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New Diabetes Screening Guidelines Released
Date: Oct-19-2012Routine screening for type 2 diabetes in adults at low and moderate risk is not recommended, although it is recommended for people at high and very high risk of the disease, state new diabetes screening guidelines published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).* The guidelines suggest using a risk calculator and then screening based on the predicted risk of diabetes. "These new guidelines bring precision and convenience with web-based risk calculators and nonfasting A1C to diabetes screening," states Dr. Kevin Pottie with coauthors...
Bariatric Surgery Reduces Heart Disease And Stroke Risk Dramatically
Date: Oct-18-2012Gastric band surgery is considerably more effective in preventing strokes and heart disease than medications, weight management, or a combination of the two, researchers from the Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, reported in the BMJ journal Heart. The authors wrote that bariatric surgery - restrictive gastric banding and other forms of gastric bypass - can dramatically reduce the risk factors associated with stroke and heart disease risk. They added that the drop in risk comes about surprisingly quickly...
Child's Home Address Helps Predict Risk Of Readmission To Hospital
Date: Oct-18-2012Should a Patient's Neighborhood be the Newest Vital Sign? Simply knowing a child's home address and some socioeconomic data can serve as a vital sign - helping hospitals predict which children admitted for asthma treatment are at greater risk for re-hospitalization or additional emergency room visits, according to new research in the American Journal of Public Health...
Most Depression Patients Report Discrimination
Date: Oct-18-2012More than three quarters of patients (79%) with depression have experienced discrimination because of their condition. Previous studies analyzing the association between depression and discrimination have indicated that discrimination often leads to depression. For example, one particular report found that since minority children often have to deal with discrimination, they are more likely to develop depression...
Women Whose First Pregnancy Was Ectopic Have Fewer Kids
Date: Oct-18-2012Women who experience ectopic pregnancies with their first child are at an increased risk of having another ectopic pregnancy, as well as fewer children during the next 20 to 30 years, than women whose pregnancy finishes with abortion, miscarriage, or delivery. In fact, these women have a 5 times higher chance of another ectopic pregnancy, according to a study published in Human Reproduction. The new research is the first of its kind to analyze long-term reproductive results in women who had experienced an ectopic pregnancy the first time they were pregnant...
Jetrea (Ocriplasmin) Approved For Symptomatic Vitreomacular Adhesion In The Eyes, FDA
Date: Oct-18-2012A new medication, Jetrea (ocriplasmin), has been approved by the FDA for VMA (symptomatic vitreomacular adhesion), an eye condition related to aging that can lead to complications and vision loss. When the vitreous gel adheres too strongly to the retina, it can lead to VMT (vitreomacular traction), which may in the long-run affect vision significantly. The patient may eventually develop a range of eye disorders, including macular pucker, macular hole, AMD (age-related macular generation), retinal tears, detachment, and macular edema...
New Imaging Technique Could Provide Insight Into Psychiatric Disorders
Date: Oct-18-2012A new way to take images, monitoring how brain cells organize with each other to delegate certain behaviors, has been discovered by a team of neuroscientists and could potentially identify information on diseases like autism and obsessive-compulsive disorder. The new imaging technique, is based on the recognition of calcium ions in neurons, and could track the way brain circuits perform such functions, like detecting an odor or instigating movement. Previous research has shown us that brain imaging can lead to detection of psychiatric disorders like autism...
Urine Stream Shape May Help Diagnose Prostate Problems
Date: Oct-18-2012New research from the UK suggests that the shape of a man's urine stream may help diagnose prostate and urinary problems. The researchers hope their findings will lead to a solution that helps male patients monitor their urine flow rate, an important diagnostic measure, more easily at home. A paper published in PLoS ONE on 16 October, by co-author Martin Knight from Queen Mary, University of London, and colleagues, describes the first study to analyze the biophysics of a man's urine flow as a potential diagnostic tool...
Safe Gun Storage And Legislation To Prevent Gun Injuries In Children
Date: Oct-18-2012The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is renewing its call to reduce the destructive effects of guns in the lives of children and adolescents, including counseling parents about safe gun storage as well as supporting legislation to prevent firearm injuries and deaths. According to the AAP, the safest home for children and teens is one without guns. If there are guns in the home, scientific evidence shows the risk of injury or death is greatly reduced when they are stored unloaded and locked, with the ammunition locked in a separate place...
An Epigenetic Difference In Twins Could Explain The Different Risk Of Breast Cancer
Date: Oct-18-2012Monozygotic twins have the same genome, that is, the same DNA molecule in both siblings. Despite being genetically identical, both twins may have different diseases at different times. This phenomenon is called "twin discordance". But how can people who have the same genetic sequence present different pathologies and at different ages? The explanation partly lies in the fact that the chemical signals added in the DNA to "switch off" or "switch on" genes can be different. These signals are known as epigenetic marks...
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