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05/18/2006
Anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) antibody therapy increases the risk of serious infections in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, and there is a dose-dependent increase in risk of malignancies, according to a study published in the May 17 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
05/18/2006
The urodynamics of bladder dysfunction differ in patients with multiple sclerosis compared with patients with idiopathic detrusor overactivity, according to a report in the May issue of Urology. Women with multiple sclerosis have overactive bladder contractions of a greater amplitude than other patients, which has a high predictive value in identifying multiple sclerosis, the authors say.
05/17/2006
Benznidazole is more effective than no treatment for chronic Chagas disease in patients without heart failure, according to a study published in the May 16 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
05/16/2006
The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor fluoxetine (Prozac) may exert its antidepressive effects by targeting early progenitor cells in the brain during new neuron growth, according to a report published online May 15 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Early Edition.
05/15/2006
Using pyrimethamine plus sulfadiazine to treat children with congenital toxoplasmosis can result in normal cognitive, neurologic and auditory function and no new eye lesions, according to a study in the May 15 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases.
05/15/2006
Reports that the disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) leflunomide causes interstitial lung disease (ILD) in rheumatoid arthritis patients appear to be unfounded, according to a study in the May issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism.
05/15/2006
Almost half of infants under a year old who are exposed to cigarette smoke in the home or car have detectable levels of a marker of tobacco smoke in their urine, according to a study in the May issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.
05/15/2006
A national audit of bariatric surgeries performed at academic centers in the United States suggests that the risk of mortality within 30 days of surgery is less than 1 percent, and many hospitals are performing laparoscopic procedures, according to a report published in the May issue of the Archives of Surgery.
05/12/2006
Persistent post-operative pain affects between 10 percent and 50 percent of patients after common surgical procedures such as groin hernia repair, breast and thoracic surgery, leg amputation and coronary artery bypass surgery, according to a review published in the May 13 issue of The Lancet. Surgeons can take steps to reduce the risk of persistent post-surgical pain, the authors say.
05/12/2006
Almost a quarter of U.S. adults are obese, nearly as many U.S. adults smoke cigarettes, and 4.7 percent run extra health risks by being both smokers and obese, according to a study published online May 12 in BMJ.
05/12/2006
Researchers have discovered hemichannels in neurons that open in response to ischemia and may contribute to anoxic depolarization and neuronal cell death after stroke, according to a report in the May 12 issue of Science.
05/11/2006
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Chantix, a smoking cessation drug made by Pfizer, Inc. The drug was given accelerated approval because its active ingredient, the new molecular entity varenicline tartrate, can help cigarette smokers kick the habit, according to an FDA statement.
05/11/2006
Cognitive impairment is the strongest predictor of postoperative delirium in elderly hip-replacement patients, with those undergoing an acute procedure more likely to have delirium than elective patients, according to a Dutch study published in the May issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
05/10/2006
Health care premiums for employees in firms with one to nine workers are on average 18 percent higher than those paid by employees in companies with 1,000 or more staff, after adjusting for the quality of the benefits, according to a study published in the May/June issue of Health Affairs.
05/10/2006
The majority of resources involved in malpractice claims go toward resolving and paying those that involve errors, indicating it may be more cost-effective to streamline claims processing rather than discourage claims, according to a study in the May 11 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
05/09/2006
A pain management instrument that includes enhanced pain assessments and nursing staff updates improves some aspects of pain management in hospitalized adults, but not overall pain scores, according to one of the largest studies of its kind reported in the May 8 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.
05/09/2006
In patients with fibromyalgia, the menstrual cycle may affect pain processing, with greater activation in the luteal and ovulation phases, according to research presented this week at the annual meeting of the American Pain Society in San Antonio, Texas.
05/08/2006
A medium dose of cannabis may decrease pain but higher doses may increase it, according to research presented this week at the annual meeting of the American Pain Society in San Antonio, Texas.
05/08/2006
In patients with chronic pain, those with high levels of active engagement are less likely to have rumination and feelings of helplessness, anxiety and depression than those with lower levels, and mood and dysfunctional thoughts can predict active engagement, according to research presented this week at the annual meeting of the American Pain Society in San Antonio, Texas.
05/08/2006
Between 18 percent and 37 percent of adults in the United States have physician-diagnosed arthritis, according to a 2003 survey published online May 5 in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. As Americans age, the $86 billion annual cost of arthritis and its disabling impact on 43 million U.S. adults are expected to keep growing.
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