Fifteen-year hunt uncovers gene behind 'pseudothalidomide' syndrome
... and number of chromosomes were abnormal in people with Roberts syndrome, but we hadn't been able to figur...rizing the chromosome problem in cells from people with Roberts syndrome," Jabs remembers. "We knew it would be really important to find the gene, but it ju...Two drugs combined more cost-effective safer for managing arthritis in high-risk patients
...treatment is actually a common painkiller combined with an acid-reducing drug. Published in the April 15 ... 2) a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug combined with an acid-reducing drug (proton pump inhibitor) such as Prevacid or Nexium; and 3) a Cox-2 inhibitor (...Painless test using teardrops may speed diagnosis of Sjgren's syndrome
...disease has no cure, its symptoms can be minimized with a variety of medications, including anti-inflammat...ntent of tears obtained from 31 patients diagnosed with Sjgrens syndrome (on the basis of conventional tests) and compared the results to protein markers ob...Case finds dental patients agreeable to tobacco interventions
...ore, Md. He is the lead investigator on the study with Kristin Victoroff, D.D.S, Case assistant professor...ams, almost half (49%) had not discussed the issue with their medical provider on their most recent visit. What surprised the investigators was that nearly ...Blood test can accurately diagnose heart failure in emergency patients
...se or exclude congestive heart failure in patients with shortness of breath who come to hospital emergency...rior to print publication. "We found that testing with the NT-proBNP assay was an extremely accurate way to identify or exclude heart failure in patients w...Tissue engineering experts discuss orthopaedics applications
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... leading causes of death in transplant recipients, with only half of recipients living longer than nine ye...splant, ranging in age from one day to 17.9 years, with initial immunosuppression of cyclosporine and either CellCept or azathioprine (AZA). They found tha...In years preceding medicare eligibility, many older adults at risk of being uninsured
...of interviews in 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, and 2000, with 14.3 percent, 10.8 percent, 9.7 percent, 8.8 perce...rican American and Hispanic individuals, and those with low family incomes and/or low educational attainment in 1992 were more likely to be uninsured at lea...New recommendation encourages more activist approach to lung cancer screening
...quit smoking, and they recommend that people check with their physician if they develop symptoms. "The problem with this approach is that it requires many years for lung cancer risk to be substantially reduced follow...Aboriginal Canadians at high risk for severe trauma
...anada's Aboriginal population; it can only be done with us."...Location of body fat associated with cardiovascular risk even at normal body weight
...n of body fat in older men and women is associated with metabolic syndrome, a risk factor for cardiovascul...lograms divided by the square of height in meters) with a BMI of less than 25.0 considered normal weight, overweight was defined as a BMI of 25.0-29.9 and o...Restless legs syndrome has complex genetic involvement
...CAGO A new study confirmed that a gene associated with restless legs syndrome (RLS) susceptibility is loc...A of 19 multigenerational French Canadian families with four to nine individuals who were affected (or possibly affected) by restless legs syndrome. The res...Older children may benefit from treatment for lazy eye
...a randomized treatment trial of 507 older children with amblyopia at 49 clinical sites. All the patients were provided with optimal optical correction (children who already had glasses were given new ones). Children were the...Deep brain stimulation in Parkinson disease reduces uncontrolled movements
...ent areas of the brain appears to improve problems with uncontrolled movements (dyskinesia) in patients with Parkinson disease (PD), according to an article in the April issue of Archives of Neurology, one of ...National trial shows older children benefit from treatment for childhood's most common eye disorder
...trial show that many children age seven through 17 with lazy eye, or amblyopia, may benefit from treatment...roved the vision of many of the 507 older children with amblyopia studied at 49 eye centers nationwide. Previously, many eye care professionals thought that...News briefs from the journal CHEST, April 2005
...P In a new study, researchers found that patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), who are unable...ile in the hospital. In a study of 3,043 patients with CAP admitted to six hospitals in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, researchers from the University of Alber...Hopkins study shows older children also benefit from 'lazy eye' treatment
...rt that many children between the ages of 7 and 17 with amblyopia, or "lazy eye," may benefit from treatme...e randomly divided into two groups. One was fitted with new prescription eyeglasses only; the other was fitted with glasses with a plain eye patch or an eye...Study finds no link between cell phone use and brain tumors
... Neurology. The Danish study questioned 427 people with brain tumors and 822 people without brain tumors a...number of years of use. "These results are in line with other large studies on this question, including a recently published large-scale, population-based s...Exercise may not be good enough to reduce mild hypertension in older people, Hopkins experts say
...erate weightlifting, three to five times per week, with an expected reduction in blood pressure of 8 milli...and gender differences in the effects of exercise, with nearly an equal number of men and women enrolled. Moreover, its participants were not taking any dr...