Study shows combination drug therapy for asthma patients is safe
A post-marketing safety study mandated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has shown that a combination drug therapy for the treatment of asthma is safe and effective.
View ArticleNIH review finds nondrug approaches effective for treatment of common pain...
Data from a review of U.S.-based clinical trials published today in Mayo Clinic Proceedings suggest that some of the most popular complementary health approaches—such as yoga, tai chi, and...
View ArticleReduced fetal size linked to increased asthma risk and reduced lung function...
Research presented today at this year's European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress in London shows that reduced fetal size is linked to increased asthma risk and reduced lung function in...
View ArticleWarfarin persistence higher than previously reported in A-fib
(HealthDay)—Among patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), the proportion of warfarin persistence is 0.91 at one year and 0.73 at four years, according to a study published online Aug. 27 in...
View ArticleHigh prevalence of allergic sensitization in pediatric asthma
(HealthDay)—Among children with persistent asthma, the prevalence of allergic sensitization is high, according to a study published online Sept. 17 in Allergy.
View ArticleMore than 10% of the US population has high concentrations of 10 or more...
A study led by researchers at the IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute) and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) has analysed the number of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) detected...
View ArticleWhen the blues won't let you be
Rini Kramer-Carter has tried everything to pull herself out of her dark emotional hole: individual therapy, support groups, tai chi and numerous antidepressants.
View ArticleStudy finds pesticide levels in Australian breast milk lowest in world
Researchers at The University of Western Australia and Murdoch University have found that levels of pesticides in breast milk have dropped significantly during the past 40 years.
View ArticleMany back pain patients get limited relief from opioids and worry about...
Millions of people take opioids for chronic back pain, but many of them get limited relief while experiencing side effects and worrying about the stigma associated with taking them, suggests research...
View ArticleClean home may help keep kids' asthma in check
(HealthDay)—Reducing indoor allergens and pollutants can help control children's asthma, reducing their need for medication, according to a new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
View ArticleOpioids, NSAIDs no different overall for persistent pain after vehicle crashes
Persistent pain is common among the nearly 4 million Americans who arrive each year at hospital emergency departments (EDs) after car crashes. A new study in the journal Pain that compared the two most...
View ArticleCan the way we move after injury lead to chronic pain?
When people suffer musculoskeletal pain – that is, pain arising from muscles, ligaments, bones or joints – they change the way they move. Sometimes these changes include completely avoiding certain...
View ArticleNew therapeutic target against persistent viral infections
Life is a question of balance, and the body is no exception. Expression levels of certain proteins can affect the immune system's ability to neutralize a virus. Type I interferons (IFN-I) are cytokines...
View ArticlePersistent infection keeps immune memory sharp, leading to long-term protection
Many infectious diseases are one and done; people get sick once and then they are protected from another bout of the same illness. For some of these infections - chickenpox, for example - a small...
View ArticleInfant lung function a predictor of adult asthma
A new study by The University of Western Australia has found that reduced lung function in infants is an accurate predictor of persistent asthma in young adults.
View ArticleBiomechanical analysis of head injury in pediatric patients
The biomechanics of head injury in youths (5 to 18 years of age) have been poorly understood. A new study reported in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics set out to determine what biomechanical...
View ArticleStudies reveal socioeconomic and racial disparities in lupus
Two new studies have uncovered socioeconomic disparities related to the health of patients with lupus. A study in Arthritis & Rheumatology found a link between poverty and worse disease-associated...
View ArticleHIV patients sticking with therapy longer, Medicaid data show
With antiretroviral drugs, HIV has become a manageable chronic condition, but only so long as patients continue to take the medication. A large new Brown University study finds substantial momentum in...
View ArticleBreastfeeding may protect against chronic pain after Caesarean section
Breastfeeding after a caesarean section (C-section) may help manage pain, with mothers who breastfed their babies for at least 2 months after the operation three times less likely to experience...
View ArticleChronic pain linked to increased risk of dementia in study of older adults
Researchers at UC San Francisco have found that older people with persistent pain show quicker declines in memory as they age and are more likely to have dementia years later, an indication that...
View ArticleCognitive behavior therapy significantly reduced depression and anxiety in...
The results of a study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR) 2017 has shown that Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, a form of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) that...
View ArticleSchool's in for asthma medication adherence
Doctors and researchers have long known that the level of stress patients experience is inversely linked to how adherent they are with taking medications: The higher the stress, the less likely...
View ArticleDepression affects the brains of males and females differently
When researchers in the UK exposed depressed adolescents to happy or sad words and imaged their brains, they found that depression has different effects on the brain activity of male and female...
View ArticleAntisocial children more likely to end up chronically unemployed and in poverty
Live fast and die young—it's a popular saying that could ring a little truer than is comfortable, according to a recent University of Michigan Study.
View ArticleDoes widespread pain stem from the brain? MRI study investigates
Pain is the most common reason people seek medical care, according to the National Institutes of Health.
View ArticleScientists identify gene that controls immune response to chronic viral...
For nearly 20 years, Tatyana Golovkina, PhD, a microbiologist, geneticist and immunologist at the University of Chicago, has been working on a particularly thorny problem: Why are some people and...
View ArticleIs MRI needed in children with a sports-related concussion?
A new study reviewed more than 5 years of records of pediatric patients treated for sports concussion, the most common form of traumatic brain injury (TBI) among children, to determine if magnetic...
View ArticleCity kids with asthma suffer less if they live near a park
Milan, Italy: Children with asthma who live in the city may have fewer days with symptoms the closer they live to parks and green spaces, according to research to be presented at the European...
View ArticleGenetic variability of Helicobacter pylori complicates efforts to develop a...
The bacterium Helicobacter pylori is responsible for one of the most prevalent infections in humans. The infection can give rise to a number of conditions ranging from gastritis to peptic or duodenal...
View ArticleDiverse drug-resistant cancer cells share a hidden weakness
UC San Francisco researchers have discovered a gene vulnerability that could let oncologists wipe out drug-resistant cancers across many different cancer types. The findings, published in Nature on...
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