Painless test using teardrops may speed diagnosis of Sjgren's syndrome
... Early diagnosis is considered key to reducing the severity of disease symptoms and its complications, which can include debilitating fatigue and joint pain. Although the disease has no cure, its symptoms can be minimized with a variety of medications, including anti-inflammatory drugs and special moisture re...News briefs from the journal CHEST, April 2005
...e mortality rate in this population were pneumonia severity of illness score, site of care, and consultation by a respirologist or infectious disease physician. The study appears in the April issue of CHEST, the peer-reviewed journal of the American College of Chest Physicians. Hospital's Equipment Repair C...Early stage breast-cancer rates are rising as incidence of invasive cases are leveling
...ve years. "This suggests a further downshifting of severity within in situ cancers themselves," Li said. The researchers also found that rates of a less common precancerous condition called lobular carcinoma in situ, or LCIS, has increased nearly fourfold in postmenopausal women since 1980. These findings, ba...University of Kentucky physician publishes fibromyalgia study in Arthritis & Rheumatism journal
...acebo. The primary objective was reduction in the severity of pain. Pain scores were recorded in daily diaries. On average, patients in the study were women in their late 40s who had a long history of fibromyalgia, with average duration nine years, and had experienced moderate to severe pain and diminished...Study shows statin use before or after stroke improves recovery
...he results of the study were not influenced by the severity of the stroke which, along with post-stroke complications and prior cerebrovascular disease, were independent predictors of an unfavorable outcome. This preliminary finding requires further research to confirm the results, according to the study auth...Study challenges current treatment for mild asthma
...e groups not only showed similar lung function and severity of symptoms, but also similar "quality of life" scores -- measures of physical, social and emotional impairments due to asthma. "The results of IMPACT suggest that for the type of patients with mild persistent asthma included in this study, choosing ...Study shows symptom-driven therapy may be ok for some adults with mild persistent asthma
...in these earlier studies had asthma that ranged in severity from mild to moderate, according to the IMPACT aut...s compared changes in lung function, frequency and severity of asthma symptoms, and quality-of-life scores in 255 adult patients. Participants were randomly sel...Northwestern Memorial researchers release study on smart-pump technology
... were to determine the actual types, frequency and severity of medication errors associated with IV pumps, and also determine if errors could have been prevented with the smart pump technology alone," says Marla Husch, RPh, lead author of the study. "We found that by itself the smart pump technology has litt...Women not given same tests for stroke
...no difference between men and women in the initial severity of the strokes. Sixty percent of women received carotid ultrasound, compared to 71 percent of men, Smith said. For echocardiography, 48 percent of women received the test, compared to 57 percent of the men. There were no differences between men and w...Scientist works to reduce side effects of radiation therapy
...he same drugs may be able to prevent or reduce the severity of cognitive impairment after whole-brain radiation. "The drugs are available and we know the doses that patients can safely take," said Robbins. "If our theory is successful in the laboratory, this could easily be applied to patients. We know the dr...New research pinpoints best treatment for stroke
...asuring cerebral blood volume, which indicates the severity of a blockage. About 60 percent of patients deemed candidates for intervention following CT perfusion were able to have their clots removed successfully by interarterial administration of tPA and the MERCI (corkscrew) procedure. In MERCI, the blood c...Increased risk associated with combining carotid artery, coronary artery surgeries
...rgical procedures, the most likely of which is the severity of vascular disease among these patients. Other factors include unstable angina, myocardial infarction or arrhythmia, previous stroke, and the skill and experience of the surgeon. Although there has been an increase in the combined CEA-CABG procedure...American Academy of Neurology sums up scientific highlights from 57th annual meeting
...t, compared to 12 percent for placebo, and seizure severity was also significantly reduced. [LBS.001] Prion Disease There are currently no treatments for prion diseases, including Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, some cases of which have been linked to mad cow disease. There is also no known way to prevent infect...The power of drug advertising: Patients often get what they ask for
...d to portray either major depression with moderate severity (described in the study as Role 1), or adjustment disorder with depressed mood (Role 2). They were divided into groups, and instructed to either ask for a certain drug, Paxil (at the time it was widely promoted), or to make a general request for medi...Color doppler sonography speeds detection of serious illness in premature infants
...ions--from antibiotics to surgery--is based on the severity and progression of the disease. "This procedure is not intended as a substitute for the x-ray," Dr. Faingold said. "But in the near future, color Doppler sonography will become part of the overall assessment of premature babies."...Children do well with shorter fast before surgery
... are two factors thought to influence the risk and severity of aspiration. Although most research evidence now supports relaxed fasting standards, "kick-starting an evolution in fasting policies remains a difficult task," Brady says. She notes that some hospitals still require patients to eat or drink nothing...Study finds moderate hypothermia a safe treatment for traumatic brain injury in kids
... hypothermia tended to reduce mortality, lower the severity of intracranial hypertension during the cooling phase and has the potential to improve the functional outcome of young patients. Therefore, it was determined that hypothermia is likely a safe therapeutic intervention for children after severe TBI up ...Response of New York City public school children to September 11
...ildren had a probable mental disorder. Second, the severity of exposure to September 11 was related to the likelihood of having one or more of the eight probable disorders assessed. Third, that a wide range of probable mental disorders was elevated, in addition to PTSD. Fourth, that family exposure to the WTC...Too many doctors fail to follow guidelines and to prescribe best treatments for heart patients
... adherence. These outcomes were independent of the severity of the disease, previous hospitalizations for CHF,...yndromes, there is an inverse relation between the severity of the patient's symptoms when they are first seen by a doctor and the level of compliance with the ...American Thoracic Society journal news tips for May 2005 (first issue)
...h potential effects on the onset, progression, and severity of the disease. FAMILY MEMBERS OF ICU PATIENTS SHOWRISK OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS SYNDROME In a study of 284 family members of patients who were either discharged from or died in 21 French medical-surgical intensive care units (ICUs), one-third of t...