found. Patients who received dexamethasone because their disease continued to progress on the drug combination found the additional drug tolerable, and it produced ...Study in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
...event, mild to moderate in severity which included fatigue and headaches. One subject, who had insulin-dependent diabetes, experienced a significant abnormal glucose level, however, this was not considered related to the study. The authors concluded that these findings indicate that a subjects level of re...Low impact aerobic exercise reduces fatigue in auto-immune conditions says multi-study review
...uch as walking and cycling, can effectively reduce fatigue in adults with chronic auto-immune conditions, acc...wed that aerobic exercise can significantly reduce fatigue and that some behavioural, nutritional and physiological interventions are also very effective. St...Stress, childhood trauma linked to chronic fatigue syndrome in adults
... may be associated with the development of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), according to two articles in the N... article. The condition is defined as unexplained fatigue that lasts for at least six months, does not get better with rest and interferes with daily activiti...Nap a day makes doctors OK, Stanford study finds
...as been instituted to try to get at the problem of fatigue in the workplace for health-care workers," he said...ewer performance lapses, reported more vigor, less fatigue and less sleepiness. The doctors and nurses who napped also tended to complete more quickly the simu...Exercise helps breast cancer patients avoid anemia
...the completion of therapy effectively resolves the fatigue and anemia. However, to date there have been no studies investigating the effect of exercise on red blood cells. Led by Jacqueline S. Drouin, P.T., Ph.D. of the School of Health Professions and Studies at the University of Michigan-Flint, researchers...Moffitt research on myelodysplastic syndromes appears in New England Journal of Medicine
...70,000 a year. MDS patients suffer from anemia and fatigue and need whole-body blood transfusions as much as twice a month. Repeated transfusions can lead to a toxic buildup called "iron overload" that severely damages the heart, liver and pancreas, and patients eventually succumb to the disease. Sponsored...Allergic rhinitis associated with impaired sleep quality
...reflected by more somnolence [sleepiness]; daytime fatigue and sleepiness; and impaired memory, mood and sexuality, with a significantly increased consumption of alcohol and sedatives in cases compared with the control group," the authors write. The effects of allergic rhinitis on sleep became more pronounc...'No time to exercise' is no excuse
... performance and muscle parameters associated with fatigue resistance. "Our study demonstrates that interval-based exercise is a very time-efficient training strategy," said Gibala. "This type of training is very demanding and requires a high level of motivation. However, short bursts of intense exercise ma...Anemia affects body ... and maybe the mind
...xygen to the brain. Another view proposes that the fatigue accompanying anemia leads to inactivity and the loss of aerobic-fitness benefits to the prefrontal cortex....High chemical levels in blood stream indicate need for action to avoid heart attack, death
...xperience a greater degree of shortness of breath, fatigue and other health problems. New research shows a less-costly treatment may be as effective as other trial-led therapy for treating anemia in these patients. To date, treatment has involved a combination of synthetic erythropoietin and iron. Erythropo...Study of twins finds genetic link to fatigue
Unexplained disabling fatigue in childhood is mainly due to genetic inheritance, a study of twins has revealed. Chronic fatigue in young people can be disabling and is the main illness-related reason for long absences from schoo...Alcoholism-treatment medication acamprosate may help abstinent alcoholics sleep better
..., vigilance, energy and concentration; increase in fatigue and malaise, irritability, etc. These often protracted symptoms lead some patients to resume drinking in an attempt to self-medicate their sleep problems. Probably for this reason, persistent post-withdrawal sleep complaints have been shown to pred...Penn researchers find many commercial drivers have impaired performance due to lack of sleep
...tle sleep or suffer from sleep apnea show signs of fatigue and impaired performance that can make them a haza...nd most comprehensive studies of truck drivers and fatigue ever done. Penn researchers examined 406 truck drivers and found that those who routinely slept less...Two-thirds of pregnant women with depression aren't getting treatment for it
...ies, change in appetite, change in sleep patterns, fatigue or loss of energy, difficulty concentrating, excessive feelings of worthlessness or guilt, thoughts of suicide, extreme restlessness and irritability. Severe depression during pregnancy can interfere with women's ability to eat properly, get enoug...Doctors warn of the dangers of Internet-bought drugs
...ars after she had made a self-diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome. When the doctors last saw her in July 2006, she was due for a cataract operation. Prompted by the case, the authors found that they were able to find 1000 tablets of prednisolone (5mg) online for 25.23 using the search engine Google. Seve...Cancer in the workforce: mapping the Australian experience
...es stop most people from continuing to work is the fatigue that often accompanies typical cancer therapies." With her colleague, Carol Healy, who has had recurrent cancer, Ms Lovejoy is surveying cancer patients and survivors in the community about the following questions: How do workmates, superv...Researcher studies sleep deprivation's effect on decisions
...lking dead." "I don't think you really know the fatigue that sets into your body until you are finally able to rest," he said. "Even though I was getting enough rest at night during the 11 straight sorties, my body and senses became very numb. I truly believe, because of the demand for the missions in OIF...Grueling four-day race becomes Stanford lab for cardiac experiments
...ause they wanted to test the phenomenon of cardiac fatigue under extreme circumstances. The few earlier studi... hours. But no researchers had ever tested heart fatigue in a race that stretched over more than four days. "This is the most extreme event in which cardia...Defining the limits of computerized physician order entry systems
...se alarms, or useless and constant warnings. Alarm fatigue is a frequent problem, and many hospitals are forced to shut off the DSS function within hours of its introduction. Koppel first points out that DSS is not an integral part of CPOE, as many who work in health care purport. "Only a very small propo...