Surgery to treat vocal-cord spasms shows high success rate
...rgery compared to post-Botox. Overall, 83 percent noted that the procedure significantly improved their physical, social and emotional well-being. In part two of the study, the researchers asked UCLA speech pathologists and voice disorders experts to listen to patients' pre-operative and post-operative vo...Mount Sinai study shows Hispanics have worse lung cancer survival rate
...w York City, New York, along with five associates, noted that the disparities between the two ethnic groups were largely explained by lower rates of surgical resection among the Hispanics and higher probability of diagnosis at the more advanced IB stage for lung cancer. "Lung cancer is the leading cause of...Mayo Clinic researchers report on effectiveness of treatments for hot flashes
...t vs. 57 percent reduction). Mayo researchers also noted that 24 percent of patients who received MPA reported no hot flashes after six weeks compared to 1 percent of venlafaxine patients. Patients on MPA also reported less trouble sleeping, less sleepiness, less constipation, less abnormal sweating and le...Investigating the appropriateness of current alcohol-use disorder criteria for adolescents
...s when applied to adults and adolescents. Harford noted that the majority of national surveys are limited to respondents 18 years and older. "There are a few national surveys which include both adolescents and adults, but sample sizes as well as the DSM-IV AUD assessments for adolescents are limited. Th...UCLA researchers find common gastrointestinal condition keeps patients up at night
...oms, GERD can still impact their sleep. Dr. Liker noted that another study that he co-authored also prese...erson's mood and behavior as well as performance," noted Richard L. Gelula, Chief Executive Officer of the National Sleep Foundation (NSF). "Awakenings from...Changing medication packages could help patients follow prescriptions, study suggests
...scriptions refilled on time. Also, the researchers noted that 48 percent of the patients in this group had lower diastolic blood pressure after 12 months, compared to only 18 percent of the patients who received their medications in a bottle. While a few patients complained that the blister packaging was t...New stomach cancer therapy potentially more convenient and better tolerated
...o we understand how and why it works," he says. He noted that another early study in Japan of S-1 and cisplatin for advanced gastric cancer showed 19 of 25 patients, or 76 percent, responded to the drug. The most common side effects were fatigue, nausea and anorexia. S-1 is under development by Taiho Pharm...Researchers find way to streamline new non-Hodgkin's lymphoma treatment
...nter and first author on the ASCO presentation. He noted that patients receive injections on an outpatient basis and have an overall high level of satisfaction with the procedure. So researchers from the Keck School of Medicine and San Diego-based Biogen Idec Inc. studied about 400 patients who had receive...Children of incarcerated mothers exhibit poor attachment to caregivers, mothers
...rangements often occur when mothers go to prison," noted Dr. Pohlmann. While several recent journal articles have suggested that such disruptions would make it quite difficult for children to develop healthy attachment relationships, this is the first study to empirically investigate the quality of such re...Procedure setting, technique and cost are key for effective colorectal cancer screening
...nt among the screened subjects. The investigators noted lower than average polyp detection rates among clinicians with shorter than average procedural withdrawal times (average of seven minutes). Moreover, the pooled detection rates for "advanced lesions" -- those 10 mm or more in size or with microscopi...New kidney function test better than standard at predicting death and cardiovascular outcomes
...rsity of California at San Francisco. Dr. Shlipak noted that additional research is needed to determine the exact clinical role for this test, but that it may be most useful in high-risk patients with normal creatinine. Evaluating the mechanisms that underlie this strong association between the kidney and......e influence," wrote de Araujo and Rolls. They also noted that their inclusion of clean air in the study showed that semantic labels influenced judgment, even when the absence of odor was paired with the labels. Whether the words caused subjects to imagine a smell or simply affected their brain's processing...Depression common in people with chronic cough
... of the cough is diagnosed, it can be treated." He noted that treatment guidelines for chronic cough will be published later this year for physicians, and he is hopeful that this will improve the treatment of the problem. ...UCLA study tackles aging issues of adults with developmental disabilities
...ese issues before they become major health risks," noted Harriet Aronow, associate professor at the Univers...y function yet had not been adequately addressed," noted Hahn. "The nurses sat down with each person and explained how to address these problems, such as ad...Study finds drug works against scleroderma lung disease
...and the other half received a placebo. Dr. Tashkin noted that the lung function of 5 patients receiving placebo dropped so much during the course of the study that they started receiving cyclophosphamide instead. The study found that a significantly higher proportion of patients on cyclophosphamide showe...Children living near major roads at higher asthma risk
...ma as we follow them," McConnell said. McConnell noted that California has passed a law that prohibits building any new school within 500 feet of a freeway or busy highway. "If we establish that children's asthma is linked with heavy traffic, then it's likely to be a long-term and expensive proposition t...Children living near major roads at increased risk of asthma
...ma as we follow them," McConnell says. McConnell noted that California has passed a law that prohibits building any new school within 500 feet of a freeway or busy highway. "If we establish that children's asthma is linked with heavy traffic, then it's likely to be a long-term and expensive proposition t...Data further examines Seroquel (quetiapine fumarate) treatment for bipolar depression
...sion. Data showed: Significant improvement was noted at the first post-baseline Q-LES-Q SF assessment (week 4) in both SEROQUEL groups versus placebo (p?0.001) 1 Q-LES-Q SF mean percentage change scores at final assessment (LOCF) were significantly greater in both SEROQUEL treatment groups (20.9 in...New Seroquel data support benefits in bipolar disorder
...1) Significant improvement in quality of life was noted at the first questionnaire (Q-LES-Q SF) assessment (week 4) SEROQUEL was generally well tolerated, with low levels of extrapyramidal side effects and minimal weight gain. Commenting on the results, lead study investigator Professor J Endicott, fr......might involve hyperventilating, Dr. Garay said. He noted that exercise was the only trigger more common in people with laughter-induced asthma compared with asthma not induced by laughter (61% of people with LIA vs. 35% of asthma patients without LIA). Dr. Garay was struck by how common laughter-induced as...