Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Medical News

Medical News


Automatic electroencephalography monitor offers tight anesthesia control

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

An automatic system that monitors patients' needs for anesthesia and analgesia during surgery outperforms manual control of anesthesia on some indices, research shows.

Black tea lowers BP

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Regular consumption of black tea significantly lowers systolic blood pressure and diastolic BP, researchers have found.

Diastolic function linked to mortality[0] in patients with normal LVEF

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Worse diastolic function is an independent predictor for increased mortality in patients with normal left ventricular ejection fraction, say researchers in Circulation.

Liraglutide benefits overall CV risk profile in diabetes

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

In patients with diabetes that is well controlled with metformin monotherapy, the addition of liraglutide improves several cardiovascular risk factors beyond glycemic control, suggest study findings.

Revascularization guidelines updated

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Updated appropriate-use criteria for coronary revascularization have been released, following the publication of new clinical data and identification of gaps in data collection.

Frequent diet soft drink consumption may increase cardiovascular event risk

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

People who consume diet soft drinks on a daily basis have an increased risk for cardiovascular events such as stroke and myocardial infarction compared with nonconsumers, say US researchers.

Liraglutide benefits overall CV risk profile in diabetes

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

In patients with diabetes that is well controlled with metformin monotherapy, the addition of liraglutide improves several cardiovascular risk factors beyond glycemic control, suggest study findings.

Smoking cessation recommended for BE patients

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Patients with Barrett's esophagus should be encouraged to give up smoking, say researchers who found the habit doubles the risk for progression to esophageal cancer.

Physician BMI impacts obesity care

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Physicians with a normal body mass index are more likely to provide obesity care to their patients, and feel confident doing so, than their overweight or obese counterparts, report researchers.

Overweight mothers who smoke while pregnant put children at risk for heart defects

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Women who are both overweight and smoke during pregnancy are at an increased risk for having a child with a heart defect, suggest results of a study published in Heart.

Smoking cessation recommended for BE patients

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Patients with Barrett's esophagus should be encouraged to give up smoking, say researchers who found the habit doubles the risk for progression to esophageal cancer.

Oral HPV infection linked with sexual behavior

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Detailed information on the epidemiology of oral human papillomavirus infection in the United States has been published, showing that the prevalence is around 7% in the general population, but as high as 45% in certain high-risk subgroups.

Physical activity beneficial to cancer survivors

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Physical activity is associated with clinically important positive effects on physical function and quality of life in patients who have completed their treatment for cancer, results of a systematic review and meta-analysis show.

Cognitive insight increased in depressed schizophrenia patients

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Results from a Turkish study show that schizophrenia patients with depression have greater cognitive insight, particularly regarding self-reflectiveness, than those without depression.

Psychotherapy benefits youth with first-episode psychotic mania

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

The addition of psychotherapy to treatment as usual may help reduce symptoms of depression and overall symptom severity in young people who have experienced a first episode of psychotic mania, say researchers.

Frequent diet soft drink consumption may increase cardiovascular event risk

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

People who consume diet soft drinks on a daily basis have an increased risk for cardiovascular events such as stroke and myocardial infarction compared with nonconsumers, say US researchers.

Leptin levels rise after cardiopulmonary bypass in diabetes patients

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

The acute stress response in leptin appears to be higher in patients with diabetes compared with those without, show study findings.

Leptin levels rise after cardiopulmonary bypass in diabetes patients

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

The acute stress response in leptin appears to be higher in patients with diabetes compared with those without, show study findings.

Chemotherapy alone improves long-term survival in Hodgkin's lymphoma

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

Chemotherapy alone improves long-term survival in patients with stage IA or IIA nonbulky Hodgkin's lymphoma compared with treatment that includes both chemotherapy and subtotal nodal radiation therapy, research shows.

No comments:

Post a Comment