Recurrence of silent brain lesions after initial stroke may predict subsequent stroke
...r on brain scans within three months of a patients initial stroke may predict subsequent stroke, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Previous studies have shown that silent (without symptoms) ischemic lesionschanges in tissue that occur w...U of MN study finds children with leukemia are living longer
... that may occur later in life as a result of their initial cancer and its treatment. These are the main findings of the first comprehensive study to analyze 20 years of follow-up on survivors who were diagnosed and treated for AML as children and young adults. Daniel Mulrooney, M.D., a pediatric oncologist a...Balance training better than tai chi at improving mobility among older adults
...d returned to the seat (timed up and go). After initial testing, the participants were assigned to one of the two fall-prevention training options. The CBST classes included activities in which participants moved their upper bodies while bouncing and catching a ball; increasing the complexity of ambulator...Swedish massage benefits osteoarthritis patients
...-list control group that received massage after an initial eight-week delay. Both groups were encouraged to c...xperienced benefits similar to those receiving the initial massage therapy. When reassessed eight weeks after completion of the massage intervention, the benef...Mayo Clinic Cancer Center -- individualizing treatment for multiple myeloma patients
... should be treated with bortezomib, probably as an initial therapy," he says. The researchers are developing a test to check for activation of the non-canonical NF-B pathway in patients. Now that the mutations have been identified, drug designers may be able to fashion new therapies that are more specific t...Patients' requests for antidepressants can influence physician evaluation of depression
...nostic accuracy as well as provision of acceptable initial care for depressed patients," he said. The study ...gth of the visit, and whether minimally acceptable initial depression care had been provided. Minimally acceptable depression care is defined as any combinatio...Importance of personal health records draws support of American College of Physicians
...ade by a group of large employers. Yesterday, the initial group of employers -- Wal-Mart, BP America, Intel, Pitney Bowes, and Applied Materials -- unveiled Dossia, a system the employers say will enable individuals to control their own medical data from multiple sources and to create and utilize their pers...Aggressive stem cells might improve transplant outcome
... said that more studies are needed to confirm this initial finding and to translate it into better treatment for children. "Such information will help clinicians rethink how they can do bone marrow stem cell transplantation so that the risk of infection is lowered in their patients," Barfield said....Five-year study by OHSU Cancer Institute shows Gleevec's excellent survival rate
...53 subjects randomized to receive Gleevec as their initial therapy is nearly 90 percent, 95 percent if only deaths related to CML are considered. Just 5 percent of subjects discontinued Gleevec because of side effects. The results are published in the Dec. 7 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Th...World's largest clinical trial into rare bone cancer 'well underway' conference hears
... another course of chemotherapy. The effect of the initial course of chemotherapy can vary however; in some c...come of the treatment, with poor responders to the initial course of chemotherapy tending to have a worse chance of surviving the disease. The EURAMOS trial wi...Indiana University researchers discover unique marker to identify breast cancer protein
...ions of tumors in the body. Dr. Malkas said that initial tests have found the altered form of the PCNA protein in other types of cancer as well, including esophageal, colon, neuroblastoma and ovarian cancers....Math model predicts cancer behavior
... the tools of mathematics." The team's model is an initial effort. It is sophisticated enough to begin capturing tumor behavior, without being so complicated that computing power and running time for simulations become limiting. The current model simulates about four months of tumor growth in about eight hou...Second opinion yields treatment changes for half of patients
...iagnosed with breast cancer after having undergone initial evaluation, breast imaging and biopsy, and they al...ing biopsy results differently. In some cases, the initial recommendation was changed after the case was reviewed by medical oncologists and radiation oncologi...Preparing for an influenza pandemic: A triage protocol in the face of limited resources
...de guidance for making triage decisions during the initial days to weeks of an influenza pandemic if the critical care system becomes overwhelmed. The protocol would apply to all patients, not just those with influenza. In a related commentary, Melnychuk and Kenny discuss the many ethical challenges that ari...Hormone replacement therapy may improve trip down memory lane
...ants were asked to choose the one that matched the initial grid by pressing one of two buttons on an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)-compatible response pad. Those who were taking combined estrogen-progestin hormone therapy showed significantly increased activity in the prefrontal cortex, a region of the...No benefit to mechanically opening arteries days after a heart attack
...death in this population that was stable after the initial heart attack but at increased risk of events in the future," said Dr. Hochman, who is also the Clinical Chief of the Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology and the Harold Snyder Family Professor of Cardiology at NYU School of Medicine. "We thought ...Duke researchers highlight gender differences in heart failure
...of heart failure patients die within five years of initial diagnosis. In their analysis, Frazier and colleagues studied the two most common forms of heart failure: ischemic and nonischemic. In the ischemic form, an individual's heart muscle is either damaged or killed over time as blood flow to the heart i...Scientists use pixels to ease amputees' pain
...r several weeks in a small-scale study. But this initial project has produced startling results, with four out of the five patients reporting improvement in their phantom limb pain. Some improvements were almost immediate. The Manchester team's findings were recently presented at a major conference in De...Depression, not antidepressants, increases mortality risks in heart failure
...encing side effects of their medication, or if the initial dose is correct," she said. "In some patients, it can take some time finding the right antidepressant and the proper dose. Also, treating physicians need to know that their patients are continuing to take their medications, and that requires regular ...Inexpensive test detects H5N1 infections quickly and accurately
...len and her colleagues performed extremely well in initial tests and has the potential to be a valuable tool in global influenza surveillance efforts." The MChip has several advantages over the FluChip, a flu diagnostic previously developed by the same research team, says Dr. Rowlen. While the FluChip is b...