Community MRSA is re-emergence of 1950's pandemic
...the 1960s as the antibiotic meticillin was used to treat these infections. Now researchers have shown that one of the key clones of community acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA) - infections picked up in public places which are resistant to treatment by powerful meticillin antibiotics - may have evolved from this earl...Implanted medical device aims to lower blood pressure
...ld have a significant impact on how we are able to treat hypertensive patients in the future," Illig says. "We are honored that the University of Rochester can be at the forefront of this technology." Illig, Bisognano and Sloand are conducting the trial with vascular surgeons Mark Davies, M.D., Ph.D., Jeff...Study finds radiation therapy for prostate cancer nearly doubles risk for rectal cancer
...er when compared to men who opt to have surgery to treat prostate cancer. The study found that men who receive radiation for prostate cancer have about 70 percent higher risk of developing rectal cancer than those who underwent surgery, a risk similar to that posed by having a family history of the diseas...Radiation therapy for prostate cancer nearly doubles the risk of rectal cancer
...er when compared to men who opt to have surgery to treat prostate cancer, according to a study published today in the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) journal Gastroenterology . Men who receive radiation for prostate cancer have a 70 percent higher risk of developing rectal cancer than thos...Top anti-arthritis drugs cause skin disease
... the second most important family of drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis can cause serious dermatological conditions in a quarter of patients under treatment, reveals a study published today in the journal Arthritis Research and Therapy . Last year saw the withdrawal of frontline anti-arthritis drug...Study shows new antipsychotic drug prevents brain loss in schizophrenia
...ings are confirmed, one could argue that we should treat new patients with atypical drugs like olanzapine rather than older conventional medications such as haloperidol and chlorpromazine." Gray matter contains the bulk of the brains cell's and the billions of connections among the cells. Loss of gray mat...Study shows light therapy to effectively treat mood disorders, including SAD
...linical literature for conventional medications to treat depression," Golden said. "The findings are as strong or as striking." More research is needed on the safety of light therapy, particularly among children and the elderly, Golden said. The study did not look at safety or adverse effects, as very few ...Newer imaging techniques may lead to over-treatment
... "If we see the small clots, we're more likely to treat them; and there are risks to anticoagulant therapy," he said. In fact, "a recent study found a 10 times higher risk of hemorrhagic stroke in patients receiving oral anticoagulant therapy when compared to the general population," Dr. Prologo said. It ...Cognitive therapy works as well as antidepressants, but with lasting effect after therapy ends
PHILADELPHIA Cognitive therapy to treat moderate to severe depression works just as well as antidepressants, according to an authoritative report appearing today in the Archives of General Psychiatry. The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and Vanderbilt Uni...It takes a village to improve the health of children
... see patients for 15 minutes a few times a year to treat such problems as asthma or lead poisoning, but for these illnesses, as for many others, treating the disease is not sufficient. We must alter the environment to get to the root of the problem and we must equip our physicians with the knowledge and sk...Sex hormones hold key to higher rates of abdominal aortic aneurysms in males
...macologic treatments exist with proven efficacy to treat aneurysms. The only existing treatment is surgery when the risk of death due to possible rupture of the abdominal aortic aneurysm is judged to outweigh the risk of surgery....Study shows that a kidney transplant can reverse heart failure
...ved a transplant soon after they began dialysis to treat their kidney failure." The study followed 103 patients between June 1998 and November 2002. Prior to their transplant, all of the patients had congestive heart failure with a left ventricular ejection fraction of 40 percent or less. The ejection f...Metabolic side effects of antipsychotics are known, but rarely monitored
... 10-15 years are touted for an improved ability to treat the delusions and hallucinations of schizophrenia without damaging muscle control, Dr. Buckley says. Parkinson-like tremors have been associated with older antipsychotics. "These newer drugs are definitely more effective, they are just not without t...Antioxidant may have adverse effects in head and neck cancer patients
...ic and scientific. This, in turn, will allow us to treat the patient in a more biomarker-integrated approach. Only then will we be able to discover that elusive 'golden apple' of chemoprevention."...Less cognitive impairment seen in women taking drug for osteoporosis
... the treatment of osteoporosis (it is also used to treat breast cancer). It is manufactured by Eli Lilly, which sponsored the trial, called the Multiple Outcomes of Raloxifene Evaluation (MORE). In the MORE trial, which took place at 180 clinical sites in 25 countries, 7,705 postmenopausal women with osteo...Risk of HIV transmission highest in early stage of infection
...status or receive the antiretroviral drugs used to treat HIV infection. Cohen and Pilcher recommended that increased attention be paid to those recently infected, and that measures such as partner notification, counseling services, and novel biological interventions be developed specifically for persons wi...Nutritional supplement reduces need for traditional ulcerative colitis treatment
...han many of the medications currently available to treat ulcerative colitis," said Douglas Seidner, MD, lead study author with The Cleveland Clinic. "This supplement will provide yet another treatment option to alleviate symptoms for patients suffering from this debilitating disease." Researchers at The C...Scientists discover way to control allergic reactions
...s an important step in our understanding of how to treat allergic disease. Allergies are becoming increasingly common, and in may cases, progressively more difficult to manage. This discovery could be crucial in helping to alleviate the worst effects." To date the team have carried out these studies in sma...Asthmatics naturally deficient in antiviral immunity, report scientists
... asthma sufferers it may be possible to prevent or treat the asthma attacks, stopping sufferers from becoming hospitalised through illness." Professor Stephen Holgate, from the University of Southampton and one of the report authors adds: "We are all very excited about this discovery because it identifies ......ying insomnia, rather than the medications used to treat it. Residents with untreated, or partially treated... contrast, those who were taking hypnotic drugs to treat their insomnia at the start were only 29 percent more likely to fall. The difference was even more ...