Testosterone therapy improves sexual function in post-menopausal women
...side effects, such as acne and hairiness, would be noted by women taking testosterone and that the does of testosterone dose could be reduced appropriately. The authors do caution that adding testosterone to HT is not a panacea for sexual dysfunction in women and that a comprehensive approach is recommende...Exercise improves cardiopulmonary fitness in asthma
...ons that can prevent EA." The Cochrane researchers noted that subjectively many people with asthma report feeling better then they are fit but that the "physiologic basis of this perception has not been systematically investigated." Ram called for more randomized clinical trials on the effects of physical...Mayo Clinic measures psychological and social impacts of contralateral prophylactic mastectomies
...ome adverse psychological and social outcomes were noted for many women, including negative feelings toward body appearance (33 percent), loss of sense of femininity (26 percent), negative impact on sexual relationships (23 percent), added stress (17 percent), decrease in self-esteem (17 percent) or decrea...Little evidence behind bronchodilator therapy for cystic fibrosis
...hose agents could not be supported. The reviewers noted that the trials were too varied in design to allow for a pooling of data for a strict meta-analysis. "[B]efore embarking on what might become lifelong bronchodilator therapy, bronchodilator responsiveness should be assessed by measuring lung function...Couples share sexual problems and solutions
...s. The greatest increases in sexual function were noted in orgasm and satisfaction domains. In this landm...e University of Western Ontario in London, Canada, noted that "Erectile dysfunction has never been only about a man, a pill, and a penis. It is often the cas...New analysis supports starting with VFEND for life-threatening fungal infections
...regardless of whether OLAT was used.) It should be noted that lipid formulations of amphotericin B are often used due to their perceived reduction in toxicity. In the GCAS, the lipid formulations were the most commonly used OLAT (38 percent of patients who received OLAT). However, the subsequent analysis o...Growth hormone illegal for off-label anti-aging use, study warns
...nsel, appear in the Oct. 26 issue. A team of three noted health researchers revealed a largely unknown and unenforced law that thousands of entrepreneurs and physicians are breaking. The authors are Dr. Thomas Perls, director of the New England Centenarian Study at Boston Medical Center and associate profe...Diabetes and depression can be a fatal mix
... behavioral and biologic factors," the researchers noted in their article. More work, they added, is needed...Behavioral Sciences, led the recent study. He is a noted researcher on the associations between depression, aging, and chronic diseases, and on the medical c...Walking and sports linked with heart health benefits in Japan, too
...inneapolis, who was not connected with this study, noted the strengths of the study design and the valuable health message in the results. "Important strengths of this study include the large number of participants, the inclusion of both leisure and work activity and the extended follow-up period. The use ...Doctors call for urgent review of cancer initiative
...aiting times for other appointments have also been noted and this has raised fears that the target may actually be leading to a delay in diagnosing cancers in many patients." However, the authors do acknowledge that being seen promptly has an important psychological effect on worried patients. Their review...Talk therapy more effective long term treatment for SAD than light therapy, study finds
...etter long-term effects." The cause of SAD, first noted as far back as 1845 but officially named in the 1980s, has been attributed to a biochemical imbalance in the hypothalamus due to the shortening of daylight hours and the lack of sunlight in winter. The theory goes that as seasons change there is a sh...Hunger in America rises by 43 percent over last five years
..."This is an unexpected and even stunning outcome," noted center director Dr. J. Larry Brown, a leading scholarly authority on domestic hunger. "This chronic level of hunger so long after the recession ended means that it is a man-made problem. Congress and the White House urgently need to address growing i...Out of sight, out of mind? Not necessarily
...y the shape and location when forced to guess. Ro noted that his study demonstrates that TMS can be used successfully to induce blindsight in people with normal vision. Ro's co-authors on the PNAS paper were graduate student Jennifer Boyer and Stephanie Harrison, a summer intern....Academy conference examines how our brains view art & the dynamic interface between art and science
...the visual system, the meeting will bring together noted artists and scientists who will examine the nature of the science-art interface; the impact of collaborations between artists and scientists; and how art can be used to illustrate the beauty and power of science as well as inspire discussions on the ...New mechanical heart implanted at the MUHC
...r to successfully conduct this kind of procedure," noted Dr. Cecere....Clinical trial in China to test whether early blood pressure reduction improves stroke outcomes
...n be readily incorporated into clinical practice," noted Prof Anderson. Although surgery is sometimes used in patients with severe intra-cerebral haemorrhage to relieve pressure on the brain, a recently published large-scale clinical trial has cast doubt over which patients most benefit from surgery. In ...Broccoli sprouts, cabbage, ginkgo biloba and garlic: A grocery list for cancer prevention
...ncer, induced by PhIP in well-done meats. Thomas noted that no studies have shown a link between cooking vegetables and fruits and PhIP, regardless of the method used....New studies examine the evidence on probiotics in IBS
...d clinical trials in adults. The New Mexico group noted that there was large variation among the studies, and that many of the trials included only a small number of patients. "We found that various probiotic regimens may be useful in IBS, but larger trials are needed to verify findings from the smaller ...Characteristic cardiac scar pattern predicts risk of fatal arrhythmias
...sue forms, such scar patterns have been previously noted on autopsy studies of patients with heart disease. The researchers believe that previous inflammation, injury or excess stress on the heart wall may lead to this fibrosis and scar formation. "Our study is yet another example of the potential applica...Successful tests of new treatments in mice for eye disease causing irreversible blindness in humans
...AT-deficient mice and increased ERG response. They noted that the oral treatment was easier to administer compared with injecting the gene therapy directly into the eye, but a disadvantage of the oral treatment was a potential for long-term systemic toxicity compared with the gene therapy. However, toxicol...