Blood lead levels currently considered safe by the U.S. government have been found to be associated with increased risk of death from many causes, including heart disease and stroke, according to a new study by Paul Muntner, associate professor of epidemiology and medicine at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Short or poor quality sleep is associated with reduced control of blood-sugar levels in people with diabetes, report researchers from the University of Chicago. One inexpensive way to improve the health of patients with type 2 diabetes might be to improve their sleep.
New research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ties low levels of a hormone secreted by the uterus and embryos to problems with pregnancy and fetal development. The findings also suggest that the hormone, adrenomedullin, plays a key role in maternal susceptibility to preeclampsia, a serious pregnancy complication that occurs in the third trimester.
Use of helical high-resolution multi-detector CT (MDCT) with one millimeter collimation proves to be better than conventional high-resolution CT (HRCT) in showing the presence and extent of bronchiectasis (abnormal enlargement of the respiratory passages within the lungs), according to a study conducted by Vancouver General Hospital's department of radiology in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Calling it an important technical advance in the study of the complex receptors and pathways of the body's cellular system, researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have reconstructed the signaling pathways that impact activation of a receptor that is critical to the control of bleeding and to the thrombosis that occurs in heart attacks and strokes.
In their hunt for genes and proteins that explain how animals discern bitter from sweet, a team of John Hopkins researchers began by testing whether mutant fruit flies prefer eating sugar over sugar laced with caffeine. Using a simple behavioral test, the researchers discovered that a single protein missing from the fly-equivalent of our taste buds caused them to ignore caffeine's taste and consume the caffeine as if it were not there.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have painstakingly figured out how to safely perform magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans on men and women who have any one of 24 modern types of implanted defibrillators and pacemakers.
In a medical case of Jekyll and Hyde, carbon monoxide "“ the highly toxic gas emitted from auto exhausts and faulty heating systems "“ has proven effective in treating the symptoms of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), an extremely debilitating condition that typically leads to right heart failure and eventual death.
Children with obstructive sleep apnea have a poor health status similar to those with chronic medical conditions like rheumatoid arthritis.
A new study finds that voice therapy, as a first-line treatment, may be effective in improving hoarseness in patients with vocal fold polyps and cysts.
A program designed by the Quebec government & several medical societies to educate physicians about the diagnosis/appropriate treatment for acute bacterial rhinosinusitis has led to a marked decrease in the use of antibiotics as a frontline therapy, at a time when antibiotic use for the treatment of this disorder rose significantly throughout the rest of Canada.
New study demonstrates that outpatient thyroid surgery is safe and effective for select patients. Outpatient procedure is less expensive and allows home convalescence, away from possible hospital infection. Study examines novel approach of careful patient selection coupled with prophylactic calcium supplementation to minimize hospital stays and enable same-day discharge.
A new study evaluates the effect of intratympanic steroid injections in patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) after failure to respond to systemic steroid treatment.
Sinus balloon catheter technology is found safe and effective following a large scale study. The multi-institutional effort provides six-month follow-up, physician and patient assessment of the results.
Results of a long-term follow-up study find that palatal implant treatment should be considered as an initial, minimally invasive, surgical treatment option for patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
A new study suggests that prohibiting ATV passengers and implementing helmet use may prevent the severity of head and neck related injuries in children who are victims of ATV accidents.
A new research study examines changing trends in instrument usage for pediatric adenotonsillectomy during the last 15 years.
Researchers from Zagreb, Croatia estimate and compare some histopathologic predictors of the efficacy of endoscopic sinus surgery in allergic and non-allergic patients with chronic rhinosinusitis.
A new study presents randomized, placebo-controlled evidence on the effectiveness of palatal implant for improvement of quality of life, snoring intensity, and daytime sleepiness.
New research indicates sleep disordered breathing and sleep apnea have an impact on military performance and where suspected should be referred for investigation and treatment.
A new study directed by Mount Sinai School of Medicine extends and strengthens the research that experimental dietary regimens might halt or even reverse symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease (AD). Restricting caloric intake may prevent AD by triggering activity in the brain associated with longevity.
A new web site at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine "“ www.statineffects.com "“ will enable people from around the world to self-report adverse effects of statin drug use, or use of other cholesterol drugs. This line of research is important because many physicians and other experts in heart disease and cholesterol are familiar with the benefits of statins and other cholesterol drugs.
Elderly men and women with heart failure and men with treated prostate cancer are among those who have been historically denied heart transplantation. Now, under new guidelines co-authored by a Hopkins cardiologist and issued today by the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT), they can and should be considered.
A disease you suffer today could be a result of your great-grandmother's exposure to an environmental toxin during pregnancy. Researchers at Washington State University have found that toxin exposure during embryonic development can cause an animal, and almost all of its descendents, to develop adult-onset ailments such as cancer and kidney disease.
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have identified a molecule that plays a critical role in the recovery of lung tissue following severe injury.
By performing simple clinical maneuvers to improve donor lung quality as part of the San Antonio Lung Transplant (SALT) protocol, researchers significantly increased the number of available donor lungs and transplant procedures without compromising recipient pulmonary function, length of hospital stay or survival.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have evidence that curbed activity from several key chemicals on the inner lining of the nose are linked to chronic sinusitis that fails to respond to the usual current treatments.
Heading straight to the source "” the grocery store "” can help improve and sustain access to healthy foods among poor people, found a new study conducted in the Marshall Islands. By learning about shop owners' business needs and shoppers' eating habits, the researchers were able to foster an increase in the supply of and demand for nutritious foods.
Two-thirds of women who quit smoking during pregnancy want to avoid cigarettes after delivery, but concern about weight may interfere, according to a new study.
Healing damaged muscle could be critical to preventing the death of nerve cells in patients with Kennedy disease and other incurable neuromuscular disorders, such as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease, according to a new research study from the University of Michigan Medical School.
Using a mouse model, researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have found strong evidence that nicotinamide — a form of vitamin B3 — may protect against nerve damage in chronic, progressive multiple sclerosis, which currently has no good treatment. Their findings will be published Sept. 20 in a cover article in the Journal of Neuroscience.
Researchers at UCSD School of Medicine have found clues that might lead to better treatment of lupus, showing that the spleen is the likely source of cells that are the origin of the disease. Michael Karin, Ph.D., professor pharmacology in UCSD's Laboratory of Gene Regulation and Signal Transduction, led the study to be published on line September 14 in advance of publication in the September issue of the journal Immunity.
Researchers at Mayo Clinic have evaluated the major sources of pain for some men during in-office prostate biopsy and an anesthetic method that can best lessen it.
A majority of women know the importance of including folic acid and calcium with vitamin D in their diet while pregnant and breastfeeding. However, half of them do not know about the need for DHA Omega-3, a critical nutrient for the development and health of a baby's brain, heart and eyes.
Death rates rise when women under 45 years old undergo bilateral ovariectomy -- surgical removal of both ovaries -- and do not receive proper hormone replacement therapy.
Female college athletes on low-calorie diets could be putting themselves at risk for stress fractures, according to new Saint Louis University research published in this month's The American Journal of Sports Medicine.
Improvements in the lenses implanted in the eye during cataract surgery have led to a new"”and controversial"”surgical option for people with presbyopia, a common form of farsightedness that typically develops in middle age. But a new report from Harvard Medical School urges people considering this operation to weigh its risks, as well as its benefits.
Montana's hot summer has extended the season of Culex tarsalis, the mosquito identified as the primary carried of West Nile virus in the state.
The identification in rats of a gene mutation in an enzyme that regulates smooth muscle contraction and blood pressure -- the first genetic link to muscle contraction and high blood pressure -- may lead to improved treatments for hypertension.
Sixty percent of nephrologists don't feel well prepared to make the decision to stop dialysis in kidney disease patients nearing the end of life, reports a study in the November Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
New guidelines for health care professionals could lead to significantly fewer foot complications and amputations by changing the way doctors treat the feet of diabetes patients.
Regardless of gender, generation or income group, more and more people are going to the dance floor for a workout versus a gym. An exercise physiologist at New York City's Hospital for Special Surgery, a leading center for sports medicine, thinks she knows why.
A new study shows that a team-based approach to treating depression in primary care can significantly reduce suicidal thoughts in older adults. The results of the study will be presented to the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging September 14, 2006 as part of National Suicide Prevention Week.
For high-blood-pressure patients, preventing or reducing enlarged heart (left ventricular hypertrophy, LVH) reduces risk of atrial fibrillation (AF or afib), a life-threatening condition that can lead to stroke and heart failure. The findings are published in the Sept. 13 Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and led by physician-scientists at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center.
A first-of-its-kind computer program developed by researchers now at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing will be used to study how individuals with sickle cell disease can manage the pain associated with the inherited blood disorder.
Fatigue is so common among Americans that it almost feels normal. A new report from Harvard Medical School says that although the underlying cause of persistent fatigue can be hard to identify, that doesn't mean the fatigue is imaginary. The report also gives many tips for boosting energy naturally.
Deleting an inflammation enzyme in a mouse model of heart disease slowed the development of atherosclerosis. This could mean the possibility of a new class of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs that steer clear of heart-disease risk.
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center, working with mice, have shown how the body's own natural stress hormone can help lastingly decrease the fearful response associated with reliving a traumatic memory.
Blocking one of the body's natural inflammatory factors gives substantial protection against cell death in the brain associated with Parkinson's disease, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found in a study on rats.
For children with acute ear infections seen in an emergency department, giving parents the option of delaying use of antibiotics resulted in significantly lower use of antibiotics compared to parents who received a standard prescription, with little difference in the outcomes for the children, according to a study in the September 13 issue of JAMA.
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