Giving oxygen may do more harm than good, new report shows
... appropriate clinical trials. While it will take a few years before we will know for sure, the wisest course of action in the interim is to administer low concentrations of carbon dioxide along with oxygen therapy." Among the areas where Drs. Iscoe and Fisher see particular benefits for patients from im...Parkinson's medication appears to trigger excessive gambling
...d dollars. This behavior abruptly stopped within a few days of stopping the dopamine agonist drug. A clergyman sheepishly confided by phone after an office visit that he had an obsession with gambling, which started after beginning a dopamine agonist medication. Another patient lost over $100,000 as well...Lorenzo's oil shows promise in reducing risk of debilitating disease in genetic disorder
...nd progresses rapidly to total disability within a few years. An adult form is non-inflammatory, progresses slowly and is far less disabling. Children who do not develop abnormalities as measured by magnetic resonance imaging (MRIs) by age seven or clinical symptoms by age 10, have greatly diminished ris...Strong magnetic fields aid severe depression
...a different therapy has come to the fore which has few side-effects: in 'transcranial magnetic stimulatio...st excessively high expectations. There are only a few institutions in Germany where the effects of this relatively new therapy for severe depression are b...PediPump presents hope for children with heart failure
...Cleveland Clinic. "Historically, children have had few options for mechanical support of the failing heart," states lead researcher, Dr. Brian Duncan. "The PediPump is an artificial heart pump designed specifically for children with heart failure. The experimental development of the PediPump and simila...New report shows female lung cancer death rates in Europe still rising
...SA had reached 24 per 100,000 in the year 2000 and few European countries have comparably high rates]. On...younger women have also tended to fall in the last few years. This is a major finding of the present analysis, particularly in those countries where a peak...Northwestern Memorial named among '100 Most Wired Hospitals' for sixth consecutive year
...tinguished itself this spring by becoming one of a few hospitals across the country (less than 4 percent) to meet and exceed the LeapFrog standard for CPOE, which requires that physicians enter at least 75 percent of medication orders online. In addition, Northwestern Memorial remains a national leader...Parasite genome sequences offer hope for new drugs and vaccines, Science studies say
...rrently no vaccines for these diseases, and only a few drugs, most of which are inadequate due to resistance, toxicity or expense. The sequencing initiative also identified genes specific to each parasite and this information could be useful for parasite-specific drug and vaccine development efforts. "...New proton therapy, breast CT clinical trials, radiation-resistant tumors
...on therapy for treating lung cancer. While only a few proton treatment centers currently exist in the U.S., the number of treatment centers is expected to grow exponentially in the coming years. (Related meeting paper: WE-E-J-6C-7, Wednesday, 4:42 PM)...Discovery of T-cell 'traffic control' boosts new drug promise
... T cells are essentially trapped by the drug for a few days, but still are working fine and allowing new antibody formation," he explains. Treatment using this drug strategy does not come without risks, Goetzl cautions. Current drugs that affect one type of S1P receptor affect all others as well, and som...Despite conflicting studies on obesity, most Americans think the problem remains serious
...mating (22%) the health risks of being obese. Very few Americans reported believing that the health risks were being overestimated by scientific experts (15%). "Even after all the criticism that too much attention is being paid to obesity, Americans still see this as a very serious problem for the count...Three deadly parasite genomes sequenced
...life stage, says Dr. Rogers. At present, there are few therapies for Chagas disease, the condition caused by T. cruzi parasites, and the available drugs are ineffective and have significant adverse side effects. Taken together, Dr. Rogers says, the wealth of information contained in the sequenced genomes...Creating a new questionnaire to assess alcohol problems among college students
...oung Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire." "A few self-report measures have been devised specifically to assess alcohol problems in college students such as the YAAPST and CAPS," said Christopher W. Kahler, associate professor of psychiatry and human behavior at the Center for Alcohol and Addiction ...Paramedic training challenges highlighted by University of Pittsburgh study
...tle chance to master the skill because they see so few cases. Almost half of paramedics don't perform an intubation procedure in one year," said Ronald N. Roth, M.D., associate professor of emergency medicine and medical director of the City of Pittsburgh, Bureau of EMS. "While the technique of training ...Are some medicines so good they should be free? In diabetes, the answer may be yes
...em. "There are many drugs that are effective, but few that are this dramatically effective," says Vijan. "Our analyses suggest that co-payments for ACE inhibitors may actually cost Medicare and other insurers more money by providing barriers to use of these drugs. It is sound policy, both from a patient...HUP becomes first in region to implant a HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist System into a patient
...is clinical condition suggested that he had only a few more weeks to live," said Mike Acker, MD, Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, "What makes this particular device so unique is that rather than mimicking the actual pumping motion of the heart, it works t...Cranberry usage common for urinary tract infections
...ranberry is a commonly used home remedy." However, few pediatric studies have been completed to determine the efficacy of using cranberry products in healthy kids with recurrent UTIs. "Several adult studies have had mixed results, but on the whole show that cranberry products are safe in preventing UTIs ...Bone loss after liver transplants can be prevented
...o the natural course of bone loss within the first few months after LT as reported in numerous publications." In addition, patients with osteopenia and osteoporosis, which accounted for 72 percent of the patients in the study, remained stable on the alendronate therapy for the first four months after tr...The Cochrane Library newsletter, 2005, issue 3
...serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) as there are few trials in neuropathic pain. The Cochrane Review Au...ective, it normally starts to reduce pain within a few days of starting to take it." Antidepressants had most effect treating diabetic neuropathy and post-...Scientists studying ways to help community college employees lose weight and keep it off
...eight-loss programs? Since evidence is limited and few worksite weight-loss efforts have been rigorously tested, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have begun trying to generate useful answers. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded them $1.2 million t...