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Asthma Treatment Tiotropium Receives Positive Results
Date: Sep-05-2012First Phase III Data for Tiotropium in Symptomatic Asthma Patients Treated with ICS/LABA Published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Data simultaneously presented at the 2012 European Respiratory Society Congress Boehringer Ingelheim presented today the first data from the Phase III UniTinA-asthma™ program...
Longer CPR Attempts Might Benefit Some Patients, U-M Research Finds
Date: Sep-05-2012There isn't a hard and fast rule for how long doctors should perform CPR, but new research from the University of Michigan Health System shows longer attempts might be beneficial for some patients. Most cardiac arrest patients are often successfully resuscitated after a short period of time - about 12 minutes on average. Practitioners are often reluctant to perform longer attempts - those that can last 30 minutes or longer - because if patients do not survive early on during cardiac arrest, their overall prognosis is poor...
Violent Video Games Not So Bad When Players Cooperate
Date: Sep-05-2012New research suggests that violent video games may not make players more aggressive - if they play cooperatively with other people. In two studies, researchers found that college students who teamed up to play violent video games later showed more cooperative behavior, and sometimes less signs of aggression, than students who played the games competitively. The results suggest that it is too simplistic to say violent video games are always bad for players, said David Ewoldsen, co-author of the studies and professor of communication at Ohio State University...
Scripps Florida Scientists Design Molecule That Reverses Some Fragile X Syndrome Defects
Date: Sep-05-2012Scientists on the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have designed a compound that shows promise as a potential therapy for one of the diseases closely linked to fragile X syndrome, a genetic condition that causes mental retardation, infertility, and memory impairment, and is the only known single-gene cause of autism...
'Triple-Threat' Approach Reduces Life-Threatening Central Line Infections In Children With Cancer
Date: Sep-05-2012Hospitals can dramatically reduce the number of life-threatening central line infections in pediatric cancer patients by following a set of basic precautions, by encouraging families to speak up when they observe noncompliance with the protocol and by honest analysis of the root cause behind every single infection, according to a new Johns Hopkins Children's Center study. In a report in the October issue of Pediatrics, published online Sept. 3, the researchers say this triple-threat approach has prevented one in five infections over two years...
Preeclampsia Poses A Significant Long-Term Health Risk According To New Research From Ben-Gurion U.
Date: Sep-05-2012Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have determined that preeclampsia is a significant risk factor for long-term health issues, such as chronic hypertension and hospitalizations later in life. The findings from the retrospective cohort study were just published in the Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. Thousands of women and their babies die or get very sick from preeclampsia; it affects approximately 5 to 8 percent of all pregnancies...
NA-ACCORD Proves A Useful Tool For Monitoring Trends And Outcomes In HIV Care
Date: Sep-05-2012Many studies report trends in clinical outcomes of persons receiving HIV care in the U.S., but few have been specifically designed to be nationally representative. This is an important distinction as researchers strive to continue to make improvements in care and outcomes for all people living with HIV in the U.S. NA-ACCORD (North American AIDS Cohort Collaboration on Research and Design) is the largest cohort of HIV-infected adults in North America, with more than 100,000 patients enrolled. Researchers pooled and analyzed NA-ACCORD data on approximately 45,000 U.S...
Our Brains Make Men And Women See Things Differently
Date: Sep-04-2012According to a new study, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Biology of Sex Differences, men and women have different ways of using the visual centers of their brains. Experts suggest that while females are better at distinguishing colors, males are more sensitive to fine detail and rapidly moving stimuli. There are high concentrations of the male sex hormone (androgen) receptors throughout the cerebral cortex in the brain, particularly in the visual cortex, which is in charge of processing images...
Behavioral Risk Factors In Colorectal Cancer Linked To Socioeconomic Factors
Date: Sep-04-2012Physical inactivity, unhealthy dietary habits, and other health disparities commonly found in low socioeconomic status (SES) populations may be associated with a higher risk of colorectal cancer incidence in the U.S., according to a study published September 4 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Behavioral risk factors and obesity are more common in low-SES populations in the U.S. compared to more wealthy populations, and unhealthy lifestyles may account for up to 70% of colorectal cancers...
Anti-Inflammatory Drug Proves Effective For Treating Severe Depression
Date: Sep-04-2012According to a study published online in Archives of General Psychiatry, anti-inflammatory drugs may be beneficial for helping patients suffering from depression. Andrew H. Miller, MD, a professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Emory University School Medicine and senior author of the trial, commented: "Inflammation is the body's natural response to infection or wounding. However, when prolonged or excessive, inflammation can damage many parts of the body, including the brain...
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