Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: medical management http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Study finds genetic risk factor for knee osteoarthritis (Medical Xpress)—A newly published paper reports that individuals with radiographic knee osteoarthritis (OA) who had a specific pattern of gene variations in the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene (IL1RN), which is involved in controlling inflammation, were more likely to progress to severe disease than those without the gene variations. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-genetic-factor-knee-osteoarthritis.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 14 May 2013 07:54:51 EST news287736879 More severe concussion symptoms lead to longer recovery time Most children who suffer from sports-related concussions recover within a few days. However, in a small number of children, symptoms can last for a month or more. Although there have been numerous theories as to what might predict a longer recovery time, there is no definitive answer as to why it takes some children longer to recover. In a new study scheduled for publication in The Journal of Pediatrics, researchers attempted to identify risk factors that might predispose some children with concussions to longer recovery times. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-severe-concussion-symptoms-longer-recovery.html Pediatrics Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:03 EST news286045274 Helping your child cope with a chronic medical condition Chronic illness takes a significant toll on children, but the psychological toll can often go overlooked. Children with chronic illness are twice as likely to have more emotional or behavioral challenges in comparison to healthy children. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-child-cope-chronic-medical-condition.html Health Fri, 01 Mar 2013 08:50:03 EST news281347316 Mitral valve repair safe and effective for elderly patients once considered too high risk based on age alone (Medical Xpress)—Heart surgery to repair the mitral valve is safe and leads to a better quality of life for older patients long-suspected to be too high risk for the operation, according to new research from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-mitral-valve-safe-effective-elderly.html Cardiology Tue, 04 Dec 2012 07:52:43 EST news273829950 'Walking on marbles' could be a thing of the past for arthritis patients Researchers at the University of Southampton are to undertake a new stage of a study aimed at improving the health and mobility of those suffering from the common complaint of 'walking on marbles' associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) in the feet. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-marbles-arthritis-patients.html Arthritis & Rheumatism Tue, 27 Nov 2012 12:26:10 EST news273241559 Controlling vascular disease may be key to reducing prevalence of Alzheimer's disease Over the last 15 years, researchers have found a significant association between vascular diseases such as hypertension, atherosclerosis, diabetes type 2, hyperlipidemia, and heart disease and an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease. In a special issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, leading experts provide a comprehensive overview of the pathological, biochemical, and physiological processes that contribute to Alzheimer's disease risk and ways that may delay or reverse these age-related abnormalities. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-vascular-disease-key-prevalence-alzheimer.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:45:12 EST news271356276 A glimpse into neurosurgical risk prevention and the surgical checklist The November issue of Neurosurgical Focus is dedicated to lessening the number and severity of adverse events surrounding neurosurgical intervention for a variety of disorders. Guest editors Alexander Khalessi (University of California, San Diego), James Forrest Calland (University of Virginia), Gabriel Zada (University of Southern California), and Michael Y. Wang (University of Miami Health System) selected 16 articles on systems-based quality improvement for neurosurgical procedures. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-glimpse-neurosurgical-surgical-checklist.html Neuroscience Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:54:22 EST news270986053 Tai Chi shown to improve COPD exercise capacity Tai Chi can be used as an effective form of exercise therapy for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to new findings. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-tai-chi-shown-copd-capacity.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:00:01 EST news263661248 Weight-loss clinic drop-out rates are a huge barrier to treating obesity More than 1.7 billion people worldwide may be classified as overweight and need appropriate medical or surgical treatment with the goal of sustainable weight loss. But for weight management programs to be effective, patients must complete them, states a study published in the Canadian Journal of Surgery (CJS) that analyzed drop-out rates and predictors of attrition within a publicly-funded adult weight management program. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-weight-loss-clinic-drop-out-huge-barrier.html Surgery Wed, 01 Aug 2012 04:18:48 EST news263013510 Medical management alone may be best treatment course for stroke prevention Patients with narrowed arteries in the brain who received intensive medical treatment had fewer strokes and deaths than patients who received a brain stent in addition to medical treatment, according to the initial results from the first, nationwide stroke prevention trial to compare the two treatment options. The results of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) study called Stenting versus Aggressive Medical Management for Preventing Recurrent Stroke in Intracranial Stenosis (SAMMPRIS) are published in the online first edition of the New England Journal of Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-medical-treatment.html Cardiology Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:25:26 EST news234635107 Treating children's eye infections without surgery Researchers from Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence, R.I., report that medical management may be preferred over surgery for children with orbital cellulitis, an acute infection of the tissues surrounding the eye. They have determined the criteria for surgical intervention should be dependent upon the size of a subperiosteal abscess (SPA). The research is published in the journal Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery and is now available online in advance of print. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-children-eye-infections-surgery.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:04:53 EST news226746275 Telemonitoring can improve overall survival of HF patients Two trials presented at the Heart Failure Congress 2011, organized by the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology (HFA of the ESC), will help to define the precise populations of patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) in whom telemedical management delivers benefits. Both the TIM-HF and TEHAF studies - presented in Late Breaking Session 1 - revealed that telemonitoring showed significant benefits in defined subgroups of patients. The results, which will be used to help in the design of future trials, come after the overall results from both trials demonstrated no statistical benefit for telemonitoring. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-telemonitoring-survival-hf-patients.html Other Sun, 22 May 2011 12:58:32 EST news225287894 The contraceptive pill and HRT may protect against cerebral aneurysm Women who develop cerebral aneurysms are less likely to have taken the oral contraceptive pill or hormone replacement therapy, suggesting taking oestrogen could have a protective effect, reveals research published in the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-contraceptive-pill-hrt-cerebral-aneurysm.html Neuroscience Thu, 05 May 2011 04:31:29 EST news223788443