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Anemia affects outcome in vascular surgery patients May 9, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Regardless of other risk factors, anemia is associated with an increased likelihood of cardiac events in patients undergoing elective vascular surgery, according to Dutch and US researchers reporting in the April 15th issue of the American Journal of Cardiology. |
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Ezetimibe, simvastatin and niacin effective for hyperlipidemia May 9, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The combination product ezetimibe/simvastatin given along with extended-release niacin provides more effective treatment of hyperlipidemia than does either alone, researchers report in the April 22nd issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. |
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Naftidrofuryl beneficial for intermittent claudication May 9, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The peripheral vasodilator naftidrofuryl significantly improves functional capacity in patients with intermittent claudication, according to a meta-analysis conducted by the Cochrane Peripheral Vascular Diseases Group. |
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New low-volume bowel cleansing solution effective, more acceptable May 9, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For bowel cleansing before colonoscopy, a new 2 liter solution of polyethylene glycol (PEG) plus ascorbic acid is as effective as the standard 4 liter PEG plus electrolytes solution, and is more acceptable to patients, researchers report in the American Journal of Gastroenterology for April. |
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Allergan Profit Spikes On Botox Sales Rise May 9, 2008
Allergan Inc on Wednesday said its first-quarter profit more than doubled as sales spiked across its eye care treatment, Botox skin care, and medical devices product lines. |
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Weight-loss drugs may harm developing brain: study May 8, 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A drug from a new class of weight-loss treatments disrupted brain development in young mice, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday, raising concerns about using these drugs in children. |
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Lithotripsy not significantly linked to hypertension or diabetes May 8, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The use of shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) for the treatment of renal stones does not appear to be associated with new-onset hypertension or diabetes mellitus, according to Japanese researchers. Data acquired from long-term follow-up "suggest that SWL is a safe treatment," lead investigator Dr. Yoshikazu Sato told Reuters Health. |
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Gestational hyperglycemia increases risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes May 7, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Maternal blood glucose levels above normal but below those diagnostic of overt diabetes are associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, including macrosomia, cesarean delivery, and birth injury, a multinational research team reports in the New England Journal of Medicine for May 8. |
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Cognitive decline linked to stroke in men, depression in women May 7, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Risk factors for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and for progression to dementia are gender-specific, according to a French study in the May 1 Online First issue of the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. |
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C-section not tied to subsequent stillbirth May 7, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Contrary to recent findings, there appears to be no increased risk of unexplained antepartum stillbirth in second pregnancies following caesarean section in the first pregnancy, Canadian researchers report in the May issue of BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. |
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Common gene variants linked to risk of obesity and insulin resistance May 7, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Researchers have identified common variants near the gene for melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) that influence the risk of obesity and insulin resistance, according to findings from two studies appearing in the May 4th online issue of Nature Genetics. |
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Liposuction Patients to Face Waiting Period May 7, 2008
Physicians in Singapore will have to make patients seeking liposuction wait 15 days to make sure they want to undergo the fat-removal surgery, under draft regulations published by the government. |
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Low BMI linked to squamous cell esophageal cancer in China May 6, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Similar to evidence from studies conducted in the west, an inverse association between body mass index (BMI) and the risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus has been shown in a population-based study conducted in China. In contrast to western studies, a positive association between BMI and adenocarcinoma of the esophagus was observed. |
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Comorbidity may explain difficult-to-treat asthma in obese patients May 6, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Asthma severity in obesity patients is not associated with more severe airway inflammation or airway obstruction, according to results of a study by Dutch researchers, published in the May issue of Allergy. However, obesity in this population is associated with reduced lung volume and the presence of comorbid factors. |
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Contura International A/S Announces 5 Year Clinical Data For Soft Volume Filler May 6, 2008
Contura International A/S announces that 5-year clinical data for its soft volume filler Aquamid(R) was presented at the recent American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery annual meeting in San Diego. Aquamid is used to rejuvenate or contour the face by restoring lost volume or by adding volume where needed. |
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Maternal obesity increases gestation length and complications May 5, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Higher maternal body mass index (BMI) in the first trimester of pregnancy and a greater change in BMI during pregnancy are associated with longer gestations, a decreased rate of spontaneous labor at term, and more complications, according to results of a study published in the May issue of the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. |
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Needle-free system effective for local analgesia in children May 5, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A needle-free powder lidocaine delivery system can provide fast, effective analgesia for children undergoing venipuncture or venous cannulation, according to the results of a phase III study. The trial, which involved nearly 600 children, confirms what was seen in smaller studies. |
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Russia must grab chance to beat AIDS epidemic: UN May 5, 2008
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will undo good progress in combating HIV/AIDS and miss the chance to stem the epidemic if it does not offer more help to people who inject themselves with drugs, U.N. AIDS chief Peter Piot said on Saturday. |
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