Naps key to surviving the hospital night shift
...ork night shifts. Sleep deprivation, combined with fatigue and a poorly adapted body clock, is closely connected with clinical error. Therefore a new guide* for navigating night shifts, produced by Nicholas Horrocks and Roy Pounder at the Royal College of Physicians of London, is both timely and immensely va...Persistent fatigue may be the best way to predict onset of postpartum depression
COLUMBUS , Ohio Persistent fatigue immediately following birth may be the best signal...ing at Ohio State University. "But for most women, fatigue steadily fades within the first two weeks of giving birth. What is unusual - and detrimental is a f...GlaxoSmithKline funds $1.65 million effort for UNC-Duke public health care partnership
...ed children, and a curriculum program on physician fatigue and impairment....All placebos not created alike
...experience: temporary soreness for acupuncture and fatigue and dry-mouth for the pills. Of those receiving placebos, 25 percent of sham acupuncture and 31 percent of placebo pill patients reported experiencing the very side effects suggested to them even when nothing was administered to cause them. This stu...What causes chronic fatigue syndrome?
Experts believe that chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a complex disorder caused by man...lomyelitis). CFS causes persistent and unexplained fatigue resulting in severe impairment to daily functioning. In their review Judith Prins (Radboud Universi...Study sets new gold standard for initial antiretroviral treatment of HIV infection
...evels of the virus, with fewer problems of anemia, fatigue and nausea than another widely used combination of...f red blood cells. Discontinuation due to nausea, fatigue and dizziness, other side effects of zidovudine, was also more common with this regimen. A subgrou...Drug cuts sleep apnea in heart failure patients
...ality, waking up more refreshed, with less daytime fatigue and sleepiness while taking acetazolamide, compared with placebo," said Dr. Javaheri. The average age of the patients was 66. There were no significant patient differences in body mass index levels, blood pressure or heart rate during the two phases ...Fatigue and breast cancer survivors
...ne third of women treated for breast cancer report fatigue symptoms up to 10 years after diagnosis, according...y, the study--the first 10 year follow-up study of fatigue in breast cancer to be published--reveals women who have concomitant medical conditions, specificall...Mysterious condition still more prevalent among Persian Gulf vets
...tory test findings (fibromyalgia syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, upset stomach) except metabolic syndrome...ufferers with persistent, widespread pain. Chronic fatigue syndrome leaves sufferers with a disabling loss of energy. While acknowledging that these conditions...Understanding fatigue in chronic liver disease
...on is impaired) such as primary biliary cirrhosis, fatigue occurs in up to 86 percent of patients. Previous s...gham in England, note the difficulties in treating fatigue associated with liver disease and the lack of understanding of the mechanisms that cause it, adding ...Drug for psoriasis may also relieve depression and fatigue linked to the disease
...he clinical symptoms of psoriasis may also relieve fatigue and depression associated with the disease, conclu...eatment for the clinical symptoms of psoriasis, on fatigue and symptoms of depression. The team recruited over 600 patients with moderate to severe psoriasis ...Debilitating jaw and neck pain targeted through $19 million NIH support, multidisciplinary center
...yalgia syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome and several other chronic sensory disorders that are also characterized by enhanced pain sensitivity and are frequently seen in patients with TMJD. "Currently, medications, muscle relaxation, physical therapy, biobehavioral intervention such...Research provides more evidence that chronic fatigue syndrome is a legitimate medical condition
... University Medical Center have found that chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) may be rooted in distinct neurologi...onsidered a legitimate medical condition. Chronic fatigue syndrome defines a range of illnesses including fibromyalgia and Gulf War syndrome, all of which hav...Pilot study shows that chronic fatigue syndrome may be a legitimate condition, probably neurological
Researchers might have found evidence that chronic fatigue syndrome is a realand legitimate neurological cond...l BMC Neurology reveals that patients with chronic fatigue syndrome(CFS) have a set of proteins in their spinal cord fluid that were not detectedin healthy ind...World first trial to test human implant of HeartPOD
...reduced exercise capacity, swelling of the ankles, fatigue or weakness before we can adjust their medications," said Professor Krum. "Often by the time symptoms occur it is too late and the patient is in a situation where they require emergency hospitalisation to control their condition." Co-principal invest...Pain research using electronic diaries helps identify who responds to 'placebo effect'
... that typically involves tenderness, stiffness and fatigue appears in the current edition of the journal Arthritis & Rheumatism. "There is substantial evidence that the placebo effect has strong biological underpinnings, and that some individuals are more likely than others to demonstrate this effect," says...MabThera A unique approach providing lasting benefits for patients with rheumatoid arthritis
...s the joints, often causing severe swelling, pain, fatigue and disability. Traditionally, biologic therapy is focussed on blocking the action of an immune system molecule called TNF while MabThera is the first and only RA treatment to target specific types of immune cells, called B cells. B cells play a key ...Common anti-seizure drug could be effective for lupus patients
...frequent fever, arthritis and prolonged or extreme fatigue are far more common. Mishra's team tested valproic acid in a type of mouse that develops lupus that is similar to the lupus that occurs in people. None of the mice in the treatment group developed skin disease whereas all mice in the placebo group d......Study participants included 10 people with chronic fatigue syndrome, 10 veterans with medically unexplained symptoms, and 10 healthy people who completed sensory organization tests to assess their balance. Their ankle stiffness, which is generally recognized as an indicator of balance, was evaluated with PSI...