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(HealthDay) -- Intravesical sodium chondroitin sulfate is not recommended for the treatment of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) in women as it produces only minor improvements in symptoms and pain, according to research published in the June issue of Urology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-intravesical-chondroitin-sulfate-benefit-cystitis.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 06 Jun 2012 14:00:05 EST news258207935 The introduction of daily bathing with disposable, germ-killing cloths resulted in a sustained, significant decrease in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) incidence at a Canadian geriatric facility, according to a poster presented at the 39th Annual Educational Conference and International Meeting of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-mrsa-incidence-elderly-patients-percent.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 05 Jun 2012 03:22:45 EST news258085348 New research carried out by researchers from NUI Galway, the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) and the Health Service Executive (HSE) has found that a national screening campaign for chlamydia in young people would not prove cost effective. The research also explored the attitudes, fears and preferences of young Irish men and women aged 18-29 years old towards accepting tests to detect chlamydia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-screening-campaign-chlamydia-action-sexual.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 30 May 2012 16:19:26 EST news257613534 In a breakthrough for the way brain cancer is diagnosed and monitored, a team of researchers, lead by Anna M. Krichevsky, PhD, of the Center of Neurologic Diseases at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) in Boston and Santosh Kesari, MD, PhD, director of Neuro-Oncology at UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, have demonstrated that brain tumors can be reliably diagnosed and monitored without surgery. Previously, an accurate non-surgical test to detect brain tumors was unavailable and methods of monitoring a brain tumor's progression or response to treatment were not reliable. The results from this pilot study are published in the online edition of Neuro-Oncology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-non-surgical-brain-cancer.html Cancer Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:26:01 EST news253970747 The culprit behind a failed hip or knee replacements might be found in the mouth. DNA testing of bacteria from the fluid that lubricates hip and knee joints had bacteria with the same DNA as the plaque from patients with gum disease and in need of a joint replacement. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-joint-failures-potentially-linked-oral.html Arthritis & Rheumatism Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:38:12 EST news253967876 (Medical Xpress) -- A new pilot study led by researchers at the Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center and the VCU School of Pharmacy shows that targeting and blocking a key molecular player involved with inflammation in the heart may improve exercise performance in patients who suffer from heart failure. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-heart-failure-patients.html Cardiology Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:10:01 EST news252661147 You've been experiencing severe back pain and weakness in your right leg. Your doctor orders a spinal MRI to help determine the cause. The radiology report diagnoses cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-patients-access-radiology-results.html Other Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:23:14 EST news252602588 A proposed study could help determine if there is a link between living near nuclear power plants or other nuclear facilities and having a higher risk of cancer, but challenges and limitations exist, says a new report from the National Research Council, the operating arm of the National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Engineering. The report recommends that a pilot study be completed first to evaluate the feasibility of a full-scale study, although the ultimate decision about whether to perform either would be the responsibility of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC), which sponsored the Research Council report. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-cancer-nuclear-facilities.html Health Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:37:08 EST news252247007 (HealthDay) -- When used in tandem with standard Western treatments, alternative therapies such as acupuncture, acupressure and dietary changes may spell significant relief for patients battling chronic sinusitis, a new pilot study suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-alternative-medicine-ease-chronic-sinusitis.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:00:15 EST news251565301 Could parental exposure to solvents at work be linked to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in their children? According to an exploratory study by Erin McCanlies, a research epidemiologist from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and colleagues, such exposures could play a role, but more research would be needed to confirm an association. Their pilot study is published online in Springer's Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-potential-role-parents-exposures-autism.html Autism spectrum disorders Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:50:09 EST news250771802 A 200-patient Phase 2 clinical pilot study will be initiated this month to test the efficacy and safety of a new use, and method of administering, an enzyme inhibitor for critically ill patients developed by University of California, San Diego Bioengineering Professor Geert Schmid-Schönbein. Conditions expected to qualify for the study include new-onset sepsis and septic shock, post-operative complications, and new-onset gastrointestinal bleeding. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-lifetime-life-saving-treatment.html Medical research Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:03 EST news250690965 An inexpensive new medical sensor has the potential to simplify the diagnosis of diseases ranging from life-threatening immune deficiencies to the common cold, according to its inventors at the Stanford University School of Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-immune-system-sensor-slash-disease.html Medical research Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:46:58 EST news250339606 (Medical Xpress) -- A University of Colorado Cancer Center pilot study has discovered that the quality of dehydrated RNA from human cancer biospecimens compares favorably to those stored in ultra-low-temperature (minus-80 centigrade) freezers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-storage-viable-option-biospecimens.html Cancer Mon, 05 Mar 2012 09:10:02 EST news250160396 A pilot study led by University of Kentucky researchers shows that the gene expression analysis of urine sediment could provide a noninvasive way to analyze interstitial cystitis in some patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-bladder-pain-syndrome.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:50:01 EST news249215500 A pilot study by emergency care experts at UWE Bristol to test the best method of airway management to resuscitate out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients has exceeded target recruitment of paramedics from Great Western Ambulance Service (GWAS). The research team had hoped to recruit 150 paramedics but over 180 have signed up to be involved. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-cardiac-treatment-paramedic.html Other Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:34:27 EST news249032059 It can be difficult to distinguish between people with normal age-associated memory loss and those with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI). However people with aMCI are at a greater risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD), and identification of these people would mean that they could begin treatment as early as possible. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Geriatrics shows that specific questions, included as part of a questionnaire designed to help diagnose AD, are also able to discriminate between normal memory loss and aMCI. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-alzheimer-disease.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:23:33 EST news247465394 A research team led by investigators at Mayo Clinic in Florida has found that a small device worn on a patient's brow can be useful in monitoring stroke patients in the hospital. The device measures blood oxygen, similar to a pulse oximeter, which is clipped onto a finger. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-first-of-its-kind-patch-brain-blood-oxygen.html Cardiology Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:10:01 EST news247333508 Physicians at three transplant centers have found in a pilot study that a majority of children who receive liver tissue from a parent can eventually stop using immunosuppression (anti-rejection) medications safely. These drugs, which tamp down natural immune function, have been linked to a bevy of complications, including cancer, diabetes, hypertension and kidney failure. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-children-liver-transplants-parents-safely.html Other Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:41:58 EST news247333295 Having a brother or sister with newly diagnosed cancer can be a distressing and difficult time for a child. While most children eventually cope, there can be a period of adjustment when their school work and social functioning suffer. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health shows that a teaching program, designed to improve the child's knowledge about their sibling's disease and to give them coping skills, was able to improve their adjustment and psychological well being in this early time period after diagnosis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-siblings-children-cancer.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:04:19 EST news245480652 Positron emission tomography (PET) and a molecular imaging agent that captures the proliferation of cancer cells could prove to be a valuable method for imaging a form of Non-Hodgkin's disease called mantle cell lymphoma, a relatively rare and devastating blood cancer. The pilot study is published in the December issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-pet-technique-response-non-hodgkin-lymphoma.html Cancer Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:31:44 EST news243693083 A new pilot study is getting underway in Rhode Island aimed at improving depression in nursing home rehabilitation patients, all through telemedicine. Geriatric mental health specialists from Rhode Island and The Miriam hospitals will work with patients in the Evergreen House Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in East Providence to test the program. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-depression-nursing-home-rehab-patients.html Health Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:00:01 EST news242315256 Researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center have determined key differences between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes in the Asian American population. This study, published today in PLoS ONE, identified ways to differentiate the types of diabetes, which can be clinically similar in young Asian Americans. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-diabetes-misdiagnosis-asian-americans.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:34:12 EST news242300037 As cancer researchers continue to identify genetic mutations driving different cancer subtypes, they are also creating a catalog of possible targets for new treatments. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-genetic-sequencing-patients-biomarker-driven-cancer.html Cancer Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:00:02 EST news241880763 A memory-enhancing drug may improve the speed and effectiveness of prolonged exposure therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) patients, according to a new pilot study by psychologists at The University of Texas at Austin, the University of Washington and the University of Pennsylvania. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-memory-enhancing-drug-exposure-therapy-ptsd.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:50:06 EST news239534094 In a recent study by University of Kentucky researchers, watermelon was shown to reduce atherosclerosis in animals. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-watermelon-atherosclerosis.html Health Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:10:58 EST news238939840 Playing computer-based physical therapy games can help people with Parkinson's disease improve their gait and balance, according to a new pilot study led by the UCSF School of Nursing and Red Hill Studios, a California serious games developer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-games-people-parkinson-disease.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:22:55 EST news238249358 Nearly 30 percent of homes with young children have acetaminophen products stored unsafely, and nearly all homes included at least one expired medication, according to a research abstract presented Monday, Oct. 17, at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition in Boston. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-medication-safety-homes.html Medications Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:28:10 EST news238044475 Men who channeled positive thoughts into a five-week writing assignment about their testicular cancer showed signs of improved mental health afterward, in contrast to men who wrote negatively or neutrally about their condition, according to results of a Baylor University pilot study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-men-testicular-cancer-benefit-positively.html Cancer Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:53:48 EST news235306414 Inhaling a concentrated cloud of insulin through the nose twice a day appears to slow - and in some cases reverse - symptoms of memory loss in people with early signs of Alzheimer's disease, a new pilot study has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-insulin-alzheimer.html Neuroscience Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:31:33 EST news235146666 A study by Mayo Clinic physician and North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG) researcher Sandhya Pruthi, M.D., and colleagues found that flaxseed provided no benefit in easing hot flashes among breast cancer patients and postmenopausal women. The study is in the current online version of the journal Menopause. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-flaxseed-hot-breast-cancer-menopause.html Other Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:02:18 EST news234633209