Monthly interpersonal psychotherapy prevents relapse of depression in many women
PITTSBURGH, May 1 Most women with recurrent depression may be able to prevent subsequent depre...otherapy is a valid alternative to help women with recurrent depression remain symptom-free, especially women who were able to recover from a depressive episode ...New data shows once a day LAMICTAL XR is effective in patients with partial epilepsy
...he groups. ABOUT EPILEPSY Epilepsy, defined by recurrent unprovoked seizures, is a change in sensation, awareness, or behavior brought about by an electrical disturbance in the brain. The kind of seizure a person has depends on which part and how much of the brain is affected by the electrical disturbance...Physicians should be able to review performance rates before release
...nd improve processes through the identification of recurrent issues and concerns. 10. If the physician successfully challenges an erroneous rating, he/she should receive full payment from the third party payer. Any "withholds" that may have occurred from physician reimbursement during the period of appeal sh...UCSF brain tumor vaccine trial shows promising results
A vaccine for treating a recurrent cancer of the central nervous system that occurs p...d I did. Our goal is to change the management of recurrent glioma from a life threatening disease, in which survival rates are typically 25 to 26 weeks, into a...Clinical studies evaluate potential treatments for mouth ulcers
...in the first-line treatment of mouth ulcers due to recurrent apthous stomatitis, according to a report in the A...lind trial in 26 individuals (average age 33) with recurrent apthous stomatitis. In a 60-day pre-trial phase, participants kept a daily ulcer diary in which the...Inaugural award honors collaborative team science
...evealed that a majority of prostate cancers harbor recurrent gene fusions of the androgen-regulated gene TMPRSS2, with oncogenic transcription factors of the ETS family. This finding has profound clinical and biological implications for understanding prostate cancer and possibly other common solid tumors. The...MERLIN TIMI-36 study provides new safety and efficacy data for unique anti-anginal therapy
...endpoint of cardiovascular death, heart attack and recurrent ischemia (the primary efficacy endpoint of the stu... did show a statistically significant reduction in recurrent ischemia alone. The data showed no adverse trend in death or arrhythmia in patients receiving ranola...Drug does not reduce risk of death for heart attack patients with refractory shock
.... Tilarginine had no effect on the 30-day rates of recurrent myocardial reinfarction or heart failure classification. For these shock patients with very low blood pressure, there was a greater early rise in blood pressure in those treated with tilarginine, but resolution and duration of shock were similar. ...Many injuries in elite soccer can be prevented
...bilitated. However, it is possible to prevent many recurrent injuries. A study of twenty 4th division clubs in stergtland in 2003 shows that the risk of a relapse declined by 75 percent in clubs that followed a program of monitored rehabilitation and regimented return to play. ...US adults now discovering the secrets of probiotics
...a ("Saccharomyces boulardii: a valuable adjunct in recurrent Clostridium difficile disease?" WHO Drug Information Vol. 9, No. 1, 1995). Survey Methodology: This survey was conducted online within the United States by Harris Interactive via its QuickQuerySM online omnibus service on behalf of Florastor bet...High BMI linked to lower chance of being discharged directly home after hospitalization for stroke
...y treating obese individuals at risk for first and recurrent stroke." ...Steroid use fails to boost pregnancy rates in infertility treatments
...women with unexplained infertility, endometriosis, recurrent implantation failure or certain immunological issues may benefit from the hormonal effects on uterine receptivity. None of the studies included in the review focused specifically on these patient groups....Cancer drug can extend survival in patients with deadly brain tumors
...ith a standard chemotherapy agent in patients with recurrent cancerous brain tumors called gliomas. They found ...tudy had been diagnosed with stage III or stage IV recurrent gliomas. Sixty-three percent of the patients saw their tumors shrink by at least 50 percent in the f...Penn researchers find that chronic dizziness may be caused by psychiatric and neurologic illnesses
...llion to 15 million people in the U.S. suffer from recurrent bouts of dizziness and 3 million experience symptoms of dizziness nearly every day. According to a paper that appears in the February issue of Archives of OtolaryngologyHead & Neck Surgery, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Med...New class of targeted cancer drugs shows promise in slowing progression of recurrent prostate cancer
...s promise in prolonging the lives of patients with recurrent prostate cancer, a new Cedars-Sinai study shows. The drug, a molecular targeted compound called pertuzumab, works by binding to and inhibiting the function of HER2 receptors, interrupting a key pathway that leads to cancer growth. The study, p...New guidelines issued for diagnosis and management of venous thromboembolism
... avoid complications such as pulmonary embolism or recurrent DVT. "ACP has been producing evidence-based clinical practice guidelines since 1981 to help physicians provide the best health care possible, based on the best available current evidence," said Amir Qaseem, MD, PhD, MHA, senior medical associate i...Risk for stroke, death not higher for sickle cell children with early complications
... pain and difficulty breathing did correlate with recurrent episodes throughout the remainder of their childhood. That may indicate a need for closer follow-up for those children and perhaps justify more aggressive treatment strategies. Children hospitalized for acute chest syndrome and early painful even...Daily use of antidepressants associated with increased risk of fracture in older adults
...f the study and at year five were considered to be recurrent users. BMD of the lower spine and hip were measured at the beginning of the study. Patients were then sent a yearly questionnaire to determine if they had experienced clinical fragility fractures and all reported fractures were confirmed radiographi...Adding radiation decreases breast cancer recurrence
...amine the impact of treatment on the occurrence of recurrent and additional breast tumors for this patient population. This analysis was part of a larger study led by Rebecca Silliman, M.D., Ph.D., of the Boston University Medical Center. It was conducted under the auspices of the National Cancer Institute-fun...New angiogenesis inhibitor has promise for treating deadly brain tumor
...pact on overall patient survival. "Patients with recurrent glioblastomas desperately need new, effective trea...assess whether AZD2171 could benefit patients with recurrent glioblastomas and also if the drug might normalize tumor vasculature. Blood vessels that develop ar...