Children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have improvements in their quality of life as well as their sleep disorder after surgical removal of the tonsils and adenoid tissue, according to an article.
There are large racial disparities in the use of genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancer, according to a study. Mutations in the genes BRCA1 or BRCA2 confer a significantly increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer, according to background information in the article.
Even though incorrect dosing occurs in about 5 percent of patients with heart attack who receive a certain blood clot dissolving therapy, patient-related factors appear to be more responsible for adverse outcomes, not dosing errors, according to a study.
A combination vaccine developed to reduce the number of vaccines infants receive appears to provide less immunity than the vaccines administered individually, according to a study.
At least one-fourth of older U.S. adults will be uninsured at some point during the years preceding Medicare eligibility, according to an article.
The distribution of body fat in older men and women is associated with metabolic syndrome, a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and diabetes, even in normal weight individuals.
Deep brain stimulation of two different areas of the brain appears to improve problems with uncontrolled movements (dyskinesia) in patients with Parkinson disease (PD), according to an article.
A new study confirmed that a gene associated with restless legs syndrome susceptibility is located on chromosome 12q and and also suggests that at least one other gene may be involved in restless leg syndrome, according to an article.
Some children aged seven to 17 who had previously been thought too old to benefit from treatment for amblyopia, commonly known as "lazy eye", showed improvement after treatment in a clinical trial.
Because of problems with adherence to a daily oral dose of naltrexone, the effectiveness found in treating alcohol dependence with a once-a-month injection of naltrexone could improve long-term treatment outcomes, according to a study.
Aerobic exercise and stress management training can reduce levels of depression and emotional distress, as well as improve markers of cardiovascular risk in patients with heart disease, according to a study.
Thiazide-type diuretics remain the drugs of choice for initial therapy of high blood pressure in both black and nonblack patients, according to a study.
Four-year-old children who receive emotional support and cognitive stimulation from their parents are significantly less likely to become bullies in grade school, but the more television four-year-olds watch the more likely they are to bully later, according to an article.
Insured pediatric and adolescent patients account for only a small part of total insurance expenditures for complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) but are more likely to use these therapies if their adult family members also use CAM professionals, according to an article.
Adaptive changes in chemical activity in certain regions of the brain of former methamphetamine users who have not used the drug for a year or more suggest some recovery of neuronal structure and function, according to an article.
Cognitive therapy, when provided by an experienced therapist, may be as effective as antidepressant medications in the initial treatment of moderate to severe major depression, according to an article.
After a first psychotic episode, patients who were treated with an atypical antipsychotic medication had less change in brain volume compared with patients treated with a conventional antipsychotic medication, according to an article.
The March 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine contains several articles relevant to the topic of professionalism in medicine and/or professional ethics.
Patients are more likely to receive colorectal cancer screening when primary care practices use an office systems approach, according to an article.
Having a coexisting psychiatric illness or family history of a substance use disorder or having used a major opioid are key factors that can increase the likelihood of a substance use disorder relapse among health care professionals, according to a study.
Women with human immunodeficiency virus who have normal cervical cancer screening results and negative tests for human papillomavirus, a sexually transmitted virus that is associated with cervical cancer, may be able to have Papanicolaou smears every three years, the same interval as HIV-negative women, according to a study.
An assessment of the people living in three communities in South Darfur, Sudan found a high number of deaths from violence and disease, according to a brief report.
Photographs that reveal hidden skin damage from ultraviolet exposure from the sun, combined with information on sunless tanning alternatives, was effective in encouraging sun protection behaviors in a small group of college students, according to an article.
Three risk factors: donor age; the length of time an organ is cooled between procurement and transplantation; and how urgently the recipient needs the transplant; have the greatest impact on patient and graft survival rates for liver transplantation, according to an article.
Changes in the format of a federal database for mandatory reporting of major and minor complications for medical devices, including cochlear implants, could make it a valuable resource, according to an article.
A surgical technique offers improved outcomes for straightening the middle third of the nose, a difficult to manage deformity, according to an article.
Although the type and intensity of treatment for acute myocardial infarction varies widely across the country, elderly patients who receive intensive medical treatment may have comparable survival as those who undergo invasive cardiac procedures, according to a study.
Patients who took vitamin E supplements for about 7 years did not have their risk of cancer or cardiovascular events significantly reduced, and in fact some had an increased risk of heart failure, according to a study.
There are substantial differences between European countries in the potentially inappropriate use of medications among elderly home care patients, according to a study.
A survey of hospital leaders indicates that many have serious reservations about a mandatory error reporting system, including that it would discourage event reporting and increase the risk of lawsuits, according to a study.
White blood cell (WBC) count may predict cardiovascular events and risk of death in postmenopausal women who are not currently identified by traditional cardiovascular risk factors, according to an article .
Postmenopausal breast cancer survivors may be at increased risk for fractures (except for the hip) compared with other women in the same age group, according to an article.
There are significant racial differences in the association between education level and weight change for middle-aged women, according to an article.
Obesity may put African-Americans who have survived one stroke at risk for a second stroke by increasing their risk of hypertension (high blood pressure), diabetes and high cholesterol, according to an article.
Genes play a substantial role in the development of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness among older individuals, according to an article.
A new study suggests that computerized order entry systems which are implemented in part to reduce prescribing errors can actually increase the risk of medication errors in certain situations, according to a study.
Approximately one-third of U.S. children were undervaccinated for more than six months and one-fourth experienced delays in receiving many of the recommended vaccinations during their first 24 months of life, according to a study.
A preliminary report suggests that maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with increased chromosomal abnormalities in fetal cells, according to a study.
Although college students had higher rates of yearly, monthly, and weekly alcohol use than their peers not attending college, they did not appear to be at a greater risk for alcohol dependence problems, according to an article.
Therapy for panic disorder that combines an evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy with medication may be more effective than the usual care offered to these patients in a primary care setting, according to an article.
Suicidal thoughts or attempts are associated with daily smoking in current smokers, but not former smokers, according to an article.
Use of a device and system to clear dislodged "debris" during percutaneous interventions to open a blocked artery following a heart attack does not appear to be clinically beneficial, according to a study.
Age alone should not prohibit the use of chemotherapy regimens in older women with breast cancer who are otherwise in good general health, according to a study.
Patients who took folic acid and vitamin B12 after their stroke had a reduced risk of hip fracture compared to patients who took placebo, according to an article.
Results of a new study suggest that the higher prevalence of celiac disease in individuals with osteoporosis than in the general population may justify screening of patients with osteoporosis for celiac disease, according to an article.
Medication errors are common at the time of hospital admission and some have the potential to be harmful.
The frequency of withholding or withdrawing life-prolonging treatment at the end of a patient's life varied greatly among six European countries, according to an article.
Although clinical progression to AIDS of patients infected with Human immunodeficiency virus has declined since the introduction of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy, there is little data on the changes in incidence of AIDS-defining events during the first few years of therapy.
What has been considered a treatment for urinary incontinence -- estrogen alone or with progestin -- has been found to increase the incidence of incontinence in postmenopausal women, according to a study.
Nearly 10 percent of patients screened at a general medicine clinic in an urban area were found to have a history of bipolar disorder, according to a study.
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