Geriatrics
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<ѻý>Grief Following Death in the Family Ebbs in Six Months
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NEW HAVEN -- The negative emotions of grief -- yearning, depression, and anger -- following the death of a family member from natural causes usually peak within six months, according to a Yale bereavement study of 233 mourners
Feb 21, 2007
<ѻý>After Meniscectomy, Thigh Muscle Weakness Impairs Knee Functionѻý>
MALMÖ, Sweden -- Four years after surgery to repair a non-traumatic meniscus tear, loss of muscle strength in the quadriceps left patients with a painful, unstable knee prone to future osteoarthritis, researchers here reported.
Dec 04, 2006
<ѻý>Heartburn Remedy May Help Treat Heart Failureѻý>
SUITA CITY, Japan -- Heart failure patients who added 30 mg of Pepcid (famotidine) to standard therapy significantly improved NYHA functional class and reduced plasma B-type natriuretic peptide levels compared with those given 150 mg of teprenone.
Sep 25, 2006
<ѻý>FDA Warns on Mixing Antidepressants with Migraine Drugs
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ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Mixing common migraine drugs such as Imitrex (sumatriptan) with antidepressants like Prozac (fluoxetine) or Cymbalta (duloxetine) can trigger a life-threatening condition called serotonin-syndrome, the FDA has warned.
Jul 20, 2006
<ѻý>DDW: Constipation Drug Seen Safe and Effective for Long Term Use in Elderlyѻý>
Los Angeles — The new medication Amitiza (lubiprostone) is safe and effective as long-term therapy for chronic constipation in older patients, researchers reported here. Results were at least as good in seniors as in the more general populations studied earlier.
May 23, 2006
<ѻý>Blood Clots Linked to Alzheimer's and Vascular Dementias
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MANCHESTER, England — Spontaneous cerebral blood clots were detected at similar rates in patients with Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia, suggesting a common pathology and a potentially preventable or treatable cause for some dementias, researchers here said.
Apr 28, 2006
<ѻý>ACP: Garlic, Ginseng, Ginkgo Biloba, and Ginger All Bad Actors with Coumadinѻý>
PHILADELPHIA - When it comes to adverse events associated with Coumadin (warfarin) therapy, beware of herbs and many supplements beginning with the letter G, according to a University of Washington investigator.
Apr 09, 2006
<ѻý>ACC: Coronary Artery Disease Patients Should Have Low LDL Goal
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ATLANTA, March 10 - For all patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD), the goal of therapy should be to get LDL cholesterol lower than 70 mg/dL, said Christie Ballantyne, M.D., director of the center for cardiovascular disease prevention at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.
Mar 22, 2006
<ѻý>AAAAI: Lady Beetle Allergy Bugging More Patientsѻý>
MIAMI BEACH - There has been a significant rise in allergic sensitization to ladybugs, an aphid-eating friend to farmers, in many parts of the U.S. because the insects swarm indoors to get out of the cold, several research teams reported here.
Mar 06, 2006
<ѻý>FDA Approves First Antidepressant Transdermal Patchѻý>
ROCKVILLE, Md. - The FDA has approved a once-a-day antidepressant patch that delivers a monoamine oxidase inhibitor. Called Emsam (selegiline), the patch can be used at its lowest dose without the dietary restrictions that accompany oral MAO inhibitors.
Mar 01, 2006
<ѻý>Epidural Steroid Injection Not Useful for Chronic Shingles Painѻý>
UTRECHT, The Netherlands - An epidural injection of steroids with a local anesthetic did not provide the long-term pain relief doctors anticipated for patients suffering from post-herpetic neuralgia, researchers here said.
Jan 19, 2006
<ѻý>Recurrent Yeast Infections Associated with Chronic Stressѻý>
STOCKHOLM - Women with recurrent yeast infections appear to have lower-than-normal morning levels of salivary cortisol, a sign of stress that could indicate an increased vulnerability to candida, according to a pilot study.
Oct 31, 2005
<ѻý>IBD Patients Prone to Other Autoimmune or Inflammatory Disordersѻý>
PHILADELPHIA-Patients with the inflammatory bowel disorders ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease are significantly more likely to suffer from other conditions with an inflammatory or autoimmune basis, said researchers in two separate studies.
Sep 01, 2005
<ѻý>Medicare Will Pay for tPA in Stroke Thrombolysisѻý>
WASHINGTON-Medicare is about to announce that beginning in October it will start paying hospitals for use of the thrombolytic drug tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) for treatment of ischemic stroke, according to published reports.
Aug 04, 2005
<ѻý>Actor Brad Pitt Leaves Hospital After Treatment for Viral Meningitisѻý>
LOS ANGELES-Film star Brad Pitt, 41, is resting at home after a brief hospitalization for treatment of viral meningitis, according to his spokesperson. Although Pitt recently visited Ethiopia, where there has been a meningitis outbreak, it is considered unlikely that his illness is linked to the trip because Pitt's meningitis was viral, not the bacterial meningococcal meningitis rampant in East Africa.
Jul 14, 2005
<ѻý>Certain Exercise Proposed to Reduce Hip Fracture Risk in Elderlyѻý>
CAMBRIDGE, England-If hip fractures in the elderly are caused by thinning of the femur that leads to bone buckling in a fall, as a team here contends, cycling, rowing or gymnastics might strengthen the femoral neck and reduce the fracture risk.
Jul 07, 2005