Sunday, November 10, 2013

Medical News

Medical News


Metabolic syndrome components signal resistant hypertension

Posted: 10 Nov 2013 04:00 PM PST

Chinese patients with hypertension that is difficult to treat often have poor cardiometabolic profiles, shows an analysis of the HOT-CHINA study.

Pneumococcal pneumonia linked to lung cancer risk

Posted: 10 Nov 2013 04:00 PM PST

Pneumococcal pneumonia is significantly associated with risk for lung cancer, show findings from a national study in Taiwan.

Pneumococcal pneumonia linked to lung cancer risk

Posted: 10 Nov 2013 04:00 PM PST

Pneumococcal pneumonia is significantly associated with risk for lung cancer, show findings from a national study in Taiwan.

Insomnia hurts job performance of depressed patients

Posted: 10 Nov 2013 04:00 PM PST

Sleep disturbances in patients with current depressive or anxiety disorders are associated with poor work performance and absenteeism, a subanalysis of the Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety suggests.

Pneumococcal pneumonia linked to lung cancer risk

Posted: 10 Nov 2013 04:00 PM PST

Pneumococcal pneumonia is significantly associated with risk for lung cancer, show findings from a national study in Taiwan.

ICS overuse warning in COPD

Posted: 10 Nov 2013 04:00 PM PST

Researchers from the UK caution that inhaled corticosteroids are being overused in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, in light of a lack of solid evidence for their efficacy, limited guideline support, and growing concerns over their association with pneumonia.

Lifestyle changes boost QoL during long-term ADT

Posted: 10 Nov 2013 04:00 PM PST

A study shows that a lifestyle intervention, involving an exercise program and dietary advice, improves disease-specific quality of life in sedentary men with advanced prostate cancer who are receiving long-term androgen-deprivation therapy.

Non-invasive method aids LUTS surgery decisions

Posted: 10 Nov 2013 04:00 PM PST

Researchers say that non-invasive urodynamics could be used to assess prostatic obstruction and inform the decision to operate in men with lower urinary tract symptoms.

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