Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Medical News

Medical News


Triple therapy may benefit patients with severe COPD

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST

Patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who are undergoing pulmonary rehabilitation therapy and receiving salmeterol/fluticasone combination treatment may benefit from the addition of tiotropium, preliminary study findings suggest.

WTC responders still at risk for persistent respiratory symptoms

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST

New York State workers who responded to the World Trade Center (WTC) attacks on 11 September 2001 were at increased risk for persistent lower respiratory symptoms at least 5 years after the event, US study results show.

Evidence for effectiveness of flu vaccination in elderly of ‘poor quality’

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST

Evidence for the safety and efficacy of influenza vaccination in people aged 65 years and older is of poor quality, results from a systematic review show.

Schizophrenia auditory gating deficits linked to auditory hallucinations

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST

Schizophrenia patients have impaired auditory gating responses to human voices in the left hemisphere, with greater deficits linked to more severe auditory hallucinations, reflecting a sensory overload effect, , Japanese findings suggest.

Brief measure assesses bipolar disorder and schizophrenia functioning

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST

Functioning across a range of domains can be assessed in both schizophrenia and bipolar disorder patients using a brief performance-based measure, say US and Canadian researchers.

More low-risk UK prostate cancer patients taking up AS protocols

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST

More men in the UK with low-risk prostate cancer are joining active surveillance protocols in recent years, according to a study which assessed the impact of national guidelines on the management of low-risk disease.

MRI does not reduce breast cancer reoperation rate

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST

Adding magnetic resonance imaging scans to conventional triple assessment techniques for breast cancer diagnosis does not affect the reoperation rate after wide local excision, UK research shows.

Lifestyle intervention better than metformin for lowering obesity in young women

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST

An intensive lifestyle intervention program is more effective for promoting weight loss in young women than treatment with metformin, show study results.

Statin diabetes risk outweighed by benefits

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST

Results from a meta-analysis show that statin treatment is associated with a small but significant increase in the risk for Type 2 diabetes.

Further development of taranabant stopped due to adverse effects

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST

Results from a phase III study of the cannabinoid-1 receptor agonist taranabant show that despite its efficacy for weight loss, the number and degree of reported adverse effects do not support its further development to treat obesity.

Research needed on effects of pre-existing diabetes on prostate cancer prognosis

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST

Results from a systematic review suggest that pre-existing diabetes could affect the prognosis of prostate cancer patients and highlights the need for more research.

Statin diabetes risk outweighed by benefits

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST

Results from a meta-analysis show that statin treatment is associated with a small but significant increase in the risk for Type 2 diabetes.

Implantable cardiac monitor reliably detects AF

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST

A novel, subcutaneous implantable leadless cardiac monitor with a dedicated algorithm for detecting atrial fibrillation reliably detected presence or absence of the arrhythmia and accurately quantified atrial fibrillation burden, report researchers.

Genetic risk score does not improve CV risk prediction

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST

A genetic risk score comprising multiple genetic markers associated with cardiovascular disease did not improve risk prediction when added to standard risk prediction models in a study of nearly 20,000 women.

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