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Death rates associated with patients with refractory angina, or chronic chest pain, are lower than previously considered; therefore, physicians should focus on relieving the chest pain symptoms and improving the quality of life in these patients according to an article published online this week in the European Heart Journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-long-term-outcomes-patients-advanced-coronary.html Cardiology Wed, 15 May 2013 16:45:59 EST news287855151 (Medical Xpress)—A world-first completed clinical study by an Australian team has found Kava, a medicinal South Pacific plant, significantly reduced the symptoms of people suffering anxiety. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-world-clinical-trial-kava-anxiety.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 13 May 2013 07:38:24 EST news287649498 A drug that indirectly impairs the function of several cancer-driving proteins, including anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK), may be an effective new treatment for patients with ALK—positive non-small cell lung cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-ganetespib-potency-alk-positive-lung-cancer.html Cancer Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:30:17 EST news283523409 New research from Indiana University has found that machine learning - the same computer science discipline that helped create voice recognition systems, self-driving cars, and credit card fraud detection systems - can drastically improve both the cost and quality of health care in the United States. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-health-outcomes.html Health Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:56:24 EST news279809775 Brain surgery for certain difficult forms of epilepsy often reduces or eliminates seizures for more than 15 years after the procedure, according to new research by neurologists at Henry Ford Hospital. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-long-terms-benefits-brain-surgery-epilepsy.html Neuroscience Tue, 18 Dec 2012 13:15:18 EST news275058854 Chelation therapy didn't change the ability to perform daily tasks or impact the emotional wellbeing of patients who previously suffered a heart attack, according to late-breaking clinical trial research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2012. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-chelation-therapy-doesnt-quality-life.html Cardiology Mon, 05 Nov 2012 07:57:56 EST news271324535 Chinese herbs, including JHQG, BFXL, and BFHX, may show significant benefits for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), and influenza. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-chinese-herbs-lung-cancer-flu.html Medications Mon, 22 Oct 2012 04:20:01 EST news270095106 Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) leads to meaningful improvements in health-related quality of life in patients with severe aortic stenosis that are maintained for at least 1 year, according to a study presented at ESC Congress 2012. The results from the German transcatheter aortic valve interventions registry were presented by Professor Till Neumann, MD, from Essen, Germany. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-tavi-quality-life-patients-severe.html Cardiology Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:07:08 EST news265370819 Helen E. Davies, M.D., of the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, and colleagues compared the effectiveness of treatments to relieve breathing difficulties among patients with malignant pleural effusion (presence of fluid in the pleural cavity [space between the outside of the lungs and the inside wall of the chest cavity], as a complication of malignant disease). The treatments compared were chest tube drainage and talc slurry for pleurodesis (a procedure in which the pleural space is obliterated) vs. indwelling pleural catheters (IPCs). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-treatments-relieving-difficulties-patients-lung.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sun, 20 May 2012 11:00:02 EST news256713424 A new analysis concludes that rituximab, a drug commonly used to treat blood cancers, leads to treatment responses lasting at least five years in approximately one quarter of patients with low platelet counts and a risk of bleeding due to chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). In study results published online today in Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH), investigators at Weill Cornell Medical College provide the very first long-term outcome data for patients with chronic ITP treated with rituxamab. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-rituximab-long-term-response-patients-immune.html Pediatrics Mon, 07 May 2012 11:34:39 EST news255609249 Persistent protein expression may explain why tumors return after therapy in glioblastoma patients, according to a study published on March 5th in the Journal of Experimental Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-culprit-brain-tumor-resistance-therapy.html Cancer Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:00:03 EST news250165773 Alternative therapies for dementia patients need to be researched and applied more consistently if they are to help care organisations improve the well-being of patients and reduce the number of antipsychotic drugs prescribed. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-paves-drug-based-dementia-treatments-behaviors.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:13:20 EST news248501557 Carbon dioxide laser ablation (removal) may have a role as an alternative treatment for a common precancerous skin lesion known as lentigo maligna when surgery or radiation therapy is not feasible, according to a report in the November/December issue of the Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-laser-advantageous-precancerous-skin-lesions.html Cancer Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:00:07 EST news241102569 Results of the PARTNER Cohort A QOL study demonstrate that transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) results in improved quality of life compared with surgical valve replacement, but only when performed via the transfemoral approach. The results of the study were presented today at the 23rd annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium, sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-quality-life-benefits-transcatheter-aortic.html Cardiology Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:00:14 EST news240166803 One of the causes of resistance to cancer treatment in children is now beginning to be elucidated. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients with a particular form of the ATF5 gene are at higher risk of having a relapse when treated with E. coli asparaginase, a key chemotherapy drug for this type of leukemia. This is what a study by Dr. Maja Krajinovic published in the Blood, the journal of the American Society of Hematology, reveals Dr. Krajinovic is an investigator at the Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Center, which is affiliated with the University of Montreal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-gene-responsible-relapses-young-leukemia.html Cancer Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:33:50 EST news238854821 A primary characteristic of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is impairments in social-communication skills. Children and adolescents with social-communication problems face difficulty understanding, interacting and relating with others. University of Missouri researchers found that children who receive more intensive therapy to combat these impairments, especially at early ages, achieve the best outcomes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-children-autism-benefit-early-intensive.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 28 Sep 2011 12:04:47 EST news236430279 Foam injections to treat varicose veins cause less pain for patients and could save NHS money compared with a popular alternative treatment, according to researchers at Imperial College London. The study found that foam therapy was over four times more cost-effective than laser treatment and allowed patients to resume normal activity sooner. The findings were presented today at the annual meeting of the European Vascular Society in Athens. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-foam-varicose-veins-patients-cheaper.html Medical research Sun, 25 Sep 2011 13:10:40 EST news236175012 Since 2007 Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) has become an alternative treatment for elderly patients with severe aortic stenosis at high risk for surgical aortic valve replacement. At present, durability and hemodynamic performance of transcatheter aortic valves remain unclear. Our single center data of the German Heart Center in Munich demonstrates a sustained improvement of hemodynamic performance up to 3 years after CoreValve implantation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-hemodynamic-results-transcatheter-aortic-valve.html Cardiology Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:38:32 EST news233923080 Results from a study presented today at the ESC Congress 2011, show that TAVI implantation in low risk patients, met with 100% procedural success (versus 95.3% in the high Euroscore group (p=0.1). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-transcatheter-aortic-valve-implantation-edwards.html Cardiology Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:38:21 EST news233912258 After suffering from uncontrollable epileptic seizures for more than 15 years, a new laser therapy has given a 48-year-old Houston-area woman a life without seizures. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-laser-thermal-therapy-patients-seizures.html Medical research Tue, 09 Aug 2011 10:30:07 EST news232102821