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Study finds COPD is over-diagnosed among uninsured patients

More than 40 percent of patients being treated for COPD at a federally funded clinic did not have the disease, researchers found after evaluating the patients with spirometry, the diagnostic "gold standard" for chronic obstructive ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Biomarker trio predicts near-term heart risk

(Medical Xpress)—Cardiologists have identified a trio of biomarkers that may predict which patients with heart disease have a high risk of heart attack or death in the next two years.

Cardiology created May 21, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Diabetes drug tested in Parkinson's disease patients

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a degenerative neurological disorder marked by a progressive loss of motor control. Despite intensive research, there are currently no approved therapies that have been demonstrated to alter the ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created May 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Discectomy post-op pain worse in patients with retrolisthesis

(HealthDay)—The presence of retrolisthesis in patients undergoing decompressive surgery for a lumbar disc herniation may result in significantly worse lower back pain and physical function over four years, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ambrisentan not effective in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

(HealthDay)—The endothelin A receptor-selective antagonist ambrisentan is not effective for reducing the rate of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) progression, according to a study published in the May ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

How the brain influences our eating behaviour

Why do we overeat and consume more calories than we need? Is food our way of rewarding ourselves, and can stress make us want to eat more? These are just some of the questions a European food study aims to ...

Neuroscience created May 06, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Teriparatide injections improve pedicle bone quality

(HealthDay)—Daily injection of teriparatide significantly reduces the incidence of pedicle screw (PS) loosening at one year following surgery to correct degenerative spondylolisthesis in osteoporotic postmenopausal ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Added benefit of saxagliptin/metformin combination is not proven

The fixed combination of the drugs saxagliptin and metformin (Komboglyze) has been approved in Germany since November 2011 for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. In an early benefit assessment pursuant to the "Act ...

Medications created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Delays in diagnosis worsen outlook for minority, uninsured pediatric retinoblastoma patients

When the eye cancer retinoblastoma is diagnosed in racial and ethnic minority children whose families don't have private health insurance, it often takes a more invasive, potentially life-threatening course than in other ...

Cancer created Apr 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Palliative radiotherapy for bone metastases in elderly patients improves quality of life

Giving palliative radiotherapy to elderly patients with painful bone metastases can significantly improve their quality of life, a Dutch researcher told the 2nd Forum of the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology ...

Cancer created Apr 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Exercise may help people with Alzheimer's avoid nursing homes

(HealthDay)—Regular exercise slows disability and prevents falls in patients with Alzheimer's disease without increasing overall costs, a new study from Finland says.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Apr 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cardiopoietic 'smart' stem cells show promise in heart failure patients

Translating a Mayo Clinic stem-cell discovery, an international team has demonstrated that therapy with cardiopoietic (cardiogenically-instructed) or "smart" stem cells can improve heart health for people suffering from heart ...

Cardiology created Apr 10, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Shingles vaccine is associated with reduction in both postherpetic neuralgia and herpes zoster

Shingles vaccine is associated with reduction in both postherpetic neuralgia and herpes zoster, but uptake in the US is low.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lumbar disc herniation surgery is effective for octogenarians

(HealthDay)—For octogenarian patients with lumbar disc herniation, unilateral laminectomy and discectomy seems safe and effective, according to a study published in the April issue of the Journal of Sp ...

Surgery created Apr 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tonsillectomy in adults with severe recurrent sore throats may benefit some people

Tonsillectomy may result in fewer severe sore throats and could benefit some adult patients, according to a randomized trial published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 02, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0