Study shows ramelteon reduced insomnia symptoms in elderly
..., an investigational compound currently undergoing review with the FDA for the treatment of insomnia, helped elderly patients with chronic insomnia fall asleep faster and sleep longer compared to placebo. Additionally, there was no evidence of next-day residual effects (i.e., recall memory, level of alertne...HIV treatment programs in poor countries as effective as in developed countries
...omplexities of antiretroviral therapy. But the new review of 10 medical studies on HIV treatment programs in...ics for those in need. All studies included in the review had to meet certain criteria, such as having only adult HIV patients, in order to effectively compar...Sildenafil (Viagra) approved for treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) as Revatio
New York/Gieen. In a priority review the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Revatio () (sildenafil) as a treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The FDA approval was based on the preceding experimental and clinical investigations, which were initiated and ...Information on child illness and death lacking in poor countries
... School, Edinburgh, UK) and colleagues undertook a review of published and unpublished data on the major cau... area of research. Professor Campbell states: "Our review draws attention to striking gaps in information about the burden of childhood disease, especially in...New technology can boost bottom lines for US hospitals
...ital revenues. Under the current system, hospitals review patient charts and charges, and submit their claims to Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers for services rendered only after the patient has been discharged. The physician's diagnoses, tests, medications and other services are "coded" by hospital ...Flight stockings significantly reduce DVT risk, says research review
...s (DVT) than those who do, according to a research review published in the latest Journal of Advanced Nursin... ankle than at the knee" she says. "Our research review shows that the modern-day equivalent is a useful way of reducing the risk of DVT when flying, partic...Children need 60 minutes of daily physical activity, expert panel says
...ase Control and Prevention. "We were asked to review the literature and find evidence of the impact of physical activity on the health and well-being of children and to make recommendations based on the evidence, not just on what we all believe to be beneficial," says Dr. Strong, Charbonnier Professor ...Children need 60 minutes of daily physical activity, expert panel says
...Disease Control and Prevention. "We were asked to review the literature and find evidence of the impact of physical activity on the health and well-being of children and to make recommendations based on the evidence, not just on what we all believe to be beneficial," says Dr. Strong, Charbonnier Professor ...New program focuses on the sometimes neglected needs of siblings of sick children
...counselor alone, and then the parents join them to review the emotional needs of the child. Parents may be encouraged to schedule time with only the well child to help compensate for time spent caring for the sick child, which could help the child feel that he or she is loved equally. A 6-month follow-up ...News briefs from the journal CHEST June 2005
...atients having strong lung function. A literature review of 12 large cohort studies, which included 83,880 participants, supported the notion that those with reduced FEV1 were at higher risk of cardiovascular mortality. This association was found to be independent of smoking status, age, gender, and other...Increasing the success of liver transplants by managing levels of anti-rejection drugs
...ontrol methodology and a novel Web-based system to review each patient's CNI levels to determine potential toxicity, possible modification of the patient's target range due to post-transplant complications, excessive variation of immunosuppressant levels in the blood, and if the CNI levels were within an ac...Panel calls for a new look at treatments commonly used for chronic insomnia
...l considered a comprehensive systematic literature review prepared by the University of Alberta Evidence-Based Practice Center, under contract with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The panel's statement is an independent report and is not a policy statement of the NIH or the Federal Go...MRI can help predict breast cancer recurrence
...predict a patient's recurrence-free survival is to review the initial MR examination (before the patient has chemotherapy) and the final MR examination (after chemotherapy has been completed). "Initial tumor volume was a strong predictor of recurrence free survival. Of the women who had tumor volumes of 33 ...The Lancet calls for open debate on illegal drug use
...long-term effects of drug use." In an accompanying review in this week's issue George Ricaurte and Una McCann outline how doctors can recognise and manage complications associated with the use of recreational drugs, such as methylene-dioxymethamfetamine (MDMA) and ketamine. An accompanying personal account ...Cancer patients do better with surgeons, hospitals that treat higher volume
...ls that do the most of that kind of surgery, a new review of studies finds. The exact reasons for the bette...cal procedures now seems appropriate." The current review included 41 studies from 1984 to 2004. Because studies varied, no exact definition of low volume ver...Bipolar disorder more prevalent and costly than believed; Lithium could curb suicide rate
...d his team conducted a comprehensive, quantitative review of studies comparing rates of suicides and attempts among patients who were undergoing different treatments, receiving a placebo as part of a clinical trial or receiving no treatment at all. Patients taking lithium had an 80 to 85 percent lower rate...Restoring flow to all blocked areas of the heart improves 5-year survival rate, study says
...te revascularization." The findings are based on a review of 1,034 patient cases with five-year follow-up, a...our patients." Results of the study are based on a review of the quality assurance database for patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting between...New study showed ramelteon helped adults with chronic insomnia fall asleep, sleep longer
... Ramelteon, a novel investigational compound under review with the FDA for the treatment of insomnia, reduced the time it took to fall asleep and increased total sleep time in adults with chronic insomnia, according to results from a Phase 3 study presented this week at the 19th Annual Meeting of the Associ...Antibiotics appear to have little benefit for uncomplicated lower respiratory tract infections
...e likely effectiveness of antibiotics and a recent review confirms a moderate effect of antibiotics on illness course; the debate continues unabated about the role of antibiotics because these reviews are relatively small. There are also concerns about complications if antibiotics are not prescribed and deb......and Hemil's article summarizes their more detailed review of the evidence that is published by the Cochrane Library (see www.cochrane.org ) and that is freely available via the PLoS Medicine website....