NSAIDS okay for tonsillectomy, new study finds
...ammatory drugs can be used for pain relief with no significant increase in bleeding and with less nausea and vomi...insufficient numbers to be able to demonstrate any significant difference," note the authors. Seven trials involving 471 children looked at bleeding that could ...Combination chemotherapy shows small survival benefit in advanced stomach cancer
... nine of 10 relevant studies did not demonstrate a significant benefit in overall survival for the combination ch...nalysis did "demonstrate a small but statistically significant and consistent benefit for the combination versus single agent therapy in terms of over overall surv...No strong evidence linking mercury levels with worse neurobehavioral performance in older adults
...comparisons and the observation that statistically significant associations were in different directions (i.e., worse performance on a test of visual memory and better performance on tests of manual dexterity), we cannot exclude the possibility that associations were due to chance," the authors write. "Since th...Researchers develop 'genetic blueprint' to predict response to esophageal cancer treatments
...val was, they found. As promising as the study is, significant hurdles remain before these findings can be incorporated into treatment, Wu says. Because more data are needed to support their findings, the investigators are accumulating a cohort of 800 esophageal patients from which they can draw a comprehensive ...Electroshock therapy speeds improvement in schizophrenia patients
... of existing medical trials on a topic. " The most significant finding is that ECT combined with antipsychotics i... the combination of ECT and antipsychotics offered significant advantages that were maintained beyond the short term. Several trials assessed cognitive side effec...Study shows antibiotic treatment does not reduce risk of secondary cardiac events
...er an average follow-up of 3.9 years, there was no significant reduction of cardiac events, defined as death, heart attack, unstable angina, angioplasty or cardiac surgery, among participants receiving antibiotic compared to those given placebo. This lack of antibiotic effect was shown for all participants, rega...New study shows antibiotic treatment does not reduce risk of secondary cardiac events
...er an average follow-up of 3.9 years, there was no significant reduction of cardiac events, defined as death, heart attack, unstable angina, angioplasty or cardiac surgery, among participants receiving antibiotic compared to those given placebo. This lack of effect of antibiotic was shown for all participants r...New research pinpoints best treatment for stroke
...e research, which examined 372 stroke patients, is significant because it allows doctors to customize stroke trea...roke patients to greater than seven hours. This is significant because patients often don't present to hospitals until after the three-hour window has closed becau...Genetic variation linked to alcohol dependence found in a Russian population
...genetic code. Lappalainen and his colleagues found significant associations between two SNPs and alcohol dependence. The structure and frequencies of the variations were similar in both U.S. and Russian populations. Lappalainen stressed that other genes have been implicated in alcoholism and that the risk of alc...Adolescents not receiving health counseling, Stanford study shows
...the Stanford Prevention Research Center. Among the significant findings were: Teens were most likely to be counseled on diet and exercise: About one-quarter of all checkups included these health-promoting discussions. Skin cancer was least likely to come up: About 3 percent of teens' checkup visits mentione...'Virtual colonoscopy' effective in finding most polyps but may miss small ones
...ers and 10 millimeters, there was no statistically significant difference between the methods in the studies reviewed. "In some studies, patients who have undergone both conventional colonoscopy and CT colonography have expressed a preference for CT over the more invasive examination, but this does not necessari...Breakthrough for kids with epilepsy
...h epilepsy who underwent surgical treatment showed significant improvements on overall cognitive development and ...le those with severe epilepsy are at high risk for significant mental handicap, data showed that those who became seizure free after surgery were able to develop b...NIH awards funding to biotech firm for heart disease
...es are now the standard of care, there are still a significant number of people for whom these methods do not work, or who have blockage throughout their bodies. Laughlin and Pompili are members of the Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, a collaboration among Case, University Hospitals of Cleveland a...Significant fall in serious violence in England and Wales
There has been a significant fall in serious violence in England (13%) and Wales (20%) over the last five years, according to a major study into trends in serious violence by Cardiff University. The research led by the University's Violence Research Group analysed figures for a...54 per cent of air passengers experience significant reduction in oxygen levels
...ercial air travel. It demonstrates that there is a significant fall in levels in all age groups during both short and long haul flights."...New study shows simple actions wipe out huge higher heart risks for Asian diabetics
... provided a number of benefits but one of the most significant was an average drop in blood pressure of around 4mmHg in the Asian patients research has shown that such a drop in blood pressure leads to a 35% reduction in the risk of heart disease. The simple tools of this new pilot outreach effort to the UK Asi...K-State professor takes chemistry to another world
...eriments back to earth . This will not only save a significant amount of money, but it will also make more room on the rocket to take experiments up in space."...Fatal brain disease holds clues to dementia
...Anthony Hannan said his team's investigations were significant as they could lead to the development of memory restoring drugs designed especially for people with Huntington's disease. "We have demonstrated the linkage from molecule to cell to learning and memory, and can relate this to a particular area of the ...Access to mammography may worsen
...rchers reported that staffing shortages could have significant clinical implications in the early detection of breast cancer. With fewer radiologists choosing breast imaging as a specialty and a decline in the number of technologists testing for mammography certification, community facilities will not be able to......cognizing that some of the proposed changes entail significant adjustments and could result in unanticipated effects, the committee recommended that they be tested first in pilot programs before being implemented nationwide. For example, if participants will not drink milk with less fat or eat whole-grain produ...