Sunday, February 2, 2014

Medical News

Medical News


Sleep recovery good following mild traumatic brain injury

Posted: 02 Feb 2014 04:00 PM PST

Recovery from sleep disturbance following mild traumatic brain injury occurs more rapidly than depression and anxiety recovery, study findings indicate.

Morning blood pressure tied to target-organ damage

Posted: 02 Feb 2014 04:00 PM PST

Physicians should ask patients to take home blood pressure readings in the morning as well as the evening before making therapeutic decisions, say researchers.

Chest radiography highly predictive of pulmonary hypertension

Posted: 02 Feb 2014 04:00 PM PST

Chest radiography is very accurate for predicting pulmonary hypertension, report researchers.

Morning blood pressure tied to target-organ damage

Posted: 02 Feb 2014 04:00 PM PST

Physicians should ask patients to take home blood pressure readings in the morning as well as the evening before making therapeutic decisions, say researchers.

Chest radiography highly predictive of pulmonary hypertension

Posted: 02 Feb 2014 04:00 PM PST

Chest radiography is very accurate for predicting pulmonary hypertension, report researchers.

URTI risk factor for chronic, recurrent otitis media

Posted: 02 Feb 2014 04:00 PM PST

Results from a meta-analysis indicate that upper respiratory tract infection increases the odds of chronic or recurrent otitis media over sixfold.

Primary tumor, node location important in stage III NSCLC prognosis

Posted: 02 Feb 2014 04:00 PM PST

Researchers from Japan say that classifying clinical mediastinal lymph node status based on the location of the primary tumor and the node involved could improve prognosis in stage III non-small-cell lung cancer compared with pathologic node status.

Incontinence prophylaxis shows potential in pelvic organ prolapse

Posted: 02 Feb 2014 04:00 PM PST

Research from Taiwan suggests that combining trocar-guided transvaginal mesh surgery with a midurethral sling in the treatment of women with advanced pelvic organ prolapse could be an effective way to manage associated stress urinary incontinence.

Primary tumor, node location important in stage III NSCLC prognosis

Posted: 02 Feb 2014 04:00 PM PST

Researchers from Japan say that classifying clinical mediastinal lymph node status based on the location of the primary tumor and the node involved could improve prognosis in stage III non-small-cell lung cancer compared with pathologic node status.

Low back pain hinders knee replacement recovery

Posted: 02 Feb 2014 04:00 PM PST

Patients with symptomatic low back pain have a worse outcome 2 years after total knee arthroplasty than those not suffering from such coexisting pain, study findings show.

Musculoskeletal pain linked to high uric acid levels in kidney disease

Posted: 02 Feb 2014 04:00 PM PST

Chronic musculoskeletal pain is common in patients with chronic kidney disease who are not on dialysis and is particularly associated with hyperuricaemia, say researchers from Taiwan.

Incontinence prophylaxis shows potential in pelvic organ prolapse

Posted: 02 Feb 2014 04:00 PM PST

Research from Taiwan suggests that combining trocar-guided transvaginal mesh surgery with a midurethral sling in the treatment of women with advanced pelvic organ prolapse could be an effective way to manage associated stress urinary incontinence.

Serum CRP levels linked to LUTS

Posted: 02 Feb 2014 04:00 PM PST

Research from Taiwan shows that serum C-reactive protein levels are associated with storage lower urinary tract symptoms and sensory bladder disorders.

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