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Increased Ambivalence Toward Medication Common In Stroke Patients With PTSD
Date: Jan-22-2013A new survey of stroke survivors has shown that those with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are less likely to adhere to treatment regimens that reduce the risk of an additional stroke. Researchers found that 65 percent of stroke survivors with PTSD failed to adhere to treatment, compared with 33 percent of those without PTSD. The survey also suggests that nonadherence in PTSD patients is partly explained by increased ambivalence toward medication. Among stroke survivors with PTSD, approximately one in three (38 percent) had concerns about their medications...
Recognizing Specific Triggers, Like Physical And Sexual Assault, May Decrease Suicide Risk In Military, Enhance Diagnosis, Treatments
Date: Jan-22-2013According to results of a new study by researchers at the University of Utah, military personnel experience increased risk of suicidal thoughts or actions if they were the victims of physical or violent sexual assault as adults. In contrast, undergraduate students experience increased risk of suicidal thoughts or actions if they were the victims of unwanted sexual experiences as children or adults...
More ADHD Diagnoses Over The Last Ten Years
Date: Jan-22-2013Rates of ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) have risen by 24% over the last ten years, researchers from the Kaiser Permanente Southern California Medical Group reported in JAMA Pediatrics. The authors, who carried out a study of medical records at the Kaiser Permanente Southern California health plan, described the increase as "very significant". A study carried out by researchers from Northwestern Medicine reported in the March/April 2012 issue of Academic Peditrics that the ADHD diagnosis rate had risen 66% in ten years...
Cancer Death Rates Dropping Significantly
Date: Jan-21-2013The overall rate of cancer mortality has fallen 20 percent since 1991, according to new figures released by the American Cancer Society's annual Cancer Statistics report. Since 1991, the rate of cancer mortality has declined from 215.1 per 1000 to a little over 173 in 2009. The death rates have been found to consistently decline among all four of the following main cancer groups: lung, colon and rectum, breast and prostate...
Huntington's Gene Disrupts Brain Cells Via Changes To Other Genes
Date: Jan-21-2013Biological engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US have discovered that the gene that causes Huntington's disease, a fatal neurodegenerative disorder, damages brain cell function by disrupting the on-off switching patterns of other genes. They hope the discovery will lead to ways of restoring normal gene expression that can be used in treatments to slow or stop the progression of the disease in its early stages...
Asthma Hospitalization Rates Dropped After Smoke-Free Laws Came Into Effect
Date: Jan-21-2013As soon as the smoke-free laws came into force in England, there was a significant drop in asthma hospital admissions among children, researchers from Imperial College London reported in the journal Pediatrics. According to National Health Service (NHS) statistics, within twelve months of the law banning smoking in enclosed places and workplaces, the number of children being admitted to hospital with asthma symptoms fell 12.3%...
New Partnerships To Combat Antimicrobial Resistance At The Superbugs And Superdrugs Conference 4-5 March 2013, London
Date: Jan-21-2013SMi's 15th annual Superbugs and Superdrugs event held on 4th & 5th March in London will focus on combating multidrug resistance, R&D regulations and implementing public and private partnerships. This discussion led event will bring together senior Pharma representatives and key academics to discuss current developments in this fast-paced field. With presentations from industry representatives from all over the pharmaceutical sector, this event promises to be a unique platform for networking and problem solving...
Quadruple Helix DNA Exists In Human Genome
Date: Jan-21-201360 years after Cambridge researchers Watson and Crick published their discovery of "double helix" DNA, the molecule of life, another team at the same UK university has published proof that four-stranded "quadruple helix" DNA also exists within the human genome. They hope their discovery will lead to a new generation of targeted cancer therapies that use synthetic molecules to trap the complex DNA structures and thereby stop cancer cells multiplying...
Even After Rehabilitation, Drug Abuse Impairs Sexual Performance In Men
Date: Jan-21-2013Researchers at the University of Granada, Spain, and Santo Tomas University in Colombia have found that drug abuse negatively affects sexual performance in men even after years of abstinence. This finding contradicts other studies reporting that men spontaneously recovered their normal sexual performance at three weeks after quitting substance abuse. The results of this study have been published in the prestigious Journal of Sexual Medicine, the official journal of the International Society for Sexual Medicine...
Patients With Both Atrial Fibrillation And Chronic Kidney Disease At Greater Risk For End-Stage Renal Disease
Date: Jan-21-2013Many people who suffer from chronic kidney disease progressively lose their kidney function over time and eventually develop a condition called end-stage renal disease - the complete failure of the kidneys - placing them in need of lifelong dialysis or a kidney transplant...
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