JRRD tipsheet: Focus on stroke
...me an efficient dominant manipulator, indicated by persistent deficits in chronic stroke patients. Because ipsilesional deficits are usually mild compared with contralesional, they are not normally addressed in rehabilitation. We propose that the previously nondominant limb impeded by motor deficits could benef...Researchers discover gut tissue to be a major reservoir harboring HIV
...CT: The findings further confirm that HIV remains persistent and elusive, and that eradicating the virus using current anti-retroviral therapy alone is not enough. Despite using fully suppressive therapy, patients in the study still had evidence of persistent, steady levels of HIV in gut tissue as well as in t...Alcoholism-treatment medication acamprosate may help abstinent alcoholics sleep better
...e their sleep problems. Probably for this reason, persistent post-withdrawal sleep complaints have been shown to predict relapse to alcoholism." "These sleep problems among abstinent alcoholics construe a critical issue, as they can remain for up to three years," added Timothy A. Roehrs, director of researc...Wheezy, allergic children are more prone to asthma
... birth and school age some children who experience persistent wheezing lose their lung function and develop asthma but others do not. The factors that determine which children develop asthma have been unclear until now. In the study Sabina Illi (University Children's Hospital, Mnchen, Germany) and colleagues...Hurricane Katrina Community Aadvisory Group Survey Findings
...using on issues specific to adults with severe and persistent mental illness. In his capacity as the State Director for Disaster Mental Health coordination and response activities, Dr. Speier has been the project director for nine federal crisis counseling grants following Presidentially Declared Disasters in L...Global study shows all tobacco bad for the heart
...is an important study documenting the powerful and persistent dangers of tobacco use worldwide," said Dr. Peter Liu, scientific director for CIHR's Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (ICRH). "Canadians can be proud that we lead the world in efforts to prevent and reverse the trend in smoking. But...Newsbriefs from the journal Chest, August 2006
...nt of Puerto Rican children had moderate or severe persistent asthma, compared with 14 percent of African-American children. While Puerto Rican children also had an increased number of emergency department and outpatient hospital visits, research showed that African-American children spent three times as many d...Puerto Rican and African-American children show different patterns of asthma care
...ly 18 percent of the children classified as having persistent asthma filled prescriptions for preventive medications, such as inhaled steroids, but Puerto Rican families were more likely than African American families to fill them. "We want patients to preemptively treat symptoms as they start up, so they do...Stroke risk should determine anti-clotting treatment
...be the reasonable therapy in elderly patients with persistent AF who have hypertension or heart disease, according to the joint statement. For people under age 70, especially those with recurrent AF and no evidence of underlying heart disease, rhythm control may be the preferred approach, starting with drugs an...Commonwealth Fund commission says the US health care system needs thorough transformation
...t in health information technology; and there is a persistent lack of accountability. "More and more people are facing problems with their health care--higher costs, unmanageable bills, medical errors, and loss of coverage," said Commonwealth Fund President Karen Davis. "Americans want and expect more than t...Hispanic and African American adults are uninsured at rates 1 1/2 to three times higher than whites
...nd President Karen Davis. "Minority Americans face persistent disparities in rates of health care coverage, as well as cost and access barriers to care even when they do have health insurance." Survey results reveal that a high proportion of Hispanics are disconnected from the health system, and uninsured H...NICE gives backing for the use of advanced biological therapies to treat severe psoriasis
...octor immediately if they develop symptoms such as persistent fever, bruising, bleeding, or paleness. It is unclear if ENBREL has caused these nervous-system or blood disorders. If a patient's doctor confirms serious blood problems, patients may need to stop using ENBREL. ...UK record heatwave and rising pollution observed by eyes in the sky: Images reveal hotspots
..., particularly in major cities. During a period of persistent stable summer weather from 15th and 19th July, temperatures rose to record highs for the U.K. and pollution due to nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a respiratory inhibitor, appears to have risen considerably too; the Met Office reported that temperatures on J...Sandia work launched on space shuttle shows live cells influence growth of nanostructures
... cells' unusual longevity may serve as a model for persistent infections such as tuberculosis, which has a long latency period. TB bacteria can remain dormant in vivo for 30-50 years and then re-activate to cause disease. Presently the state of the dormant bacterium is not understood. Timmins and Brinker are di...Chronic middle ear infections linked to resistant biofilm bacteria
...s the basis for conventional treatment, but from a persistent biofilm," Ehrlich said. "Given that bacteria li...c OM with effusion is diagnosed when children have persistent fluid in the ears that lasts for months in the absence of any other symptoms except conductive heari...Women still get lower-quality heart attack care than men, despite hospital improvement efforts
...udy was performed. While the reasons behind the persistent differences are unclear, Eagle and his colleagues speculate that it may have something to do with the fact that women heart attack patients tend to be older, and as a result doctors may not feel that women patients can derive as much benefit from pos...Whooping cough 'endemic' among UK school children
...nited Kingdom who visit their family doctor with a persistent cough have evidence of whooping cough infection, e...rtion of school age children in Oxfordshire with a persistent cough who have evidence of a recent pertussis infection. They identified 172 children aged 5-16 ye...Tuberculosis must be tackled among socially excluded groups
... poor adherence and loss to follow-up. A major and persistent outbreak including over 200 linked drug resistant cases disproportionately affecting homeless people, prisoners and problem drug users in London clearly illustrates the urgent need to strengthen tuberculosis control among socially excluded groups. ...Literature review highlights options for self-management of asthma exacerbations
...herapy in one inhaler device for the management of persistent asthma," she said. "The review recognises the importance of written action plans as a beneficial part of an integrated program to substantially improve health outcomes for people with asthma. Our aim was to determine what recommendations should be ......h disorders of consciousness. Unlike patients in a persistent vegetative state like Schiavo, MCS patients will show more than purely reflex or automatic behavior, but they will nevertheless be unable to communicate their thoughts or feelings in more than a limited or intermittent capacity. Our minimal understan...