News tagged with persistent symptoms


Minimally invasive VATS-LCSD helps children with refractory ventricular arrhythmias

Inherited ventricular arrhythmias are an important cause of morbidity and sudden cardiac death in children who have structurally normal hearts. Despite conventional medical therapy, some of these children remain symptomatic ...

Cardiology created May 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Self-medicating with alcohol linked to later dependence

(HealthDay)—Use of alcohol to self-medicate mood symptoms correlates with increased odds of subsequent alcohol dependence and persistence of dependence, according to a study published online May 1 in JAMA Ps ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 05, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Trial asthma drug targets lung inflammation

University of Adelaide researchers at the Royal Adelaide Hospital are involved in the world's biggest study of its kind investigating a possible new treatment for asthma.

Inflammatory disorders created May 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

You can help reduce your colon cancer risk, expert says

(HealthDay)—Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States, but there are ways you can help prevent it, an expert says.

Cancer created Mar 08, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Bracelet-like device controls chronic acid reflux, study finds

A bracelet-like device with magnetic beads can control the chronic digestive disorder gastroesophageal reflux disease, according to a study published online today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Risk factors identified for prolonged sports concussion symptoms

Researchers have found clear, identifiable factors that signal whether an athlete will experience concussive symptoms beyond one week. The researchers sought to identify risk factors for prolonged concussion symptoms by examining ...

Health created Jan 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Children with asthma at-risk for mental health issues

(Medical Xpress)—A new study has found that young children with severe or persistent asthma are at higher risk of developing many common mental health problems.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study reveals new link to asthma

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at King's have established a significant link between asthma and an immune response called 'Th17', previously only attributed to inflammatory conditions such as multiple sclerosis.

Immunology created Aug 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Chronic post-traumatic stress disorder in women linked to history of rape, child abuse

A Florida State University clinical psychologist has identified factors that could cause some women with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to have chronic, persistent symptoms while others recover naturally over time.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Simple night time airflow control device eases persistent asthma symptoms

A simple device that filters out airborne asthma triggers during sleep can ease persistent symptoms of the condition during the day and improve quality of life, suggests research published online in Thorax.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lack of health insurance linked to fewer asthma diagnoses in children

Providing health insurance to more children could lead to diagnosing additional cases of mild or intermittent asthma, a new study shows. Some who treat childhood asthma say this could increase the number of ...

Health created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0