Rockefeller University researchers are changing the face of drug addiction treatment
...a treatment approach called contingency management improves patients' motivation to stay in treatment and increases their therapeutic progress. The new study is one of the largest ever done to examine the merits of contingency management, a positive-reinforcement treatment method in which patients are given r...Data show cyclosporine inhalation solution improves long-term survival in lung-transplant patients
...losporine inhalation solution (CyIS) significantly improves long-term survival in lung-transplant patients compared to placebo. The data, which include 10-month follow-up statistics on patients originally enrolled in the pivotal study of CyIS, show that, with a median total follow-up of 53.3 months, CyIS-trea...Deep brain stimulation in Parkinson disease reduces uncontrolled movements
..., it appears that stimulation at either STN or GPi improves off-medication motor scores and levodopa-induced dyskinesia for at least one year, and there is no clear superiority of STN over GPi stimulation," the authors conclude. "Indeed, our comparison of GPi vs STN stimulation suggests that selection of a st...University of Kentucky physician publishes fibromyalgia study in Arthritis & Rheumatism journal
...f a drug that reduces the pain of fibromyalgia and improves sleep is being published by a University of Kentucky physician in the peer-reviewed journal, Arthritis & Rheumatism. The lead author of the study was Dr. Leslie Crofford, professor, UK College of Medicine, chief, Division of Rheumatology, and the Gl...University of Chicago receives grant to study connections between religious beliefs and health
...ther religious belief diminishes social conflicts, improves sleep and provides for successful aging. A study to determine the relationship between cardiovascular health and belief in God, based on the religion-related questions that have been asked since the beginning of the study with older adults....Study shows symptom-driven therapy may be ok for some adults with mild persistent asthma
... trials that showed that anti-inflammatory therapy improves lung function and measures of asthma control. However, participants in these earlier studies had asthma that ranged in severity from mild to moderate, according to the IMPACT authors. The IMPACT study strictly adhered to the guidelines' definition....Hormone aids recovery in rats with hemorrhagic stroke
...only reduces inflammation and cell death, but also improves functional recovery after stroke," said Sinn....Special physical therapy technique successful for chronic back pain
...ugh stress and inadequate or overuse. This process improves symptoms by correction of the patient's posture and decompression of the spinal canal. "These results are exciting, because other treatments for severe and chronic back pain have limited or no benefit, and the pain rarely goes away on its own," said ...No improvement in overall survival with lymph node removal in treatment of advanced ovarian cancer
...h nodes during surgery for advanced ovarian cancer improves progression-free survival but not overall survival...ether systematic aortic and pelvic lymphadenectomy improves progression-free and overall survival, Pierluigi Benedetti Panici, M.D., of "La Sapienza" University...Age is not a limiting factor in combined therapy for lung cancer
...have found chemotherapy combined with radiotherapy improves survival over chemotherapy alone. Since that finding, researchers have developed new protocols for combined modality treatment to improve survival. Investigators led by Steven E. Schild, M.D. of the Mayo Clinic and the North Central Cancer Treatment ...'Fickle' enzyme helps protect, but also can promote heart failure, animal study shows
...des the ability to expand coronary arteries, which improves blood flow, and to help regulate the strength of the heart's contraction, notes cardiologist David Kass, M.D., a specialist in enlarged hearts, or hypertrophy, and a professor at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and its Heart Institute...OHSU study finds ginkgo beneficial for MS symptoms
.... Many MS patients have long suspected that ginkgo improves disease symptoms. In a recent survey of 1,913 patients in Oregon, 20 percent reported using the supplement and 39 percent found it to be beneficial. However, until now, there was no evidence the supplement had any effect on memory. "It has been shown...Exercise training in ordinary people affects the activity of 500 genes
... and that regular physical activity brings health, improves quality of life and extends life span. How these positive effects are created in the body is not known. Influences on gene activity in the heart, vessels and muscles are probably immensely important. In this study, the first of its kind, Drs James Ti...OHSU study says national injury prevention program working
.... "The article shows that ThinkFirst significantly improves knowledge of prevention among program participants." And that may be affecting the number of young drivers involved in crashes in Oregon. According to the Oregon Department of Transportation, which helps fund ThinkFirst Oregon, fatal crashes among dr...Tamoxifen shows no benefit, risk for breast cancer survivors' heart health
...ncer. Earlier studies had suggested that tamoxifen improves lipid levels by reducing low density lipoprotein levels-resulting in lower total cholesterol-which is related to cardiovascular health. The findings add to growing knowledge about tamoxifen's cardiovascular effects after breast cancer treatment. In 2...Integrated chemical-dependency and mental-health treatment best for adolescents
...hiatric services during AOD treatment dramatically improves outcomes," said Dennis. "Moreover, those who could receive AOD and psychiatric services in the same clinic were twice as likely to actually initiate AOD sessions after intake and had higher parental satisfaction. Conversely, those with psychiatric ...Study demonstrates longest reported survival rate for locally advanced lung cancer patients
... assess whether maintenance therapy with gefitinib improves overall survival and progression-free survival. The interim analysis of 573 patients in S0023 showed a 19-month median survival overall. However, the trial was closed last month after review of the data indicated that gefitinib would not improve sur...Certain acne treatment does not increase symptoms of depression in adolescents
...e contrary, our study shows that treatment of acne improves depressive symptoms," the authors write. "Significant psychological stress has been documented among patients with even mild or moderate acne. This observation emphasizes that dermatologists must be cognizant of the relationship between skin disease ...Changing medication packages could help patients follow prescriptions, study suggests
...ave taken their medication on a particular day, it improves the chance that they will take the medicine properly," Schneider said. "It's often hard to put all of the information a patient may need on to one container." About 50 million Americans have chronic hypertension, and most that do are 65 or older. If ......e physical activity enhances the immune system and improves the antioxidant defense systems both of which may help prevent cancer. This would help to explain why vigorous activity did not show beneficial effect in this study: too much exercise may cause immune suppression and in extreme cases could cause an e...