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ADHD drugs do not raise risk of serious heart conditions in children, study shows

(Medical Xpress)—Children taking central nervous system stimulants such as Adderall and Ritalin do not face an increased risk of serious heart conditions during treatment, according to a new University of Florida study ...

Attention deficit disorders created Nov 01, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Everyday drugs could combat dementia, according to major study

(Medical Xpress)—Medications used to treat hypertension, diabetes and skin conditions could be doubling as treatments for Alzheimer's within 10 years according to researchers. A groundbreaking new study ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Nov 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

US state: Execution table can support obese inmate

(AP)—The warden of the prison where Ohio puts inmates to death says the state's execution table can easily hold a 400-pound (181-kilogram) condemned inmate who has argued he is so big it might collapse.

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Panel rules against HRT for preventing chronic disease

(HealthDay)—Postmenopausal women should not use hormone replacement therapy to prevent chronic medical conditions such as heart disease, according to updated recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Death from GI bleeding decreased in United States in past two decades

The number of patients dying from upper gastrointestinal bleeding has decreased over the past two decades, a result researchers attribute to the advances in medical and endoscopic therapies introduced over the past 20 years, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea improves blood pressure in men

A new study suggests that when prescribed by physicians in routine practice and used appropriately by patients, treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) could reduce blood pressure in men with hypertension.

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HK woman dies, 3 hospitalized by beauty treatment

(AP)—Hong Kong authorities said one woman has died and three others have been hospitalized after undergoing a beauty treatment involving blood transfusions.

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

World first network on integrative mental health to improve treatments

The first network of its kind endorsing an integrative approach to the treatment of mental health has been launched as part of World Mental Health Week

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Secondary osteoporosis: More than what meets the eye

An SGH study has revealed that considering all osteoporotic patients as having simple osteoporosis and treating all of them alike by putting them on potent long term medication without finding out the cause of their osteoporosis ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Better guidelines needed for multimorbidity

New clinical guidelines need to be developed to help doctors provide better care for people with more than one chronic illness, according to a research team led by the University of Dundee.

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When physicians report unfit drivers, crash rates go down, study shows

(Medical Xpress)—Mandatory physician reporting of patients who may be medically unfit to drive led to a substantial decrease in serious road crashes, according to a new study from the School of Medicine and the University ...

Health created Sep 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study examines delayed, misdiagnosis of sporadic Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease

A medical record review study of 97 patients with the fatal, degenerative brain disorder sporadic Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease (sCJD) suggests that a correct diagnosis of the disease was often delayed by a variety of misdiagnoses, ...

Neuroscience created Sep 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study suggests women with severe forms of endometriosis are more attractive

(Medical Xpress)—In a truly odd study undertaken by a group of OB/GYN researchers in Italy, volunteer women were judged to determine if a medical condition known as endometriosis causes those afflicted to ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Sep 24, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (10) | comments 5 | with audio podcast report

Analgesics linked to hearing loss in women

(Medical Xpress)—Headache? Back pain? At the first sign of pain, you might reach for a pain-relieving medicine to sooth your bodily woes.

Medications created Sep 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Mild asthma patients may not need daily inhaled steroid therapy: study

For two decades, asthma treatment for millions of people with a milder form of the disease has consisted of daily inhaled steroid medicine to reduce inflammation. Now, a new study has found that asthmatics who take the low-dose ...

Inflammatory disorders created Sep 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast