Top anti-arthritis drugs cause skin disease
... one to ten years. The drugs the patients had been taking included two anti-TNF-alpha antibodies, infliximab and adalimumab, and the TNF-alpha receptors etanercept and lenercept. The results of the study show that 25% of patients on therapy suffered from a dermatological condition that led them to visit a ...ALLHAT findings are 'color blind' in showing diuretics work better for high blood pressure
...k of heart failure--37 percent--among participants taking calcium channel blockers compared with those on diuretics. When compared to ACE inhibitors, diuretics were more effective in preventing cardiovascular disease, especially heart failure, for all participants and significantly more effective in reducin...Golf-related head injuries in children increasing along with sport's popularity
... Rahimi already has taken his findings to heart by taking more time to ensure no one is within range of his club or, hopefully, his ball wherever he plays, a precaution recommended in the first paragraph of the "Rule of Golf Handbook," published by the U.S. Golf Association and The Royal and Ancient Golf Cl...Young scientists awarded for achievements in cancer research
...to participate in the Undergraduate Student Caucus taking place on Sunday, April 17, 2005, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Anaheim Marriott Hotel. This event will provide a forum for undergraduate students to discuss with early career scientists, the issues important to scientific research and the next...ALLHAT study findings for racial sub-groups show diuretics work better for high blood pressure
...k of heart failure--37 percent--among participants taking calcium channel blockers compared with those on diuretics. When compared with ACE inhibitors, diuretics were more effective in preventing cardiovascular disease, especially heart failure, for all participants and significantly more effective in reduc...Music improves sleep quality in older adults, researchers find
...n medical conditions were excluded, as were people taking sleep medication, drinking high levels of caffeine or using existing relaxation techniques such as meditation. The music group was able to choose from six tapes that featured soft, slow music. These included one tape of Chinese folk music and five th...Insomnia, falls in elderly linked
...did not have insomnia. In contrast, those who were taking hypnotic drugs to treat their insomnia at the star...eep, such as morphine, nor did it include patients taking anxiety drugs that also aid sleeping ability. Sleep-aiding medications, Chervin and Avidan note, are...Dr. Gutin selected as Fulbright Senior Specialist
... many children live. It appears the public also is taking an interest. "We hear a lot about putting physical education back in school. We are seeing legislation coming forth at the national and state level and I have the feeling we might be able to turn this around," says Dr. Gutin. But it's a tough fight, ...OHSU researchers demonstrate how Alzheimer's disease impacts important brain cell function
...e now know much more about where these changes are taking place and what appear to be the proteins most severely impacted to the disease."...'Promiscuous' area of brain could explain role of antidepressants
... each year in the United States alone. "Instead of taking serotonin up as they normally would into serotonin neurons, it is taken up into the terminals for dopamine so that now when your neurons fire to send a dopamine signal, they're actually also sending a little bit of a serotonin signal," Dani said. "Th...OHSU develops instant, computerized notification system to communicate patients' end-of-life wishes
...they would not want" OHSU patients interested in taking part in the new system, which was launched in January 2005, should talk to their physician and provide a copy of their POLST or advanced directive form, which can be electronically scanned and directly linked to their health records. While enrollment......rom AACR's Annual Meeting opening plenary session, taking place 8 a.m. PDT, Sunday, April 17, 2005 at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, Calif. WHEN: This media availability will follow the plenary session, which ends at 11:30 a.m. PDT WHERE: AACR Press Briefing Room, second floor, Anaheim Convent...About 70 percent of older adults use alternative medicine
...ill try everything possible to alleviate it. Those taking a holistic approach toward life may try something else such as alternative medicine." However, the exact reasons why these older adults used alternative medicine is not known from this research and needs further study, Hong said. The fact that those ...Soy and fish oil may help prevent heart attacks
...ignificant increase in HRV to be seen in the group taking soy oil. None of the study participants experienced significant negative side effects, but 41% of participants in the fish oil group reported belching, compared to 16% in the soy oil group. "Studies like this demonstrate that there are additional a...Two drugs combined more cost-effective safer for managing arthritis in high-risk patients
...lder group, it was assumed that some patients were taking a daily aspirin for cardiovascular benefits. "Wit...ditional factors that can impact treatment such as taking aspirin," Spiegel said. The model reflected probabilities of various adverse events that could occu...ACHRI study finds CellCept improves survival in pediatric heart transplant patients
...ril 9, 2005 Pediatric heart transplant recipients taking the medication CellCept (mycophenolate mofetil) as part of their anti-rejection treatment regimen experienced significantly fewer early rejection episodes and greatly improved survival, according to a study of nearly 400 pediatric patients, beginning...Exercise may not be good enough to reduce mild hypertension in older people, Hopkins experts say
...men enrolled. Moreover, its participants were not taking any drugs to reduce high blood pressure. For a six-month period, the Hopkins researchers analyzed blood pressure in 104 men and women ages 55 to 75. Half were randomly placed in a standardized moderate exercise program while the rest maintained t...University of Kentucky physician publishes fibromyalgia study in Arthritis & Rheumatism journal
...n pain. Additionally, significantly more patients taking Lyrica (450 mg per day) experienced a 50 percent o...percent versus 13 percent, respectively). Patients taking Lyrica reported significant improvement in the quality of sleep compared to those who received place...Columbia research suggests need to rethink causes of heart failure
...ilar to that of a healthy 25 year old, rather than taking into account that this disease predominantly affects elderly women, who have smaller hearts. "By accurately measuring patient heart size and comparing it to the hearts of healthy elderly women, we showed for the first time that not only were the hear...... may be able to adequately control their asthma by taking corticosteroids only when needed instead of taking anti-inflammatory medication daily WHO: The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA), a not...