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Interventions can reduce falls in people over 65 who live at home

There is now strong evidence that some interventions can prevent falls in people over the age of 65 who are living in their own homes. However, the researchers who reached this conclusion say that care is needed when choosing ...

Health created Sep 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Possible new therapy for the treatment of myeloma

(Medical Xpress)—Research from Karolinska Institutet shows that sorafenib, a drug used for advanced cancer of the kidneys and liver, could also be effective against multiple myeloma. The disease is one of the more common ...

Cancer created Sep 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Infection rates unaffected by time to debridement of open fx

(HealthDay) -- There is no association between infection rates and time to operative debridement of open fractures, according to research published in the June 20 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.

Surgery created Jul 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Experts recommend men at risk for osteoporosis undergo bone density testing

Osteoporosis in men causes significant morbidity and mortality. Today, the Endocrine Society released clinical practice guidelines (CPG) for management of this condition in men. "Osteoporosis in Men: An Endocrine Society ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jun 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Spondylolisthesis linked to spinous process fractures

(HealthDay) -- There is a strong association between degenerative spondylolisthesis and spinous process fracture in patients undergoing interspinous process spacer (IPS) surgery, according to a study published ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jun 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Treatment with bisphosphonates associated with increased risk of atypical femoral fractures

Treatment with bisphosphonate therapy appears to be associated with an increased risk of atypical fractures of the femur, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Internal Medicine.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

More radionuclide therapy is better for prostate cancer patients

For prostate cancer patients with bone metastases, repeated administrations of radionuclide therapy with 188Re-HEDP are shown to improve overall survival rates and reduce pain, according to new research published in the November ...

Cancer created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fracture prediction methods may be useful for patients with diabetes

Use of established fracture prediction methods in older patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) found that scores from these methods were associated with hip and nonspine fracture risk, and a certain score associated ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Smaller proportion of Medicare patients hospitalized for heart problems

Heart-related problems accounted for a smaller proportion of hospitalizations among Medicare beneficiaries within the past ten years than did other causes for hospitalization, researchers reported at the American Heart Association's ...

Cardiology created May 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0